Partnership Manager Nigeria Abuja

ReliefWeb | Nigeria (On-site) | NG
NigeriaPartnership Manager Nigeria AbujaOrganization
  • Norwegian Refugee Council
Posted 18 Sep 2025 Closing date 2 Oct 2025015, NRC Nigeria has been working to help displacement affected communities meet their basic needs, improve their livelihoods, access essential services, and enhance their resilience to future shocks through our six Core Competencies: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter, Education, Information, Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA), Livelihoods and Food Security (LFS), Camp Management, and Protection.NRC provides immediate assistance during the onset of emergencies through the Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM). In 2021, NRC reached over 269,000 people with assistance.NRC is expanding partnership portfolio of local partners in Nigeria - including national and local government authorities, civil society organizations, and private sector actors, to scale up services delivery and enhance localization commitments.Find out more about NRC https://www.nrc.no/ and Watch this short video to see NRC in action https://vimeo.com/736782633What We Are Looking ForThe Partnership Manager provides technical leadership for NRC’s partnership approach in Nigeria, embedding principled localisation within country strategies, programmes, and internal systems. The role ensures quality across partnership processes, capacity development of NRC staff and local partners, and harmonisation of tools and workflows.What You Will Do
  • Responsible for the development and implementation of partnership strategy in line with the global Policy on Partnerships with Local actors and the Local Actor Partnership Handbook, contextualized to the Nigeria response context.
  • Provide strategic advice, technical support and capacity building support across Country Office and Area Offices on partnership issues.
  • Ensure compliance with and adherence to NRC policies, guidance and procedures.
  • Promote relationships of mutual respect and mutual learning with partners.
  • Responsible for the management of the full cycle of the Project Implementation Agreements (PIA) process ensuring full involvement of local partners from strategic planning, due diligence, project design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and learning and audit.
  • Coordinate and oversee the co-development and co-implementation of capacity strengthening action plans addressing partners’ specific organizational development needs.
  • Actively promote SIP (Safe and Inclusive Programming) standards and principles within NRC and amongst project participants supported by NRC.
Please download the detailed job description to learn more about the position Partnership Manager Nigeria - JD.pdfWhat You Will BringProfessional Competencies
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related area. Master’s degree preferred but not mandatory
  • Minimum 5 years of experience of partnership management, grants management and programmatic implementation in a humanitarian/recovery context
  • Good skills and experience in all aspects of programme cycle management - design and development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation
  • Experience of working in complex and volatile contexts
  • Experience in mainstreaming protection concepts within a humanitarian operation.
  • Ability to coordinate tasks and work processes and work with short deadlines
  • Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
  • Experience with facilitating and leading internal organisational processes.
  • Fluency in English, both written and verbal
Context Related Skills, Knowledge And Experience
  • Previous experience of working with local partners
  • Diplomacy and facilitation skills are essential
  • Excellent coordination, communication (verbal and written) and networking skills
  • Advanced computer skills, especially in Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.
Behavioural competencies
  • Strategic thinking
  • Initiate action and change
  • Empowering and building trust
  • Influencing and consensus building
  • Coordinating and communicating effectively
  • Leadership and conflict resolution
What We Offer
  • Duty station: Abuja, Nigeria
  • Contract: 12 months
  • Salary&Benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s Nigeria National salary scale
  • We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.
  • Find out more about the benefits of working for NRC https://www.nrc.no/career/what-we-offer/
  • Kindly send any questions about the application process to: cwa.recruitment@nrc.no. Applications sent via email will not be accepted. Please check your application status on your NRC application profile.
  • This position is open to Local Applicants Only**
How to applyhttps://ekum.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2019/job/19088Job detailsCountry
  • Nigeria
City Abuja Source
  • Norwegian Refugee Council
Type
  • Job
Career category
  • Program/Project Management
Years of experience
  • 5-9 years
Theme
  • Coordination
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  • Company : ReliefWeb
  • Position : Partnership Manager Nigeria Abuja
  • Location : Nigeria (On-site)
  • Country : NG
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Post Date : 2025-09-23 | Expired Date : 2025-10-23

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