Partnerships Officer – Tripoli

About the role

The Danish Refugee Council, a leading humanitarian NGO, is recruiting a Partnerships Officer for its Algeria, Libya and Tunisia (ALT) country operation, based in Tripoli. Reporting to the Area Manager and under the technical supervision of the Partnerships Coordinator, the officer supports the partnership approach across the region, acting as a central link between partners and DRC's 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 civil society organisations and networks, maintain partner profiles and pipelines, and contribute to partner selection and country strategy inputs
• Support due diligence, risk reviews and partner selection, and prepare and track partnership agreements, budgets, workplans and reporting schedules
• Lead partnership review meetings and field monitoring visits, and support orderly partnership closure
• Coordinate partner support plans, connect partners with DRC focal points and support peer learning and the localisation agenda
• Follow up on partner results, quality and accountability, review partner reports and collect partner and community feedback
• Maintain complete partnership files and report compliance and safeguarding concerns promptly
• Prepare partnership updates and manage representation at partner events 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
• Good knowledge of project cycle management; due diligence, donor compliance and partnership agreements are an asset
• Previous experience with DRC is a strong asset
• Ability to communicate with partners, authorities and humanitarian stakeholders, and to work flexibly in a diverse team
• Willingness to travel nationwide and abroad, including to hardship duty stations, at least 70-80% of working time
• Commitment to gender, conflict sensitivity and accountability in programming

Required skills

• Information collection and analysis, and maintenance of trackers and partnership files (Excel or similar)
• Networking and initiative
• Time and work management and autonomy

What we offer

• Fixed-term contract until 30 June 2027, band NMH1, duty station Tripoli
• Suggested start date 15 December 2026
• Salary and conditions according to 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; email applications are not accepted. The closing date for applications is 16 November 2026.