Partnership Specialist

• Country: Ukraine
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• Education: Master’s degree
• Experience: 5 years
  
• Gender: Both

Main responsibilities

Facilitate DRC partnership unit growth

• Lead and oversee open and closed partnership calls as well based on project opportunities and DRC partnership strategy
• Ensure calls documents and tools are adapted to partners needs and of high quality
• Chair the project review committee and facilitate partners’ selection process

Technical mentoring of DRC Partnership team and partners

• Ensure tools and guidance released by DRC Partnership Manager and DRC Localisation technical coordinator are implemented within the team partnership team and partners, and provide necessary mentoring
• Coordinate with Partnership Team Leaders and Partners to ensure high quality implementation of activities, compliance with donor and consortium rules, and accountability to beneficiaries
• Act as an internal focal point for any issues related to the implementation and management of assigned awards
• Develop a mentorship plan based on the initial assessment to deliver participant-centred individual mentorship;
• Provide support to strengthen participants’ capacities to effectively respond to strategic and operational challenges (e.g. reframing or reshaping CSOs’ response mandate, revision of CSOs’ course of activity etc.);
• Complete individual mentorship by following up on the mentorship plan and summarizing achieved progress.

DRC Joint Operating Principles Implementation

• Act as a technical focal point for the implementation of DRC operating principles and red line framework with partners in Ukraine
• Roll out joint operating principles workshops with DRC partners, and facilitate the operationalisation of those frameworks with DRC partners
• Provide CHS, PSEA and AAP training and operationalisation mentoring to DRC partners

Partnership capacity exchange & development                                                             

• Lead participative organisational development assessment with DRC partners
• Proactively organise the implementation of the plan with multiple departments involved and provide direct support to partners to achieve the agreed upon plan
• Facilitate workshops, training and mentoring sessions together with the partnership unit team
• Facilitate regular inclusive learning exchange sessions with partners
• Provide support and mentoring to partners for the development of needed internal policies and procedures

Accountability and Reporting

• Identify, synthesise and disseminate best practices and lessons learned in partnership-building.

As Manager the post-holder is responsible for the following:

• Accountable for achieving DRC’s strategic goals and objectives within the area of responsibility.
• Accountable for making significant decisions on what the unit does: its purpose, functions and role, and for making commitments and decisions that require the expenditure of significant unit resources.
• Accountable for people management of direct reports, generally at least 3 employees. This includes hiring & firing, objective setting, probation, performance appraisal, development of staff, managing performance, including poor performance, etc.
• Accountable for making sound decisions based on DRC policies, MOPs, standards, and the advice of technical experts in DRC

Reports to                                                                              

Partnership Manager

About You                                                                 

• At least 5 years of work experience within initiative or programmes focusing the sectors of capacity building, good governance and/or policy analysis – preferably within a national or International NGO, the UN or Government agencies.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in capacity exchange concepts and practices in Ukraine.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of CSO/CBO work and their organization trends in Ukraine.
• A demonstrated high-level tutorial expertise – well versed in delivering trainings and/or presentations on the capacity building domain.
• A high-level of adaptability and flexibility.
• Full professional proficiency in English.

• Fluency in Ukrainian/Russian
• Master’s degree (e.g. political science, international development, economics) or equivalent professional qualification

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