Fresh Jobs at the Norwegian Refugee Council

What we are looking for 

• The Partnership Manager provides technical leadership for NRC’s partnership approach in Nigeria, embedding principled localisation within country strategies, programmes, and internal systems.
• The role ensures quality across partnership processes, capacity development of NRC staff and local partners, and harmonisation of tools and workflows.

What you will do 

• Responsible for the development and implementation of partnership strategy in line with the global Policy on Partnerships with Local actors and the Local Actor Partnership Handbook, contextualized to the Nigeria response context.
• Provide strategic advice, technical support and capacity building support across Country Office and Area Offices on partnership issues.
• Ensure compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
• Promote relationships of mutual respect and mutual learning with partners.
• Responsible for the management of the full cycle of the Project Implementation Agreements (PIA) process ensuring full involvement of local partners from strategic planning, due diligence, project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning and audit.
• Coordinate and oversee the co-development and co-implementation of capacity strengthening action plans addressing partners’ specific organizational development needs.
• Actively promote SIP (Safe and Inclusive Programming) standards and principles within NRC and amongst project participants supported by NRC.

What you will bring 
Professional Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related area. Master’s degree preferred but not mandatory
• Minimum 5 years of experience of partnership management, grants management and programmatic implementation in a humanitarian/recovery context 
• Good skills and experience in all aspects of programme cycle management - design and development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation 
• Experience of working in complex and volatile contexts 
• Experience in mainstreaming protection concepts within a humanitarian operation.   
• Ability to coordinate tasks and work processes and work with short deadlines 
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities 
• Experience with facilitating and leading internal organisational processes. 
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

• Previous experience of working with local partners 
• Diplomacy and facilitation skills are essential 
• Excellent coordination, communication (verbal and written) and networking skills
• Advanced computer skills, especially in Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.   

Behavioural competencies:

• Strategic thinking 
• Initiate action and change 
• Empowering and building trust 
• Influencing and consensus building 
• Coordinating and communicating effectively   
• Leadership and conflict resolution.

Salary & Benefits
Grade 9 on NRC’s Nigeria National salary scale.

Application Closing Date
2nd October, 2025

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What we are looking for  

• This role is central to driving the creation of programmes that make key market systems work better for the people NRC Nigeria serves.
• As the Cash & Market Systems Programme Development Manager (PDM), you’ll provide market systems and Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) technical leadership across the full program cycle—from new business development and design to implementation and close-out.
• You’ll also lead our multi-sector Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM), delivered exclusively through Multi-Purpose Cash Assistance (MPCA) and through local partners.
• Your strategic insight will help shape cash and market-sensitive Core Competency (CC) and thematic development processes.
• This includes conducting market and feasibility assessments to inform project design, and developing systems, standards, and tools to enhance quality, efficiency, monitoring, reporting, and risk management.
• You’ll play a key role in cross-functional coordination, capacity building for NRC and partner staff, and external engagement—actively participating in the Cash Working Group (CWG), Rapid Response Working Group (RRM WG), and other relevant platforms involving private sector and state actors.

Responsibilities
What you will do:

• Lead, Initiate, coordinate and manage the development and the implementation through local partners of the RRM, ensuring that activities are delivered in accordance with project proposals, donor requirements, and established standards for implementation, budget management, documentation, and reporting.
• Develop guidelines, SOPs, and training materials to support the integration of cash and market systems across CCs and program areas.
• Responsible of development and manage funding proposal, project budgets and donor reports
• Contribute to, review and advise on adaptations of program strategies to ensure the integration of Cash & Market Systems and promote growth and sustainability.
• Technically assist and support CC teams in applying cash and market systems in their programs according to established plans of action.
• Ensure the capacity building of Partners and NRC staff through transfer key skills and develop knowledge and skills required for the assigned area of work in which humanitarian assistance is provided to be most effective in assisting the project implementation and the team.
• Liaison and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders and represent NRC in relevant forums/cluster/working groups.
• Adhere to NRC policies, procedures, guidance and guidelines. Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

What you will bring  
Professional Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Development Studies, Business Studies or Economics another relevant field highly preferred.
• At least 4 years of field experience in cash and market-based programming with a focus on market systems, at least 3 years in a management role. 
• Understanding and experience of the specific demands of CVA and market-based programming in humanitarian response settings, including but not limited to Nigeria.
• Demonstrated experience with multi-sector emergency response, including MPCA and RRM
• Experience in directly building partnerships with the private sector and working with local Partners
• Familiarity with digital payment platforms and CVA delivery tools.
• Fluency in English both spoken and written required

Context related skills, knowledge and experience:

• Experience with cash and market – based programming in the development/ humanitarian field in Northeast Nigeria or similar contexts
• Experience working with local Partners
• Robust experience with market analysis in the humanitarian sector 
• Experience with inter-agency coordination in the development/ humanitarian field
• Very strong analytical skills (experience in collecting and large sizes of analysing data)
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills

Behavioural competencies:

• Working with people: strong inter-personal skills and a collaborative attitude and willingness to work in a team.
• Strategic and system thinking
• Planning and delivering results.
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Empowering others/enabling others to deliver.

Salary / Benefits
Grade 9 on NRC’s National salary scale.

Application Closing Date
26th September, 2025