Account Manager

• Translate NORCAP’s strategic objectives into clear priorities, plans, and targets for the African Multilateral Partnerships Unit.
• Lead, manage, and develop unit staff, ensuring strong performance management, workforce planning, recruitment, induction, and duty of care for staff in Oslo and in the field.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for programmes, ensuring quality delivery within agreed time, cost, scope, and risk parameters, including robust financial and results reporting.
• Strengthen institutional collaboration by building and maintaining effective partnerships with African multilateral institutions, ensuring alignment with regional goals and NORCAP’s strategic priorities.
• Lead the development and implementation of thematic strategies, initiate new projects, and ensure systematic learning, risk assessment, and mitigation in accordance with NORCAP’s frameworks.
• Enhance donor engagement and fundraising efforts by identifying opportunities, contributing to proposals, and ensuring high‑quality reporting and relationship management.
• Oversee unit operations, including daily workflow management, decision‑making, team set‑up and closure, and resource allocation to achieve agreed results.

NRC

Head of Unit – African Multilateral Partnerships