Partnership Officer at INTERSOS Nigeria

INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Partnership Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time

Overview of Role

• Based in Maiduguri with regular travel to operational field-based areas, the Partnership Officer will provide support to the INTERSOS mission in the identification and development of quality partnership with local actors, in close collaboration with the Liaison Officer/Grant & Reporting Manager and Field Coordinator.

Responsibilities:
Generic tasks :
Partnership development:

• Lead the mapping of local actors in given areas/sectors, establishing and maintaining a partnership database that maps out partner capacity, influence, and strategic alignment;
• Supporting the pre-selection of local partners and the collection of relevant information, organization of meetings with relevant stakeholders and participation in humanitarian coordination forums;
• Lead the assessment of pre-selected actors, in collaboration with the designated finance person: the partnership officer will support in the analysis of procedures and strategic documents, organize and conduct the assessment meetings, consolidate the assessment results;
• Analyze the assessment results, propose strategic orientation for partnership identification and development;
• Leading the vetting process, organizing community meetings and reference checks and counter-terrorism checks;

Partnership Management:

• Facilitating the development and signing of partnership agreements and MoUs, at strategic and grant-based level;
• Leading the development of bilateral capacity strengthening plans;
• Support the planning and implementation of capacity strengthening activities for local partners;
• Coordination of INTERSOS capacity strengthening activities at the local level, involving department heads or assisting in the identification of external providers;
• Communicate and exchange information directly with partners and stakeholders;
• Help ensure partners’ involvement in strategic planning, program design and proposal/concept paper development,
• Take part in and/or organize regular meetings with the partner organizations;
• Support the development of Country Partnership Management Matrix
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of partnership programs and provide recommendations for improvement.

Coordination and reporting:

• Supporting Program Coordinator/Head of mission with liaising activities with local authorities and partners;
• Participate in any Partnership-related Working Groups that will support the development and operationalization of the partnership strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop joint initiatives, leverage resources, and share best practices.
• Attend regular meetings at the local/national office level.
• Ensure ongoing communication with identified partners.
• As part of the project development process, facilitate the coordination with the partner(s) involved and provide relevant inputs related to localization/partnership in the proposals.
• Focal point for internal reporting on localization/partnership activities
• Engage in work outside of the core job description as needed.

Essential Requirements
Professional requirements:
Education:

• University Degree in Social Sciences, Administration, or related field.
• Professional experience
• At least 3 years of basic work experience in a humanitarian setting.
• Professional requirements
• Basic knowledge of the structure and procedures of international NGOs.
• Good understanding of the humanitarian cluster system and working groups/sectors.
• Previous experience with international NGOs and/or local NGOs.
• Technical knowledge of project management and grants.
• Preferred: experience conducting trainings.
• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and Internet)

Personal Requirements:

• Humanitarian motivation and commitment
• Flexibility
• Effective communication skills
• Languages Fluency in languages according to the country

Application Closing Date
25th November, 2024.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Attach their CV with a Cover Letter following this format “Surname_ Position you applied for”.
• ONLY applicants whose competencies meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.
• Application Deadline: apply no later than Monday 25th November 2024 at 5:00 PM.
• INTERSOS is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups, and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply”.
• INTERSOS does not ask for any form of payment at any stage of recruitment. Applications are processed according to the order of arrival. INTERSOS reserves the right to close the offer before the term initially expressed in the advert if an applicant is accepted.
• INTERSOS has a PSEA Policy that the successful candidate will be expected to comply with and promote.
• Vacancy- Open to only country Nationals