Job Responsibilities

• Participate in DRC Sudan’s partnerships and localization strategy in coordination with the partnership coordinator, and programme managers
• Contribute to maintaining productive links between partners with DRC Program teams
• Internal Capacity building and Technical Guidance
• Support DRC program and support staff in understanding and adhering to donor compliance for national partnerships across DRC’s portfolio inSudan
• Support relevant departments in their respective roles and responsibilities for partnership communication, support, engagement, financial management etc.
• Review and contextualize existing partnerships resources at country level and identify additional needs to support capacity assessment, monitoring, compliance, project cycle management, etc.
• Develop the capacity and provide ongoing mentorship to key partnerships focal points among DRCSudan Area office
• Partnerships Management and Collaboration
• Coordinate across teams to carry out partner organizational capacity assessments and analyse assessments to identify partners aligned to DRCs strategy and ambition.
• Identify specific capacity strengthening and organizational development needs, and provide and/or coordinate training and targeted capacity strengthening support to partners.
• Directly manage partners along with Technical leads at the area level.
• Provide technical partnerships support for partnerships with a support of Program Managers, Technical Coordinators, Finance, and Grants Management
• Analyse results of ongoing partnerships, monitor workplan, achievements and results on the ground to produce lessons learnt and inform strategic decision-making
• Participate in initiatives to improve partnership practices by periodically assessing DRC Sudan’s partnership approach, considering both DRC and partners’ perspectives, capture lessons learned and best practices, and make recommendations for improvement
• Grants, Accountability, Reporting, and Learning
• Ensure a compliance process with internal and external reporting requirements including procurement, HR, and finance, in close coordination with the relevant support function partnerships focal point
• Ensure partner payments and financial liquidations are done on time.
• Provide input for donor reports and proposals as needed in relation to partnerships and localization
• Work with the grants management team to ensure that partnership tools and financial standards meet donor requirements
• Ensure documentation and consolidation of partner success stories, in coordination with DRC’s advocacy & communications team which can be communicated externally
• Ensure adherence to DRC’s Age, Gender, and Diversity policy and AGD programmatic minimum standards
• Ensure compliance with zero-tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse policy, Safeguarding Policy, and Child Safeguarding Policy
• Perform other relevant tasks as requested by and in discussion with the partnership coordinator.