Consultant Partnerships & Reporting
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ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Job Title: Consultant Partnerships & Reporting
Type of Contract: Consultancy Level I
Division: Partnerships
Duty Station: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Duration: 11 months
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
Closing date: 12 April 2023
BACKGROUND & PURPOSE OF ASSIGNMENT
The Consultant will work under the direct supervision of the Head of the Partnerships & Reporting Unit, and in close collaboration with the communications unit and the various other units of the WFP Haiti team.
The purpose of the position is to provide substantial value to WFP’s effective positioning with public, private and external partners to attract policy support, resources, technical assistance and innovative solutions to advance the work of WFP, while supporting member states in the achievement of the SDGs and Zero Hunger and emphasizing WFP’s contributions in this regard.
The Consultant will carry out a broad range of partnerships and reporting activities, analytical work, and research in support of the Country Office, which is classified as a Corporate Scale-up. They will engage with internal stakeholders and a host of public, private sector and external entities. These can comprise governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental institutions and their member states, international financial institutions, individuals, corporations, foundations and NGOs.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Implement the work plan for an assigned area to enable WFP to identify, develop and strengthen quality partnerships in support of WFP strategic objectives.
- Proactively identify communications and reporting materials to increase donors’ visibility and trust.
- Support communication with donors and assist with planning donor meetings and field missions.
- Proactively contribute to a partnerships portfolio, including partner profiling and outreach activities, with the aim to maximize resources and leverage policy and technical support for WFP’s work; Support partner visibility and ensure partner conditions are met.
- Solicit inputs, including operational updates, from other WFP entities to inform partner audiences on WFP’s programmatic offering; Draft quality briefs and proactively highlight strategic issues to senior staff to inform best course of action and nurture partnership growth.
- Gather and share partner intelligence (including forecasting), using key information systems (e.g. Salesforce, WFPgo), and respond to ad hoc requests for information.
- Collate inputs from colleagues for proposals and reports, as well as for internal and external communications materials, e.g. briefs on WFP’s activities in Haiti and internal situation reports
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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
Languages: Fluency (level C) in French and English is a must.
OTHER SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
Experience in:
- preparing briefs to raise resources for operations
- understanding of government strategies
- development of effective relationships with partners and research of new opportunities
- team spirit creation and contribution to gender-balance, inclusive and sound working environment
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE
Three to five years of relevant professional work experience in partnerships, reporting, and/or related communications roles.
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WFP has a zero-tolerance approach to conduct such as fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to WFP’s standards of conduct and will therefore undergo rigorous background verification internally or through third parties. Selected candidates will also be required to provide additional information as part of the verification exercise. Misrepresentation of information provided during the recruitment process may lead to disqualification or termination of employment
WFP will not request payment at any stage of the recruitment process including at the offer stage. Any requests for payment should be refused and reported to local law enforcement authorities for appropriate action.
