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About the Role

The Partnerships Officer will report to the Head of Partnerships at the WFP London Global Office and support engagement with the FCDO and other relevant counterparts. This role guides WFP Country Offices on how to support national governments and work with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) towards achieving SDG 2, while shaping the global partnership with these institutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage and respond to field-related FCDO enquiries to ensure timely and accurate information exchange.
• Conduct partner profiling, analyze data trends, and develop outreach plans to maximize resources and leverage policy and technical support for WFP’s initiatives.
• Maintain an overview of forecasts and gather/share partner intelligence using key information systems to inform strategic decisions.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize data to contribute to quality business information management and enhance decision-making processes.
• Conduct in-depth research, review, and analysis on assigned topics, drafting notes-to-the-file to facilitate decision-making and follow-up.
• Collaborate with COs to develop and manage partnership/contribution action plans, including proposal and report writing, by engaging with other WFP entities and external stakeholders.
• Utilize socio-political insights to support WFP’s strategic positioning vis-à-vis FCDO and other key partners.
• Provide strategic advice and support to the WFP London Director and Head of Partnership, on a range of issues related to the WFP London Global Office to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Draft timely and strategic briefing materials for WFP leadership for meetings and engagements with senior UK officials to amplify key messages and strengthen thematic and policy partnerships with the UK.
• Support missions of WFP leaders to the UK, facilitating and accompanying leadership group and regional/country directors to meetings with FCDO and other partners, taking notes, and ensuring follow-up is swiftly actioned.
• Coordinate and oversee special projects, briefs, and initiatives produced by the WFP London Team, ensuring they are comprehensive and align with strategic objectives.
• Perform any other duties or roles as required to support the effective functioning of the WFP London Global Office.

Requirements

• A minimum of three (3) years of relevant working experience in development, policy, or humanitarian response is preferable.
• Experience working directly in or with WFP operations in the field is an asset.
• Basic knowledge of UK governmental structures, particularly the FCDO, and understanding their mechanisms is required.
• Candidates must be residents of United Kingdom (UK) or have a legal work permit.
• Candidates must reside within commuting distance of the duty station London, UK at the time of application or be willing to relocate to London, UK at their own cost before taking up the assignment.
• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruiting system.
• At the application stage, the only required documents are your CV and Cover Letter.

Skills

• Proven ability to manage projects effectively, ensuring timeliness and quality of outputs.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact with FCDO officials and other stakeholders.
• In-depth practical knowledge of interdisciplinary humanitarian and development issues.
• Effective communication skills with staff at all levels of the organization and in handling external engagements.
• Demonstrates sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy in external relations.
• Excellent networking, team building, organizational, and communication skills, with a strong teamwork spirit and ability to work in multicultural settings.

Location

• London, United Kingdom

Work Type

• Consultant

Experience Level

• 3+ years of relevant working experience

Education Level

• Advanced or first university degree in development, business administration, public administration, environment, or related fields.

Benefits

• 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

About the Company

• The World Food Programme is the world’s 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 WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
• 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.
• 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.