Institutional Partnership Adviser – EU Member States (Maternity cover) - NRC Europe
Panamá
- Organization: NRC - Norwegian Refugee Council
- Location: Panamá
- Grade: Mid/Senior level - Mid/Senior
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Occupational Groups:
- External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Donor
- Public, Private Partnership
- Closing Date: Closed
The Institutional Partnership Adviser (IPA) EU Member States, will work in the Partnerships and Policy Department. The Partnerships and Policy Department is responsible for NRC’s strategic relations with institutional donors and private foundations, and is the “centre of excellence” on donor/partner relations in NRC, thereby providing support to all Departments, and Regional, Country and Representation Offices in the organisation. This includes being responsible for developing relevant global strategies for resource mobilisation; developing funding prospects with existing and new donors; further streamlining NRC’s procedures, processes and tools related to resource mobilisation and grant management; developing and providing internal training and help-desk support, etc.
The Partnerships and Policy Department consists of eight units: the Institutional Partnership Section (Oslo), the Advocacy and Policy Section (Oslo), NRC Europe (Brussels), NRC Geneva (Geneva), NRC USA (Washington D.C.), NRC Gulf (Dubai), NRC African Union Liaison Office (Addis Ababa), and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre IDMC (Geneva). Five of these units (the Institutional Partnerships Section, NRC Europe, NRC Geneva, NRC USA and NRC Dubai) have responsibilities related to partnerships with institutional donors and private foundations.
1.1. Generic responsibilities
A. Responsibilities related to NRC’s new donors
- Be the NRC focal point for expertise on the donor and its relations with NRC.
- Provide help-desk support and capacity build staff on fund raising and donor rules
- Liaise with other NRC units on donor related issues
- Assist with resource mobilisation: maintain continuous dialogue to feed into and influence the donor strategic and funding priorities
- Provide help-desk support and capacity build staff on fund raising and donor rules
- Network and advocate for improved financing conditions
- Liaise with other NRC units on donor related issues
B) Responsibilities related to developing partnerships
- Learn and build NRC knowledge on new targeted donors’ rules and regulations
- Inform about NRC’s internal procedures for approving new donors
- Assist with setting up, preparing as well as participate in donor meetings
- Track and share information about relevant new funding opportunities
- Develop an overview of donor rules and regulations
- Manage the processes related to prioritisation of internally competing proposals
- Assisting in reviewing grant agreements, service contracts and consortia agreements, if requested
The Institutional Partnership Adviser EU Member States shall have specific responsibility for the following NRC donors:
- European Economic Area (EEA), Royal Netherlands (Dutch MFA), France (CDC, AFD), Spanish Cooperation (AECID), Belgium (DGD) and Grand Ducher du Luxembourg.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Knowledge of French language is an asset.
• Knowledge of European donors, including strategic priorities, organisational setup and funding mechanisms.
• Documented results in resource mobilisation, including with developing proposals and reports to government donors, UN or similar
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including negotiation and representation skills
Belgian contract
Travel: Approx. 15%
Only timely CVs and applications written in English will be assessed.
NRC reserves the right to conduct a full background check on shortlisted candidates.
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s values. To be dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable are attitudes and believes that shall guide our actions and relationships.
The Partnerships and Policy Department consists of eight units: the Institutional Partnership Section (Oslo), the Advocacy and Policy Section (Oslo), NRC Europe (Brussels), NRC Geneva (Geneva), NRC USA (Washington D.C.), NRC Gulf (Dubai), NRC African Union Liaison Office (Addis Ababa), and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre IDMC (Geneva). Five of these units (the Institutional Partnerships Section, NRC Europe, NRC Geneva, NRC USA and NRC Dubai) have responsibilities related to partnerships with institutional donors and private foundations.
Job description
The specific mission of the IPA EU Member States is to diversify NRC’s European funding base by establishing and developing new partnerships with a selection of strategic European donors.1.1. Generic responsibilities
A. Responsibilities related to NRC’s new donors
- Be the NRC focal point for expertise on the donor and its relations with NRC.
- Provide help-desk support and capacity build staff on fund raising and donor rules
- Liaise with other NRC units on donor related issues
- Assist with resource mobilisation: maintain continuous dialogue to feed into and influence the donor strategic and funding priorities
- Provide help-desk support and capacity build staff on fund raising and donor rules
- Network and advocate for improved financing conditions
- Liaise with other NRC units on donor related issues
B) Responsibilities related to developing partnerships
- Learn and build NRC knowledge on new targeted donors’ rules and regulations
- Inform about NRC’s internal procedures for approving new donors
- Assist with setting up, preparing as well as participate in donor meetings
- Track and share information about relevant new funding opportunities
- Develop an overview of donor rules and regulations
- Manage the processes related to prioritisation of internally competing proposals
- Assisting in reviewing grant agreements, service contracts and consortia agreements, if requested
The Institutional Partnership Adviser EU Member States shall have specific responsibility for the following NRC donors:
- European Economic Area (EEA), Royal Netherlands (Dutch MFA), France (CDC, AFD), Spanish Cooperation (AECID), Belgium (DGD) and Grand Ducher du Luxembourg.
Qualifications
• Minimum 5 years of experience from a humanitarian/development organisation and/or from a donor administration, either at Head Office/capital or field/embassy level• Fluency in English, both written and verbal. Knowledge of French language is an asset.
• Knowledge of European donors, including strategic priorities, organisational setup and funding mechanisms.
• Documented results in resource mobilisation, including with developing proposals and reports to government donors, UN or similar
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including negotiation and representation skills
Education level
- College / University, Bachelor's degree
We offer
5 months temporary position (maternity leave).Starting at the end of July 2018.Belgian contract
Travel: Approx. 15%
Only timely CVs and applications written in English will be assessed.
NRC reserves the right to conduct a full background check on shortlisted candidates.
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s values. To be dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable are attitudes and believes that shall guide our actions and relationships.
This vacancy is now closed.