Job ID
50096
Job Title
Partnership Officer
To work for
MEDAIR
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Partnership Management
-Support partners kick-offs, review and closure meetings led by the Partnership Manager across all sectors and grants
-Coordinate with programme and support departments to ensure quality implementation, compliance and regular reporting of partner sub-grant
-Conduct monitoring visits to partners’ field offices and share visit report, recommendations and follow-up actions
-Maintain accurate and up-to-date and complete documentation of all partnership-related processes and documents, ensuring compliance with internal policies and donor requirements
-Ensure all partnership information is accurately recorded and regularly updated in the Partnership Tracker.
-Ensure the timely submission of partner reports and liaise with relevant Medair staff to review.
-Ensure donor visibility guidelines are clearly communicated and met by partners
-Support partners to implement programme activities in accordance with donor requirements, Medair standards and sector-specific technical guidance, including the use of appropriate delivery modalities
-Support partners to apply appropriate standards for accountability, safeguarding, information management and data protection throughout programme implementation
Partner identification and assessment
-Support new partners identification process across all sectors
-Work with relevant staff to ensure all partners undergo capacity assessment and vetting prior to partnering with Medair
-Support partner mapping, selection, and assessment for technical capacity building.
-Support partner assessments and due diligence processes
Partner Capacity Building
-Collect data from partners’ assessment to develop tailored capacity building plans
-Ensure conducting pre-and-post training assessments
-Support the proper implementation of the capacity building plans for partners in coordination with other departments
-Ensure regular follow-up and coordination with our partners
-Support facilitating induction training sessions for Medair staff on partnership new processes and tools
-Support training sessions by setting up the venue, preparing attendee materials, welcoming, and registering trainees
-Support partners kick-offs, review and closure meetings led by the Partnership Manager across all sectors and grants
-Coordinate with programme and support departments to ensure quality implementation, compliance and regular reporting of partner sub-grant
-Conduct monitoring visits to partners’ field offices and share visit report, recommendations and follow-up actions
-Maintain accurate and up-to-date and complete documentation of all partnership-related processes and documents, ensuring compliance with internal policies and donor requirements
-Ensure all partnership information is accurately recorded and regularly updated in the Partnership Tracker.
-Ensure the timely submission of partner reports and liaise with relevant Medair staff to review.
-Ensure donor visibility guidelines are clearly communicated and met by partners
-Support partners to implement programme activities in accordance with donor requirements, Medair standards and sector-specific technical guidance, including the use of appropriate delivery modalities
-Support partners to apply appropriate standards for accountability, safeguarding, information management and data protection throughout programme implementation
Partner identification and assessment
-Support new partners identification process across all sectors
-Work with relevant staff to ensure all partners undergo capacity assessment and vetting prior to partnering with Medair
-Support partner mapping, selection, and assessment for technical capacity building.
-Support partner assessments and due diligence processes
Partner Capacity Building
-Collect data from partners’ assessment to develop tailored capacity building plans
-Ensure conducting pre-and-post training assessments
-Support the proper implementation of the capacity building plans for partners in coordination with other departments
-Ensure regular follow-up and coordination with our partners
-Support facilitating induction training sessions for Medair staff on partnership new processes and tools
-Support training sessions by setting up the venue, preparing attendee materials, welcoming, and registering trainees
Qualifications
-A university degree required in one of the following fields: international relations, programme management, international development, social sciences, or related relevant field.
-3 to 5 years of experience in international organizations and humanitarian settings, specifically in partnerships, grants and programme management, capacity building.
-Experience in cash and health projects as an asset
-Skills and experience in managing and coordinating with multiple partners concurrently are highly regarded.
-Fluency in English and Arabic is required
-Strong level of computer literacy
-3 to 5 years of experience in international organizations and humanitarian settings, specifically in partnerships, grants and programme management, capacity building.
-Experience in cash and health projects as an asset
-Skills and experience in managing and coordinating with multiple partners concurrently are highly regarded.
-Fluency in English and Arabic is required
-Strong level of computer literacy
Specific Vacancy Requirements
-The announcement will close once a suitable candidate is identified.
-Starting date: September 2026
-Job Commitment: 6 Months subject to extension based on funding
-Starting date: September 2026
-Job Commitment: 6 Months subject to extension based on funding
Salary and Benefits
Salary and conditions will be as per Medair Salary Scale for this position.
About us
Medair is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization with headquarters in Switzerland, founded in 1989 and currently working in 14 countries throughout the world.
We bring relief and recovery to people who are suffering in remote and devastated communities around the world. Medair helps communities to survive crisis, recover with dignity, and develop skills to build a better future in core areas Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene), Shelter/Infrastructure.
We bring relief and recovery to people who are suffering in remote and devastated communities around the world. Medair helps communities to survive crisis, recover with dignity, and develop skills to build a better future in core areas Health and Nutrition, WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene), Shelter/Infrastructure.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Aug 03, 2026
Expiry Date
Sep 02, 2026
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CV Language
English