Polish Humanitarian Action is looking for a Partnership Coordinator (Somalia) 

General information 
Position: Partnership Coordinator 
Location: Mogadishu, with travels inside Somalia 
Contract type: fixed term 
Working hours: Full time 
Estimated start date: as soon as possible 
Position reports to: Head of Programmes 

Main responsibilities: 

• Cooperate with partner organisations in the coordination of activities, sharing information and good practices; 
• Support partner organisations in developing proposals for project activities, project logical matrix, budget and other project documents; 
• Support in developing reports and financial and narrative accounts; 
• Support in implementing procedures and creating appropriate administrative, financial and logistical documentation of the project; 
• Maintain regular contacts with partner organisations, establish contacts with new ones, create and deepen partnerships with NGOs; 
• Prepare new partnership agreements, in accordance with the PAH project approval process; 
• Supervise mutual compliance with the terms of agreements, including regular project settlements and verification of settlements, implementation of project activities in accordance with the project logical matrix and schedule, sending transfers in accordance with the previously adopted schedule; 
• Support the assessments of new partners before entering into new partnerships, support the preparation and implementation of new procedures and necessary standards; 
• Liaise with external stakeholders on substantive issues; 
• Preparation of accounting and financial records; 
• Information flow management; 
• Financial clearing and closing of partnership/consortium projects; 
• Close cooperation with teams at headquarters; 
• Conducting promotional activities for projects; 
• Coordinate project modification requests (if required) in collaboration with, Head of Programs and Head of Mission. 
• Performing other tasks as required by your superior 

 

The successful candidate will be selected based on the qualification requirements described below: 

• Over 5 years of experience in NGO sector; 
• At least 2 years of experience working in a similar role in humanitarian context; Preferably working with ECHO or Other EU projects 
• Strong communication, networking and coordination training skills; 
• Bachelor’s degree supported with sufficient work experience (preferred humanitarian or development fields of study); 
• Fullproficiency (C2) in spoken and written English required; 
• Trainings in the humanitarian field will be an asset, especially related to humanitarian programming and systems such as APPEL; 

 

What we offer: 

• Friendly and cooperative working atmosphere with comprehensive development possibilities; 
• Free accommodation in a shared guest house; 
• R&R benefit; 
• Flights home covered at the beginning and at the end of the deployment and every 3 months; 
• Annual leave of 26 working days and 5 additional days of free leave; 
• Medical insurance (including Emergency Evacuation); 
• Psychological Support Package. 

 

How to apply: 

If you are interested in applying for this position, please fill in the online application form and send us the following documents prepared in ENGLISH no later than 20 June 2023: 

• Short resume (max. 2 pages) including relevant information on your education and work experience; 
• Short cover letter (max. 1 page). 

We strongly encourage qualified candidates to apply as soon as possible, the applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. 

Kindly note that only the candidates shortlisted for the next stages of the recruitment will be contacted.