Director Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization

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The SPRM will lead organization-wide efforts to forge and re-conceptualize resource mobilization strategies to obtain new and innovative partnerships and resources in support of the implementation of IFRC’s Strategic Plan. The Strategic Partnerships and Resource Mobilization (SPRM) develops innovative funding activities and provides trend analyses to increase new funding from the public sector, non-traditional donors, multilateral and financial institutions, foundations and the private sector. The SPRM identifies and leads the organization’s efforts to establish public-private partnerships and guide regional and country offices to this end. The SPRM provides the rest of the organization with the latest information on trends, opportunities and guidance on engagement with key strategic partners, including governments, civil society organizations, philanthropic organisations, the private sector, academia and the general public. These partnerships are not limited to resource mobilization, but also innovative solutions partnerships to leverage new technologies and impact investment. The SPRM is also in charge if mobilizing private and public voluntary contributions to IFRC regular resources. 

Under the direction of the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Diplomacy and Digitalization (USG-HDD), the Director, SPRM will develop a strategy for partnerships and resource development as part of the Secretariat Plan and Budget and implement the Federation-wide Resource Mobilization Strategy (FWRMS). The objective is to develop a strategic and impactful team that develops partnerships and collaborative relationships with National Societies and their governments,  public and individual giving, multilaterals and financial institutions, private sector partnerships, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, regional groupings, foundations, academic bodies, think-tanks and other global entities to leverage the Red Cross/Red Crescents’ collective voice at local, national, regional and global levels and to significantly grow the IFRC network’s financial resources.

In addition, the incumbent will contribute to the overall development and management of the organization and will play a leadership role in the external representation of the organization.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partnerships for resilient communities
• Develop partnerships and collaborative relationships that effectively place the world’s most vulnerable people and communities at the centre for building more resilient communities through evidence-based advocacy messaging – working with national societies and governments; opinion and policy leaders; international community and civil society; public and private sectors.
• National Societies and Government Partnerships
• Develop capacity to enhance National Society & Government Partnerships to enable the IFRC Secretariat to explore the potential for achieving greater depth in existing partnerships and to diversify, engaging in new partnerships and financing opportunities.
• Manage strategic partnerships with National Societies and their governments, developing existing relationships and engaging new partnerships.
• Support financial sustainability of National Societies including their income generating activities and asset management.
• Contribute significantly to regular voluntary income sources targets for IFRC Secretariat funding.
• Develop longer term strategic partnership approaches for funding from National Societies and their Governments (DfiD-type model).
• Diversify the current government donor base.

Resource Development:

• Lead and coordinate Secretariat Partnerships and Resource Mobilization activities by developing global partnerships with; National Society and their Governments, Private Sector Partnerships, Multi-laterals and Financial Institutions, inter-governmental organizations, and internationals organizations.
• Maintain and increase the confidence of donors in the IFRC including the management and reporting of key income streams, maintaining quality relationships with major donors, understanding on-going trends in resource mobilization, and identifying associated challenges and opportunities.
• Monitor global trends in development cooperation and aid; monitor donors’ development policies, budgets, systems, and procedures and adapt IFRC Strategic Partnership and resource mobilization strategies. Advise IFRC senior management on recommended action with partners to influence donor policies and practices and maintain and increase IFRC’s resource base.

Private Sector Partnerships and Innovative Finance:

• Develop guidance provided on engagement with Global Private Partnerships, digital partners, as well as on how to better leverage opportunities to partner with the corporate sector both as a funding source and as a partner for sustainable operational improvements to programme delivery and impact.
• Contribute to financial targets for Regular voluntary income.
• Engage in pro-active outreach to secure new global private sector partnerships with National Societies.
• Identify strategic alignment for IFRC and National Societies to access support in the changing scope and context of corporate social responsibility.
• Develop innovative finance instruments such as carbon finance, insurance, endowment funds, Islamic finance.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Multi-lateral and Financial Institutions partnerships
• Provide organisation-wide leadership, guidance and co-ordination in envisioning, developing and implementing an engagement strategy with multilateral and International Financial Institutions (IFI) partnerships to increase National Society income, as well as realise targets set in the IFRC Plan and Budget and thematic initiatives.
• Seek harmonised positions with multilateral and IFI partners, influence multilateral and IFI policies, priorities, and budget allocations in support of IFRC objectives, broaden global visibility of multilateral and IFI advocates in support of IFRC’s mission and role in building more resilient communities and contributions to attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• Develop tailored partnership engagement strategies and targets established together with NSs for governments (both traditional and emerging), with European National Societies (EUNSs) for EU institutions and with technical leads and regional offices for multilateral organisations including GCCs and IFIs.

Quality Assurance, Accountability and Coordination:

• Coordinate the technical formulation and quality assurance of IFRC partnership management and resource mobilization work.
• Lead and co-ordinate input to organization-wide initiatives e.g. multi-year planning, managing central support functions (e.g. grant and pledge management), driving efficiency and accountability within the function (e.g. conducting ethical screenings of potential partners), and monitoring performance against financial targets and objectives.
• Lead partnerships management policy frameworks, tools, guidance, templates, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to meet the needs of clients and enable partnerships management and resource mobilization.
• Lead and coordinate the IFRC’s Client Relationship Management (CRM) to ensure system and data are utilized optimally.
• Monitor global trends in development cooperation and aid; monitor donors’ development policies, budgets, systems and procedures and adapt IFRC Strategic Partnership and resource mobilization strategies.
• Maintain oversight externally, benchmarking and monitoring the funding landscape; financial and risk monitoring and reporting for the resource development function; and implement risk and audit recommendations, timeously.
• Work closely with HD and Communications department on positioning the IFRC network with external partners.

 Management:

• Organize and manage the department’s internal structure and supervise its working in a way that elevates staff performance and team-working ensuring the attainment of quantifiable expected outcomes.
• Maintain an overview of the funding situation of all current annual plans, emergency appeals and thematic multi-year platforms, continuously identifying gaps in funding and funding priorities.
• Strengthen and Manage global SPRM teams in support of their work, capacity building of national societies partnerships agenda and fundraising, and engagement with partners/donors.
• Contribute, as a member of the Management Team of the Under Secretary General for HDD, to the management of the Business Group by sharing resources and capacities, ensuring that agreed plans, budgets, and reporting frameworks are respected, and managing/ mitigating financial and institutional risks.
• Ensure closer collaboration by the three unites in the Department and a true global nature of the department with full integration of the SPRM staff in the regions with clear roles and responsibilities.

Education:

Required:

• Master’s or higher degree in Public Policy, International Relations, Diplomacy, Management, Business Administration, or related field.

Experience:

Required:

• Minimum 10 – 15 years of leadership role in a large multidisciplinary and complex international organizations involved in global development and humanitarian work.
• A minimum of ten years of partnerships development experience, high-level diplomatic representation, resource development and fund-raising experience.
• Experience in promoting international cooperation and negotiation of agreements and frameworks at a high-level within UN agencies, Governments, multilateral organizations and regional groupings.
• Demonstrable track record of contacts in the diplomatic and donor community and working across multiple income streams including the governments, EU, multilateral agencies, EU, corporate and foundations.
• Significant experience in restructuring and change management and demonstrable experience of developing and implementing strategies.
• Experience in creating and launching global policy, diplomatic, communications or humanitarian campaigns.
• A minimum of 5-7 years of field experience of living and working in fragile states and/or disaster effected countries with experience in humanitarian and development programmes.

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