Strategic Partnerships Officer

World Food Programme • Washington, DC

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About The Position

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. WHY JOIN WFP? WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities. A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe. We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement). BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: WFP’s new Public Partnerships Division (PPD) builds on the experience of the former Multilateral and Programme Country Partnerships (MPC), Global Partner Countries (GPC) and the Partnerships Coordination Service (PCS) to expand strategic engagement and country office support across donor types. Coherent country office support will be provided through the Partnerships Department's CO Support Hub. The Hub is a corporate initiative to expand and diversify partnerships to increase CO resourcing and support countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly SDG2. The Consultant will report to a Partnerships Officer in charge of CO Support. The Consultant will work in coordination with donor account managers and regional offices. The Consultant would support COs' partnership journey from planning to opportunity confirmation and is expected to travel to the field where requested. The Consultant will support a designated set of Country Offices and act as a focal point for specific corporate processes, donor accounts and themes.

Responsibilities

• Lead on geographic and/or thematic portfolio issues assigned based on areas of specific expertise
• Coordinate special projects, briefs and other deliverables on behalf of the team
• Advise the team and COs on a range of issues related to the partnership with selected donors and relevant counterparts as appropriate
• Coordinate staff meetings, monitor task progression, and proactively follow up to optimize business processes
• Analysis of trends, opportunities, metrics, and modalities of partnering with various donors to provide advice, guidance and support to Country Offices
• Support the standardization of communication to internal stakeholders on progress and best practices and identify opportunities for capacity building for country offices
• Undertake any other duties as required by the supervisor

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees