World Food Programme Partnerships Associate Jobs in Kenya

World Food Programme Partnerships Associate Jobs in Kenya

About Wfp

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 life times. 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.

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.

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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).

This position is based in Nairobi, Kenya and reports to the WFP Somalia Nairobi Partnerships Team Lead.

This position is open for qualified Kenyan candidates. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

Key Accountabilities

Resource Mobilization

Support the coordination of donor accounts and ensure adherence to obligations agreed with donors to WFP in Somalia.

Review reporting and compliance requirements for donor grants and liaise with

Programme and Partnerships teams regarding implementation of projects to ensure timely and quality reporting. Maintain an up-to-date tracker of donor obligations, commitments, and reporting requirements

Support team lead with the preparation of new funding proposals, including

by coordinating among internal and external stakeholders.

Lead the process of developing reports for partner contributions including coordinating with relevant teams for timely input.

Support proactive resource mobilization by preparing regular intelligence reports on new opportunities to pursue, donor engagements and priorities, and political developments

Establish regular engagement with a network of internal stakeholders in WFP Somalia and across HQ and Regional Bureau partnerships teams on matters concerning resource mobilization

Contribute to knowledge management concerning resource mobilization. Use corporate tools for intelligence, including Salesforce and circulate intelligence to internal stakeholders.

Partnerships and Advocacy

Support the development of information products including PowerPoint decks and briefing notes, to share information with internal and external stakeholders.

Maintain awareness of current activities, political and social events of UN and other multilateral bodies/governments, conduct analysis to understand how they may impact WFP activities and programmes and provide timely information to WFP teams for decision-making.

In support of partnerships officers and CO units, support in the preparation of briefing documents for external meetings with donors and other partners.

Work with partnerships and communications officers to support events, including launches, field visits, workshops and other external engagements.

Contribute to the achievement of the WFP Somalia Country Strategic Plan and annual priorities as required.

Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications, Experience and Language:

High School certificate or University degree (Diploma/Bachelor) in Political Science, International Development, Law, Marketing, Communications, or any other relevant fields.

At least seven (7) years of experience with secondary certificate OR University degree (Diploma/bachelor’s degree) with a minimum of two (2) years or more experience in International Development or International Relations?

Fluency (level C) in English. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second UN language is an added advantage.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; World Food Programme Partnerships Associate Jobs in Kenya

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