Partnerships Advisor

ClientEarth; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental NGO, ClientEarth, is hiring a Partnerships Advisor on a 12-month Fixed-Term contract. This role involves developing partnerships that align with organisational goals, overseeing partner engagement, and ensuring effective data management in conjunction with global teams.

Qualifications

• Experience in partnerships development and management in the NGO sector.
• Proven ability to align partnerships with organisational goals.
• Experience in data management and analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Map historical portfolio of partners based on a clear typology.
• Steward best practices in partner engagement and provide insights.
• Support the operationalisation of the Impactful Partnerships Strategy.

Skills

Partnerships development

Data management and analysis

Collaboration

Job description

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We are currently hiring a Partnerships Advisor here at ClientEarth on a 12 month Fixed-Term contract.This role requires a hands-on, strategic individual who is able to work with brilliant teams across the world. You will also play a key role in driving programme quality, help operationalise key recommendations from ClientEarth’s Impactful Partnerships Strategy and the Partnerships Roadmap, whilst working with colleagues globally.

Meet your Manager

In this role, you will be managed by Ailsa Griffith, Programme Management Group Lead within ClientEarth's Programmes & Impact team. Ailsa brings over nine years of experience in the NGO sector, working alongside diverse partners to design and deliver global programmes that advance human rights and protect the environment. She joined ClientEarth in 2020 and is based in London.

Main Duties

• Map the historical portfolio of partners across multiple systems based on a clear typology.
• Facilitate data analysis to provide ClientEarth with a clear snapshot of the current and prospective partners (at global, regional and jurisdictional levels) relevant to ClientEarth’s strategy and the level of alignment / contribution to ClientEarth’s theory of change.
• Steward, manage and oversee best practice in partner engagement and provide insights and input to support the organisation’s partnership approach.
• Support the operationalisation of the Impactful Partnerships Strategy and the recommendations of the Partnerships Roadmap (which might include a staff engagement plan).
• Work with the Impact and Learning team to ensure that Impact & Learning tools and processes capture data on partnerships, reflect changes based on the stakeholder segmentation, stakeholder analysis and partnerships mapping tools.
• Review ClientEarth’s current partnership approach from a decolonial point of view, to identify and plan changes needed across the organisation.

See the job description (below) for a full list of duties for this role.

Role requirements

• Experience of partnerships development and management in the NGO/not-for-profit sector, with proven ability to align partnerships with organisational goals (essential)
• Experience of defining and applying partner typologies -i.e. defining and categorising partners (essential)
• Experience of data management and analysis tools to manage and visualise data effectively (essential)
• Proven track record of working collaboratively and effectively with external partners, such as NGOs, law firms, scientific, technical and industry stakeholders (essential)
• Experience of leading or facilitating monitoring, evaluation and learning for large and complex projects in the NGO/not-for-profit sector (essential) – ideally for environmental and/or policy projects (desirable)
• Fluent () in another European language (desirable)

See the job description (below) for a full list of requirements for this role.

Note to candidates: We know that long lists of criteria can be daunting and that. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.