Partnership Officer (Nationals Only) at INTERSOS

JOB PURPOSE

• The Partnership Officer will provide support to the INTERSOS mission in the identification and development of quality partnership with local actors. Under the technical supervision of the Localization Advisor and in close collaboration with the Liaison Officer/Grant manager/Heads of base.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Partnership development

• Lead the mapping of local actors in given areas/sectors, establishing and maintaining a partnership database that maps out partner capacity, influence, and strategic alignment;
• Supporting the pre-selection of local partners and the collection of relevant information, organization of meetings with relevant stakeholders and participation in humanitarian coordination forums;
• Lead the assessment of pre-selected actors, in collaboration with the designated finance person: the partnership officer will support in the analysis of procedures and strategic documents, organize and conduct the assessment meetings, consolidate the assessment results;
• Analyze the assessment results, propose strategic orientation for partnership identification and development;
• Leading the vetting process, organizing community meetings and reference checks and counter-terrorism checks;

Partnership Management

• Facilitating the development and signing of partnership agreements and MoUs, at strategic and grant-based level;
• Leading the development of bilateral capacity strengthening plans;
• Support the planning and implementation of capacity strengthening activities for local partners;
• Coordination of INTERSOS capacity strengthening activities at the local level, involving department heads or assisting in the identification of external providers;
• Communicate and exchange information directly with partners and stakeholders;
• Help ensure partners’ involvement in strategic planning, program design and proposal/concept paper development,
• Take part in and/or organize regular meetings with the partner organizations;
• Support the development of Country Partnership Management Matrix
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of partnership programs and provide recommendations for improvement.

Coordination and reporting

• Supporting Program Coordinator/Head of mission with liaising activities with local authorities and partners;
• Participate in any Partnership-related Working Groups that will support the development and operationalization of the partnership strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop joint initiatives, leverage resources, and share best practices.
• Attend regular meetings at local/national office level.
• Ensure ongoing communication with identified partners.
• As part of the project development process, facilitate the coordination with the partner(s) involved and provide relevant inputs related to localization/partnership in the proposals.
• Focal point for internal reporting on localization/partnership activities
• Engage in work outside of the core job description as needed.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education

• University degree in Social Sciences, Administration, or related field.

Professional experience

• At least 3 years of basic work experience in a humanitarian setting.
• Basic knowledge of the structure and procedures of international NGOs.
• Good understanding of the humanitarian cluster system and working groups/sectors.
• Previous experience with international NGOs and/or local NGOs.
• Technical knowledge of project management and grants.
• Proficiency in MS (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
• Preferred: experience conducting trainings.

Behavioral Skills:

• Excellent coordination, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Teamwork, team spirit and diplomacy.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Self-development, initiative.
• Flexibility and adaptability.
• Strong analytical and practical problem-solving skills.
• Humanitarian motivation and commitment to INTERSOS values.

Languages:

• Fluency in Arabic and English with excellent verbal and written communication skills.