Partnerships Officer

with United Nations World Food Programme
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Partnerships Officer

Announcement Description

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, 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.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

WFP’s mission is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 as per the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2. It works to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

Under its current Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2019-23, the World Food Programme (WFP) in Cambodia supports national efforts to achieve the Cambodian Sustainable Development Goals by 2023, especially Zero Hunger (Goal #2) and Partnerships for the Achievement of the Goals (SDG #17). In that, WFP focuses its work on three pillars: food security and nutrition, social protection, and climate change adaptation. In line with increasing government capacities, WFP is increasingly shifting from an implementer of programmes to an enabling role, i.e., an advisor to relevant government counterparts working in the food system, nutrition, social protection and disaster management space.

Starting in 2024, WFP will shift to a new CSP (2024-28), which is structured along two broad priorities: human capital development with a focus on nutrition and social protection, and systems strengthening with a focus on the national food systems and the disaster risk management system. All of WFP’s activities are underpinned by strong evidence generation efforts to effectively establish needs, advocate for certain programmes or policies, and demonstrate the effects of assistance programmes. In addition, evidence and knowledge generation is becoming an important offering by WFP to its national counterparts.

Announcement Positions

Partnerships Officer

  • Category: Law, Communications
  • Type : Job Opportunity
  • Location: Phnom Penh
  • Schedule: Full-time
  • Salary: N/A

Grade: NO-A

Type of contract: fixed term appointment

Duration: one year (with possibility of extension)

This vacancy announcement is for Nationals from Cambodia Only.

Terms and Conditions:

WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, pension, leave plus a medical insurance.

Job Purpose: This position reports to the Country Director. Guided by the Corporate Partnership Strategy, manage effective relationships and collaboration with external partners to meet WFP strategic objectives. To represent WFP externally to safeguard and promote WFP interests. To ensure a flow of relevant information between WFP and partners and propose opportunities for synergies that maximise results. The Partnerships Officer will work closely with WFP functional teams across all Strategic Outcomes.

Duties
  • 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 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.
  • Use data to present managers with well-researched ideas to expand support from existing partners and to scope new partners, guided by programmatic assessment and context specific analysis with the aim to enhance the impact of WFP’s work and diversify the resource base.
  • 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 present internal and external data/information, using key information systems (e.g. Salesforce, WINGS, WFPGo), to support WFP’s effective positioning vis-à-vis national governments, regional and international institutions with the aim to influence the policy agenda.
  • In the context of the UN system and multilateral fora, support the development of partnerships and joint events with member states, civil society and intergovernmental organizations to advocate for the SDGs and Zero Hunger on the global agenda and advance WFP priorities and objectives.
  • Contribute to partnerships strategies, including the development of Partnership Action Plans; Draw up quality partner proposals and reports by engaging with other WFP entities and external stakeholders.
  • Support senior managers in the preparation of strategic agreements, joint strategies and MOUs in order to promote the SDGs and Zero Hunger on the national, regional and global agenda and to reach advantageous outcomes for WFP.
  • Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance, and monitor defined risks.
  • Other as required.
  • SPECIFIC POST REQUIREMENTS
  • Support the transformation of WFP Cambodia under its new Country Strategic Plan as it moves out of direct implementation to support capacity strengthening of national and sub-national levels for improved food and nutrition security through acting as a facilitator or connector of global knowledge, expertise and South-South cooperation/learning.
  • Oversee partnerships, resource mobilization, reporting and communications, to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of WFP Cambodia Country Strategic Plan, in accordance with WFP Cambodia’s Partnership /Resource Mobilization and communication strategy.
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with key counterparts in national government, UN agencies, NGOs, private sector and other partners, to foster engagement and partnerships as well as resource mobilization opportunities.
  • Represent WFP Cambodia at national, UN, private sector and other partner events; develop and provide information on the programme to increase awareness and impact of WFP’s work.
  • Identify opportunities to develop new and existing synergies with other UN agencies, private sectors, NGO and other partners and make suggestions to WFP management and officers to support more effective and efficient approach to WFP’s work in Cambodia.
  • Prepare and provide information to national counterparts, UN agencies, private sector, NGOs, and other partners on the strategy, design, relevance and impact of programmes, to advocate the work of WFP and improved partnerships.
  • Research and analyses current activities, political and social events to identify issues that may impact WFP activities, inform management and officers and propose positions on these issues.
  • Work closely with WFP functional teams to ensure coordination and alignment of WFP’s engagement with external partners as well as reporting and resource mobilization as related to the implementation of strategic outcome portfolios under the Country Strategic Plan.
Requirements
  • 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. The experience should demonstrate progressive responsibility and active engagement with high level counterparts in host governments, development partners, donor governments, civil society, private sector, and the United Nations (UN). This background will be advantageous.
  • DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:
  • Has a basic understanding of government strategies.
  • Has developed effective relationships with partners and explored new areas to scaleup existing activities and researched new opportunities.
  • Has developed powerful narratives by using data analysis visualization to enable action-oriented discussions with partners.
  • Has prepared briefs to raise resources for operations and collaborated for timely registration, maintenance and update of contributions and forecasts.
  • Has provided advanced technical support and identified opportunities for service delivery excellence to strengthen partnerships.
  • Has motivated team spirit and contributed to a gender-balanced, inclusive, and sound working environment.
  • Minimum two or more years of relevant professional work experience in partnership roles.
  • KEY COMPETENCIES
  • New Partner Prospecting: Demonstrates awareness of socio-political context, country-specific focus areas and partner’s interest areas and activities. Research new partnership opportunities and identifies a list of prospective partners, screened against internal due diligence, legal and contracting standards and processes necessary to enter into partnerships.
  • Partner Relationship Management and Strengthening: Develops effective relationships with existing partners by responding to and/or escalating needs of stakeholders within own scope of responsibility. Explores new areas to augment or scale-up existing activities with partners, in collaboration with WFP colleagues and partner stakeholders.
  • Resource Mobilization: Ensures that all colleagues (CD/DCD, programme, finance, BPO, etc.) understand the terms of contract and partner commitments made by WFP. Analyses relevant information and prepares briefs to raise resources for operations and negotiates contribution. Ensures and oversees timely registration, maintenance and updating of contributions and forecasts, aiming for accuracy and conformity with partner’s documentation and WFP's rules.
  • Analysing and Using Information/Data: Identifies relationships within data and provides insights to enable discussions and inform actions with partners. Uses data analysis visualization to draw out fact-based insights and develop powerful narratives within own area of responsibility. Leverages insights from multiple sources of data to identify trends, determine interrelationships among multiple issues and identify innovative solutions that impact partnerships.
  • Positioning WFP for Partnership: Research opportunities to communicate WFP’s brand. Demonstrates awareness of WFP's contributions and work with partners in specific contexts.
  • Compiles inputs for external communication and internal briefing materials.
  • Business Process Support and Technical Guidance: Identifies opportunities for service delivery excellence to strengthen partnerships. Provides advanced technical support to other business areas. Troubleshoots complex system issues and contributes to the design and implementation of system changes. Provides input into training and support strategy for technical systems users. Demonstrates managerial skills in the delivery of support and guidance.
  • LANGUAGE: Fluency (level C) in English.
 

How to Apply

To be considered, interested candidates are invited to apply via (the link). Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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. 

Request for Disability related Reasonable Accommodations: 

It is important to WFP to create an accessible and inclusive workplace for everyone. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. 

WFP is committed to an accessible, inclusive recruitment process. Please contact us at email to advise us of any disability related reasonable accommodation or accessibility requests you may have. A member of the reasonable accommodation team will contact you to confidentially discuss your needs.

This email is only to be used for any disability related accessibility requirements and not for sending the application itself. Due to the volume of applications, any applications or CVs sent through this email address will not be considered a formal application and will not receive a reply from WFP. 

WFP is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce. WFP has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority or discrimination. 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.