Partnership Officer Ukraine Chernihiv

This position is open to candidates, who have the legal right to work in Ukraine. Please note that we are unable to provide work permits or visa sponsorships for this position.

All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s values. To be dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable are attitudes and believes that shall guide our actions and relationships.

Background

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Partnership Officer to join our team. This role is essential in fostering strong collaborations that align with NRC’s strategic objectives. The Partnership Officer will support the growth and effectiveness of our partnerships by facilitating partner assessments, agreements, and ensuring smooth coordination of joint activities.

1. Role and responsibilities

Generic responsibilities:

1. Support the identification, assessment, and selection of potential partners in alignment with NRC’s strategic priorities.
2. Facilitate the development and management of partnership agreements, ensuring compliance with NRC policies and donor requirements.
3. Provide guidance and support to partners on NRC’s partnership principles, tools, and processes.
4. Maintain effective communication and coordination with partners, ensuring timely information-sharing and issue resolution.
5. Support the monitoring and evaluation of partnerships, including partner performance, results, and overall effectiveness.
6. Contribute to partnership mapping, analysis, and reporting to strengthen NRC’s localization efforts.
7. Identify challenges and opportunities in partnership management and propose solutions to enhance collaboration. 
8. Organize and participate in partnership meetings, workshops, and joint planning sessions to foster strong working relationships.
   Support NRC staff in building their understanding of partnership approaches and best practices.

Specific responsibilities:

• Support Partnerships & Community Engagement Coordinator in exercise of mapping local partners in North AO and ensure that partner mapping is up to date;
• Support Partnerships & Community Engagement Coordinator to identify potential partners and build relations with said partners;
• Facilitate communication and coordination between NRC and partners and perform monitoring visits to partners as required;
• Support Partnerships & Community Engagement Coordinator in organizational assessments and vetting of potential partners as per NRC Partnership Toolkit;
• Identification of capacity development needs and support Partnerships & Community Engagement Coordinator coordinate systematic capacity-building exercises, including liaising with NRC Partnership Unit (Country Office) and NRC programme staff, to ensure partners are receiving necessary technical support. This could include supporting in organizing training, coaching and mentoring;
• Short translations, either Ukrainian to English or vice versa of relevant documents related to partners;
• Support Partnerships & Community Engagement Coordinator in contracting and sub-granting to NRC’s partners in North AO;
• Support Partnerships & Community Engagement Coordinator in the development of project implementation agreements between new partners and NRC;
• Support local partners in becoming familiar with NRC’s reporting templates;
• Collaborate with other departments, Protection, Safe & Inclusive Programming (SIP), Finance, Logistics, MEL to ensure mainstreaming of core NRC principles and procedures across operational partners;
• Collaborate with Partnership Unit, Country Office and Partnerships & Community Engagement Coordinator to ensure up-to-date maintenance of Partnership Tracker for North AO;
• Participate in Project Review Meetings and actively follow-up on any outstanding partnership issues when required;
• Monitor partner’s compliance to NRC’s and where applicable, to specific donor requirements;
• Maintain filing and documentation of North AO partner projects and partnership documents as per the NRC Ukraine’s filing and information management systems;
• Work with Partnership Unit, Partnerships & Community Engagement Coordinator North AO in development and operationalisation NRC’s Partnership Strategy, for engagement with public [local authorities/local academia], private sector and civil society stakeholders [LNGOs, CBOs and NNGOs];
• Regarding implementing said Strategy, flag any bottlenecks in the processes and provide suggestions for the improvement of existing mechanisms;
• Other administrative support and assistance as required by line manager.

2. Competencies

Professional competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Management of Non-Profit Organizations, International Development or a related field;
• Good understanding of Ukrainian civil society is an advantage;
• Strong analytical and organizational skills, including experience working in Excel;
• Ability to support partners, especially in organizational development capacity building;
• Minimum 2 years of professional experience working either in humanitarian or development agency, or within Ukrainian civil society or local academia;
• Good working English skills (both written and verbal) and Ukrainian language is required;
• Ability to work independently, with limited supervision;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Attention to detail, organisational skills and discretion with confidential information;
• Confident user of MS Office 365 App, online information platforms;
• A willingness to work in Chernihiv, as the duty station for this position.

Behavioral competencies:

• Planning and delivering results;
• Communicating with impact and respect;
• Working with people;
• Handling insecure environments.