Needed Institutional Partnership Development (IPD) Advisor

SOS Children’s Villages International is the umbrella organisation for the global federation of SOS Children’s Villages. As a non-governmental social development organisation we support children without parental care and families in difficult living conditions through services in care, education, health and emergency relief, and we advocate for the rights of children and young people, in alliance with a great diversity of partners. We work in 135 countries and territories, reaching over one million children, young people, families and caregivers each year. For the Regional Office CEE/CIS/Middle East we are looking for a committed:

Institutional Partnership Development (IPD) Advisor

Location: Amman, Jordan

Tasks and Responsibilities

Project implementation

• Provide support to the MAs and PSAs in management of projects in Middle East MAs with due respect to donor requirements and SOS CVIs regulations and standards;
• Organise and conducting projects related meetings virtually and face to face (e.g. Facilitation of partnership exchanges e.g. kick-off meeting, review meetings, monitoring visits etc.)
• Review on regular basis projects details, deliverables and schedules as per project Implementation Plan and support MAs in developing projects yearly action plans;
• Provide support to key project staff and stakeholders in reaching project strategic objectives and results;
• Develop and oversee projects monitoring system, using data analysis as the basis for measuring performance;
• Communicate on a regular basis with the project’s lead applicant and support MAs in reporting on the project’s progress;
• Support MAs in preparation of the final reports on time, in quality manner as per donor requirements;
• Ensure wide dissemination and visibility of projects achievements;
• Coordinate usage of the ProDigi for the project implementation.

Knowledge Management**

• Facilitate and document learning across all aspects of projects to inform planning and decision-making;
• Outline good practices as well as common challenges in projects;
• Hold Onboarding programs for new Project management plus further develop content and keep up to date;
• Builds the capacity of SOS MAs and regional counterparts’ in the field of project cycle management and result-based management
• Provide support papers as well as foster best practice sharing in the respective field of work.

Acquisition

• Collecting donor intelligence and disseminating it among MAs and IOR;
• Screening institutional funding opportunities and matching them with the organizational needs;
• Steers, initiates, supports and guides SOS MAs in applying to adequate institutional funding opportunities (be it national / regional or international grants) in order to increment local income of SOS MAs if needed Developing internal processes, support-papers and tools related to institutional funding

Human Resource support

Hold job interviews of short listed candidates for position of Project managers if needed;

• Hold feedback talks in the frame of the HR cycle of Project managers;
• Support professional and personal development of projects staff;
• In line with SOS CVIs standards for leadership framework provide functional leadership for projects staff.

Requirements

• University degree in economics, management or social sciences (Master degree in relevant field would be an advantage);
• At least 5 years of experience in management of development cooperation projects; work experience with NGO will be a plus.
• Significant experience of working in the development context;
• Experience in finance, operations and team management;
• Experience in Project Cycle Management;
• Knowledge of procurement standards and regulations of Development Cooperation Agencies Practice in community development, consultation and partnership development;
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft suite;
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic language

We offer

• Working for a meaningful cause
• A diverse range of interesting tasks in a leading international NGO’s multicultural working environment
• Opportunities for further learning and development
• A committed and innovative team and management culture