Established in 1927, SICPA is a Swiss private technology company that supports the effective governance and long-term prosperity of nations.
SICPA sets the pulse of sovereignty, enabling governments to protect their citizens, sovereign assets, and economies. Best known for securing the majority of the world’s banknotes, SICPA operates across five continents. Today, our platform for sovereignty delivers integrated solutions safeguarding revenue mobilisation, natural resources, health, and brand protection as well as digital sovereignty and secure public services.
Reporting to the Partnerships Director, the Partnerships Coordinator will provide day-to-day operational support in managing and optimizing the Group's interests across private joint venture (JV) companies. These JVs are private-to-private alliances formed specifically to develop and capture Business-to-Government (B2G) market opportunities.
The Partnerships Coordinator will act as the operational anchor, ensuring smooth collaboration between SICPA and its private local partners as they jointly deploy SICPA solutions to government clients.
ROLE
JV and Partnership Governance & Compliance
- Track obligations and deliverables arising from private shareholder agreements, resource-sharing pacts and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
- Prepare operational dashboards, briefing notes and status updates for the Partnerships Director ahead of JV, steering committee and alignment meetings.
- Organize, document and follow up on action items, decisions and open points arising from JV, steering committee and alignment meetings.
Private Alliance Coordination
- Ensure a clear division of responsibilities between both private parties regarding B2G target pursuits.
- Facilitate the collection and sharing of technical knowledge, marketing assets and product updates from Headquarters to local partners' commercial teams.
- Proactively flag delays, missing inputs, misalignments or sensitive topics requiring management attention.
- Draft, structure and coordinate communications with internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Maintain organized records, action logs, decision trackers and open-point lists for recurring partnership topics.
Due Diligence and Ventures Coordination
- Coordinate due diligence activities in the context of potential acquisitions of majority and minority shareholdings.
- Interact with internal stakeholders across Business, Technology, Operations, Legal & IP, HR and Finance functions to ensure the delivery of standardized and comprehensive reports supporting decision-making.
- Facilitate SICPA's representation as a shareholder in minority stakes acquired in the past.
- Assess the potential of current ventures and propose alternatives to maximize their value.
PROFILE
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, International Business, Corporate Law or a related field.
- 2 to 4 years of professional experience in partnership management, alliance operations or corporate project management.
- Direct experience in B2B2G models, channel partnerships or private consortiums targeting public sector contracts is highly desirable.
- Ability to navigate the collaborative and competitive dimensions of private-to-private business partnerships.
- Understanding of public procurement environments, including long sales cycles, compliance requirements and associated risks.
- Strong project management skills with a proven ability to track deliverables across multiple corporate entities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate, complete and well-organized documentation.
- Proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate follow-up needs, prepare topics in advance and escalate risks when required.
- Sound judgment in handling confidential partner information and governance documentation.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams and SharePoint.
- Comfortable using AI-enabled tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot to support drafting, research, summarization, information organization and preparation of reports and presentations while ensuring appropriate handling of confidential information.
- Professional fluency in English.
- Limited travel initially, with potential for growth based on partnership needs.
WHY JOIN US?
- Join a global leader in trust technologies with a mission that matters.
- Be at the strategic heart of a financially sound and innovation-driven company.
- Collaborate with high-level experts and work on impactful international projects.
- Operate in a multi-cultural, high-integrity environment where autonomy and ownership are encouraged.