Medair Hiring for Partnership Manager at Amman, Jordan Full Time

Role & Responsibilities

Working as an important member of a diverse team who are committed to serve the world’s most vulnerable with practical and compassionate care, the Partnership Manager supports the Project Manager on assessing the needs and gaps in the community and developing strategies and capacity building material. This involves undertaking of capacity and needs assessments of the relevant government ministries /agencies, municipalities, NNGOs and CBOs in strengthening institutional and human resource capacity towards social protection, case management, safe referral pathways and working with people with disabilities as a first step. The second step includes building the knowledge and capacity of local communities and organizations to implement systems and take action that improves the quality of their implementation, while summarizing and reporting on a list of recommendations and developing an exit strategy for existing projects.

Reports to: Project Manager

Reporting to: N/A

Workplace & Conditions

Field based position in Jordan. Take a look at Medair’s work in Jordan.

Starting Date / Initial Contract Details

May 1, 2022. Full time, 12 months

Key Activity Areas

Partnership Manager

• Undertake a capacity and needs assessment of government ministries/agencies, municipalities, NNGOs and CBOs to identify needs and priorities charged with planning, design, and implementation roles in social protection, case management, safe referral pathways and working with people with disabilities. at the national level and at the municipal level
• Build relationships and connection with stakeholders (government ministries/agencies, municipalities, NNGOs and CBOs)
• Conduct a Literature review on existing NGOs, CBOs and national entities strategies, mandates and operations.
• Develop surveys, questionnaires, and data collection tools to be used in the field
• Conduct needs assessments to identify gaps and training needs for a variety of professionals (through surveys, interviews and/or focus group discussions)
• Develop content and tools for capacity building sessions (training plan, training proposal, agenda, evaluation sheets, pre-post-tests etc.) based on research-informed data
• Support the Project Manager in coming up with a draft and final report for the overall findings including:
  • Interests, roles, and mandates from each stakeholder assessed.
  • Capacity, needs, and constraints/gaps from each stakeholder assessed.
  • Recommendation for next steps.
• Manage qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis across program areas
• Support in developing Medair’s exit strategy for the existing projects as part of the recommendations
• Responsible on building partnerships with local stakeholders to implement the exit strategy.
• Manage partnerships on different levels by assessing the capacity needs, building capacity building plans and manage the expectations through long-term interventions through partners.
• Any other tasks assigned by the project manager

Champion Organizational Values

Reflect the values of Medair with team members, local staff, beneficiaries, and external contacts.

Job requirements:

• Higher education degree preferably in social studies
• Strong contextual understanding of national social protection sector.
• Experience working with government entities, NNGOs and local CBOs.
• Experience in conducting need assessments as well as a review of policies and programmes is an asset
• Proven experience in preparation of written reports in an accurate and concise manner, and public presentation skills
• Experience in developing assessment tools, carrying out assessments and analysing the data collected.
• At least three (3) years of relevant experience in designing and/or running capacity-building programs.
• He/she should have additional working experience in carrying out social protection related assessments and guide the process.
• Previous experience working in South Governorate preferred
• Confidence speaking to groups of various sizes, primarily in training situations; whether in person or online
• Ability to be perceptive and sensitive to group dynamics and to respond to participants’ feedback and questions
• Ability to fulfil responsibilities in a professional and ethical manner
• Proficient computer skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-reliant in conducting assessments in different governorates

Salary range is from (1675) JD to (1999) JD 

Before you apply

Please ensure you are fully aware of the:

1. Medair organisational values

Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staff are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, Medair’s accountability policies and best practices