Partnerships Coordinator at Danish Refugee Council

Responsibilities: 

Partnership Management & Civil Society Engagement:

• Identify and foster CSO and NGO relationships of strategic value to DRC with the support of area and program staff
• Develop a partnership strategy and framework for DRC Kenya, reflective of the context and program priorities in each area office
• Programme lead for the CSO Capacity Development Project 
• Lead on CSO capacity development initiatives for partners (including through external experts)
• Adapt DRC global tools and SoPs for partner selection, management, and capacity development, along with global partnership advisor
• Oversee timely and quality completion of partner deliverables and reports in accordance with workplans and donor guidelines.
• Support on partner and sub-award management

Knowledge management and learning:    

• With the support of the MEAL Manager, develop and implement a CSO learning framework modelled on the DRC Partner Capacity Development Guide strengthening the effort to document the impact of HDP’s activities.

Program Management and Support: 

• Coordinate between support services and programmes to promote the development and mainstreaming of effective CSO engagements approaches in compliance processes.
• Lead on partner engagement during proposal design processes, in line with relevant technical coordinators and program managers

Fundraising:

• Along with the Programme Development and Quality Manager, develop sample business cases for funding support within DRC priority sectors 
• Contribute to the identification of new donors and financial partners

Experience and technical competencies:  

• Minimum 5 years of NGO experience in a senior programmatic capacity involved in delivering humanitarian or development programs  
• Good programme management skills, including capacity to prepare logical, coherent and consistent content (proposals, budgets, logframes, reports).
• Communication skills: excellent written and articulate oral communication skills, particularly in English.
• Experience delivering targeted and high-quality technical training and capacity building, including in settings with remote technical management.
• Ability to work rapidly with staff in the field directly and remotely.
• Capacity to work in multi-sector teams, including coordinating technical input into proposals.
• Familiarity with requirements of key humanitarian donors and capacity to work in a multi-donor environment.
• Previous technical advisory and/or implementation experience working in volatile and access constrained contexts – is required

Education: 

• University Degree in Conflict Resolution, International Relations, International Development or another relevant field.
• A Post graduate degree is an added advantage