Job Description
Before you start, please review the Temporary Transfer Assignment Guidelines on RescueNet to make sure you qualify to apply Title: TTA-Partnerships Project Manager
Sector: Awards Management Unit
Location: Remote/Flexible
Start Date: As Soon As Possible
Duration: 3 months
Scope of work & objectives: Please Email an Updated CV to Sara.Sannouh@rescue.org. You must subject your email "TTA - Partnerships Project Manager ". This Opportunity is Intended for IRC Current Staff. BACKGROUND With Sida funding under the Methods and Capacity Development portfolio, and advisory support from NEAR, IRC is leading an initiative to co-create and adapt open-source operational and technical tools based on priorities identified by Global South civil society organizations (CSOs). The project aims to strengthen local humanitarian systems by providing accessible, contextualized, and co-owned resources. In Year 2, the project is moving into active piloting, adaptation, and dissemination of resources. To support this critical phase, the Senior Partnerships Specialist is seeking a dedicated 80% LOE Partnerships Project Manager.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Governance and Stakeholder Collaboration - Coordinate scheduling and logistics for Steering Committee and Task Team meetings.
- Support meeting documentation: draft agendas, take notes, and capture key decisions.
- Maintain updated records of members, nominations, and contact lists.
- Help manage engagement with key partners, including NEAR and others as relevant
- Track feedback from stakeholders and escalate issues or requests to project lead.
Project Management - Support the maintenance of the master workplan and mini workplans for each task team.
- Track deliverables using existing templates and help flag bottlenecks or needed adjustments.
- Provide light coordination support to task teams (meeting coordination, follow-ups).
- Collect and organize progress updates, quotes, and success stories for donor and internal reporting.
- Support Payments to Steering committee and task team members
- Coordinate the regular update of the internal project tracker and shared folders
- Contribute to internal visibility efforts (blogs, short updates, fact sheets).
Technical Project Delivery - Liaise with selected service providers on translation, design, and plain-language editing for tools and follow up on finalizing any admin process
- Support collection and population of organisational snapshots for task team and SC participants; maintain an updated map or visual registry.
- Support finalizing of MoU with the selected platform
- Assist in packaging the resources into usable formats (e.g., uploading final tools with meta-descriptions).
- Help design and roll out feedback mechanisms (surveys or forms) for steering committee and potentially with the platform uploaded material
- Coordinate initial dissemination of final tools via IRC channels, NEAR networks, and external partners.
- Participate in reflection/learning sessions and help synthesize key lessons if time allows
Requirements: - 3-5 years experience in project coordination, partnerships, or localization in humanitarian/development contexts.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Familiarity with stakeholder engagement across international and local CSO actors.
- Experience supporting co-creation or participatory design initiatives is an asset.
- Fluency in English required; knowledge of Arabic, French, or Spanish is an advantage.
- Strong writing and communication skills, with attention to detail and responsiveness.
- Comfort using collaborative tools (e.g., SharePoint, Teams, Airtable, or similar).
Job Tags
Temporary work, Local area, Immediate start, Remote work, Flexible hours,