What We Do

For over 160 years, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has worked with people affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence around the world. As a neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian organization, the ICRC protects and assists those affected, promotes respect for international humanitarian law (IHL) and upholds the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Today’s conflicts are increasingly protracted and intersect with climate risks, economic shocks and other systemic crises. Poverty and vulnerability are progressively concentrated in fragile and conflict-affected settings, threatening progress towards development goals and reinforcing the need for complementary humanitarian and development responses. 

In this context, humanitarian funding is under pressure and remains highly concentrated, underscoring the importance of diversifying funding sources and improving the quality, predictability and stability of income. Development actors and International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have become central actors in fragile and conflict-affected environments, with mandates, instruments and technical capacity that can reinforce the ICRC’s protection and assistance role over the longer term. The Multilateral & Bilateral Institutions (MBI) Unit within the Resource Mobilisation (REM) Division contributes to the ICRC’s effort to optimize resource mobilization from public sector entities and to position the ICRC as a partner of choice in settings of fragility, conflict and violence.

Purpose of the Position

In line with the ICRC Institutional Strategy 2024–2027and the Resource Mobilization Strategy 2025–2027 (RMS 2027), the MBI Unit contributes to building a more predictable and diversified funding base for the ICRC. The MBI Unit leads and coordinates the ICRC’s engagement and mobilization with priority Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), bilateral institutions and supranational entities to:

• Improve the predictability, flexibility and effectiveness of ICRC resources;
• Anchor the ICRC as a partner of choice in fragile and conflict-affected settings, through coherent institutional relationships and joint initiatives.

Within this framework, the Partnership Manager leads, develops and maintains long-term institutional relationships with multilateral and bilateral institutions. The manager stewards these partnerships to broaden and deepen financial support, in line with the ICRC’s public-sector fundraising approaches and priorities. The Partnership Manager also contributes to the ICRC’s engagement with key partners and donors to help ensuring alignment, coherence and complementarity in support of its mandate.

Main Duties & Responsibilities I

Resource Mobilization & Income Management

• • Develops and implements partnership strategies to secure multi-year, steerable and additional funding in line with ICRC priorities.
  • Leads on the full partnership cycle, including negotiations, drafting, compliance oversight and closure of financing agreements.
  • Identifies, shapes and advances funding and financing opportunities jointly with ICRC delegations and technical experts, supporting operational collaboration where appropriate.
  • Safeguards a principled approach to funding, ensuring commitments remain aligned with ICRC policies and humanitarian principles.
  •  Provides Financial intelligence, income forecasting and portfolio analysis to inform institutional decision-making.
    
    

Strategic Positioning & External Engagement

• • Strengthens ICRC’s positioning with Development actors and IFIs stakeholders through proactive engagement, analysis of policies, and targeted communications.
  • Broadens the ICRC’s influence and access by fostering senior-level and working-level networks across Development actors and IFIs.
  • Represents the ICRC at key partner meetings, consultations and technical forums to expand relationship depth and visibility.
    
    

Main Duties & Responsibilities II

Strengthening Institutional Fundraising Capacity

• • Contributes to MBI Unit knowledge development, tools, processes and best practices related to Development actors and IFIs engagement.
  • Supports collaboration across REM, HQ and delegations to ensure coherent, integrated and non-competitive public-sector engagement.
  • Advises ICRC colleagues on Development actors and IFIs modalities, enabling effective proposal development and reporting
    

Relationships

• • Internally: Collaborates closely with colleagues across the REM Division to ensure coherent engagement with public-sector partners and coordinates with Operations (HQ and delegations), Finance, Legal and technical experts to shape opportunities and support implementation.
  • Externally: Manages working-level and strategic relationships with assigned partners, and engages with others as required.

Education Required

• • Master’s degree in international relations, development, business administration or a relevant field, or equivalent experience
  • Excellent command over English is required; knowledge of French and Arabic is an asset
  • Computer proficiency

Experience Required I

• • At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in resource mobilization, partnership management, international development, humanitarian action, or related fields, preferably within complex, large-scale or matrixed organizations.
    
    
  • Proven track record of successfully delivering financial income through complex institutional partnerships, including designing and executing funding strategies, negotiating agreements, and stewarding institutional relationships.
    
    
  • Demonstrated experience engaging and working with Development actors and International Financial Institutions (IFIs), with strong understanding of their mandates, financing instruments, organizational cultures, and operating modalities.
    
    
  • Experience developing analysis of humanitarian and development-related trends and policies, and applying such insights to shape strategic engagement or partnership approaches.
    
    
  • Experience working with or alongside the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, including the ICRC, or with other major humanitarian or development organizations (an asset).
    
    

Experience Required II

• • Ability to operate effectively in politically sensitive or fragile contexts, including working with a wide range of institutional counterparts, donors, government agencies, and multilateral partners.
    
    
  • Evidence of strong strategic advisory capabilities, including providing guidance to senior management, shaping institutional positioning, and informing decision-making through analysis and stakeholder insight.
    
    
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and deliver results in dynamic environments with shifting demands.
    
    
  • Strong communication, negotiation, and representation skills, including experience leading institutional dialogues and representing an organization in high-level or technical fora.
    
    
  • Proven relationship management skills, including the ability to cultivate networks, build trust, and foster long-term partnerships.

Additional Information

• Type of Contract: Max Term 
• Working rate: 100%
• Starting date: ASAP
• Location: Geneva
• Job level: C1
• Length of assignment: until 31st Dec 2026
• Application deadline: Sun, 1st Feb 2026

Our values

• At the ICRC, we value impact, collaboration, respect, and compassion. We seek candidates who demonstrate behaviors based on these shared values. For more information on the ICRC values, please visit this page.