Partnership Manager

Norwegian Refugee Council; Palestine (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Palestine is seeking a Partnership Manager to lead the country office's partnership portfolio and guide its localisation agenda. The role focuses on strategy, programme cycle integration, and strengthening partnerships with local and international actors, including civil society and public institutions.

The ideal candidate will bring senior NGO experience, strong coordination and stakeholder management skills, and fluency in English and Arabic.

Qualifications

• Relevant senior level experience within an NGO/international organisation.
• Grants management, partnership and/or coordination expertise.
• Exposure to complex humanitarian contexts.
• Background with national, international and local civil society organisations.
• Palestine and the Middle East context experience and knowledge.
• Fluency in English and Arabic (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Localization strategy implementation.
• Partnership programming, strategic and technical leadership integrating partnerships throughout the project cycle management process.
• Development and maintenance of partnership systems, tools, guidelines and procedures.
• Share capacity with partner organisations to identify priorities and monitor progress.
• Build and develop relationships with local NGOs, civil society, public institutions, academia and the private sector.
• Lead partnership management in line with NRC policies, donor requirements and standards.
• Provide people leadership including performance management, workforce planning, recruitment, staff induction, development and duty of care.
• Represent NRC in relevant partnership coordination platforms.
• Promote safeguarding and anti-corruption standards.

Skills

Coordination

Communication

Networking

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

English & Arabic

Job description

What we are looking for

NRC is looking for a Partnership Manager to join the Palestine mission. The role holder will lead the country office's partnership portfolio, provide strategic leadership to its localisation agenda, lead the partnership cycle management process, and represent NRC in partnership coordination forums.

If you are a strategic and visionary leader with strong coordination, communication, networking, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills; a hands‑on mindset; and the ability to learn quickly, adapt, and turn ideas into practical results, then this is the role for you.

What you will do

• Localization strategy implementation
• Partnership programming, strategic and technical leadership integrating partnerships throughout the project cycle management process
• Partnerships systems, tools, guidelines and procedures development and maintenance
• Partner organisation capacity sharing responsibility to identify priorities, develop joint capacity sharing plans and monitor progress
• Relationship building and development with local NGOs, civil society organisations, other national and local actors, public institutions, academia and the private sector
• Partnership management in line with NRC policies, humanitarian principles, donor requirements and partnership standards
• People leadership including performance management, workforce planning, recruitment, staff induction, staff development and duty of care
• NRC representation in relevant partnership coordination platforms
• Safeguarding and Anti-Corruption standards and principles active promotion

What you will bring

• Relevant senior level experience within an NGO/international organisation
• Grants management, partnership and/or coordination expertise
• Complex humanitarian contexts exposure
• National, international and local civil society organisations background
• Palestine and the Middle East context experience and knowledge
• English and Arabic fluency, both written and verbal

What makes this position attractive

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.

On October 7th 2023 a substantial escalation in events began unfolding between Palestine and Israel. This situation was precipitated by a series of unprecedented actions and responses, including the launch of a significant number of rockets by armed groups in Gaza targeting various locations within Israel as well as Israeli retaliation.

NRC has been present in Palestine since 2009, providing humanitarian assistance and promoting respect for international law in one of the longest-running displacement crises in modern history. NRC's work includes emergency preparedness and response. NRC implements programming directly and in collaboration with partners in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and Gaza across five core competencies: Shelter & Site Management, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Information, Counselling & Legal Assistance, Protection from Violence and Education. NRC Palestine implements programming both directly as well as through a wide network of over 20 partners. Last year NRC served nearly 600,000 unique program participants. Recently NRC launched its global strategy for 20XX in which enabling locally‑led humanitarian outcomes will play a central role. This commitment is complemented with equally important strategic priorities promoting and delivering principled humanitarian response and enabling greater impact. In the coming months NRC Palestine staff will be developing its strategy for the upcoming four‑year period, contextualizing the global strategic goals to the local context. Meaningful work that responds to the diverse needs, priorities and concerns raised by beneficiary communities.

What we offer

West Bank Palestine duty station, 12-month contract duration, renewable based on requirements, performance and funding availability.

30 travel, approximately Grade 9 in NRC's International Salary Scale with accompanying terms and conditions.

NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, 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.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to join our work culture that empowers every employee to share ideas and take responsibility. Learn more about NRC's operation in Palestine here.