DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

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).

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

Quality documentation drafted in an organized and timely manner per tasks above (briefing materials contribution agreements correspondence donor intelligence research papers). Trusted relationships developed with individual donor counterparts as per tasks above.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: Advanced University degree in Political Science International Development Business Administration Marketing Communications or other related fields; or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience: Professional experience (3-5 years) in an international organization political organization NGO or marketing/consultancy firm.

Experience in partnerships communications and account management within a UN agency particularly WFP would be considered an advantage.

Knowledge of the political dynamics and the development and humanitarian funding landscape in Sweden; Expertise in campaigning and fundraising skills from Sweden and other governments foundations private sector individuals and other funding streams of relevance to WFP;

Strong presentation skills and demonstrated social media management and communications campaign experience and capacity;

General knowledge of UN policies rules regulations and procedures is an asset; Ability to work independently plan strategically as well as to organize assess and coordinate the work of others;

Ability to work harmoniously with people of different national and cultural backgrounds government officials other UN agencies and multilateral institutions.

Skills: Knowledge of humanitarian assistance emergency food assistance and food systems transformation.

Expertise in fundraising from Nordic governments foundations private sector individuals and other funding streams of relevance to WFP.

Excellent marketing presentation and communications skills to cultivate partnerships building in a creative and entrepreneurial manner.

General knowledge of UN policies rules regulations and procedures is an asset.

Ability to work independently plan strategically as well as to organize assess and coordinate the work of others.

Ability to work harmoniously with people of different national and cultural backgrounds government officials other UN agencies and multilateral institutions.

Languages: Fluency in written and verbal communication in English required with working knowledge of another UN language desirable. Working knowledge of Swedish is an asset.

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework

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

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system. We do not consider CVs or applications sent by email LinkedIn or any other channel.

• We strongly recommend that your Workday profile is accurate and complete and that all sections are filled in including your employment history academic qualifications language skills and UN grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.

• If you experience technical issues while submitting your application you may contact us at . Please note that this email is only for technical issues with an application - unsolicited applications or documents sent to this inbox will not receive a reply.

• At the application stage the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter. Additional documents (passport certificates recommendation letters etc.) may be requested later in the process.

• 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.