Partnership Manager Palestine

occupied Palestinian territory

Norwegian Refugee Council

Posted 17 Aug 2026 Closing date 31 Aug 2026

NRC is looking for a Partnership Manager to join the Palestine mission. The role holder will lead the country office’s partnership portfolio, provide strategic leadership to its localisation agenda, lead the partnership cycle management process, and represent NRC in partnership coordination forums.

If you are strategic and visionary leader with strong coordination, communication, networking, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills; a hands‑on mindset; and the ability to learn quickly, adapt, and turn ideas into practical results, then this is the role for you!

• This position is only open to candidates who have the legal eligibility work in Palestine. NRC is unable to provide work permits or visa sponsor ships for this position ***

• Localisation strategy implementation.
• Partnership programming strategic and technical leadership, integrating partnerships throughout the project cycle management process.
• Partnerships systems, tools, guidelines, and procedures development and maintenance.
• Partner organisation capacity sharing responsibility, to identify priorities, develop joint capacity sharing plans, and monitor progress.
• Relationship building and development with local NGOs, civil society organisations, other national and local actors, public institutions, academia, and the private sector.
• Partnership management in line with NRC policies, humanitarian principles, donor requirements, and partnership standards.
• People leadership, including the performance management, workforce planning, recruitment, staff induction, staff development, and duty of care.
• NRC representation in relevant partnership coordination platforms.
• Safeguarding and Anti‑Corruption standards and principles active promotion.

• Relevant senior level experience within an NGO/international organisation.
• Grants’ management, partnership, and/or coordination expertise.
• Complex humanitarian contexts exposure.
• National, international, and local civil society organisations background.
• Palestine and the Middle East context experience and knowledge.
• English and Arabic fluency, both written and verbal.

• West Bank, Palestine duty station.
• 12-month contract duration, renewable based on requirements, performance, and funding availability.
• 30% travel, approximately.
• Grade 9 in NRC’s International Salary Scale, with accompanying terms and conditions. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package.
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer and aims to have staffing diversity in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
• Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC.

• Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world’s most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.
• On October 7th, 2023, a substantial escalation in events began unfolding between Palestine and Israel. This situation was precipitated by a series of unprecedented actions and responses, including the launch of a significant number of rockets by armed groups in Gaza, targeting various locations within Israel as well as Israeli retaliation.
• NRC has been present in Palestine since 2009, provides humanitarian assistance and promotes respect for international law in one of the longest-running displacement crises in modern history. NRC’s work includes emergency preparedness and response.
• NRC implements programming directly and in collaboration with partners in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza across five
  
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