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Partnership Associate Junior Consultancy (Technical Partnership)

Rome

  • Organization: WFP - World Food Programme
  • Location: Rome
  • Grade: Consultancy - International Consultant - Internationally recruited Contractors Agreement
  • Occupational Groups:
    • External Relations, Partnerships and Resource mobilization
    • Public, Private Partnership
  • Closing Date: Closed

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance

Job Title: Partnership Associate (Junior Consultancy) – Technical Partnership

Type of Contract: Junior Consultancy

Division: PPF

Duty Station (City, Country): Rome, Italy

Duration: 11 months

Are you eager to support building partnerships and measuring impact with corporations? Are you ready to help the world’s leading humanitarian organization to change and save the lives of the world's most vulnerable people? If yes, this opportunity is for you.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

The Private Partnerships and Fundraising Division (PPF) is responsible for engaging the private sector (corporations, individuals, foundations) through high-impact partnerships in support of WFP's strategic priorities. Serving as a broker between WFP and the private sector, PPF strives to mobilize funding, technical assistance, innovative solutions and visibility and awareness to help WFP fulfill its mission, while offering the public, companies and foundations the opportunity to create a world with zero hunger. PPF also serves as the in-house ‘consultant’ guiding WFP Regional Bureaux (RB), Country Offices (COs) and HQ Functional Units on partnership development, best practices, compliance and rules and regulations.

Starting in 2020, WFP is embarking upon a new partnership and engagement strategy, which focuses on cooperation with the business sector, foundations and individuals to drive progress towards zero hunger.  WFP is focusing its efforts over the next strategic period (2020-2025) around three key pillars:

  • Impact:  partnerships that provide expertise and skills to support capacity strengthening for WFP and local governments
  • Income:  investing in and growing fundraising
  • Innovation:  identifying areas for innovation – particularly with businesses –uniquely able to drive change at scale

BACKGROUND:

 

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.

To get to a world with Zero Hunger faster, WFP is investing in and growing private sector fundraising and partnerships to reach more people.  This is an exciting opportunity for entry-level professionals to help deliver the new private partnerships and fundraising strategy of WFP. The selected candidate will be joining our Rome-based Impact team, with the objective of helping to develop partnerships which leverage the expertise and skills of the private sector in order to deliver best-in-class technical partnerships aimed at increasing local level impact.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

We are looking for a passionate individual to join our team to provide project support and support the management of a portfolio of existing corporate relationships and to help deliver excellence in relationship management and growth in partnership impact. You will use and develop your relationship management and impact measurement skills to cultivate relationships, while supporting a team of Partnership Managers.

Length of contract: 11 months (with a possibility for extension).

MAIN ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Support the team’s efforts to develop and implement a portfolio of private sector partnerships.
  • Support the team’s efforts to develop and implement a new methodology to consistently assess the impact of partnerships.
  • Support the preparation of quality briefing materials; Proactively highlight strategic opportunities and issues to management and propose options for the best course of action to nurture trust and interest in the work of WFP;
  • Gather and share partner intelligence (including forecasting), using key information systems (e.g. WINGS, Salesforce, WFPGo), and assess results.
  • Support partnership growth, by exploring opportunities to expand existing partnerships and scope of new partners, guided by assessments, analysis and due diligence; Present recommendations to leadership and ensure follow-up.
  • Support functional units, RBs and COs to develop compelling partnership propositions for the private sector. 
  • Contribute to the preparation of partnership proposals, strategic agreements, joint strategies and/or MOU, taking into account corporate norms, processes and external regulations; Ensure quality control of content by engaging with relevant functional units, RBs and COs.
  • Prepare and follow-up on key events and meetings, including drafting and disseminating Notes For the Record; support the development of presentations, proposals, reports, briefing memos and other communications, in coordination with PPF colleagues, as well as WFP technical units and field operations;
  • Proactively support a wide range of aspects of a partnerships portfolio, including partner profiling, data/trends analysis and outreach plan, to maximize resources and leverage policy and technical support for WFP’s work;
  • Other responsibilities as required.

 

SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

 

  • At least 2-3 years’ demonstrated experience in a partnership role.
  • Preference given to candidates who have a knowledge of measuring and evaluating the impact of technical partnerships,
  • Successful internships or work experience in fundraising, account management, project management, impact measurement and/or marketing/sales is essential. Knowledge of humanitarian/development sector is desirable.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills and client-focused orientation.
  • Detail-oriented; ability to effectively collect, analyze, organize, distill and present information in a compelling yet concise manner.
  • Team-player who works well with different personalities and takes responsibility for individual work.
  • Strong customer service mentality and interpersonal skills with ability to cultivate relationships; must enjoy working in a team environment.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce or other customer relationship management system.
  • Experience simultaneously working on multiple projects with deadlines; must be comfortable managing up and asking for help when needed.
  • Curious about the organization’s mission and activities and how to identify areas of mutual interest with private sector partners.
  • The ideal candidate will also be highly adaptable to change and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, with ambiguity, and competing demands with grace and humor.

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

Education: University Degree in Business Administration, Management, Marketing, Internaltional Relations or other related fields.

WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Terms and Conditions

WFP offers a competitive compensation package which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP.

http://www.wfp.org Click on: “Our work” and “Countries” to learn more about WFP’s operations.

Deadline for applications: 16 July 2020

Ref.: VA No. 123237

Qualified 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.

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