National Recovery & Resource Mobilization Manager
- Organisation: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Location: Ukraine
- Contract: Consultancy
- Deadline: 12 November 2026
Job duties and responsibilities
Strategic Government Engagement and Partnerships
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key government institutions involved in recovery and reconstruction of joint opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a stakeholder map of government actors, recovery institutions, and public sector partners relevant to the URCS recovery priorities.
• Identify opportunities for URCS engagement within national, regional, and local recovery programmes and initiatives.
• Support URCS leadership in high-level engagement with government counterparts and recovery stakeholders.
• Represent URCS in recovery-related coordination platforms, consultations, and working groups.
• Advise leadership on government engagement priorities, risks, and emerging opportunities.
Recovery Resource Mobilization Opportunities
• Identify funding, partnership, and co-financing opportunities for URCS recovery programmes.
• Develop relationships with donors, development partners, financial institutions, and private sector actors.
• Support the development of funding proposals, concept notes, and partnership opportunities.
• Advise teams on resource mobilization strategies and donor positioning.
Alignment of URCS Programmes with National Recovery Priorities
• Align URCS recovery programmes with national, regional, and local recovery priorities.
• Identify opportunities to position URCS programmes within government-led recovery efforts.
• Support programme teams to incorporate government priorities into project design and implementation.
• Facilitate engagement with government stakeholders during programme development
I nternal Coordination and Advisory Support
• Coordinate closely with programme teams, branch development and branch networks, and relevant counterparts to advance recovery opportunities.
• Provide technical advice on government engagement, partnerships, and resource mobilization.
• Support a coordinated organizational approach to recovery stakeholder engagement.
• Strengthening institutional capacity in recovery partnership development and positioning.
Policy Analysis, Intelligence, and Reporting
• Monitor recovery policies, plans, funding opportunities, and stakeholder developments.
• Analyse opportunities and risks relevant to URCS recovery objectives.
• Prepare briefings, stakeholder analyses, and recommendations for management.
• Provide regular reporting on partnerships, resource mobilization, and government engagement.
Branch and Local Recovery Engagement
• Support branches in identifying/ or pitching for local recovery partnership and funding opportunities.
• As needed, facilitate connections between branches, local authorities, and other recovery stakeholders.
• Promote locally driven recovery initiatives aligned with national priorities.
• Share good practices and lessons learned across the URCS network.
Duties applicable to all staff
1. Work actively towards the achievement of IFRC’s goals.
2. Abide by and work in accordance with the Red Cross and Red Crescent principles.
3. Perform any other work-related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned by the line manager.
Education
Required
• Advanced university degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, Economics, Development Studies, International Relations, Political Science or another relevant field.
Preferred
• Specialized training or professional certification in resource mobilization, public investment, infrastructure development, donor relations, or partnership management is considered an advantage.
• Additional training in stakeholder engagement, strategic partnerships, programme development, financing mechanisms, or grant management would be considered an asset.
Experience
Required
• Minimum 7-10 years of professional experience in recovery, reconstruction, development cooperation, public sector engagement, resource mobilization, programme development, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience working with government institutions, particularly those involved in recovery, reconstruction, regional development, infrastructure, social policy, or public investment processes. (experience with Ukrainian government is advantage)
• Proven track record of developing strategic partnerships and mobilizing resources from government, donors, development finance, private sector, or other financing sources.
• Experience working in humanitarian, development, recovery, or resilience-building programmes, preferably within large national or international organizations, is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of stakeholder coordination and partnership management within complex, multi-actor environments.
Preferred
• Experience supporting the design or implementation of national, regional, or local recovery and reconstruction initiatives is highly desirable.
Knowledge, Skills and Languages
Required
• Strong knowledge of humanitarian, recovery, resilience, and development programming.
• Good understanding of resource mobilization strategies, donor engagement, and partnership development.
• Knowledge of institutional donor funding mechanisms, grant processes, and financing instruments.
• Understanding of Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction architecture, government institutions, and public sector planning processes.
• Understanding of stakeholder engagement, public-private partnerships, and multi-sector coordination mechanisms.
• Demonstrated core proficiency in (a) digital communication & collaboration, (b) basic digital content creation, (c) digital safety & security, (d) data literacy, and (e) problem solving with technology (including responsible use of AI assistants.
• Understanding of and commitment to IFRC’s mission and values.
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Fluent spoken Ukrainian
Preferred
• Familiarity with humanitarian principles, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement structures, and partnership models is an advantage.
• Knowledge of policy analysis and the ability to interpret legislative, regulatory, and institutional developments relevant to recovery and reconstruction.
Competencies, Values and Comments
Values: Respect for diversity; Integrity; Professionalism; Accountability
Core competencies: Communication; Collaboration and teamwork; Judgement and decision making; National society and customer relations; Creativity and innovation; Building trust
Functional competencies: Strategic orientation; Building alliances; Leadership; Empowering others
Managerial competencies: Managing staff performance; Managing staff development.