Government Partnerships Officer, Fixed Term NOB, RBN

Area of expertise : Partnerships

Country : Kenya

Type of contract : Long term opportunities

Closing date : 12 November 2019, 21:59 GMT

WHAT IMPACT WILL YOU MAKE WORKING WITH THE LARGEST HUMANITARIAN AGENCY FIGHTING HUNGER WORLDWIDE?

My WFP Story

“If you are the sort of person that positively impacts everything you touch, WFP is the place for you” – Program Assistant- Partnership

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) seeks individuals of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance

Female applicants are especially encouraged to apply

ABOUT WFP

The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetime. 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.

In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it’s needed, saving lives of victims of war, civil conflicts and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. Present in 80 countries, the organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationship necessary to provide access to nutritious food and contribute to the lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas. WFP’s greatest strength is its dedicated people working tirelessly around the world to reduce hunger, often under difficult conditions where security threats and risks to personal safety are considerable.

The WFP Regional Bureau for Eastern and Central Africa (RBN) is based in Nairobi and provides strategic direction, technical guidance, resource mobilization and management support to WFP operations and activities in nine countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.

JOB PURPOSE

The Partnerships Unit  in the Regional Bureau for East and Central Africa ( RBN) is looking to engage a Government Partnerships Officer (NOB) specifically dedicated to supporting donor relations/partnership in the region; to strengthen the Unit’s ability to manage critical resource mobilisation; to carry out resource analysis and resource management functions; and to provide related support to Country Offices (COs) and WFP Headquarters (HQ) in Rome.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor’s degree in International Studies, Political Sciences or any other related field.

Working Experience:  Five or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream, with experience in general administrative work.

Language: Fluency in both oral and written English. Intermediate knowledge of other UN language would be an advantage.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

What you will do:

• Implement relevant parts of the RBN Partnerships Unit work plan by delivering activities that maintain and develop government partnerships in order to maximise resources raised for the region.

• Contribute to the management of a portfolio of partnerships, soliciting contributions, providing donor stewardship, and analysing results, in order to maximise resources raised.

• Provide support to technical units in HQ, RBN, and COs in order to assist them to effectively mobilise donor resources.

• Prepare briefs on resourcing issues for the Regional Director, participate and provide advice in the Strategic Programme Review Process (s-PRP) and the Electronic Programme Review Process (e-PRP), and operate as a resourcing focal point in order to ensure that concerns are adequately considered.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES CONTINUED

• Guide more junior staff including interns, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex analysis and queries on relevant issues.

• Participate and assist the RBN Head of Partnerships in negotiations for contributions and partnership agreements, in line with internal policies and external regulations, in order to reach advantageous outcomes, such as more flexibility and predictability.

• Collate and analyse data for the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on donors and programmes, to enable informed decision-making and action planning by senior managers.

• Proactively contribute to ideas and highlight fundraising opportunities to senior managers for new strategies to maintain and increase funding from new and traditional donors.

• Lead in the drafting of funding proposals to government donors in close coordination with other RBN units and COs.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES CONTINUED

• Prepare and provide regular information to educate new and potential donors on the strategy, design, relevance and impact of WFP programmes, and to advocate the work of WFP.

• Represent WFP at international meetings and workshops at appropriate levels, in such a way that advances the government partnerships strategy and objectives and builds support for WFP activities.

• Prepare and provide inputs for briefing documents for senior level management meetings with donors.

• Maintain effective relationships with representatives of government donors through appropriate channels, and coordinate donor meetings, attending where required.

• Coordinate work with other government partnership officers to ensure the flow of information and other WFP units to align activities and ensure donor visibility and that donor conditions are met.

• Lead in the preparation of internal resourcing activities and meetings in RBN, including those that involve RBN Budget & Programming and RBN Supply Chain.

• Other tasks as required.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  Type of Contract: Government Partnership Officer, NOB

  Duty Station: Nairobi Regional Bureau, Kenya

 Contract Duration:  12 Months- Renewable

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

November 12,2019

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

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WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

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.