Partnerships and Reporting Officer

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**Job Title**:Partnerships and Reporting Officer (Food Security Analysis)

**Type of Contract**:Consultant

**Division: RAM/RAMAH - **Research, Assessment and Monitoring Division - Hunger Monitoring Unit

**Duty Station (City, Country)**:HQ Rome, Italy

**Duration**:6 months

**BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT**:
The Hunger Monitoring Unit (RAMAH) in WFP’s Research Assessment and Monitoring Division manages WFP’s global hunger monitoring systems. This entails the establishment and oversight of WFP’s near real-time food security monitoring systems in dozens of countries, as well as developing and refining advanced analytical approaches for nowcasting and forecasting food security indicators using predictive analytics in collaboration with internal and external partners to general timely information on global food security situation. Data from these systems flows into the HungerMapLIVE (hungermap.wfp.org) and is also published through Global and Regional Insights and Key Trends reports and other related resources, providing the evidence-based to more effectively addressing hunger in all its forms.

RAMAH seeks a Partnership and Reporting Officer to: i) oversee the production and dissemination of internal and external reports and briefs; ii) support resource mobilization activities iii) oversee external partnerships and outreach activities; and iv) coordinate the strategic dissemination of key products and messaging in line with the Unit’s communication’s strategy.

**ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Work closely with the technical workstream leads, where applicable, to ensure effective documentation and presentation of the results and methodologies related to real-time food security monitoring and machine learning based predictive analytics.
- Lead the writing of periodic reports to communicate key food security results to WFP senior management.
- Support the writing and dissemination of weekly blurbs.
- Write reports and briefs for WFP senior management, as well as other internal and external audiences, as needed.
- Coordinate the strategic dissemination of key products and support development of external messaging in line with the Unit’s communication strategy.
- Participate in strategic discussions and contributing to the documentation of lessons learnt across all workstreams, including conceptualizing, and producing documents for senior management, as well as internal and external audiences.
- Coordinate and manage the internal and external reporting, both for donors and corporate processes.
- Oversee external relations and partnerships, including liaising and managing communications with external partners.
- Perform other duties as required.

**DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT**:

- Briefs and reports written and disseminated
- Weekly blurbs written and disseminated
- Key products are regularly updated and distributed
- External partnerships established and maintained

**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**:
**Education**:
Advanced University Degree in international relations, food security, social sciences, or a relevant field relevant.

**Experience**:
4 years of progressively responsible professional experience in humanitarian\international development, food security, programme and project management, donor relations, or other related fields. Work experience in humanitarian or international development context is strongly desired.

**Knowledge and Skills**:

- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Experience in writing proposals and donor reports
- Experience in producing advocacy and outreach materials
- Experience in writing briefs and reports for senior management
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of food security and nutrition data is an asset
- Experience working with the humanitarian sector or in food security
utrition field is an asset.

**Languages**:
Excellent spoken and written English is required; excellent spoken and written French is strongly desired.

**Terms and Conditions**

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**Ref.: VA No. 161994**

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