Partnerships Consultant

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ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worlds 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.

At WFP people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse committed skilled and high performing teams selected on merit operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment living WFPs values (Integrity Collaboration Commitment Humanity and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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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:

The WFP BRU Office established in 1996 works in close partnership with the European Union (EU) to address the most pressing food crises as well as to provide long term development solutions. The office plays a key role in mobilising funds from the EU primarily through different Directorates-General of the European Commission (ECHO INTPA NEAR and FPI). The European Commission has been one of WFPs top three donors in recent years.

This job is under the WFP BRU Strategic Partnerships team and focuses on partnerships with ECHO. Report Officer will directly report to the Government Partnerships Officer.
Job holders primarily support ECHO reporting in coordination with Country Offices Regional Bureaux HQ Finance and Partnerhsips Officers in Brussels and to contribute to the development of the existing partnerships with DG ECHO and other EU institutions in order to advocate the work of WFP and raise and mobilise resources to support WFP programmes.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Manage ECHO specialised donor reporting processes in coordination with Country Offices the HQ Finance Division as well as Government Partnerships Officers and Communication Officers in Brussels to ensure timely and quality submission of ECHO reports and Request for Complementary Information (RCI).

2. Review financial report provided by the HQ Finance Division to ensure alignment with the narratives in ECHO reports.

3. Assess draft reports provided by Country Offices for interim and final submissions as well as RCIs.

4. Develop and refine content based on WFPs corporate reports including the Annual Country Report and other relevant updates to ensure ECHO focus areas are adequately addressed in submissions to the donor.

identify and communicate donor reporting issues to senior staff highlighting financial and reputational risks to relevant Country Offices and beyond.
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Contribute to a partnerships portfolio including partner profiling and outreach activities with the aim to maximize resources and leverage policy and technical support for WFPs work;

7. Assist Government Partnerships Officer for ECHO contract management including proposal reviewing editing and processing in coordination with Country Offices Regional Bureaux and/or HQ.

other duties as required.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

Number of ECHO reports (including RCIs) submitted timely with quality; number of COs supported for the quality and timely ECHO reporting.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: Advanced University degree in Political Science International Development Development Economics International Relations Law Marketing Communications or other relevant field or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Experience: At least three years of relevant experience in Partnerships report preparation. Demonstrated ability to collate and/or review relevant information and data to provide operational awareness and demonstrate humantarian efficiency and/or operational impact.

Experiences in donor funding proposals and reports and has a good knowledge of complex EU reporting guidelines (narrative & financial) EU rules and regulations EU information management processes. Knowledge and expereinces in WFP corporate reporting and/or donor specialised reporting are desirable.

Knowledge & Skills:
Ability to plan and organize; demonstrated ability to write clearly concisely accurately and quickly; ability to multitask and work under tight deadlines; ability to work with minimum supervision under own initiative; tact and ability to work harmoniously with people of different national and cultural backgrounds; demonstrated problem-solving skills; ability to conceptualize issues think in abstract terms and analyze numerical data; strong oral and written communications skills

Languages:
Excellent command of spoken and written English. Fluency in French is preferred but not mandatory.

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

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• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

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.

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.