Internship - Foundation Partnerships, Private Partnerships Division, Rome, Italy

World Food Programme

Internship - Foundation Partnerships

Private Partnerships Division (PGP), Rome, Italy

Job Title: Foundation Partnerships Intern, Private Sector Partnerships Division (PGP)

Reporting to: Foundation Partnerships Officer, PGP

Contract length: 6-8 months, subject to satisfactory performance

Location: Rome, Italy

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking for two (2) Foundation Partnerships Interns based in Rome, Italy.

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. 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 lives. On average, WFP reaches more than 91 million people with food assistance in over 80 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.

WFP is supporting countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by making a shift in strategic orientation required by the evolving context in the country and introducing a number of innovative initiatives that will lead to more tangible solutions to ending hunger. New approaches, strategic partnerships and technologies are critical to achieving these objectives.

By working with the private sector, WFP can find more efficient, effective and creative ways to achieve SDG 2: Zero Hunger. WFP can draw on its partners’ industry-leading knowledge, expertise, and positioning to strengthen operations, amplify our message, fund life-saving programmes and innovate solutions to some of the world’s most important challenges.

Some of the largest private foundations – such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and many others – are helping WFP achieve Zero Hunger by advocating, mobilizing resources, and strengthening WFP programmes to address the pressing need of most food insecure people around the world.

The Private Partnerships Division (PGP), based in WFP Headquarters in Rome, Italy, is looking for motivated individuals to join the Foundations Team, who will contribute to the development and existing partnerships with private foundations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Under the PGP Foundation Partnerships Officer, the Foundation Partnerships Interns will be responsible for providing assistance in the following work activities:

• Highlight fundraising or partnerships opportunities with existing and new private foundations, including the mapping of WFP’s areas of excellence and needs against foundation interests to identify priority/target opportunities.
• Contribute to the development of guidelines for working with private foundations for WFP technical units, regional/country offices.
• Assist in organizing and taking notes in internal/external meetings, workshops, training, teleconference and events.
• Assist in promoting and highlighting the work and impact of private foundation partners for external audience.
• Contribute to ensuring consistent flow of information by updating information on Salesforce and sharing monthly updates with WFP technical units and regional/country offices.
• Assist in tracking and fulfilling contractual obligations, such as grant management, reporting and visibility requirements.
• Contribute to the development of briefing documents/materials for internal/external audience in coordination with WFP technical units and regional/country offices.
• Provide support in drafting funding proposals and/or reports, as required.
• Assist in organizing donor field trips with WFP technical units and regional/country offices.
• Any other duties, as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Advanced University Degree in business administration, economics, international relations, international development, development economics, marketing, communications, law, or other relevant field.
• The Candidate must currently enrolled have graduated in the past six months at the time of application.
• Candidates must have attended university classes in the past twelve months.

Technical Skills & Knowledge:

• Relevant work experience and/or training courses.
• Very good written and verbal communication skills in English are a must.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, communication and advocacy skills.
• Computer skills in Office applications: proficiency in Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Ability to handle multiple projects/tasks within deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment and international organization is essential.

Language:

• Fluency in oral and written English.
• Knowledge of a second UN language is desirable.

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.
• Candidates who bear any of the following relations to WFP staff members are not eligible to apply: sons, daughters, brothers or sisters.

Closing date:   31 March 2019

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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.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.