Manager of Partnership at Compassion International August 2024

Manager of Partnership
locations Tanzania
time type Full time
job requisition id R5732
Location: Arusha

Manager of Partnership at Compassion International August 2024

This
manager leads a team of Partnership Facilitators that serve the church
partners by strengthening local ownership, building capacity and
resources of church partners to minister to children and youth in their
own context. This leader’s team is Compassion’s primary liaison with
church partners, and is accountable for the Partnership Management core
process, church outcomes, and for mobilizing Compassion staff and
resources necessary to strengthen church partners and accomplish our
shared goal to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name.

The
primary purpose of this position is to provide direction through
subordinate managers and staff, including hiring, discipline, and
termination, as well as, coaching, performance management, assigning,
checking, and approving work to achieve global strategies and
objectives. The incumbent collaborates with other senior leaders and
contributes to the development of functional strategy and makes
decisions based on operational strategy and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Maintains
  a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for
  Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing
  with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds
  Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
• Acts as an advocate to raise
  the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to
  protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection
  considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the
  ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s
  Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports
  any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through
  Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports
  responses to incidents if they occur.
• Provides leadership and
  development to direct reports. Works with staff to foster an
  environment of professional growth, in alignment with compassion’s
  strategies and objectives. Consult with peer management and senior
  leaders to successfully align departmental resources and priorities
  across Compassion.
• Contributes to or prepares and administers
  the annual budget and departmental expenses, ensuring accountability for
  on-time completion of deliverables based on department objectives,
  SLAs, and other Compassion standards, ensuring compliance with
  regulatory and board policies.
• Selects, manages and develops
  assigned staff, establishing goals and objectives, coaching and managing
  performance, including discipline, motivation, and annual reviews;
  supports continuous learning and development that enhances individual
  performance and organizational capability.
• Leads direct reports
  and their assigned staff to be an effective part of church facing teams.
  Builds the capacity of assigned staff to support the church.
  Collaborates with peer managers to address issues and improve the
  effectiveness of church facing teams. Makes their team’s work and plans
  visible to other teams or departments.
• Empower staff to respond
  to church needs, prioritize work, and make choices that result in
  better relationships and more effective program designs. Models a
  culture of continuous improvement through learning that leads to greater
  program effectiveness.
• Demonstrates to team members a personal
  commitment to serve, respect, and empower the church according to
  principles outlined in Compassion’s ministry philosophies. Builds a
  team that demonstrates the same commitment.
• Leads assigned staff
  to build church ownership, capacity, and resources to minister to
  children and youth in their context. Further, leads assigned staff to
  support the church through the program cycle – needs assessment,
  planning, implementation and evaluation. Ensures team alignment with the
  Partnership Management core process.
• Monitors progress toward
  youth and church outcomes by reviewing facilitation work plans, project
  visit reports, church feedback, Partnership Management strategic process
  objectives, and monitoring and evaluation data. Uses these metrics to
  identify opportunities for staff development and drive team performance
  improvement. Helps partnership facilitators evaluate fulfillment of
  requirements in the partnership agreement through regular visits and the
  use of standardized assessments.
• Manages application of the
  Partner Maturation Model, ensuring that there is capacity and freedom to
  adjust facilitation approaches. Ensures preparation and implementation
  of facilitation work plans that address each church’s individual
  maturity and needs.
• Develops a team that advocates for church
  needs and establishes relationships characterized by mutual respect,
  trust, and service that builds up church ministry. Develops team
  capacity to establish collaborative relationships with pastors, elders,
  church and denomination leaders, committees, and project staff that
  foster growth in church partner maturity.
• Manages team
  collaboration with Program Support to ensure church partner training and
  support needs are met, and that they are properly informed of
  appropriate Compassion resources. Manages the planning and conducting of
  cluster-level activities that facilitate relationships and shared
  learning, build collaborative relationships, and mobilize church
  partners who can help train other church partners.
• Leads team
   accountability for Compassion commitments to the church, as well as
  accountability for programmatic and sponsor engagement deliverables.
  Ensures team coordination with those in Program Support and Business
  Support who have responsibility for Compassion’s role in those
  deliverables to ensure quality and completion. Addresses issues in
  support capacity with the appropriate manager.
• Models effective collaboration with Program Support to ensure child protection standards are met.
• Ensures staff and key stakeholders understand the child protection implications throughout the lifecycle of a partnership.

Faith
Has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Culture
Accountable
for supporting, upholding, and engaging in Compassion’s core “Cultural
Behaviors” in all internal and external communication and relationships.
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Education

• Bachelor’s
  Degree in Programs and Project Management, Resources Mobilization, in
  Monitoring and Evaluation, Governance and Leadership, Business
  administration and Management or any other related field
• Masters degree will be an added advantage

Experience

• At least 5 years relevant managerial experience working in this or a related field.
• Licenses and Certifications
• Certification from a nationally or internationally recognized organization in a related field.

*Equivalent education, training and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown above

Working Environment
Office – Standard Office Environment
Physical Demands
Sitting, standing, and/or walking for up to 8 hours per day
Travel Requirements
May be required to travel up to 40% of normal schedule
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