International Consultant - Partnership Officer Level II

Organizational Context

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives in emergencies and building pathways to peace and prosperity. WFP operates in diverse and challenging environments, striving to provide food assistance and support to people affected by conflict, disasters, and climate change. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and the professional development of its staff.

Job Purpose

The International Consultant - Partnership Officer Level II will be instrumental in strengthening WFP's engagement with public, private, and external partners in Afghanistan. This role is crucial for attracting policy support, securing resources, and obtaining technical assistance to advance WFP's strategic objectives and support the achievement of the SDGs and Zero Hunger. The incumbent will proactively identify, develop, and manage partnerships, utilizing data-driven insights to expand support from existing partners and explore new opportunities. This includes contributing to partnership strategies, resource mobilization efforts, and ensuring effective communication with partners about WFP's programmatic work and impact. The position requires strong analytical, communication, and proposal development skills to enhance WFP's positioning and influence policy agendas.

Responsibilities

The role involves implementing partnership work plans to identify, develop, and strengthen collaborations supporting WFP's strategic objectives. Key responsibilities include contributing to a partnerships portfolio through profiling and outreach, aiming to maximize resources and leverage policy/technical support. This entails using data to propose ideas for expanding support from existing partners and identifying new ones, enhancing WFP's impact and diversifying its resource base. The position requires collating and disseminating political and humanitarian analysis, including donor policies and trends, to inform operational reporting. It also involves soliciting inputs from various WFP entities to brief partner audiences on programmatic offerings and drafting strategic briefs for senior staff to guide decision-making and nurture partnerships. Furthermore, the role necessitates gathering and presenting data from diverse sources, utilizing information systems to support WFP's positioning with governments and institutions, and influencing policy agendas. Contributing to partnership and resource mobilization strategies, developing partner proposals and reports, and providing technical recommendations for preparedness actions are also crucial. The role demands strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills, with an emphasis on building relationships, diplomatic engagement, and fostering a collaborative, inclusive work environment.

Work Experience

Requires five years of relevant postgraduate professional experience in partnerships, fundraising, advocacy, communications, marketing, or strategy development. Must have experience in building and managing partnerships, including proposal development, report input, agreement drafting, visibility planning, and joint strategy creation.

Skills

Partnership Development, Communication Strategy, Analytical Work, Research, Resource Mobilization, Reporting, Data Analysis, Information Management, Proposal Writing, Contract Negotiation, Stakeholder Engagement, Cross-functional Collaboration, Diplomacy, Teamwork, Interpersonal Skills

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