Avis de recrutement : Relief International recherche un.e Gestionnaire des prix et des partenariats au Liban.

Avis de recrutement : Relief International recherche un.e Gestionnaire des prix et des partenariats au Liban.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POSITION SUMMARY :  

The Awards and Partnership Manager is involved in program design and proposal development (i.e. coordination and drafting), donor reporting, award information management, partnership/sub-grantee management, and capacity building. The Awards and Partnership Manager also supports programmatic and budgetary monitoring, compliance with donors, and internal RI rules and regulations. The Awards and Partnership Manager will supervise the Awards, Partnership Coordinator, and Officer and work closely with the program/technical teams.   This position report to RI’s Deputy Country Director, Programs and coordinates closely with the regional Program Development (PD) and Awards Management Unit (AMU).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Proposal Development

• Support program staff teams in the development of quality proposals by ensuring all necessary templates are circulated with clear guidance and assist with drafting relevant sections that are not programmatic specific
• Liaise with RI Middle East Regional and Headquarters PD unit and technical units (TAD/AIM) to ensure proposals meet internal standards, apply RI’s Program Framework principles, and are donor compliant.
• Regularly visit RI’s program activities.

Awards and Compliance

• Ensure that reports to donors are submitted on time and are coherent and accurately written (quarterly, interim and/or final report, and when necessary, ad-hoc reports/requests).
• Drive the standard Awards Management process in country such as leading grant kick-off and close-out meetings and monthly/regular grants management meetings that include representation from each unit (finance, programs, MEAL, HR, and operations) and ensure proper follow-up of issues raised.
• Facilitate grant review meetings and monitor and support the use of grants management tools such as Budget versus Actuals (BvAs), procurement planning, hire planning and activity plans amongst program teams to ensure accurate tracking of implementation and timely alerts to potential challenges/obstacles.
• Comply with RI’s internal requirements in a timely manner.
• Work closely with AMU and Regional Awards Team on all key compliance issues, address donor different requests, and support in running different type of country training and regional relevant calls.

Information Management/Data Collection

• Distribute and share with all RI staff copies of all documentation (grant proposals, reports, budget etc.) related to their specific programs.
• Ensure comprehensive Awards files are maintained up to date and are available for use.
• Provide briefing papers and support development of external communication tools as relevant for donor visits/meetings on RI Country programs in particular or for external communication material for use at HQ to feed into RI’s website and social media platforms
• Maintain the country Awards Matrix up to date and share it with AMU on a monthly basis

Partnership Management

• Oversee RI Lebanon’s partnership strategy and related action plan, including working with technical teams to conduct partner mapping exercises for potential and existing projects.
• Ensure partners are trained and follow RI’s policies and procedures for the project duration, upholding RI’s key policies and principles as a humanitarian organization.
• Ensure that RI Due-Diligence SOP, Tools and best practices are embedded and applied through the partnership cycle.
• Oversee partner organizational capacity assessments (OCA) by a multi-disciplinary team, and follow the necessary steps to address the findings.
• Oversee the design and implementation of workshops and capacity-building sessions included in the partner’s capacity strengthening plan.

Training and Capacity-Building

• Offer training and capacity building of all staff on program reporting and RI’s program-specific documents.
• Ensure that all staff are aware of and integrate the RI program framework into all programs.
• Keep informed on monitoring and evaluation techniques and support tools which can be shared with program staff; work closely with the various program heads.
• Lead and Build the capacity of the Country Program Awards and Partnership team

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Master’s degree in relevant field
• At least 4 years of international work experience in relief or development programs
• Excellent oral and written reporting skills and demonstrated ability to write and edit reports under deadline pressure.
• Ability to write clear and concise reports and proposals and to meet required reporting deadlines
• Working knowledge of budget development and management
• Experience in Awards and partnership management fields are preferred
• Experience conducting assessments, preferably using participatory approaches
• Experience working in a multi-cultural setting
• Competence with Windows, Microsoft Office
• Ability to work in unstable security environments
• Previous experience working with international partners, in particular USAID/BHA, UNICEF, UNOCHA, WFP, UNHCR, and ECHO
• Fluent written and spoken English required. Arabic strongly preferred.
• Flexibility, optimism and a sense of humor are assets and highly valued.

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Deadline : May 14^th, 2023