• Support field staff in the accurate and timely mapping of organisations in DRC’s areas of operation
• Contribute to the design, planning and monitoring of all partners’ projects as requested
• Develop and maintain a folder of soft and hard copies of all partnerships documents
• Responsible for the accurate assessment of potential partners
• Develop, review and build on internal DRC capacity building modules
• Support in the proper implementation of partners’ capacity building plans
• Liaise with the support team on the partners’ procurement and financial requirements
• Revise the translation of partnership documents as needed
• Draft sub-grant agreements, MoUs, reporting templates and annexes.
• Review and provide feedback on all partners’ narrative reports
• Support in the planning and design of partner kick-off meetings
• Support the Partnerships Specialist in monitoring visits to partners field offices/areas of operation to identify challenges and elaborate solutions
• Ensuring that a positive and mutually respectful relationship is maintained as all times between DRC and partners and addressing any issues as they arise.
• Deputizing for Grants and Partnerships Manager as required

Requirements: 

• Undergraduate degree in international relief and development, social sciences, statistics/research methods, management or related relevant field.
• 1 – 2 years of experience in international organizations and humanitarian settings, specifically in capacity building, grants and reporting. Skills and experience in managing and coordinating with multiple partners concurrently is highly regarded;
• Fluency in Arabic and English
• Experience in operational capacity building of CBOs (desired)
• Strong level of computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel and Power point);
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity and flexibility;
• Experience in using tools, manuals, training modules and plans for the purpose of capacity building and project management;
• Demonstrate the ability to pay attention to details
• Comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure well;
• Flexibility in working overtime when needed
• Flexibility in frequent traveling to national field locations
• Developing capacity building plans (desired)