Partnership Officer – Monitoring, Learning And Capacity Building

BACKGROUND:   Oxfam is delivering programmes in response to the Syria Crisis, in Jordan, Lebanon as well as Syria. The Oxfam International programme is currently reaching over 2 million people affected by the crisis, across the three countries. A humanitarian partnership team has been formed, with a regional remit on supporting partner-led humanitarian delivery, as well as the capacity building and organizational development of civil society to be able to provide quality humanitarian assistance now and for the future. Oxfam is guided by its partnership policy that ensures mutual respect and accountability between Oxfam and partners.   OXFAM PURPOSE: To work with others to find lasting solutions to poverty and suffering   TEAM PURPOSE: -          To assist people affected by the Syrian Crisis through the provision of essential humanitarian aid. -          To contribute to the professionalization of aid work in the region.                                                                     JOB PURPOSE: Under the direct Management of the Finance and Grants coordinator and the supervision of the Programme Manager, The Partnerships Officer will be responsible for supporting a portfolio of partners (civil society organisations) to improve the quality of their humanitarian delivery to people affected by the crisis in the region through the development of their organizational and technical capacity. S/he will lead and support the development and implementation of effective and coordinated MEAL framework within the team and partners  S/he will contribute to the development and adaptation of MEAL training materials and manuals, deliver training and build the capacity of partners. The PO will be responsible for maintaining regular contact with assigned partners, in cooperation with relevant programme and finance staff.  The Partnership Officer – Learning and Aid Impact will work with the MEAL advisor, the programme team and partners to collect the relevant data on the programme learning and will be the focal point on partners’ capacity assessment. The PO will be looking at the impact, and capturing useful learning from the programme for immediate but also practical wider use.   REPORTING LINES: Post holder reports to: Finance and Grants Coordinator Staff reporting to this post: None BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: None   DIMENSIONS:   -          Contributes to programme effectiveness and sustainability through high participation in civil society development plans -          Contributes to the development and the delivery of capacity building activities -          Contributes in designing MEAL framework for capacity building activities -          Contributes in mainstreaming Gender into capacity building activities -          Good organizational awareness. -          Effective member of team and role model; demonstrates creativity in seeking better ways to do things and shares with team, and promotes high standards. -          Takes responsibility for own work and delegated project/processes (including some leadership). -          Anticipates problems and regularly provides solutions. -          Successfully manages conflicting priorities. -          Demonstrates developed communications skills. -          Excellent knowledge of area of work and contributes to team planning. -          Proactively assumes more responsibility and/or more difficult areas of work in agreement with manager. -          Contributes to development of departmental initiatives.   KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:   Programme Review and Key Learning:   -          Lead  on the assessment of partners’ capacity, mapping their capacity development needs and requests, and develop capacity development plans for partners using multiple (and most contextually appropriate) capacity and organizational development techniques and tools -          Deliver training workshops and coaching on  various topics with a particular focus on gender and Monitoring & Evaluation -          Study and review training materials for preparedness on training delivery. -          Assist the Training Lead in the development of trainings materials and workshop preparations. -          Assist in developing needs-based partners’ capacity building plan and ensure its implementation in an efficient manner. -          Update and revise regularly the improvement and progression in partners capacity -          In collaboration with the project team, the HPM and the MEAL Advisor work on the analysis and assessment of downwards accountability (Oxfam/Partner towards project beneficiaries).   SKILLS AND COMPETENCE   -          Education to a degree level in social sciences or related discipline. -          Experience undertaking the same or similar assignment(s) with an International NGO and/or other organizations. -          Experience in facilitating training sessions and/or in adult learning  -          An understanding of and experience of working in the humanitarian sector. -          Awareness of gender issues and women empowerment. -          Manages resources and deadlines with minimum supervision. -          Good communication and interpersonal skills -          High level of planning skills -          Responsible, flexible and adaptable -          Good team player and builder -          Ability to work and communicate effectively with partners/beneficiaries to insure compliance with Oxfam GB and donor’s policies and procedures. -          Ability to speak, read, write and work in English and Arabic – including facilitating training in Arabic