Interrnship - Partnership Intelligence, Government Partnerships

World Food Programme

Internship

Partnership Intelligence, Government Partnerships Division

Rome, Italy

The mission of WFP is to end global hunger. 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.

In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. Present in nearly 80 countries, the organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.

We are seeking to fill the position of Partnership Intelligence Intern, based in the Government Partnerships Division (PGG) at our Headquarters in Rome, Italy.

WFP relies entirely on voluntary contributions to finance its operations. Relationships with fundraising partners from the public sector are pivotal in supporting WFP projects in all the countries where we work; saving lives and reducing hunger across the globe.

Key outputs/Responsibilities:

The selected candidate will be assisting PGG’s Technical and Support team in rolling out Salesforce as a corporate donor intelligence tool and also support the development of WFP’s forecasting system. The duties involved are:

•    Assist the Government Partnerships Officers (GPO) capture, share and manage intelligence on their partners;

•    Ensure the reflection of all donor intelligence coming from GPOs in HQ and Country Offices in Salesforce;

•    Assist GPOs in their donor intelligence activities through background donor information, funding strategies and the identification of potential new funding opportunities;

•    Designing and updating tracking sheets for high-profile operations (i.e. Syria crises response);

•    Support the management of the WFP database of partner / donor intelligence;

•    Support the development of training materials on how to use Salesforce;

•    Support data entry and data quality tracking;

•    Support the Technical team in funding analyses and the development of the forecasting system;

•    Perform other duties as and when required.

Essential Requirements:

• Currently enrolled with at least two years undergraduate studies completed or recently graduated within the past six months;
• University course attendance in the past 12 months;
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point);
• Fluent in English
• Data analysis and writing skills

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in preferably information management, business administration, international development, economics or law;
• Strong inter-personal skills and capacity to communicate to different audiences;
• Fluency in another UN language (Spanish, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic);
• Necessary quantitative skills to produce analyses on resourcing levels;
• Experience in using Cloud-based IT solutions or Custom Relationship Management tools is a strong asset.

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.
• 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.

Closing date:   30 June 2018

VA reference no:  84706

Female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply.  WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.