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!

Key Responsibilities:

Job Responsibilities:

Partnership management

Coordinate the implementation of the Partner of Choice action plan (including the review and implementation of the partnership engagement and management plan).Lead other departments to conduct partner mapping and build a network of key partners, keeping abreast of evolving trends (social, economic, and political), including the application of innovation to program and partnership developmentDevelop relationships and identify meaningful engagement opportunities to deepen partner penetration by establishing strategic relationships etc.Develop/input/review all key partnership documents to ensure quality and compliance: reviewing all partnering MOUs/agreements and/ contractual documents, prequalification procedures and tailored sub-grant management SOPs using WV standards and procedures,Coordinate and collaborate with relevant partnership personnel at NO, Regional office as well as key business units (Grants, Finance, Programme Operations) to ensure aligned and coherent interactions with partners.Develop, track and report on partner performance metrics.Facilitate the annual partnership health check to build and review partner portfolios based on Partnership Performance and Health Checks and support the development of an adaptive action planProvide input for donor reports and proposals as needed in relation to partnerships and localizationWork with the grants management team to ensure that partnership tools and financial standards meet donor requirementsProvide strategic direction to the Partnering committee; a cross functional committees that coordinates an end to end partnering process.

Partnering capacity strengthening

Collaborate with P&C (Human Resource) and the Programme Impact and Effectiveness team to assess and support staff capacity building requirements for partneringCoordinate across teams to carry out partner organizational capacity assessments and analyze assessments to identify specific capacity strengthening and organizational development needsCoordinate the handover of partner capacity assessment reports in the project handover and the capacity building plans in collaboration with Operations, Governance, Risk and Program effectivenessCoordinate the development of partnering guidelinesWorking with other departments e.g. communications, coordinate capacity building for staff, consortium partners, sub-grantees in partnering, negotiation networking, collaboration & sub-granting etc.

Partnership communication and information management

Lead the development of partnering management information system that consolidates partnering documents as well as monitor performanceContribute to the dissemination and sharing of best practices and lessons learned in forums for planning and knowledge building on partnership development in collaboration with the communication manager.Collaborate with Communications manager to ensure we have effective partner journeys, care, and stewardshipWork with the DMEAL manager to create online knowledge sharing platform for and with other key partners.Collaborate closely with different departments to consistently institutionalize partnering in WVK systems and processes.Provide regular feedback on existing systems, tools and resources to ensure its relevance to day-to-day operations

Other duties.

Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor or designee as assigned from time to time

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Required Professional Experience

Experience in developing and executing partnerships with multilaterals, international development organizations, governments, foundations, international NGOs or private sector organizations.Practical experience in working with national and international partners on programming and partnering capacity-strengthening.A minimum of 5 years’ experience in donor compliance and procedures across the project cyclePrior experience in acquisition and grant management coupled with business intelligencePrior experience working in international organizations, international development, post-disaster and/or emergency contexts would also be an advantage.Excellent problem solving and good analytical skillsExcellent communication and interpersonal skillsExcellent writing and reporting skills required

Required Education and Certifications

Master’s degree in international development studies, social sciences and/or business administration, public administration, Marketing, Communications or related field from a recognized university.A minimum of 5 years in International and organizational developmentPractical trainings or courses in partnerships principles and capacity-strengthening

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Business strategy and relationship managementComputer proficient in use of Microsoft officeCoordination and engagement skillsPolice Clearance Certificate

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only