Consultant Programme Policy Officer (Partnerships) CST II

World Food Programme (WFP)

JOB DESCRIPTION

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WFP celebrates and embraces variety. It’s dedicated to the precept of equal employment alternative for all its staff and encourages certified candidates to use regardless of race, color, nationwide origin, ethnic or social background, genetic info, gender, gender identification and/or expression, sexual orientation, faith or perception, HIV standing or incapacity.

ABOUT WFP

The United Nations World Meals Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian company combating starvation worldwide. The mission of WFP is to assist the world obtain Zero Starvation in our lifetimes. Day-after-day, WFP works worldwide to make sure that no little one goes to mattress hungry and that the poorest and most weak, notably ladies and kids, can entry the nutritious meals they want.

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The function is positioned at Maiduguri Space Workplace and studies to the Head of Programme.
Northeast Nigeria has been engulfed in a posh and multifaceted disaster for over a decade, primarily pushed by the insurgency actions. The area has witnessed widespread violence, displacement, and destruction of infrastructure, resulting in a extreme humanitarian disaster. The battle has resulted within the displacement of thousands and thousands of individuals, with many compelled to dwell in overcrowded camps or host communities that lack fundamental providers and assets.
About 2.2 million displaced individuals face quite a few challenges, together with meals insecurity, malnutrition, and different fundamental providers. Based on the October 2023 meals safety evaluation (Cadre Harmonize), 4.4 million persons are projected to face acute meals insecurity in northeast in the course of the lean season, June-August 2024.
Since 2016, WFP intervened and supplied meals help and vitamin assist to the affected individuals in partnership with State Governments and different humanitarian actors. Consistent with its Nation Strategic Plan (CSP 2023-2027), WFP Nigeria help over 1 million individuals with meals help (in-kind, CBT), vitamin interventions and livelihoods assist. It really works with a variety of companions together with the Authorities establishments, nationwide and worldwide non-governmental organizations (I/NNGOs). On this context of protracted humanitarian scenario and shrinking humanitarian funding, long-term options ought to prioritize strategic and robust partnerships for effectivity, effectiveness, and sustainability.
At this vital juncture, administration of partnership portfolio turns into much more vital to make sure that gaps within the Discipline Stage Agreements (FLA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) are proactively adequately addressed. Furthermore, selling localization and exploring alternatives to increase current partnerships with personal sector, civil society organizations (CSOs), academia and analysis establishments are essential to speed up the transition in the direction of sustainable options.

JOB PURPOSE

The aim of this function is to handle the NGO partnership portfolio on the Space Workplace degree with give attention to fostering strategic cooperation and engagement, increasing partnerships with Authorities, CSOs, academia and analysis institutes. Emphasis is positioned on guaranteeing accountability and timeliness within the FLA processes together with efficiency administration, sustainability, and localization.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Handle and coordinate Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) partnership portfolio and increase partnerships with Authorities, Civil Society Organizations and promote localization efforts.

2. Develop operational partnerships and keep established strategic partnerships to determine alternatives for collaborative approaches and initiatives that enhance help packages and assist advocacy work.

3. Facilitate partnership progress, by exploring alternatives to increase current partnerships and scope of recent companions, guided by assessments, evaluation and due diligence; Current suggestions to senior administration and guarantee follow-up.
4. Provoke and lead complicated negotiations of cooperating companions (CP’s) proposals and budgets, joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) and joint implementation plans according to WFP company norms and assets availability.
5. Contribute to the preparation of partnership proposals, strategic agreements, Discipline Stage Agreements (FLA), joint methods and/or MOU, taking into consideration company norms, processes and exterior rules; Guarantee high quality management of content material by partaking with related useful items.
6. Monitor the implementation of a piece plan for an assigned space that can allow WFP to determine, develop and strengthen high quality partnerships in assist of the WFP Nigeria Nation Strategic Plan.
7. Use socio-political insights to assist WFP’s efficient positioning vis-à-vis nationwide and state governments, with the goal to affect the coverage agenda and assist the Authorities priorities.
8. Take duty for gender transformation views in all areas of labor with our Cooperating Companions to make sure equal participation of ladies and men, and ladies empowerment.
9. Guarantee the very best use of assigned monetary assets for achievement of set aims inside a average finances.
10. Evaluate Cooperating Companions’ efficiency, proactively assist progress and enchancment and be certain that choice course of is clear and well timed.
11. Consolidate and evaluation FLA and MoU templates and notes for the report (NFR) for Cooperating Companions Committee (CPC) and guaranteeing well timed approval of agreements;
12. Coordinate inputs from different items for CP efficiency evaluations and be certain that periodic assessments are carried out as per company steerage.
13. Lead, encourage and develop a staff of workers to allow excessive efficiency.
14. Different as required.

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Schooling: Superior College diploma in Political Science, Worldwide Improvement, Improvement Economics, Worldwide Relations, Regulation, Advertising, Communications or different related area, or First College diploma with further years of associated work expertise and/or trainings/programs.

Expertise: A minimum of six (6) years of progressively accountable skilled publish graduate expertise related to the sphere is required. Expertise working throughout your entire Programme portfolio together with Aid, Diet and Livelihoods

Data & Abilities: Broad information of all facets of partnerships, Humanitarian Improvement Peace nexus, communication and negotiation abilities.

Language: Proficiency (degree C) in English language. Intermediate information (degree B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or Portuguese (a WFP working language) is preferable..

DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE

• Has gained expertise in implementing the work plan for assigned space
• Has constructed and maintained efficient relationships with member states, UN companies, NGOs, host authorities and different companions
• Has researched and analysed social and political developments knowledge
• Has managed small groups of workers with associated areas of experience

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES

Functionality Identify Description of the behaviour anticipated for the proficiency degree
Relationship Administration Demonstrates potential to formulate and keep sturdy relationships and develop networks with acceptable stakeholders. Leads in implementing recognized technique to lift the profile of WFP, construct relationships and additional organisational goals.
Communication Experience Facilitates and contributes to open verbal or written communication with stakeholders as required (i.e. by means of preparation of focused written or visible communications supplies, displays, and official documentation) to convey tailor-made messages. Engages in mutually informative dialogue with companions and influencers.
Info Analytics, Reporting and Administration Gathers, analyses and studies info in a way that pulls out fact-based insights to tell strategy to associate relationships and assist substantive dialogue with companions. Captures related info and progress, and ensures inner info sharing.
Sociopolitical Contextual Understanding Reveals good understanding of the multilateral/interagency setting and the dynamics wherein WFP operates to formulate suggestions to administration which is able to inform choice making.
NGO, UN and Different Accomplice Collaboration Guides interpretation of WFP’s partnering strategy. Contributes to the dedication of engagement methods that inform WFP’s relationships with particular companions. Analyses and identifies new synergies with current companions and explores new partnership alternatives.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

  1. – Stretegy for strategic partnerhsips is developped;
  2. – FLA and MoU are well timed ready;
  3. – NGO choice course of is clear and value efficient;
  4. – Coaching to cooperating companions is supplied to deal with efficiency gaps;
  5. – Localization efforts supported: from 50% to 65% of FLA with NNGOs by finish of 2024.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • Certified feminine candidates are inspired to use.
  • Solely Non-Nigerian nationals
  • Functions are to be submitted and acquired on-line and in English language solely.
  • Solely shortlisted candidates will probably be contacted. Canvassing is strictly prohibited. Canvassing of any type will result in the automated disqualification of the involved applicant.
  • WFP won’t request fee at any stage of the recruitment course of together with on the provide stage. Any requests for fee ought to be refused and reported to native legislation enforcement authorities for acceptable motion.
  • WFP has a zero-tolerance strategy to conduct comparable to fraud, sexual exploitation, and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.
  • All chosen candidates will probably be anticipated to stick to WFP’s requirements of conduct and can subsequently bear rigorous background verification internally or by means of third events. Chosen candidates will even be required to supply further info as a part of the verification train. Misrepresentation of data supplied in the course of the recruitment course of could result in disqualification or termination of employment

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

11:59PM, 7TH APRIL 2024.

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WFP has a zero-tolerance strategy to conduct comparable to fraud, sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All chosen candidates will probably be anticipated to stick to WFP’s requirements of conduct and can subsequently bear rigorous background verification internally or by means of third events. Chosen candidates will even be required to supply further info as a part of the verification train. Misrepresentation of data supplied in the course of the recruitment course of could result in disqualification or termination of employment

WFP won’t request fee at any stage of the recruitment course of together with on the provide stage. Any requests for fee ought to be refused and reported to native legislation enforcement authorities for acceptable motion.


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