Senior Partnerships Manager

Purpose of Job

Jobholders at this level are capable of operating with minimal supervision. They work within guidelines and procedures in order to prepare more complex, specialized or ad-hoc reports in their related field. They contribute to the completion of milestones or operational targets within the assigned functional area. They undertake operational activities including developing government partnerships’ requirements and proposals and agreements, coordinating for signing agreements, coordinating frequently with government partners, attending events and conducting visits to local and international government entities, attending to partners’ requests and queries, and analyzing partnerships’ outcomes.

Job Responsibilities

Partnerships’ Activation  

 •    Develop partnership governance document and partnership activation and implementation plan based on input from Government Partnerships and Private Partnerships functions
•    Coordinate with concerned stakeholders for the partnership launch meeting
•    Participate in the partnership steering committee through collecting requirements, setting-up meetings, attending meetings, drafting minutes of meetings and obtaining approvals) 
•    Handle partner data requests in a timely and accurate manner ensuring partners’ satisfaction

Partnerships’ Monitoring and Evaluation  

 •    Follow-up on the progress of government and private partnerships ensuring both parties are in line with the agreement and implementation plan and develop periodic partnership reports accordingly
•    Collect data and information from government and private partners to analyze outcomes of partnerships 
•    Review the partnerships’ assessment reports, identify gaps and areas of improvement, and provide corrective recommendations

Partnerships’ Improvement  

 •    Document lessons learned from government and private partnerships for enhanced future planning
•    Update the annual engagement plan to reflect changes and improvements as per partnership assessment reports

Organization and Operations  

 •    Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
•    Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner
•    Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly
•    Perform other duties as requested

People Management  

 •    Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable
•    Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/ junior staff
•    Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes

Job Details

Communication and Contacs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Communications, Public Relations, or equivalent is required

Experience

A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience 

Competencies