Senior Partnership Officer

The Senior Partnership Officer supports the growth and quality of partnerships within the IRC Jordan Country Program. The role involves identifying, building, and sustaining strategic partnerships with various actors and coordinating the partnership lifecycle to ensure effective, compliant partnerships that contribute to sustainable access for vulnerable populations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and regularly update a partnership ecosystem map and stakeholder analysis covering various actors to strengthen access and local reach.
• Support development and maintenance of a prioritized pipeline of prospective strategic partners aligned with program priorities.
• Support outreach, networking, exposure visits, and relationship-building with prospective partners.
• Support structured relationship management with strategic partners including coordination and partnership health checks.
• Contribute to equitable co-design and co-delivery by engaging local actors from design through implementation.
• Support business development with partners by identifying joint funding opportunities and coordinating partner inputs.
• Advocate internally for a partnership-first approach in program design and proposal development.
• Support capacity-sharing agenda with partners and promote local actor roles in decision-making and delivery.
• Track and report progress against partnership commitments and flag risks and opportunities.
• Capture and share evidence and lessons from partnerships to support learning.
• Manage partnership lifecycle phases including design, planning, implementation, learning, and closeout.
• Provide contextual research and analysis to inform partnership choices and business development.
• Track sub-awards and partner budgets and flag issues early.
• Support partnership compliance with IRC policies and donor requirements and escalate concerns.
• Maintain accurate partnership records, trackers, and filing systems.
• Prepare partnership-related reports for internal and donor audiences.
• Maintain effective working relationships with partners, coordination bodies, and stakeholders.
• Promote team engagement, inclusion, and cohesion in the IRC Jordan office.
• Foster ongoing learning, dialogue, and reflection to strengthen safeguarding and promote IRC values.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in partnerships, business development, or program roles with INGOs or national NGOs, including demonstrated experience building and managing partnerships with local organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to building and sustaining partnerships with diverse actors, including government, civil society, community-based organizations, and private sector entities.
• Sound knowledge of the partnership lifecycle, including partner due diligence, capacity assessment, sub-award management, and donor compliance requirements.
• Understanding of localization and equitable partnership principles, including co-design, co-delivery, and capacity sharing.
• Good stakeholder analysis and relationship management skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external partners.
• Ability to contribute to business development, including identifying funding opportunities and coordinating partner inputs to proposals.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and reporting skills, with high attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple partnerships at once.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good ICT skills, including MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and online survey tools.
• Experience working with women-led or women-focused organizations, feminist organizations, or community-based organizations (preferred).
• Experience engaging private sector, CSR, or philanthropic actors (preferred).
• Familiarity with the humanitarian and development context in Jordan and with government coordination structures (preferred).
• Knowledge of gender equality, disability, and social inclusion approaches (preferred).
• Strong English and Arabic language skills are required.

Skills

• Partnership Management
• Business Development
• Programme Management
• Partnership Lifecycle
• Partner Due Diligence
• Capacity Assessments
• Sub-award Management
• Donor Compliance
• Localization Principles
• Equitable Partnership
• Stakeholder Analysis
• Relationship Management
• Proposal Coordination
• Organizational Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Reporting Skills
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Online Survey Tools

Languages

English, Arabic