Partnership Coordinator

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 Lebanon’s office 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.

Key Activity Areas

Partnership Coordinator

• 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
• 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.
• Conduct needs assessments to identify gaps and training needs for local organizations
• 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 country office in localization efforts
• 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.

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 and international relations.
• Strong contextual understanding.
• Experience working with government entities, NNGOs and local CBOs.
• 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.
• Confidence speaking to groups of various sizes, primarily in training situations; whether in person or online
• 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