Consultant Partnerships

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

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WHY JOIN WFP? 

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

WFP's strategic engagement with national governments, International Financial Institutions (IFI) and knowledge actors is part of a corporate initiative to expand and diversify partnerships to support countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), particularly SDG2.
This corporate effort has resulted in a record number and value of agreements with national governments and IFIs. To ensure effective and coherent support for Country Offices seeking to engage in tripartite process with national governments and IFIs, the Strategic Partnerships Officer will work with STR IFI focal points to ensure that hands on field support is available to Country Offices that require it.
The Strategic Partnerships Consultant provides a unique bridge between programme design and partnership development. Supporting Country Offices, the incumbent will provide support in navigating engagement with government and IFI counterparts. The Consultant will adapt and leverage lessons learned in a variety of contexts as support will be provided to a variety of country offices.
Working under the strategic guidance of the Director, the Consultant will report to a Strategic Partnerships Officer in charge of CO support coordination. The Consultant would support engagement with International Financial Institutions and other relevant counterparts as appropriate, including national government counterparts.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Support COs in designing and negotiating large/complex partnership proposals, joint strategies, and/or MOUs in accordance with corporate norms, processes, and external regulations.
2. Work closely with IFI focal points and regional offices and provide the needed support to strengthen IFIs' regional and country-level engagement.
3. Support COs in drafting and finalizing IFI proposals in direct and close collaboration with IFI focal points and regional bureaus.
4. Support in technical or advocacy missions to COs to facilitate and promote IFI engagements, including lessons learned exercises and technical deep dives.
5. Scan the development landscape and support exploring viable opportunities and new approaches for WFP's strategic engagement with the government and IFIs in the development space.
6. Explore new strategic opportunities for engagement with the different IFIs to promote WFP's mandate.
7. Provide strategic advice to senior management for engagement with governmental authorities (local, subnational, and national) and other development actors, including International Financial Institutions.
8. Maintain an overview of trends, opportunities, and modalities of partnering with diverse Development actors at the Regional/Global level practices to provide advice, guidance, and support to HQ relevant units, Regional Bureaus, and Country Offices.
9. Identify RB/CO guidance needs and work closely with IFI focal points and thematic experts to develop and disseminate relevant guidance at the different levels. Support WFP engagement with National Government counterparts and International Financial Institutions, including

through mapping, synthetizing and reporting on relevant food security research initiatives and policy developments;
10. Undertake any other duties as required by MPC Director, in line with the Terms of Reference and purposes of strategic partnerships.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
-Successful project proposals for calls-for-proposals
-Value propositions for IFI scoping opportunities
-Guidance and less

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:

A master's degree or equivalent in one or more of the following disciplines: political science, economics, international affairs, public administration, social sciences, development studies, or any other field related to international development or humanitarian assistance.

Experience:
Between 5-8 years of working experience in development, consultancy, research, humanitarian response would be preferable. Working directly in or with WFP operations is an asset. Previous work experience in various country contexts and with partnerships management strongly preferred. He/she will have basic knowledge of International Financial Institutions and understand their structure and mechanisms.

Knowledge & Skills:
The ideal candidate will have diverse mix of experience related to the portfolio, and would benefit from familiarity with WFP's operations, policy, planning and partnerships. The candidate should have a multidisciplinary and versatile professional experience, working in various sectors. He/She should be a self-starter, organised, flexible and comfortable with working with multiple internal and external actors and to tight deadlines. Strong writing, analytical and research skills; good interpersonal skills, teamwork spirit and ability to work in multicultural settings; superior cognitive capacity.

Languages:
Proficiency/level C of English (requirement); Proficiency in at least one other WFP working language(s) required (French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, Portuguese, or Chinese)
 

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

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All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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