Social Development International SDI is a non-profit NGO established in 2015 and daily registered in Turkey, which provides humanitarian assistance to affected people in Syria. SDI services are covering northern Syria areas through its programs which are SNFIs, health, nutrition, education, WASH, protection, FSL, and CCCM. Currently looking for a qualified Partnerships Coordinator.

Job Title: Partnerships Coordinator

Location: Gaziantep / Türkiye

Closing date: 09/Nov/2023

Minimum Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in the humanitarian sector/with NGOs, with at least 3 years of experience in partnerships

• Good skills and experience in all aspects of program cycle management – design and development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in organizational capacity development, training, mentoring, and coaching
• Proven experience in field-level representation with key stakeholders and co-ordination with other NGOs/UN
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to think and plan strategically
• An excellent team player with good skills in teamwork and a consultative approach to decision making
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, including a good track record of report writing
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact, and diplomacy
• Full professional proficiency in English and Arabic, both spoken and written
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the values, mission, and principles of SDI

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

– Communicate with the humanitarian action coordination networks and seek to form a partnership relationship with them.
– Strengthening the relationship with current donors and seeking a broader understanding of their requirements, and coordinating them by working with the concerned departments.
– Build partnerships with new donors and map donors and communicate with them.
– Coordinating the preparation of the institution’s capabilities questionnaire in coordination with the various departments in the institution,
– Leading and preparing partnership documents and updating them regularly (quarterly) in coordination with the concerned departments.
– Maintain a database of all potential or current supporters, actively updating it with new information as necessary
– Marketing project ideas received from the Programs Department.
– Representing the organization in general meetings and introducing external parties to the organization and its work.
– Contribute to developing project proposals according to understanding the policy and direction of each supporter.
– Auditing contracts, agreements, and memorandums of understanding with donors.
– Intervention to solve non-technical problems between the Foundation and the donors.
– Exchanging information with all relevant departments in the organization to ensure a better understanding of donor requirements.
– Attending project launch meetings and clarifying the donor’s requirements in front of the concerned departments.
– Participate in the SDI’s projects kick-off meetings
– Assist SDI staff with the understanding of required policies and procedures as per the requirements of the donors and best practices (procurement, financial reporting, child safeguarding, etc.),

SDI Commitment on Child Safeguarding – CPS:

Actions of Child abuse and exportation violate the universally recognized international legal norms and standards. Thus, SDI considers such actions as serious misconduct, which will constitute grounds for major measures, including summary dismissal and criminal prosecution. SDI prohibits sexual exploitation and abuse of Children and proved cases of such will be meet with Zero tolerance by SDI management.

SDI is an organization working with vulnerable populations, including children, both directly and indirectly. Thus, SDI has a moral responsibility and a duty to protect children within the population that we serve from both intentional and unintentional harm. SDI understands that all staff needs to be aware of this policy even though many of the staff may never have unaccompanied contact with children or young people through their work. It is not possible to eliminate risk entirely, but we are obliged to develop strategies and mechanisms to reduce the risk.

SDI Commitment on Protection of Sexual exportation and Abuse – PSEA:

The actions of SEA violate the universally recognized international legal norms and standards. Thus, SDI considers such actions as serious misconduct, which will constitute grounds for major measures, including summary dismissal and criminal prosecution. SDI prohibits sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), and proved cases of such will be meet with Zero tolerance by SDI management.

To the end of meeting with the fundamental values of SDI, this policy is designed to address the behavior of SDI staff, and its collaborators toward the served population and to protect vulnerable populations within the communities served by SDI from any acts of sexual exploitation and abuse which is considered as an element of the accountability that SDI holds towards the served communities.

SDI Commitment on Protection of Sexual Harassments and discrimination – PSHH:

The actions of SHH violate the ethical norms and damages the team spirit. Thus, SDI considers such actions as serious misconduct, which will constitute grounds for major measures, including summary dismissal and criminal prosecution if relevant. SDI prohibits SHH, and proved cases of such will be meet with Zero tolerance by SDI management.

To the end of meeting with the fundamental values of SDI, this policy is designed to address the behavior of SDI staff and its collaborators towards one another and to protect staff within the environment of SDI from any acts of sexual harassment and harassment which is considered as an element of the accountability that SDI holds towards its staff.

Safeguarding:

· The position holder is required to commit to SDI’s safeguarding policy, as we will do rigorous background checks to ensure that children are protected from any kind of abuse.

· The position holder is also required to carry out his duties in accordance with SDI anti-harassment policy.