NEW Partnership Manager Mid level – Mid level IRC – International Rescue Committee Yangon

Main Responsibilities

Promote Effective Partnerships

• Promote and apply the IRC’s Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results system (PEERS).
• Contribute to building a strong understanding of PEERS throughout the Myanmar Country Program, and ensure that IRC’s partnership principles, skills and approaches are applied by staff across programs and projects with partners.
• Facilitate systematic partner feedback on IRC’s management of the partnership relationship, including the documentation of, and response to partner feedback.

Pre-award Partner Support

• Support in identification of partners, prepare partner due diligence documents, in line with donor and IRC compliance regulations. Working closely with partners and relevant IRC staff, support review and quality control of sub-award proposal package, including technical narrative, budget, budget narrative, workplan, and other sub-award annexes
• Support quality control and finalization of all relevant pre-award documentation and ensure information is available on OTIS and shared folders
• Facilitate the Partnership Capacity Analysis of potential partners as appropriate, and coordinate efforts to collaboratively analyze and manage material risks identified. Organize project co design meetings,
• Prepare funding instruments (pre-award letter, partnership agreement, etc.) and support internal review of sub-award agreement package; share agreement with partners for their review and signature, ensuring partners’ understanding of all contractual requirements.

Partnership Management

• Act as primary partnerships/compliance focal point for partners as well as other IRC staff.
• Lead in the overall management of partnerships cycle and PEERS processes/documentation for relevant sub-awards.
• Support organizing and facilitation of Partnerships Project Cycle Meetings (PCMs) including Project Opening, Implementation and Closing Meetings and maintaining the partnerships PCM tracker.
• Coordinate narrative and finance reporting processes, including reviews and feedback from different departments in IRC.
• Coordinate with the Partnership Working Group members to develop and implement project support plans in line with PCA and Partnership agreements.
• Maintain complete and organized partnership files for each partner.
• Maintain up to date Partnership Project Tracker and ensure that the project Monitoring is conducted timely.
• Process sub-awards modifications in a timely manner ensuring that the relevant IRC units (in-country and at the HQ) provide their inputs and approve the modification.
• Ensure the smooth close out of partner projects, as per PEERS guidance.
• Any other relevant tasks, set by the Partnerships Coordinator and the Head of Grants and Partnerships.

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to: Partnerships Coordinator

Position directly co-supervises: N/A

Other Internal and/or external contacts: the position regularly corresponds and attends meetings with external and internal audiences, thus a strong ability to communicate and maintain positive working relationships is highly desirable for this position.

Internal: IRC Myanmar team- finance, program, grants& partnerships, MEAL, Operations and field staff and IRC regional colleagues- RPAS focal points

External: Partner staff

Minimum Qualifications:

What should you have?  

Education

• B.A degree or equivalent in International Development or Affairs, Finance, Business or related field;

Experiences

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with I/NGOs and managing sub awards.
• Demonstrated successful experience working with partners and understanding of both Humanitarian and development sector.
• Knowledge of key donor rules and regulations desired (in particular, U.S. Government, Sida, UNOCHA and ECHO).
• Highly organized, close attention to detail, and ability to effectively prioritize tasks in a fluid environment.

Competencies

• Ability to work well independently but also coordinate with other teams
• Willingness to travel to field offices and partner locations
• Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements
• Strong interpersonal and coordination skills are desired.

Language

• Professional fluency in spoken and written English and Myanmar; able to communicate concisely.

Only Myanmar nationals with relevant skills sets and proven experience of working at international level are strongly encouraged.

Standards of Professional Conduct: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

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