Partnership Coordinator

Overview

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933, the IRC is one of the world’s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), working in more than 40 countries and in more than 25 U.S. cities. IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions.

If you’re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, join us to positively impact the lives of millions for a better future.

Technical Excellence and Grant Operations & Analytics Team

At the IRC, we measure success by positive changes in people’s lives across five outcome areas: health, education, economic well-being, safety and power, while narrowing the gender gap. Our programs are based on the best available evidence, aligned with our theories of change, adapted to context, responsive to client needs, and continuously improved by generating evidence, measuring what we do, and acting on what we learn.

The Technical Excellence team supports this work.

Established in April 2021, the Grant Operations & Analytics Team (GOAT) harmonizes grants, business development, finance, and analytics to increase efficiency, effectiveness and quality control across Technical Excellence grants and business operations. The team aims to build a diverse and inclusive environment that encourages critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible service to our clients.

The Role:

The Partnership Coordinator, Grant Operations & Analytics Team (GOAT) will maintain quality management of partnerships under grants and contracts within IRC’s Technical Excellence (Tech Ex) Department. Reporting to the Sr Partnerships Adviser, this role will work closely with in-country and HQ staff, including award managers, finance, and business development, to ensure effective partnership management in line with IRC’s Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results System (PEERS).

The Partnership Coordinator will supervise three Partnership Officers. This position has limited field travel and logistical support for special projects.

The IRC’s Strategy
100 partnership ambition recognizes that people affected by crisis and the actors closest to them are best placed to respond and lead lasting change. In line with this, the Partnership Coordinator will be a partnership champion, working with Tech Ex departments to: ask “why not partner?” when planning programming with a goal to increase the proportion of resources provided to local partners to 25% by 2024;

and “Partner as equals,” ensuring support, learning from, and collaboration with partners in long-term, principled, feminist partnerships that share power and resources.

Major Responsibilities:

Strategy

• Support the Sr Partnerships Advisor in developing Tech Ex’s internal capacity to partner, including six core building blocks for partnership success: self-assessment; defined roles and resources; partnership working group; partnership training; stakeholder analysis; and collaborative design.
• Support the GOAT Partnership Team in delivering their service offering to Tech Ex, including developing partnership strategies for each Technical Unit and identifying new potential partners, including strategic partners.

Business Development (estimated 10% of time):

• Support Unit technical staff in developing proposals for new opportunities with partnership elements, including reviewing and contributing to concept notes and full proposals, ensuring donor guidelines and program needs are met and that partner voices are heard.
• Provide advice on PEERS processes during the development phase as required.
• Conduct all partner due diligence processes including vetting and facilitating signing of pre-teaming/teaming agreements for opportunities led by the Partnership lead.

Partnerships within GOAT (estimated 60% of time)

• Support the Partnership Officers in managing post-award partnership portfolios for Tech Ex awards, including finalizing agreements through close-out and capacity sharing.
• Co-lead…