Partnerships Manager

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions.

If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future. Job Overview/Summary: The Partnerships Manager plays a pivotal role within the IRC Nigeria’s Partnerships Unit, contributing to the delivery of high-quality, compliant, and impactful programming. The role is central to ensuring effective partnership management and fostering strong, sustainable relationships with partner organizations. Reporting to the Partnerships Coordinator, the Partnerships Manager will enhance IRC’s capacity to engage with partners, particularly local actors, by promoting and modeling effective partnership approaches.

The position will also lead efforts in collaborative partnership management, capacity sharing, and the training and support of partners throughout project implementation. Based in the IRC Maiduguri office, the Partnership Manager will support the Partnership Management tasks across the Country Program (currently spread in NE and NW of Nigeria with possibility of expansion) . The Partnerships Manager will work closely and collaboratively with colleagues across the Grants, M&E, Finance, Technical, and Operations teams in Nigeria, as well as with the Regional Partnerships Team, the Awards Management Unit (AMU), and Legal/Compliance teams at IRC Headquarters.

Major Responsibilities: Follow IRC’s Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results System (PEERS) that sets out efficient and responsive processes, delineates clear roles and responsibilities and articulates IRC’s strategic approach to partnerships. Ensure quality sub-award management, including sub-award start-up, sub-award implementation, and appropriate sub-close-out. 1. Partnership Excellence and Compliance Adhere to IRC's Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results System (PEERS), ensuring efficient, responsive, and compliant processes that clearly define roles, responsibilities, and IRC's strategic approach to partnerships.

Ensure quality management across all stages of the sub-award lifecycle - including start-up, implementation, monitoring, and close-out - in line with IRC and donor requirements. Maintain effective and efficient internal procedures for managing partnership processes, documentation, and compliance across all departments. Support the preparation of management…

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