Duty station: Damascus, Syria.
Internal candidates are highly encouraged to apply.
Working with local actors is a key priority for NRC and the Syria teams have been working on developing a new approach to working with partners, one that is more strategic and equitable, and with planned growth in the number of local partnerships over the coming years.
The purpose of the Partnership Manager position is to support strategy development and lead the implementation of that strategy. The person will need to champion localisation and work closely with colleagues across all departments to ensure they understand our approach to working with partners.
The Partnership Manager will need to guide the identification, selection and due diligence process for several new partners, as well as oversee the contracting, kick-off and monitoring of these partnerships. The Partnership Manager will need to ensure all staff are aware of their roles and responsibilities in this process and to develop and roll out tools and guidance to do this.
The Partnership Manager will also need to guide relationships with new partners, ensuring that a longer-term, more strategic and equitable approach is taken with partners. This will involve discussing with partners their capacity development needs, but also ensuring that partners participate in NRC’s annual strategy process and that they have the opportunity to provide feedback on the partnership with NRC.
The following is a brief description of the role.
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Why NRC?
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization helping people forced to flee. Our 15,000 staff work in crises across 40 countries, providing life-saving and long-term assistance to millions of people every year.
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Internal candidates are encouraged to apply, and we are also open to external applicants who can show a commitment to NRC and being part of a challenging, but important mission to make a difference.
NRC might review applications before the advertised deadline, therefore interested candidates are encouraged to apply early. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people. At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Together, we save lives and rebuild futures. Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to: • treat everyone with respect and dignity • contribute to building a safe environment for all • never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH) • always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH