IRC Partnership Manager Job

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IRC Partnership Manager Jobs 2023 – Uganda NGO Jobs. IRC Uganda looking for “Partnership Manager“. Applicants with a degree in Bachelor’s degree may apply on or before March 27, 2023.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development nongovernmental organization. Founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein, and changing its name in 1942 after amalgamating with the similar Emergency Rescue Committee, the IRC provides emergency aid and long-term assistance to refugees and those displaced by war, persecution, or natural disaster.

NGO Jobs in Uganda 2021 May/June

The IRC has published a job vacancy announcement on March 15, 2023 for qualified Uganda’s to fill in the vacant post of Partnership Manager to be based in Kampala, Uganda.

Recruiter	International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Position	Partnership Manager
Location	Kampala, Uganda
Country	Uganda
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	Bachelor’s degree
Experience Required	Minimum Five years
Application Deadline	March 27, 2023

IRC Job Vacancy 2023

Duties and responsibilities

Partnership management

Lead facilitation and coordination of partnership management processes to ensure well planned, timely, coordinated and coherent partnership management.
Manage and facilitate funding opportunities for local and national civil society organizations, making efforts to target women-led and women/girls serving organizations.
Coordinate and co-lead Partner Identity and Background Review (Vetting) processes, including completion of the report for approval.
Coordinate and co-lead Partner’s Project Capacity Review (PPCR) processes, including contributing to and facilitating the collaborative risk analysis and management.
Determine appropriate partnership agreement type and draft agreement, taking into account the due diligence outcomes and specific project and donor requirements, liaising with HQ for review and approval (and obtaining donor approvals as necessary).
Co-lead Partnership Project Opening, Review, Monitoring and Closing Meetings, together with the project teams, Technical Coordinator and ensure partner participation in all project cycle meetings.
Coordinate and participate in timely and effective partner program, finance, and compliance review and reflection (monitoring), and work with the Technical Coordinator to address any project performance issues.
Liaise with the Partnership finance manager and grants team in the development of the partnership tracker.
Coordinate narrative and finance reporting processes, including review and feedback.
Liaise with finance to achieve timely funds transfers and proper financial follow up and support for partners; work with finance to address any challenges in payments and raise proposed disallowed costs to SMT.
Work collaboratively with partners and IRC staff to constructively resolve any issues that may arise.
Where partner performance issues are identified, facilitate timely action by the IRC to address any areas of non-performance as they arise.
Maintain complete and organized partnership files for each partner.
Co-lead the review of the performance of the partner, of the IRC (including on the basis of partner feedback), and of the partnership, including successes, challenges and lessons learned, fostering ongoing partnerships beyond the sub-award project cycle.

Position in Organization:

Requisition ID: req39558
Job Title: Partnership Manager
Sector: Program Administration
Employment Category: Regular
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Kampala, Uganda

Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline, Master’s degree a plus.
At least 5 years work experience in the NGO environment.
Demonstrated successful experience working with partners or consortium management.
Demonstrable understanding of project planning and management cycles, and strong program design and implementation skills.
Significant knowledge of key donor rules and regulations (U.S. Government, ECHO, UNHCR, Lego Foundation, IKEA Foundation).
Highly organized, close attention to detail, and ability to effectively prioritize tasks in a fluid environment.
Ability to independently organize work and prioritize tasks.
Willingness to travel frequently to the field offices of sub-grantees.
Professional fluency in spoken and written English; able to communicate concisely and with impact.
Very strong English writing and editing skills; strong computer skills.