Partnerships Manager

Job Title

Partnerships Manager

Company/Organisation

International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Location

IRC Maiduguri office

Summary

The Partnerships Manager plays a pivotal role within the IRC Nigeria’s Partnerships Unit, contributing to the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and impactful programming. The role is central to ensuring effective partnership management and fostering strong, sustainable relationships with partner organizations. Reporting to the Partnerships Coordinator, the Partnerships Manager will enhance IRC’s capacity to engage with partners, particularly local actors, by promoting and modeling effective partnership approaches. The position will also lead efforts in collaborative partnership management, capacity sharing, and the training and support of partners throughout project implementation.

Major Responsibilities

• Adhere to IRC's Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results System (PEERS), ensuring efficient, responsive, and compliant processes that clearly define roles, responsibilities, and IRC's strategic approach to partnerships.
• Ensure quality management across all stages of the sub-award lifecycle - including start-up, implementation, monitoring, and close-out - in line with IRC and donor requirements.
• Maintain effective and efficient internal procedures for managing partnership processes, documentation, and compliance across all departments.
• Support the preparation of management responses and action plans for internal or external audits, ensuring timely follow-up and documentation of all partnership compliance issues.
• Champion IRC's partnership principles - equality, clarity, results, responsibility, and complementarity - in all aspects of relationship management and collaboration with partners.
• Promote a coordinated, strategic approach to local partnerships across IRC Nigeria, facilitating inter-departmental collaboration and regular coordination meetings including PWG.

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to: Partnerships Coordinator

Position directly supervises: NA

Other Internal and/or external contacts: Partnerships Team, Grants Team, Programs and M&E Staff, Finance, P&C, Supply Chain departments and Regional Partnerships Support Team, AMU, and Legal and Compliance at HQ.

Job Requirements

• Master's degree (MA) or equivalent in international affairs, development, international political economy, math/statistics/economics or related subject desired; BA required.
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Three years of experience working in grants management and proposal/business development/design required. Additionally, experience is Accounting and Audit will be valued.
• Prior knowledge of donor regulations (USG, FCDO, EU, ECHO, SIDA, etc.)
• Previous experience managing sub grantees and partnerships is highly desired
• Good communicator with strong organizational, time management and analytical skills
• Excellent inter-personal, cultural, and diplomatic skills
• Strong writing and editing skills with close attention to detail
• Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet demanding deadlines and work under pressure in unstable security environments
• Strong computer skills required

Standards of Professional Conduct

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Working Environment

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law