Partnerships Assistant
JOB PURPOSE
The Partnerships Unit in
the Regional Bureau for Eastern Africa (RBN) is looking to engage a
Partnerships Assistant specifically dedicated to supporting donor
relations/partnership in the region; to strengthen the Unit’s ability to manage
critical resource mobilization; to carry out resource analysis and resource
management functions; and to provide related support to Country Offices (COs)
and WFP Headquarters (HQ) in Rome.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in International
Studies, Political Sciences or any other related field.
- Working Experience: one to two years of
progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream,
with experience in general administrative work.
- Language: Fluency in both oral and written
English. Intermediate knowledge of another UN language, Swahili, or other
East African languages would be an advantage.
REQUIRED TECHNICAL
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES
- Has conducted negotiations for contributions and
partnership agreements in line with internal established policies and
procedures and external regulations
- Ability to develop and maintain effective work
relationships with different stakeholders.
- Excellent written and oral communications skills
in English.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not
all-inclusive)
Under the supervision of
the Government Partnerships Officer, you will:
- Implement the work plan for an assigned area to
enable WFP to identify, develop and strengthen quality partnerships in
support of WFP strategic objectives.
- Proactively contribute to a partnerships
portfolio, including partner profiling and outreach activities, with the
aim to maximize resources and leverage policy and technical support for
WFP’s work; Support partner visibility and ensure partner conditions are
met.
- Use data and information to support senior
management engagement with government donors and to scope new partners, guided
by programmatic assessment and context-specific analysis with the aim to
enhance the impact of WFP’s work and diversify the resource base.
- Solicit inputs, including operational updates,
from COs and other RBN units to draft quality briefs and proactively
highlight strategic issues to senior staff to inform best course of action
and nurture partnership growth.
- Gather and present internal and external
data/information, using key information systems (e.g. Salesforce, WINGS,
WFPGo), to support WFP’s effective positioning with government donors.
- Contribute to partnerships strategies, including
the development of Partnership Action Plans; Draw up quality partner
proposals and reports by engaging with other WFP entities and external
stakeholders.
- Support the regional innovation hub with data
collection & analysis, knowledge management and sharing, program
coordination, and periodic internal and donor reporting
- Other as required.
Closing Date: 9 May 2022
How to Apply
Interested
and qualified? Go to World Food Programme (WFP)
on career5.successfactors.eu to apply for the post.
