Intern - Private Sector Partnerships

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.  Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking to fill an internship position under the WFP  Regional Bureau Nairobi, Partnerships and External Communications Unit . The position will be based at our Regional Bureau Nairobi . The Internship will be for a period of 8 months.

JOB PURPOSE

The selected candidate will be assisting the WFP Partnerships and External Communications Unit  with the following key duties:

• Support implementation of the regional private sector strategy and document lessons learned so far
• Analyse private sector trends
• Identify case studies best practice models of private sector engagenent opportunities with the private sector
• Support identification of regional partnership workshops
• Upon demand , support coporate or  regional participation in key events held in Nairobi
• Perform other duties as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled and have attended University courses in the last 12 months inclusive of having completed at least two years of undergraduate studies or have recently graduated in the last 6 months’ [[Business Adminstration , Marketing or Communication]];
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point);
• Fluent in English
• [[Research and Analytical skills ]]

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP up to the maximum amount of US$1000 per month depending on the duty station of assignment. 
• WFP is not responsible for living expenses, arrangements for accommodation, necessary visas and related costs.
• Depending on the duty station of assignment, WFP will reimburse travel ticket for candidates who are nationals of developing countries and are pursuing their studies in their home country.
• WFP will recognize candidates’ educational credentials from recognised institutions that have been certified by competent international or national authorities such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or Ministries of Education;

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Apply by 28th February 2018