What we do
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) works worldwide to provide humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict and armed violence. We take action in response to emergencies and at the same time promote respect for international humanitarian law. We are an independent and neutral organization, and our mandate stems essentially from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We work closely with National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and with their International Federation in order to ensure a concerted, rational and rapid humanitarian response to the needs of the victims of armed conflict or any other situation of internal violence. We direct and coordinate the international activities conducted in these situations.
Purpose
In line with its 2019-2022 Institutional Strategy and 2020-2030 Institutional Resource Mobilization Strategy, the ICRC intends to further engage with DAs to improve and expand the sustainable humanitarian impact (SHI) it aims to have on conflict and violence affected communities. While this path is three pronged, i.e. (i) shaping humanitarian and diplomacy policy and agenda; (ii) leveraging knowledge and expertise exchanges; and, (iii) exploring operational collaboration potential, ICRC’s Resource Mobilisation Division’s Development Centre of Operational Excellence (DEV CoE) focuses on the latter. The CoE’s purpose is to contribute meaningfully to the ICRC’s mandate through its specialist knowledge of, as well as active outreach to, DAs.
The DEV CoE leads and orchestrates the institution’s stewardship on the fundraising facet of the engagement with DAs, whether national development agencies (NDAs) multilateral development banks (MDBs/IFIs), or (climate) funds. It develops the Division’s competence and expertise required, as well as wider institutional adaptations needed to effectively connect with DAs. The CoE leads the outreach with other peers to successfully enlist these actors as reliable backers of the ICRC’s mission in a consistent, coherent and concerted fashion.
The Partnership Manager (PM) is the steward of the relationship with selected NDAs from the Asia-Pacific region (AP), aimed at developing and securing their broadened and deepened financial support for the delivery of the ICRC’s mandate.
General Duties
- Enlists selected AP NDAs as ICRC funding partners to deliver on its mission and to ensure its financial security.
- Crafts/reflects the ICRC as an enabling brand of interest to selected AP NDAs].
- Contributes to enhancing ICRC’s readiness as a fundraising organization to successfully partner with selected AP NDAs.
- Understands and adheres to the seven Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
- Understands and adheres to the ICRC Code of Conduct.
- Understands the roles of the components of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
- Respects and observes staff regulations and security rules at all times.
- Represents the ICRC in a professional manner at all times.
- Develops and maintains a pleasant and conducive working environment with colleagues and line managers.
- Performs all duties with the highest level of confidentiality in the interest of the employees and the ICRC.
- Conducts missions abroad as necessary and pertinent to the stewardship and advancement of the portfolio.
- May be asked to perform tasks not covered in this job description and to provide support to other departments when necessary.
Accountabilities & Functional responsibilities
- Funding to deliver the mission and Ensuring financial security (70%)
- Crafts and provides stewardship for the fundraising strategy with selected AP NDAs, including the arbitration process, of which to engage with.
- Develops and secures stable support from selected AP NDAs, ensuring greatest possible ‘value-add’ of the partnerships.
- Prospects jointly with relevant ICRC peers, new potentials and opportunities for operational collaborations contracts with selected AP NDAs, including co-created ones.
- Negotiates and upholds a principled and practical approach to funding, contributing to the wider reflection on institutional coherence on red lines related to principled funding.
- Leads and liaises on all tasks related to financing contracts: negotiation, drafting, managing, closing, etc.
Contributes to the CoE’s analysis and aggregation of theoretical and empirical learning and best practices when it comes to the practical and normative dimensions of organizational interoperability, as well as development of standard processes, fundraising models, performance frameworks, and tools.
An enabling brand (20%)
Manages relations with selected AP NDAs counterparts, widens relevant networks, whether at the Field, HQ, working or high levels.
Steers skilfully the networked approach required for engaging with NDAs, working closely with relevant ICRC colleagues at the global level and acting in a blue line capacity with key delegation staff acting as interfaces to NDA headquarters if and as applicable.
Monitors and influences evolving interests and trends of selected AP NDAs to inform ICRC’s fundraising strategy and offering.
Together with peers both at HQ and in the Field, identifies and leverages key events allowing to widen and deepen ICRC’s relationship with selected AP NDAs.
Together with peers, selects, arbitrates and crafts the products to initiate discussions on, the topics and issues that could feature in fundraising-oriented communication, how reporting should be framed, etc. for selected AP NDAs
Contributes in building familiarity, trust and distinction for selected AP NDAs, ensuring the ICRC is seen as a worthy, unique and relevant recipient, reinforcing its existent institutional brand.
Represents the ICRC at selected AP NDAs workshops, conferences and other for a, as relevant.
A fundraising organization (10%)
Contributes through the CoE and exchanges with the Clearing House to inform adaptations required in ICRC’s various ‘ways of doing business’ when it comes to how development actors expect to engage, whether linked e.g. to normative considerations, transaction costs, practical organizational-fit issues, etc.
Co-leads in the networked approach on engaging DAs, ensuring it does not generate intra-ICRC competition, uproot its principled anchor, weaken institutional coherence, or divert field resources from engaging with affected populations.
Provides fundraising ‘services’ to Delegations, Regions, Métiers, etc. supporting and leveraging colleagues’ expertise to engage with DAs knowledgeably, sharing the necessary awareness and skills, ensuring streamlined information flow, a consistent and well-integrated approach.
Relationships
- Internally: Interacts with peers from other RES Divisions, as well as the OPs (including delegations), L&P, and CIM Departments.
- Externally: Interacts with working-level counterparts of the selected AP NDAs (as of 2021 JICA, KOICA, and CIDCA).
Certifications / Education required
- Master’s degree in international relations, development, business administration or a relevant field
- Excellent command of English required; knowledge of French an asset
- Computer proficiency
Professional Experience required
- Eight to ten years' professional experience.
- Experience working in complex, large-scale organizations.
- Experience working with DAs (preferably in the Asia-Pacific region) knowledge of their organizational culture, structure and processes, as well as familiarity with their work.
- Familiarity with the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including the ICRC, and other international humanitarian and/or development organizations an asset.
- Track record in developing analysis of humanitarian and development-related trends and policies.
Functional Competencies
- Strongly motivated by humanitarian work.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Very good interpersonal, organisational and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to organise/prioritise work and meet deadlines within an often-shifting pace environment with multiple and competing demands.
- Confident, collaborative and adaptable self-starter, comfortable working with minimal supervision.
- Capable of producing synthetic (concept) papers or roadmaps that summarize the situation with partners and provide avenues to engage creatively.
- Capable of supporting the design of influence strategies to engage DAs and create synergy in-house.
- Strong analytic and reporting skills; experience with DAs programmatic documents, project design process, M&E an asset.
- Excellent networking experience and pro-active relationship building, grit and resilience in engagement and drive.
- Independent, proactive and motivated team player, self-starter with strong organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to conduct short (weeks) missions and travel.
Additional information
- Location: Geneva
- Type of contract: Required Rotation
- Grade: C1
- Activity rate: 100%
- Estimated start date: As soon as possible
- Application Deadline: Sunday 5th of December 2021
The ICRC values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
How to apply:
Please apply here: https://careers.icrc.org/job/Geneva-%28GVA%29-Development-Actors-Partnership-Manager-%28Asia-Pacific%29-18163/740844101/