Senior Partnerships Specialist

About the Role

The Islamic Development Bank is seeking a Senior Partnerships Specialist to provide senior-level technical and professional support in the preparation and implementation of the Bank's partnership strategy, operational plans, and work programs. This role, based in Jeddah, involves identifying partnership opportunities with key global, regional, and national organizations to enhance economic cooperation among IsDB Member Countries. The specialist will also collaborate with strategic partners such as MDBs, UN, and the OIC to achieve the Bank’s Development Agenda. This is a contract position requiring 5-10 years of experience.

Strategic Actions and Delivery

• Contribute to the development and support the implementation of the Partnership Strategic Framework to achieve the Bank’s strategies and objectives.
• Cultivate and maintain partnerships with development partners to boost co-financing, synergy, and impact for the economic growth of Member Countries.
• Work with traditional and new donors in mobilizing funds and concessional resources as per the Bank's Annual Plan.
• Identify and support the development of new partnerships, including non-financing related partnerships (CSOs, Academia, UN, EU), to meet Member Countries' and communities' development needs.
• Assist in the preparation and negotiation of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with international, intergovernmental, regional, and national organizations, NGOs, and developmental organizations/companies, in close coordination with relevant departments.
• Analyze and recommend opportunities to expand existing partnerships to deliver new channels for developmental activities.
• Participate in initiating new focused strategic partnership arrangements to foster the IsDB's role as a developer-focused institution.

Operational Planning and Reporting

• Support the development of operational and action plans for the new Partnership Strategic Framework.
• Support the development of Partner Intelligence Reports and an inventory of best practices in partnerships.
• Support the development of a comprehensive plan and collaborate with relevant departments to support operations in Member and Non-Member Countries.
• Monitor and evaluate MoU implementation to ensure effectiveness in development financing and identify new potential partnership areas, including green, sustainable, social, impact, and results-based financing.
• Support the development of a system/platform to monitor the Bank's partnership efforts and incorporate global best practices.
• Contribute to the development of key results targets and performance indicators related to Partnership.
• Prepare and contribute to progress reports on Partnership and resource mobilization matters in compliance with the Bank’s rules and procedures.

Networking and Knowledge Sharing

• Support and coordinate strategic dialogues with MDBs and strategic donors for Partnerships.
• Collaborate with other MDBs/IFIs and development partners to exchange knowledge and best practices for partnerships.
• Contribute to the development of Knowledge Management and Institutional Learning materials in areas related to Partnership.
• Represent the Bank in international events on development issues related to Partnership, Global Advocacy, and Resource mobilization, as delegated.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with public and private entities to leverage their technical and financial resources.
• Support, in coordination with concerned departments, the expansion of co-financing where IsDB is the lead financier and other syndication initiatives.
• Promote and market partnership opportunities with existing and prospective development partners for country, regional, and thematic operations and programs.

General Responsibilities

• Support and promote strategic partnerships and alliances, and introduce innovative practices for effective mobilization of resources.
• Support the development of a comprehensive strategy for strengthening partnerships and resource mobilization to achieve the Bank’s corporate objectives.
• Work closely with the Global Advocacy and Resource Mobilization Teams for coordinating the Bank’s engagement with various global partners.
• Identify new partnership opportunities and introduce measures to enable the Bank to diversify and meet concessional financing needs of LDMCs and countries facing fragile situations.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 8-10 years of relevant experience is required for this role.