War Child Alliance
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InternalsOnly:HeadofGlobalPartnerships(SharedServices)
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“Internals Only : Head of Global Partnerships (Shared Services) at War Child Alliance. Skills: Global partnerships, Evidence Based Methods, Scaling systems, Partnership management. Lead vision and strategy for global partnerships. Identify high-value global partnerships”
What You'll Achieve.
Develop impactful collaborations; Develop long-term collaborations; Scale Evidence Based Methods; Deliver high-quality results; Deliver sustainable results; Ensure sustainability of programmes; Ensure coherence of programmes; Ensure impact of programmes; Accelerate scaling of EBMs; Enhance programme effectiveness
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
Periodic travel, Valid working permits
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Relevant degree in International Development, Extensive experience in partnership management, Experience in the humanitarian sector, Experience in child protection, Experience in scaling and innovation, Experience in resource mobilization
Nice to Have
Fluent working knowledge of French, Fluent working knowledge of Arabic, Fluent working knowledge of Spanish
What You'll Do.
Lead vision and strategy for global partnerships
Identify high-value global partnerships
Cultivate high-value global partnerships
Steward high-value global partnerships
Define structure of partnerships department
Define vision of partnerships department
Oversee quality assurance of programmes
Oversee planning of programmes
Oversee progress of programmes
Oversee governance of programmes
Strengthen partnership engagement models
Strengthen co-creation processes
Strengthen scaling systems
Contribute to resource mobilisation strategies
Secure funding for partnership-led scaling
Lead partnership team
Coach partnership team
Contribute to alignment with other teams
Contribute to coordination with other teams
Contribute to learning with other teams
Ensure continuous learning with technical teams
Ensure cross-team coordination with MEAL teams
Represent WCA in strategic forums
Lead creative approaches to partnership challenges
Lead context-aware approaches to partnership challenges
Oversee global portfolio of programme partnerships
Act as strategic liaison for global partners
Ensure partnership strategy supports contextualisation
Ensure partnership strategy supports adaptation
Ensure partnership strategy supports expansion
Ensure embedding of localisation principles
Support adaptation to partner capacities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-team coordination; Fundraising Members; IFGD; Partnership teams; EBM/technical teams; MEAL teams; Humanitarian teams; Programme Operations teams; Research & Development teams
Communication Scope
Strategic presentations
Process & Methodology
Programme management, Quality assurance, Planning, Budget management, Governance
Full Job Description
Your mission The Global Partnerships Lead provides strategic leadership for War Child Alliance’s global partnerships portfolio, ensuring the development of impactful, long‑term programme collaborations that enable the rollout and scaling of Evidence Based Methods (EBMs) in line with the WCA global strategy. The role drives the acquisition of new programme partners, maintains strategic oversight of global partnership systems, and ensures that multi‑stakeholder initiatives deliver high‑quality, sustainable results. What you will do: Lead the vision and strategy for global partnerships to support the scaling of EBMs and alignment with WCA’s global priorities. Identify, cultivate and steward high‑value global partnerships, ensuring strong relationship management, strategic alignment and shared programme objectives. Contribute to defining the structure and vision of the new partnerships and programme management department. Oversee quality assurance, planning, progress, budget and governance of complex partnership‑driven programmes to ensure sustainability, coherence and impact. Strengthen partnership engagement models, co‑creation processes, and scaling systems informed by localisation principles and contextual needs. Contribute to multi‑year resource mobilisation strategies and collaborate with Fundraising Members and IFGD to secure funding for partnership-led scaling. Lead and coach the partnership team, fostering well‑being, accountability, skills development and a strong, inclusive team culture. Contribute to alignment, effective coordination and learning with other partnership teams within the Partnership and Programme management department. Ensure continuous learning and cross‑team coordination with EBM/technical, MEAL, Humanitarian, , , Programme Operations, Research & Development teams. Represent WCA in strategic forums to position War Child as a leader in partnership‑driven scaling Lead creative, context‑aware approaches to partnership challenges that accelerat
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