Partnerships Officer

About the role

The Danish Refugee Council is looking for a Partnerships Officer for its Algeria, Libya and Tunisia (ALT) country operation, based in Tripoli. Reporting to the Area Manager - Tripoli and under the technical supervision of the Partnerships Coordinator, the officer supports the implementation of DRC's partnership approach, acting as a central coordination point between partners and DRC programme, MEAL and support-service teams. The role covers the full partnership cycle, from mapping and assessment through agreement development, monitoring, capacity strengthening, review and closure.

Key responsibilities

• Support mapping of national and local civil society organisations and networks, maintain partner profiles and pipelines, and contribute to partner identification and selection
• Support due diligence, risk reviews and partner selection, and prepare and track partnership agreements, MoUs, budgets, workplans and reporting schedules
• Track partner deliverables, expenditure and risks, and lead partnership review meetings and field monitoring visits
• Coordinate partner support plans, connect partners with DRC focal points and follow up on training, coaching and systems support
• Support the localisation agenda, safeguarding and accountability, and collect partner and community feedback with MEAL
• Review partner narrative and financial reports, maintain partnership files on SharePoint and report compliance and safeguarding concerns promptly
• Prepare partnership updates and portfolio overviews, and coordinate partnership events, trainings and field visits

Required profile

• At least 2 years of experience in international or national humanitarian organisations in complex settings
• Experience in partner capacity assessment and strengthening, including training, coaching and follow-up
• Knowledge of project cycle management; due diligence, donor compliance and partnership agreements are an asset; previous DRC experience is a strong asset
• Networking experience and ability to communicate with partners, authorities and humanitarian stakeholders
• Willingness to travel nationwide and abroad, including hardship duty stations, at least 70-80% of working time
• Commitment to gender, conflict sensitivity and accountability, and to DRC's five core competencies

Required skills

• Information collection and analysis, and maintaining trackers and partnership files (Excel or similar)
• Project cycle management and due diligence

What we offer

• Fixed-term contract until 30 June 2027, band NMH1, duty station Tripoli
• Conditions in line with DRC's terms of employment for national employees

Applicants must submit a cover letter and an updated CV (no more than four pages) in English through the online application form; email applications are not accepted. The closing date is 15 November 2026, and interviews may run on a rolling basis.