Strategic Partnerships Officer
Strategic Partnerships Officer
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
13 July 2025-23:59-GMT01:00 Central European Time (Rome)WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.
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:
Achieving zero hunger by 2030 requires smart investments in scalable solutions that can sustainably lift
millions of people out of food insecurity and malnutrition. Resources need to be leveraged in areas where
transformative actions offer the highest return on investment and help accelerate progress towards the
achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). It is the role of the international development community including the World Food Programme
(WFP) to provide evidence-based support to governments to address national priorities and deliver
tangible results.
While maintaining WFPs core capabilities for humanitarian response and recovery the organization
must also identify opportunities to apply its strengths in the continuum from emergency relief to
sustainable development. Through strategic partnerships WFP has an increasing role to play as a
catalyst for effective and innovative longer-term solutions that can simultaneously contribute to reducing
humanitarian needs while preserving development gains achieved to date. This includes leveraging
investments in national capacities and systems that can eventually operate autonomously without WFPs
support. For that the Strategic Partnerships Division aims at strategically positioning WFP within the
development sphere by boosting partnerships to better support national development processes and
contribute to achieving zero hunger at country-level.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Under the direct supervision of the Senior Director the Strategic Partnerships Advisor will
support Regional Bureau (RBs) and Country Offices (COs) in implementing corporate strategies
and critical initiatives. This role involves providing timely high-quality support assisting the
Senior Director and engaging with internal and external stakeholders. The Strategic
Partnerships Advisor will contribute to the following pillars of the Strategic Partnerships
Division:
2. 2. Support strategic engagement and partnership-building with the Islamic Development Bank
OPEC Fund the Arab Coordination Group and its members.
3. 3. Enhance strategic engagement and partnership-building with host governments advising on
partnership strategies and strengthening capabilities.
4. 4. Facilitate dialogue with partners proactively highlight strategic opportunities and issues to
senior management and advise on the best course of action; Define and disseminate best practices
in partnership development and provide strategic advice to internal and external stakeholders in
this regard.
5. 5. Design and implement strategies to enhance collaboration with host governments and IFIs
supporting national development priorities and the 2030 Agenda.
6. 6. Facilitate strategic dialogue and engagement with host governments and IFIs conducting
complex negotiations on strategic partnership agreements
7. Conduct research to map relevant actors and identify engagement opportunities facilitating
dialogue with partners and highlighting strategic opportunities in line with WFPs corporate
norms processes and external regulations in order to reach advantageous outcomes for WFP.
8. Provide analytical support to capture engagement opportunities with IFIs offering strategic
adviceon internal and external stakeholders.
9. Support high-level events with IFIs to advance shared priorities ensuring WFPs positions
areexplained and incorporated into decision-making and continuously improve guidance and
knowledgesharing on engagement with IFIs and host governments.
10. Conduct complex negotiations on strategic partnership agreements in line with WFPs
corporatenorms processes and external regulations in order to reach advantageous outcomes
for WFP suchas more flexibility and predictability in funding WFP programmes.
11. Support strategic engagement of the African Union (AU) and related regional institutions based
onthorough analysis of different trends.
12. Design and implement strategies to enhance collaboration with the AU and other
regionalinstitutions aligning with WFPs goals and positioning in international fora.
13. Lead and motivate a diverse team of Partnerships Officers providing coaching training
andguidance to ensure development and enable high performance.
14. Take responsibility for an equitable and inclusive workplace which incorporates all dimensions
of theWFP diversity and inclusion framework.
15. Contribute to preparedness actions providing technical recommendations and guidance and
supportrisk management.
16. Other as required by the Senior Director
WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation please contact:
NO FEE DISCLAIMER
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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).
Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter
Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
Please contact us at in case you face any challenges with submitting your application
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
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.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
