Private Sector Partnerships Adviser

Flyktninghjelpen - Norwegian Refugee Council; Oslo; On-site; NOK 720,000 - 960,000; Full time

Job summary

The Norwegian Refugee Council in Oslo is hiring a Private Sector Partnerships Adviser (Business Operations) to strengthen the private sector function with systems, data and processes for effective partnerships. You will serve as the operational backbone, ensuring governance, compliance and reporting across the portfolio.

The role focuses on turning data into insight, supporting fundraising strategies and CRM implementation using Cycles CRM.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years highly professional experience within business development, private sector marketing/sales, social impact or other relevant professional qualifications.
• Experience in strategic relationship building, private partnerships, and networking.
• Experience in implementing private fundraising and market strategies.
• Ability to manage numerous tasks, schedules and documents simultaneously.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills.
• Ability to bridge private sector and philanthropic/humanitarian sectors with clear communication.
• Experience with stakeholders across public, private and non-profit sectors; interest in humanitarian issues is advantageous.
• Experience in project planning and management.
• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Excel, plus data analysis/visualisation tools.
• Experience with CRM-systems is preferred.
• Analytical skills.
• Business proficiency in English; Norwegian is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide data and analysis related to private sector income, projects and partners to the section and leadership.
• Support the Director with fundraising strategy implementation.
• Develop, review and implement guidelines, tools, systems and procedures for NRC private sector partnerships.
• Provide training across the organisation to ensure compliance on private sector partnerships.
• Contribute to due diligence and GDPR compliance.
• Manage special projects for the private sector function.
• Represent the PSP section in Cycles CRM implementation and reporting across the organisation.
• Present income data visuals to internal stakeholders and provide data for external surveys.
• Ensure private sector work and communications comply with rules and regulations including GDPR.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across public, private and non-profit sectors.

Skills

Relationship building

Networking

Data analysis

Communication

Project planning

English proficiency

Norwegian advantage

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Cycles CRM

MS Excel

CRM systems

Job description

Manage systems, data, and compliance for private sector partnerships, supporting fundraising strategies and CRM implementation.

• Minimum 4 years of experience in business development, private sector marketing, or social impact
• Experience in strategic relationship building, private partnerships, and networking
• Experience with CRM systems (Cycles CRM preferred) and MS Excel
• Experience in project planning and management
• Business proficiency in English; fluency in Norwegian is an advantage
• Maternity cover contract of 12 to 15 months
• Salary at Grade 8 on NRC's Resident salary scale
• Up to 10% travel

We are hiring our next Private Sector Partnerships Adviser!

What we are looking for:

Ready to strengthen partnerships that drive humanitarian impact? NRC Norway is looking for an experienced Private Sector Partnerships Adviser (Business Operations) to help ensure our private sector function has the systems, structures, data and processes needed to build and manage effective partnerships.

In this role, you will be the operational backbone of the Private Sector Partnerships function, supporting procedures, systems and tools, while ensuring strong compliance, governance and functional oversight across the partnership portfolio. You will also play a key role in turning data into insight - providing analysis, reporting and actionable information that helps the section understand performance, identify opportunities and make informed decisions.

If you thrive at the intersection of partnerships, operations, data and impact, this could be your opportunity to help NRC build stronger private sector engagement for humanitarian action.

What you will do:

Some of your generic responsibilities include:

Responsible for providing the section, directors, Global Finance, and leadership with data and analysis related to private sector income, projects and partners.

Support Director of Private Sector Partnerships section with implementation on fundraising strategies.

Develop, review and ensure implementation of guidelines, tools, systems and procedures for NRCs private sector partnerships across the organisation

Give training and support across organisation to ensure compliance on private sector partnerships.

Contribute to upholding ethical guidelines for entering private sector partnerships and due diligence process.

Manage special projects for the private sector function

Any other tasks and responsibilities falling under the section’s mandate, as instructed by line manager

Some of your specific responsibilities include:

Represent the Private Sector Partnerships section in the development and implementation of the Cycles CRM system (customer relationship management), working closely with the system-owning team to ensure the platform supports the PSP section's business needs. Develop and maintain reports in Cycles on behalf of the section.

Present visuals of the income data to internal stakeholders and provide relevant data for external surveys.

Contribute to ensuring private sector work and communications are in line with rules and regulations, including GDPR.

What you will bring:

Minimum 4 years highly professional experience within business development, private sector marketing/sales, social impact or other relevant professional qualifications

Previous experience in strategic relationship building, private partnerships, and networking

Experience in implementing private fundraising and market strategies.

Documented abilities to simultaneously manage numerous tasks, project schedules and documents

Demonstrated excellent communication skills

Documented communication skills to build bridges between the private sector and philanthropic market, and the humanitarian sector

Documented experience working with stakeholders across the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Interest in humanitarian and displacement issues an advantage

Documented experience in project planning and management

Ability to work independently and proactively

Professional knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, particularly MS Excel as well as data analysis and visualisation tools

Demonstrated experience working with CRM-systems is preferred

Analytical skills

Business proficiency in English, both written and verbal. Fluency in Norwegian is an advantage.

What we offer:

Duty station: Oslo, Norway

Contract: Maternity Cover (12 - 15 Months).

Travel: Up to 10%.

Salary/benefits: Grade8 on NRC’s Resident salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions.

NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.

We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC

Why NRC?

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation 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.

We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. Are you one of those people? If you are, NRC offers you the opportunity to:

do demanding and professional work, often in challenging contexts.

join a work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility.

be part of a welcoming and supportive community committed to human dignity.

• Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Microsoft Excel