Overview
The Programme Specialist (Partnership) will lead and coordinate the development of project proposals and budgets with partner organizations, ensuring alignment with donor requirements and organizational strategy. The role also focuses on strengthening collaboration with local civil society organizations (CSOs) to support program implementation and local capacity development.
Key Responsibilities
- Support mapping, identification, and selection of potential local CSO partners.
- Lead and coordinate the due diligence process for prospective CSO partners.
- Coordinate and facilitate CSO organizational capacity assessments.
- Support collaborative development of project proposals and budgets with local CSO partners.
- Coordinate review of project documents submitted by partners.
- Lead the process of finalizing sub-agreement packages.
- Support the development and delivery of trainings and workshops for staff and partners.
- Contribute to documentation of best practices, case studies, lessons learned, and success stories.
- Support the development and implementation of tailored capacity development plans for partners.
- Facilitate or support organization of workshops, training sessions that contribute to partner organization development.
Required Experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience in grants management, proposal writing, or a related field within humanitarian or development organizations.
- Proficiency in contract and sub-grant management, including reviewing budgets, agreements, and reports, and conducting due diligence process.
- Experience working with international NGOs, UN agencies, donors, or government institutions in partnership management.
- Strong understanding of project cycle management (PCM), partnership procedures, and donor compliance requirements.
- Strong knowledge of partnership processes and tendency, localization approaches, and funding mechanisms in the humanitarian/development sector.
- Strong understanding of data management systems, SharePoint, and other digital collaboration tools.
Qualifications
Master's degree (e.g. political science, international development, Human Rights, Humanitarian Studies) or equivalent professional qualification.
