DRC has been responding to various humanitarian crises in Lebanon since 2004, working with Palestinian, Iraqi and Syrian refugees. DRC received registration from the Ministry of Interior in 2011, and since then has focused primarily on responding to the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon and the resulting impact on Lebanese host community. DRC Lebanon’s focus is to ensure that we are able to respond to critical emerging humanitarian needs whilst improve the living conditions of displacement-affected populations and contribute to the achievement of durable solutions. With an annual portfolio of $10million, and with approximately 180+ staff, DRC is focusing its response in protection and economic recovery sector in Bekka, North Lebanon and Beirut. DRC is also contributing to the evidence base and coordination structures in country through our Evidence Generation and RIMS teams.
About the job:
Under the supervision of the Head of Programme, and in close coordination with the Grants and Partnerships Coordinator, Protection Manager, GBV/CP Specialist, MEAL team, and Prorgamme Manager, the Programme Officer - Partnerships and Capacity Strengthening will support the development and implementation of DRC Lebanon's partnership and localization agenda.
The role is responsible for strengthening strategic partnerships with local and national organizations, supporting partner engagement throughout the partnership lifecycle, and leading technical and organizational capacity-strengthening initiatives. The position will contribute to partner identification, assessment, onboarding, monitoring, compliance support, capacity development planning, and technical accompaniment to ensure quality programme implementation and sustainable partner growth. The role will coordinate technical capacity-building efforts across DRC's sectors and partners, ensuring that partnership approaches contribute to localization objectives, programme quality, accountability, and long-term institutional strengthening. The role is further expected to manage the administrative side of the partnerships and grants work as well.
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:
Technical Capacity Strengthening (40%)
- Lead partner capacity assessments in collaboration with technical sectors, MEAL, Grants and Partnerships, Finance, Supply Chain and HR teams.
- Coordinate the development and implementation of partner capacity-strengthening plans based on identified needs and organizational priorities.
- With the support of CP/GBV Specialist, Protection Manager, Grants and Partnerships Coordinator, conduct technical, organizational and programmatic capacity assessments and gap analyses.
- With the support of CP/GBV Specialist, Protection Manager, Grants and Partnerships Coordinator develop capacity-strengthening frameworks, learning pathways and monitoring tools.
- With the support of CP/GBV Specialist, and Grants and Partnerships Coordinator, coordinate delivery of trainings, coaching, mentoring and accompaniment initiatives for partners.
- Support technical specialists in rolling out sector-specific capacity-building initiatives.
- In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator, establish mechanisms to monitor progress in partner capacity development and institutional growth.
- Support documentation and dissemination of lessons learned, good practices and success stories related to partnership and capacity-strengthening initiatives.
- Facilitate peer-to-peer learning opportunities among partners and communities of practice.
Partnership Management and Localization (35%)
- Support the implementation of DRC Lebanon's Partnership and Localization Strategy.
- In coordination with the Grants and Partnerships Coordinator, identify, map and engage prospective local and national partners, including civil society organizations, community-based organizations, governmental actors and relevant networks, including private sector.
- Support partner vetting, due diligence, assessments, and onboarding processes in accordance with DRC policies and donor requirements.
- Maintain regular communication and relationship management with partner focal points and DRC teams.
- Facilitate partner engagement throughout project design, implementation, monitoring and learning processes.
- Coordinate partnership review meetings, kick-off meetings, learning events and close-out processes.
- With the support of the Grants and Partnerships Coordinator, monitor partnership performance and support the identification and mitigation of implementation risks.
- Support partner participation in programme development, assessments, protection analysis and strategic discussions.
- Promote localization principles and equitable partnerships across DRC programmes and operations.
Programme Quality, Compliance and Grant Support (25%)
- Support grants, programme and technical teams in ensuring partnership commitments are reflected in project implementation plans.
- Support the Grants and Partnerships Coordinator in launching donor reports and ensuring all donor reporting requirements are met and strategically positioned to demonstrate DRCs leadership in programming in the country context.
- Manage internal reporting workflows and processes between team leaders, program manager, and the Beirut team, by providing strategic reviews and revisions to ensure the timely and quality development and review of reports.
- Support the Grants and Partnerships Coordinator and the ECHO Consortium coordinator in providing timely, thorough responses to information requests from internal and external sources, focusing on grants management and compliance.
- Support kick-off, mid-year review, and close out meetings for grants with local partners, including but not limited to facilitation of meeting, development of agenda, dissemination of notes, and storage of documents
- Supporting updates and maintenance of all grants management processes on DRC’s Dynamics and sharepoint, including but not limited to creation of Grant IDs, uploading grant management files, installment management, and supporting the Grants and Partnerships Coordinator on regularly reviewing and updating in preparation for high-level budget management meetings and follow up actions
- Support capacity building initiatives on reporting and grants guidelines for DRC staff and partner organizations
- Support partners in understanding and complying with donor regulations, DRC requirements and partnership agreements.
- Follow up on capacity-strengthening commitments identified through due diligence and monitoring processes.
- Support partner reporting processes and contribute to reviewing partner narrative submissions.
- Conduct joint monitoring visits with technical teams and support functions.
- Contribute to partner monitoring frameworks and action-tracking mechanisms.
- Track donor communications deliverables, and support field teams and partners in collecting materials.
About you
To be successful in this role we expect you to have the following:
- Minimum of 2 years in partnership management, localization, organizational development, capacity strengthening, programme quality or related humanitarian programming roles.
- Bachelor's degree in International Development, Social Sciences, International Relations, Human Rights, Organizational Development, Public Administration, Business Administration or related field.
- At least 2 years of experience in protection programming – CP, GBV;
- Demonstrated experience working with local and national NGOs, civil society organizations and community groups.
- Proven experience conducting organizational capacity assessments and supporting institutional strengthening processes.
- Experience designing and implementing capacity-building plans, training programmes, coaching and mentoring initiatives.
- Strong understanding of humanitarian principles, protection programming and localization commitments.
- Knowledge of donor compliance requirements and partnership management standards.
- Experience supporting grant implementation, reporting and programme quality processes.
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Excellent relationship management and networking abilities.
- Ability to work across multiple technical sectors and functions.
- Excellent analytical, organizational and coordination skills.
- Strong report-writing and communication skills in English.
- Fluency in Arabic
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:
- Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
- Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
- Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
- Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
- Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.
We offer
- Contract length: 30th of April 2027
- Band: H - Non-Management
- Duty Station: Beirut, with frequent travel to the field offices
- Start date: November 2026
Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for Nationals; please refer to drc.ngo under Vacancies. For questions regarding the vacancy please contact lbn-jobs@drc.ngo
