Overview
Provide strategic advice and support to Country Offices in partnership development and resource mobilization. The role involves assisting with proposal design, funding assessments, and donor engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic advice and analysis to Country Offices (COs) engaged in the development of Country Strategic Plans and related Partnering & Resourcing Strategies (PRS).
- Provide hands-on support to COs in designing and drafting proposals, general and donor-specific value propositions, regular and ad hoc reports, and communication and advocacy products.
- Conduct funding landscape assessments (donor mapping) aimed at exploring diversified funding opportunities for specific funding gaps identified by COs.
- Develop tailored donor engagement plans to support CO fundraising efforts.
- If required, support COs with donor engagement, working as point of contact for problem solving between donor focal points across Global Offices and HQ, and CO teams.
- Prepare briefing materials, presentations, and pitches for high-value donor engagements.
- Provide surge support during emergencies or peak periods (virtual or in-person).
- Maintain up-to-date CO and partner knowledge, relying on available information from Salesforce, CO and Partnerships Department (PI). Track and analyze resource mobilization results across COs.
- Contribute to HQ information requests and Senior Management briefs on CO partnerships. Specifically, prepare resourcing and partnerships briefs for emergency operations and consolidate inputs from Accounts team/Global Offices/other PI department and provide resourcing overview for Senior Management briefs.
- Manage and route CO support requests to relevant focal points, and facilitate information flow between COs and PI, legal, finance, and technical teams.
- Support development of guidance and feed lessons learned and best practices into the PI knowledge system.
- Identify and escalate partnership risks (e.g., compliance, reputational, funding gaps) to PI management.
- Undertake any other duties as required by the supervisor.
Required Experience
Between 5-8 years of working experience in development, consultancy, research, humanitarian response would be preferable. Working directly in or with WFP operations is an asset. Previous work experience in various country contexts and with partnerships management strongly preferred.
Qualifications
A master's degree or equivalent in one or more of the following disciplines: political science, economics, international affairs, public administration, social sciences, development studies, or any other field related to international development or humanitarian assistance.