Partnership Coordinator

Employment Type: Definite

Salary: USD 1335 

Job Purpose:

The Partnership Coordinator will be key in fostering and promoting a culture, attitudes, values and skills conducive to collaborative partnerships throughout the country program, based on a clear and shared understanding of Partnership policy, strategy, role and approach, and core partnership principles. Under the leadership of the Programme Quality Director, the Partnership Coordinator will work closely with wider Country team and partner organisations.

The position holder will adhere to the standards of conduct outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4).  As part of the Concern P4 responsibility the position holder will: 

• Support and promote the standards outlined in the P4 and the Concern Code of Conduct to their team, partner organisations and beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment; and 

•  Contribute to the establishment of preventive measures to reduce the potential for abuse in Concern programme.

Main duties and responsibilities 

Promote Effective Partnerships

• Collaborate with directors and technical coordinators to drive processes to ensure Concern develops and maintains a detailed working knowledge of local actor’s landscape in Ethiopia, and establishes, builds and maintains a network of strategic partner relationships, including with women-led organizations.

• Collaborate with Area coordinators and Technical coordinators to proactively identify and create communication with  local actors for potential partnerships 

• Work with program quality director to ensure that partnership is appropriately integrated into all new program development and support the development of new program concepts that prioritize partnerships.

• Lead in Concern’s  engagement  with CSO, INGO, government, private sector and UN partnership networks and coordination forums, and promoting working in  partnership 

• Support the country team to advocate with donors to promote approaches and requirements that are responsive to the priorities and realities of local actors

• Actively engage in and help drive country office partnership initiatives, including participating in working groups and thematic meetings on partnership approaches and practices, identifying opportunities for systems improvements, and coordinating to ensure a coherent, efficient and effective joint approach to partnerships.

• Document learning from Ethiopia’s engagement and collaboration with partners and share with Concern Worldwide globally where appropriate.

• Ensure partners are fully aware about the compliance requirements and ensure consistent implementation as per donor, organizational and other applicable standards. This includes compliance on implementation timeframes, and procurement conditions, expenditure eligibility conditions, reporting requirements, budget amendments, cost or no cost extensions, and so on).

• Support in providing and organizing capacity-support, workshops,  and other gatherings liaising with HO technical leads , human resource, logistics, and finance unit

• Support in enhancing partners visibility in the area of partnership 

• Establish effective management tools and approaches with partners, based on the principles of shared accountability, mutual respect, shared responsibility and transparency.

• Coordinate with the MEAL coordinator, other team members and potential consultants, as well as with partner staff, to conduct the baseline, evaluation of project activities, documenting lessons learned through case studies and review workshops.

Partnership Management

• Ensure partners are fully aware about the compliance requirements and ensure consistent implementation as per donor, organizational and other applicable standards. This includes compliance on implementation timeframes, and procurement conditions, expenditure eligibility conditions, reporting requirements, budget amendments, cost or no cost extensions, and so on).

• Support in providing and organizing capacity-support, workshops,  and other gatherings liaising with HO technical leads , human resource, logistics, and finance unit

• Support in enhancing partners visibility in the area of partnership 

• Establish effective management tools and approaches with partners, based on the principles of shared accountability, mutual respect, shared responsibility and transparency.

• Coordinate with the MEAL coordinator, other team members and potential consultants, as well as with partner staff, to conduct the baseline, evaluation of project activities, documenting lessons learned through case studies and review workshops.

Partner Support and Capacity Sharing

• In coordination with respective Concern staff, follow up provision of technical assistance and capacity development to partners to ensure project implementation is carried out in accordance with programme approaches, international humanitarian standards (e.g. Core Humanitarian Standards, SPHERE), etc.

• Identify and work with program quality director on organizational development endeavors' for local partner.

• In coordination with the Programme Quality Coordinator director , Accountability Advisor and Safeguarding focal points, support partners to ensure that accountability mechanisms are embedded into their programming, with functioning communication methods and feedback handling mechanisms in place (which are in line with or equivalent to Concern’s Complaints & Response Mechanism (CRM) and safeguarding procedures/policies).

• Organize exchange/ learning visit between partners

Staff Performance Management, Learning & Development

• Hire, supervise, and build the capacity of partnership team members in relevant technical and management competencies.

• Coach, train, supervise and mentor direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting annual performance objectives, providing regular and timely positive and constructive performance feedback, and providing documented semi-annual performance reviews.

• Ensuring that the unit is appropriately resourced, structured, and the recruitment, performance management, and professional development of partnership unit staff. 

• Develop and implement remote management capacity building approaches to build the strengths of Concern teams at Field office.

• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.

• Provide a measurable development plan including on-the-job learning with the aim of strengthening technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the team and providing guidance on career paths.

• Look for opportunities to support staff in their career growth, Identify, train and develop capability and capacity of staff where appropriate. 

Representation and additional tasks:

•  Perform gap-filling role in the Country office and other locations, when necessary

•   At the request of line manager and as part of learning, take responsibility for miscellaneous projects not falling under responsibilities underlined in this job description

Emergency response

Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and the Ethiopia Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.

Gender Equality

• Demonstrate understanding of Concern Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Strategy
• Contribute to ensuring that Concern Ethiopia is a place where men and women are treated equally and with  dignity and respect 
• Demonstrate gender equality awareness and gender sensitivity and an ability to integrate a gender equality perspective into tasks and activities.

Accountability

In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS): 

• actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E); 

  • work with relevant colleagues  to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed; 

• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behavior is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

Safeguarding

• Able to seek appropriate advice and report concerns, and feel confident that they have been understood.

• Understands local safeguarding structures and arrangements.

• Practice in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect.

• Identifies and refers to appropriate services any other associated persons including careers, family members and children at risk.

• Able to document safeguarding concerns, and maintain appropriate record keeping, recording the wishes and views of the adult or child at risk, differentiating between fact and opinion.

Qualification

• 6/8 years of related experience with postgraduate or with first Degree respectively. A degree in any field relevant to Project/Programme Management, Compliance, Organisational Development, Strategic Planning, Systems Development, Governance, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning.

• At least 4 years of management experience.

• Experience working in diversified team

Desired: 

• Experience working in an international NGO. 
• Experience in more than one of the areas of Programme Management, Administration and Finance.
• Proven management skills. 
• Computer literate. 
• Project management experience. 
• Donor standard proposal and report writing skills 
• Excellent representational skills. 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

How To Apply

Interested applicants should fill out the form and  attached your CV together with cover letter through  https://forms.gle/38xzyFkyuVpQas8i6  

Please note that no need to submit your supporting documents at this stage:   

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Safeguarding at Concern: Code of Conduct and its Associated Policies

Concern has an organizational Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organization, and the standards of behaviour expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in the day-to-day conduct in their workplace in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment. By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with vulnerable adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Subsequently, working or volunteering with Concern is subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

Women and people with disability are highly encouraged to apply!