Partnership Manager Job at Save the Children
- Published date: July 4, 2022
- Category: Management & Business Development
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- Location: Nairobi, Nairobi
- Jop type:
- Salary: Ksh Not mentioned
- Company name: Jobs in Kenya
Job Description
Job Description
The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children’s rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Partnership Manager will be responsible for:
- Supervising civil society partner selection processes
- Leading the overall capacity assessment process, as well as capacity building plans, ensuring partners have the tools and support to deliver on projects, strategy and services for children in Poland.
- Supporting program managers with the tools and approaches for partnership engagement for effective programming
- Advise all departments to ensure partner compliance/accountability.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
General:
- Participate in planning and developing a civil society partnership-based programme.
- Lead on the development of the partnership capacity strengthening programme.
- Support the Programme Managers in preparing revising and following up on project implementation plans, capacity building plans and reporting requirements.
- Coordinate with SC technical departments to provide training to partners and support them in implementing quality interventions in line with SCI standards and humanitarian principles.
- Support the Programme Managers and the partners in proposal and budget development.
- Maintain a well-structured filing system for all partnership projects, including: project reporting, photos, videos, and other means of verification, as well as detailed beneficiary records.
- Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming surge teams, in the event of crisis or emergency.
- Manage the partners’ documents and beneficiaries’ records confidentially and professionally.
- Any other tasks assigned by their line manager.
Partnerships:
- Identify/assess potential new partners as per SCI standards and requirements
- Supervise Save the Children sub-grant allocation processes (negotiated agreements and call for proposals).
- Take the lead in reviewing civil society partner grant applications
- Manage Partner – SC – Donor reporting flow, including verification of Partner accountability documentation
- With the Programme/Field Manager, coordinate with different partners and stakeholders who are responding to guarantee better coordination by attending different working groups meetings.
- Prepare the terms of partnership/MoUs and any sub grant agreements with the verified and approved partners.
- Keep track of technical, operational, HR, financial and grants questions with partners and facilitate support from relevant SCI departments to ensure continuous support throughout the programme cycle.
- Follow up on partners payments and facilitate the process with SCI finance team and partners by providing all the needed documents as per SCI procedure.
- Work with other functional departments to participate in verification visits of partners throughout the project cycle.
Capacity Building:
- In coordination with relevant SCI functions, assess partners’ institutional capacity through a thorough assessment to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
- Lead on Developing and following up on SCI partners Capacity building plan and outcomes in line with the capacity building assessment results.
- Facilitate and follow up on the provision of technical advice by SCI technical / Support departments or external actors to provide capacity building and monitoring services to SCI partners.
- Support SCI partners in grants management and ensure that the partners meets SCI accountability, reporting and MEAL requirements.
- Review partners’ narrative and financial submitted reports and provide feedback to SCI programme Manager as well as on going coaching and monitoring to partners at all levels.
Strategy:
- Supporting with the development of and review of the partnership approach/strategy to ensure that SCI remains flexible to the needs in Poland.
- Where required support partners and SCI staff develop joint program strategies and approaches in order to be more effective in our work
- Contribute to strategic discussions around how the organization supports and collaborates with partners
- Ensure our commitment to ethical and responsible partnership is adhered to by all staff
- Ensure partnership activities are implemented in accordance with best practice as well as our policies and processes
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
- widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
- future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
- approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
- honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES:
Essential
- Post graduate or Master degree in relevant field
- Minimum 5 years work experience in the humanitarian sector/with NGOs, with at least 2 years’ experience in partnership-based programming or community based programming
- Good skills and experience in all aspects of programme cycle management – design and development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation
- Experience in organizational capacity development, training, mentoring and coaching
- Excellent training, facilitation and capacity building skills
- Proven experience in field level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN is highly desirable
- Proven commitment to participatory approaches
- Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan strategically
- An excellent team player with good skills in team work and consultative approach to decision making
- Demonstrable experience of M&E and beneficiary accountability
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, including a good track record of report writing
- Excellent written and spoken English
- Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
- The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
- Commitment to the values, mission and principles of Save the Children
Desirable
- National level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
- Fluency in Polish is highly desirable
Method of Application
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Closing Date : 31 July. 2022
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