CARE Deutschland e.V. is currently recruiting:
Line Manager: Head of Programs
Location: Tripoli, Libya (with frequent travel to implementation areas)
Conditions: 1 Year Employment Contract (Potential to renew)
Project Duration: 2 Years (Jan 24 – Dec 25)
Role Objectives
The objective of the Partnership Coordinator position is to collaborate closely with the CARE Libya Program team, local and regional partners, to ensure the achievement of high-quality and compliant programming among these partners. This role involves effective management of sub-grants and due diligence processes, as well as the mapping and establishment of strong and sustainable partnerships.
The Partnership Coordinator will lead efforts to monitor and overseeing the partners-led activities of CARE Libya Programs and the CAFI MENA consortium, ensuring alignment with the CARE Partnership Framework, compliance aspects and contributing to the overall success of our programs in the region
The main Tasks & Responsibilities include
Ensure partners’ program results are received, supervised, filed, and comply with donor objectives, rules & regulations, and requirements by coordinating with program teams and other relevant units within CARE.
Review partners’ contractual reports and compile internal feedback, ensuring timely communication with partners.
Lead in organizing and conducting review meetings with partners, incorporating inputs from program, finance, and compliance staff, and ensuring dissemination of meeting minutes to relevant stakeholders.
Develop comprehensive partner profiles outlining their capabilities, resources, and areas of interest.
Map potential local partners to understand their capacities, areas of expertise, and alignment with organizational goals.
Supervise projects robustly, ensuring compliance with partner-specific requirements, programmatic monitoring work plans, procurement plans, and budget spending.
In collaboration with MEAL Officer, lead monitoring of partners, including developing an annual monitoring schedule, coordinating monitoring tool development, and facilitating remote and on-site monitoring.
Systematically collecting and reflecting on lessons learned where partners can strengthen their efforts to address the root causes of GBV in their communities.
Document lessons learned in a systematic manner, including case studies, reports, and evaluations and recognize the challenges faced in implementing GBV prevention and response intervention.
Facilitate opportunities for skills development and learning exchanges by supporting new partners and leveraging the expertise of experienced partners.
Conduct monitoring visits and coordinate support for partners to address concerns or issues, ensuring implementation of response and support plans.
Maintain partner files, including filing communication and maintaining the Sub-Award Tracker, and ensuring all requirements throughout the sub-award lifecycle are
Coordinate with relevant CARE staff to review sub-grant progress for donor reporting and grant review meetings, ensuring donor commitments are met.
Ensure partners’ narrative reports comply with the relevant project’s requirements and CARE International’s Partner Agreement Funding Policy.
Compile regional narrative reports to be submitted to CARE
Keep partners informed at all stages of decision-making, allowing autonomy over project direction and planning through clear documentation of decision-making
Conduct in-person refreshers to ensure partners have a clear understanding of project elements, providing continuous support and follow-up, fostering a positive partnership- environment (as opposed to policing-partner)
Core Competencies

Interpersonal Skill
Ability to work independently and as a team player who demonstrates leadership and is able to support and train local staff on Proper RH modules.
Communication Skills Well-developed written and oral communication skills. Able to communicate clearly and with sensitivity when engaging with stakeholders as a representative of CARE. This includes effective negotiation and representation skills.

Integrity
Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to CARE’s core values and humanitarian principles.
Resilience/Adaptability and flexibility
Ability to operate effectively under extreme circumstances including stressful conditions. Works and lives with a flexible, adaptive, and resilient manner.
Awareness and sensitivity of self and others:
Demonstrates awareness and sensitivity to gender and diversity. Has experience and the ability to live and work in diverse cultural contexts in a culturally appropriate manner. Has the capacity to make accurate self-assessment particularly in high stress and high security contexts.
Knowledge and skills
Knowledge of CARE policies and procedures, information management and
telecommunication skills as well as proficiency in information technology/ computer skills.
Work style
Is well planned and organized even within a rapidly changing working environment and has the capacity to take the initiative.
Able to make decisions with competent analytical and problem-solving abilities

Key Requirements
Degree in relevant subject (economics, sociology, politics, geography or similar).
+5 years of professional experience and profound knowledge in partnership management and or in humanitarian aid or development cooperation
Ability to ensure compliance with donor’s
Content experience in the area of strengthening civil society organizations, gender, protection, and/or GBV.
Experience in cooperation in international consortia is desired
Strategic and planning expertise
Experience with international donors such as GFFO and others
Regional experience in the MENA contexts
Experience with financial management / accounting of projects
Very good knowledge of Arabic and English, other language skills an advantage
Willingness to travel occasionally to the project region
Willingness to take on a high degree of responsibility

About CARE
CARE International (CARE) is a non-religious, non-political international development and humanitarian organization, dedicated to fighting global poverty. CARE works in around 95 countries globally, engaging diverse partnerships to support communities to overcome poverty through development projects and delivers humanitarian assistance. CARE programs address social injustice whilst placing women and girls at the core of programming in order to create sustainable positive change in poor communities. CARE is an equal opportunity employer irrespective of nationality, religion, ethnicity, caste or gender. CARE is starting a presence with a Country Office in Libya, Tripoli, to provide relief and development assistance to vulnerable populations.
Accountability within CARE
A commitment to CARE values and CARE’s integrity framework is critical to working with CARE. Any candidate offered a job with CARE will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability:
Comply with CARE’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviors of a CARE staff or partner.
Safeguarding
Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with CARE as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that CARE shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.
Gender equality
CARE is committed to meeting the standards of theCARE International Gender Policy(2019). Through this policy, CARE seeks to promote the equal realization of dignity and human rights for girls, women, boys and men in all diversities, and the elimination of poverty and injustice. Specifically, this policy seeks to improve the explicit incorporation of gender in programmatic and organizational practices.
How to Apply
Please send your complete application package (CV, motivation letter,3 references of your direct managers) only in English to [email protected], subject (Partnership Coordinator (MENA) )no later than the 24 th of April 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.