Country: Norway
Closing date: 22 May 2017
NRC’s Partnership and Policy Department is looking for a new Institutional Partnership Advisor (IPA). The Partnerships and Policy Department is responsible for NRC’s strategic relations with institutional donors and private foundations, and is the “centre of excellence” on donor/partner relations in NRC. As part of a highly effective Institutional Partnership unit, the new IPA is expected to take on the role as NRC’s lead expert adviser on specific institutional donors (and foundations). As such, the IPA is responsible for strategic relations with these donors and for building internal capacity and maintaining a help desk on donor related issues.
Role and responsibilities
The IPA we are looking for will be responsible for NRC’s relationship with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the main responsibilities include:
Being the NRC focal point for expertise on the donor and its relations with NRC, which includes being lead for NRC’s strategic engagement with the donor at HO level, and analyse and share information internally in NRC on policies and priorities of the donor
Assist with resource mobilization, including tracking and sharing new funding opportunities
Provide help-desk support and capacity build staff on fund raising and donor rules and regulations to facilitate compliance
Provide advice on donor expectations and requirements in proposals and reports
Network and advocate for improved financing conditions with the donor
Liaise with other NRC units on donor related issues
Administer NRC’s existing framework agreement with Sida, including management of processes related to annual plans, annual reports, donor meetings, and proposing strategic improvements of the framework agreement
Processes and negotiations of new framework agreements
Actively identifying new funding opportunities
Qualifications
Relevant university degree
Minimum 5 years of experience from a humanitarian/development organization and/or from a donor administration, either at Head Office/capital or field/embassy level
Documented results in resource mobilization, including developing proposals and reports to government donors, UN or similar
Experience with donor work from other humanitarian/development organisations than NRC
A thorough understanding of Project Cycle Management, especially of the logical framework approach
Considerable experience from coordinating complex donor processes
Experience with editing texts in English
Knowledge of Sida’s strategic priorities, organizational setup and funding mechanisms
Prior experience with the following donors is also an added advantage:
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (NMFA)
Norwegian Agency for Development Coordination (Norad)
The Department for International Development (DFID),
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
Personal qualities
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including negotiation skills
Strong planning and administrative skills, we are looking for a conscientious and structured person
Strong analytical abilities
High tolerance for working under highly stressful conditions
Fluency in English, both written and verbal and preferably knowledge of Scandinavian languages
Sense of humor
We offer
Contract period: Permanent
Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
Duty station: Oslo, Norway
Application procedures and CV registration:
Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location
All candidates will hear back from us within three weeks after the application deadline
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
How to apply:
Please follow this link to apply for the position