The IRC is a non-governmental organization operating in 40 countries in the world. IRC started operation in Ethiopia in year 2000, currently working in five regions in providing relief services to refugees, victims of drought, and war affected populations.
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Position- Partnerships Coordinator
Location- Addis Ababa
Vacancy Code - 01/519
Scope
The Partnerships Coordinator is responsible for identifying and assessing new partners, tracking sub-grant implementation progress, leading the development, drafting and signing of subgrant/partner agreements, and leading sub-grant monitoring and evaluation. The Partnerships Coordinator leads of team of at least 5 Partnerships Officers, Managers and interns.
A large portion of IRC Ethiopia’s portfolio is subgranted to local and international partners operating in all of Ethiopia’s regions. IRC Ethiopia’s portfolio, including subgrants, has been consistently and rapidly growing in the past 3 years.
The position is based in Addis Ababa but will require travel to the field in Ethiopia and occasional travel overseas for conferences and trainings. The position will reports to the Senior Grants Coordinator. The Partnerships Team sits in the Grants and Partnerships Unit of IRC Ethiopia.
Essential functions
Partnerships Coordination & Capacity Building:
· In collaboration with the Senior Grants Coordinator, builds Partnership Team’s capacity to institute global Sub-Award Partnership Management System (SPMS) policy. Includes establishing efficient and responsive processes, delineating roles and responsibilities, developing sound recordkeeping systems and sub-award management tools, conducting trainings, and creatively developing a context-appropriate SPMS-SOP.
· Coordinate the operational, financial, and programmatic monitoring and support of all partners.
· Lead all Partnerships meetings, including weekly Monday Morning Meetings (MMMs) and monthly Finance & Partnership Coordination Meetings.
· Manage and coordinate the inputs from Partnerships and Finance to maintain an up-to date Partnerships tracker; coordinate with and disseminate information (including the tracker) on Partners to relevant departments, as needed.
· Lead the communication with relevant HQ departments including finance, compliance and regional programs units.
· Share Ethiopia partnerships knowledge and good practice with the Global Partnerships Technical Advisor and the SPMS team.
Partnerships/Sub-Grant Processes:
New Proposal Development:
· Lead the development on new proposals that focus heavily on subgranting/crisis modifier mechanisms; this includes drafting and finalizing technical narratives and budgets for new proposals, including the solicitation and incorporation of feedback from Finance, Grants and Program teams.
Partner Monitoring:
Documentation and Reporting:
Representation and Special Tasks:
RETURNING ETHIOPIAN NATIONALS AND ETHIOPIAN NATIONALS EDUCATED ABROAD ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
REQUIREMENTS:
Personal specifications: