Head of Partnership and Programme Support Unit

The Head of Partnership and Programme Support Unit will manage the unit responsible for Programme Development and Reporting, Strategic Communications, MEAL, and Information and Knowledge Management. The role supports strategic planning, resource mobilisation, donor engagement, and internal coordination to strengthen programme quality and portfolio coherence in the IOM Rwanda Country Office.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief of Mission (COM) and Head of Programmes (HOP) on the Country Office’s strategic planning and positioning, including development of strategies, appeals and other strategic submissions aligned with IOM global and regional priorities, Rwanda’s national priorities and relevant UN frameworks.
• Support the CO's resource mobilisation efforts by analysing migration trends, donor and country policies and priorities, funding opportunities and partnership entry points, and defining and implementing proactive fundraising strategies.
• Lead the development and implementation of the CO’s donor and partner outreach approach, maintaining strategic dialogue with existing and prospective partners and positioning the Mission’s priorities.
• Coordinate and oversee development of MEAL systems in line with IOM’s Strategic Results Framework to ensure results-based management and evidence-based programme quality.
• Support policy, government liaison and external engagement functions, ensuring consistency of institutional messaging and alignment with CO's strategic priorities.
• Coordinate CO contributions to UN, government and inter-agency planning, programming and reporting processes including the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
• Lead programme and project development including concept notes, proposals, results matrices, budgets, appeals and PRIMA submission packages ensuring compliance with IOM standards and donor requirements.
• Maintain strategic oversight of the CO’s project portfolio and pipeline including reporting obligations, revisions, extensions, closures, expenditure trends, delivery constraints and key risks.
• Oversee donor and institutional reporting and quality assurance processes ensuring accuracy, evidence-based content and compliance with standards and procedures.
• Manage the Partnership and Programme Support Unit and provide strategic oversight of its functions ensuring coherent work planning, supervision and timely support to programme teams.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Political or Social Science, International Relations, International Development, or a related field from an accredited academic institution with five years of relevant professional experience; or, University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in programme development, donor reporting, strategic planning, results-based management, resource mobilisation and project cycle management in humanitarian, development or migration-related contexts.
• Experience supervising staff and coordinating cross-functional teams, including reporting, MEAL, communications, donor relations or knowledge management functions.
• Experience liaising with donors, government counterparts, United Nations agencies and internal institutional stakeholders, including Regional Office (RO) and Headquarters (HQ).
• Strong knowledge of programme quality, proposal development, donor reporting, portfolio monitoring, compliance and results-based management.
• Advanced research, writing, outreach and communications skills.
• Good understanding of MEAL concepts, results frameworks, indicators, evaluation planning, data quality assurance and learning processes.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Rwanda’s political, development, migration and humanitarian context.
• Fluency in English (oral and written) is required.
• Working knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) is an advantage.

Skills

• Program Development
• Donor Reporting
• Strategic Planning
• Result-Based Management
• Resource Mobilization
• Project Cycle Management
• Humanitarian Experience
• Development Context Experience
• Migration Context Knowledge
• Staff Supervision
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• MEAL concepts
• Communications
• Donor Relations
• Knowledge Management
• Government Liaison
• United Nations Coordination
• Programme Quality Assurance
• Proposal Development
• Liaison with Donors
• Portfolio Monitoring
• Compliance Monitoring
• Advanced Research
• Report Writing
• Outreach Activities
• Evaluation Planning
• Data Quality Assurance
• Learning Processes

Languages

English