Partnership Officer
Join us to strengthen partnerships for vulnerable children's development
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Overview
Join us to strengthen partnerships for vulnerable children's development
You have:
- Degree in relevant field (Development, Social Sciences, International development/ International relations)
- 2 years of experience in development issues, compliance management or auditing, partnering, and humanitarian emergency affairs in conflict and post-conflict settings
- Ukrainian - native
- English – upper-intermediate/advanced
- Ability to travel within Ukraine
- Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as negotiation skills
- Ability to ‘see the bigger picture’
- Resilient and able to work in a high-pressure environment with minimal supervision
- Able to multi-task and deal with complex issues
- Ensure a gender perspective in the scope of work
- Agile and open to feedback
- Organisational and diligent skills
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Employee Contract Type:
Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)Job Description:
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Internal and External Focal Point for Partners:
- Ensure a pool of vetted partners in UCR strategic sectors. - Identify and select suitable partners for WVUCR. - Serve as a focal point for partner issues and provide updates to stakeholders. - Develop and maintain relationships with partner organizations, government officials, and others. - Foster relations with project managers and other WVUCR functions. - Promote localization agenda via key meetings and partner collaborations. - Contribute to marketing and lessons learned materials to highlight partner capacity-building efforts. - Participate in grant start-up workshops and partner review meetings. - Support the development/revision of WVUCR partnership policy. - Contribute to case studies on partnering efforts. - Share necessary Assessment Tools with partners. - Maintain communication between the partnership team and the GAM team. - Recommend vetted partners for proposals and strategic UCR response. - Ensure legal and compliance processes are followed with partners. - Monitor and track partnership agreements and partnering issues.
2. Compliance & Improvement:
- Update partner database with assessments, reports, training, and risk appraisals.
- Strengthen governance, systems, and processes related to partnering in UCR.
- Track WVUCR partnership processes across countries and provide consolidated information for leadership.
- Ensure compliance with localization agenda and vetting of all partners.
- Perform regular blocked party screenings for partners.
- Document, action, and resolve compliance violations
-Sub-grant agreements, MoU and other partnering agreements are in place.
3. Quality Improvement in Partnering:
- Document evidence-based approaches for partnerships with N/INGOs, government, and humanitarian agencies.
- Provide support for partner-led programs.
- Strengthen WVUCR partnership processes.
4. Capacity Sharing with Partners: - Conduct capacity assessments using partner capacity scorecards. - Co-create and monitor capacity-sharing plans with UCR staff and partners.
- Refine capacity-sharing approaches to meet partner needs.
- Track partner training efforts in a database.
- Support the development of WVUCR localization and capacity-sharing strategies.
- Mobilize resources to strengthen national partner capacity, particularly around finance, HR, and procurement.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE
The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:
-Educational level required: Degree in relevant field (Development, Social Sciences, International development/ International relations)
-Experience: 2 years of experience in the field of development issues, compliance management or auditing, partnering, and humanitarian emergency affairs in conflict and post-conflict settings.
•Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as negotiation skills
•Ability to ‘see the bigger picture’
•Resilient and able to work in a high-pressure environment with minimal supervision
•Able to multi-task and deal with complex issue
•Ensure a gender perspective in the scope of work
•Agile and open to feedback.
•Organisational and diligent skills.
Ukrainian - native and English – upper-intermediate/ advanced.
Ability to travel within Ukraine.
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you successfully managed a partnership? | This question assesses your ability to handle and manage partner relationships effectively. | Provide a clear example that shows your role and the outcome. |
| How do you ensure compliance in working with partners? | The interviewer wants to understand your approach to maintaining compliance standards. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to assess partner capacity? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe how you've handled a conflict with a partner organization. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you incorporate local perspectives in partnership strategies? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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