Job Information
International Rescue Committee Partnerships Officer in Odesa City, Ukraine
Requisition ID: req56966
Job Title: Partnerships Officer
Sector: Operations
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Odesa, Ukraine
Work Arrangement:
Job Description
JOB OVERVIEW
The Partnerships Officer is a key position supporting the Ukraine Country Program. With the overall objective of achieving high quality and compliant programming, the main goal of this position is to support a portfolio of partnerships and assist the country program to ensure effective sub-grants management and build strong, sustainable partners. The Partnerships Officer will support the Partnerships Manager in the daily management of IRC sub-awards.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Promote Effective Partnerships:
Promote and apply the IRC’s Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results system (PEERS).
Contribute to building a strong understanding of PEERS throughout the Ukraine Country - Program, and to ensuring that IRC’s partnership principles, skills and approaches are applied by staff across programs and projects with partners.
Support Partnerships Management:
Assist in the overall management of all partnerships as delegated by the Partnerships Senior Officer and/or Partnerships Manager and all PEERS processes / documentation.
Support the program team in facilitation of Partnership Project Opening, Review and Closing Meetings.
Assist narrative and finance reporting processes, including reviews and feedback.
Where required, provide administrative and language translation support to IRC functional leads to ensure timely and effective partner program, finance, and compliance review and reflection (monitoring).
Maintain complete and organized partnership files for each partner.
Maintain up to date Partnership Project Tracker / Monitoring Schedule.
Support IRC functional leads to ensure the smooth close out of partner projects, as applicable.
Any other relevant tasks, set by the Partnerships Senior Officer and/or Partnerships Manager
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:BA degree or equivalent in International Development or Affairs, Finance, Business or related field; Advanced degree a plus – or equivalent work experience
Experience:Minimum of 1 year of experience with I/NGOs (preferred) or other organizations that required managing multiple tasks in dynamic environments
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
Experience working with partners
Awareness of key donor rules and regulations
Highly organized, close attention to detail, and ability to effectively prioritize tasks in a fluid environment
Ability to work well independently but also coordinate with other teams
Willingness to travel occasionally to field offices and partner locations
-Professional fluency in spoken and written English and Ukrainian and/or Russian;able to communicate concisely
- Strong computer skills
REPORTING STRUCTURE AND TEAM COLLABORATION
Reports to:Partnerships Manager
Other Internal and/or external contacts:the position regularly corresponds and attends meetings with external and internal audiences, thus a strong ability to communicate and maintain positive working relationships is highly desirable for this position.
Internal:Technical Coordinators, Partnerships Department Staff, Finance team, Supply Chain team, Programmatic teams.
External:Partner staff.
IRC employees are eligible to the following benefits:
Competitive salary
Purposeful job and development opportunities
English classes and unlimited online training courses
Life Insurance
Medical insurance for staff and family members
Free psychological support to employees and their family members
30 calendar days of annual vacation with flexibility beyond the legally set minimum requirements
Up to 10 days of paid medical leave