We are currently recruiting a Partnerships Coordinator to join our Awards Management Unit, ideally based in eitherthe UK, Kenya, Pakistan, Jordan, Lebanon, or Turkey. This is a remote position, where we will consider applicants who are homebased in the RI country of operations stated.
Note you must have the right to work in your remote home based location and that national terms and conditions apply.
This role is classified as requiring standard pre-employment checks.
About Relief International
Relief International (RI) is a leading nonprofit organization working in 16 countries to relieve poverty, ensure well-being and advance dignity. We specialize in fragile settings, responding to natural disasters, humanitarian crises and chronic poverty.
About the opportunity
You will support the Awards Management Unit in ensuring the review, implementation, supervision and compliance with the RI’s partnership management tools and processes, RI policies and donor rules and regulations. You will oversee the mapping of current partners and ensure that processes are consistently and diligently followed, from pre-award phase to close-out, including RI’s Due Diligence and Enhance Due Diligence requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Revise the partnership toolkit, design a partnership Manual, and provide relevant training and guidance to RI staff
- Map key donor partnership requirements and support Country Office and departments in complying with such requirements
- Map the existing partners for RI in all country programs and participate to the verification of their due diligence documentation
- Review the Due Diligence processes used by various countries to determine consistent application of processes
- Provide necessary technical advices and best practices to Country offices to strengthen partners management
- Complete the donor Due Diligence requirements in the Donor Compliance Matrix
- Develop a Partnership Master training plan and conduct capacity building workshops for Regional and Country Office staff and major partners
About you
You will bring the following experience and skills.
- Substantial experience in partnership management with an INGO
- In depth knowledge of donors compliance for partnership sub granting and management, with experience dealing with US, EU, UN, ECHO etc. donors
- Experience working with local partners in humanitarian responses
- Knowledge of core elements and approaches to working in partnerships, including capacity strengthening, monitoring and mapping
- Demonstrated proficiency with grants, public/private donors grants
- Strong organizational, analytical and administrative skills, including a strong ability to focus on detail and donor requirements.
- Ability to work under pressure and to meet challenging deadlines.
- Ability to analyze complex organizational challenges and present innovative solutions.
- Excellent relationship skills and ability to communicate in all forms (written, verbal, negotiation, presentation skills, etc.)
- Spoken and written Arabic is preferred, but not essential
- Available to start from February 1, 2023
How to apply
To apply for this post, follow the link and click on the “Apply” button in the job advert page.
https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg01/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=RI&cws=44&rid=1871
- You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter.
- The cover letter should be no more than 2 pages long and explain why you are interested in this post with Relief International and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.
Please apply as soon as possible, as we will be reviewing applicants on a rolling basis, and may withdraw the position before the job board closing date.
Due to limited resources, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
COVID 19: To ensure a safe workplace, RI follows government requirements, and in some locations a mandatory vaccination policy applies. When working or traveling on RI business, all staff, contractors and visitors must follow the rules and entry requirements of the country.
Relief International has a zero-tolerance policy for unlawful harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse. Relief International is committed to protecting our staff and the communities we work with from abuse and harm including sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment.
All staff are expected to abide by our Code of Conduct.
Recruitment to all roles in Relief International include a criminal records self-declaration, references, and other pre-employment checks, which may include police and qualifications checks.