Head of ShareTheMeal Initiative

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18 October 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Berlin)

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• 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).

POSITION TITLE:  Head of ShareTheMeal Initiative

ORG UNIT: ShareTheMeal, Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Org.Unit 50015246

DUTY STATION: Berlin, Germany        

CONTRACT TYPE: Consultant (CST-3)

DURATION: 11 months

LINE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR: Paul Skoczylas, Deputy Director PSP

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

To get to a world with Zero Hunger faster, WFP – the world’s largest humanitarian organization – is investing in and growing private sector fundraising and partnerships to reach more people. The Private Sector Partnerships Division (PSP) is responsible for engaging the private sector (corporations, individuals, foundations) through high-impact partnerships in support of WFP’s strategic priorities. Serving as a broker between WFP and the private sector, PSP strives to mobilize funding, technical assistance, innovative solutions and visibility and awareness to help WFP fulfil its mission, while offering the public and companies the opportunity to create a world with zero hunger.

ShareTheMeal is WFP’s fundraising and awareness-raising app. Free to download, the award-winning app is a pioneering way for people to join our efforts in creating a world with zero hunger. ShareTheMeal was launched in 2015 as the first pilot of WFP’s Innovation Accelerator and is part of WFP’s Innovation and Knowledge Management Division, which among other things supports start-ups and innovators in developing their ideas for zero hunger.

ShareTheMeal currently has more than 1.6 million donors worldwide who have shared more than 230 million meals (over US$ 150 million) from over 16 million donations supporting over 140 of WFP’s operations on the ground. WFP is pursuing an ambitious growth strategy for individual giving, and ShareTheMeal is a key driver for this strategy going forward. The team, located in Berlin, is focused on further developing the app to include new and innovative features, and on increasing the engagement of existing users and growing the user base through marketing and communication initiatives.

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

We are looking for a talented Head of ShareTheMeal Initiative: the position is part of the PSP leadership team and is responsible for the execution of the global supporter engagement strategy.

ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

The Head is expected to:

1. Lead the ShareTheMeal initiative:

• Lead on driving innovation and growth – App focused – across individual engagement and partnerships.
• Manage the team’s human, financial and other resources.
• Explore and negotiate external agreements and new corporate partnerships in compliance with WFP guidelines.
• Develop and supervise a coordinated work plan for the team; develop priorities, projects and provide advice/support to staff under supervision and liaise and coordinate work with other day-to-day managers of the ShareTheMeal initiative as required.
• Recruit, develop and evaluate staff.
• Represent the ShareTheMeal initiative on behalf of WFP in external events and with media.
• Issue regular updates on progress, issues and plans to WFP leadership and key internal stakeholders.

2. Advise on and support the development of other WFP mobile fundraising innovations as required:

• Assess learnings from the ShareTheMeal initiative and other mobile innovations and their relevance for WFP.
• Continually scan tech environments for shifts in trends in mobile technologies and assess their applicability for WFP.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT

• Develop the overall ShareTheMeal strategy, annual plans, and priorities to deliver to agreed income targets with results achieving required KPIs.
• Lead the team to deliver progressive income growth and develop new and innovative ways of attracting and inspiring supporters to commit to helping hungry people.
• Manage a budget of ranging between ten million and twenty million USD p.a. (including operational and investment budgets) and deploy financial and other resources to maximise returns and build future capacity.
• Manage a team of at least thirty-five people to achieve agreed goals and targets.
• Provide regular reports and performance reviews on progress to targets for senior leaders to inform regular review meetings and identify where course corrections are needed or there are opportunities to accelerate growth.
• Build a culture that is target-driven, uses data and insights to inform decision-making and creates a best-in-class supporter experience.
• Develop and supervise a coordinated work plan for all ShareTheMeal team members providing advice, guidance, and support to all staff under your supervision.
• Continue the track record of attracting and nurturing a talented and high-performing team, managing a remote team with an effective work like balance.
• Ensure that the team has the right capacity in-house complimented with external consultants or agencies to deliver to target with a healthy work life balance.
• Ensure that risks are identified, and mitigation strategies are in place in an externally evolving ecosystem including data compliance, privacy and protection standards are met.
• Coordinate with your peers in the Communications and Marketing (COM) team in WFP to secure content to attract and retain supporters as well as to manage communications risks.
• Lead on ensuring effective relationships within PSP, with key business partners in WFP and with key external partners (e.g. social media platforms, media, creative and customer care agencies, CRM, and payment providers) to enable the team to work efficiently and to plan for future growth opportunities while demonstrating excellence in relationship management.
• Ensure ShareTheMeal progress and plans are highlighted to key internal stakeholders, including the Executive Board, senior leadership and show an understanding of the importance of communicating the impact of the programme.
• Build relationships with peers in sister UN agencies to ensure regular share and compare where useful.
• Represent ShareTheMeal on behalf of WFP both internally and externally.
• Provide guidance to Friends organizations, Global Offices, partnership managers, and other staff on fundraising from individuals.
• Track the global developments in digital fundraising and engagement platforms across the sector, and beyond, maintaining relationships with key contacts in the digital and fundraising industry.
• Grow ShareTheMeal Partnerships globally through seamless technical and non-technical integrations using ShareTheMeal’s innovative solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Education

• The candidate must have an advanced degree in a Business and/or Technology discipline (e.g., International Business, Management Information Systems, Innovation Management, Technology, and/or Engineering)

Experience

• 10-12 years of national and international experience in technology in one or more of the following sectors: Government, Private sector, Start-ups.
• App focused experience in Growth Strategy and Digital Product Management.
• Experience in leading teams of at least thirty people essential.
• Proven track-record in having overseen a product that generates at least USD 50 million yearly.

Technical skills

• Ability to develop and champion a forward-looking App product vision and to establish a strategy (incl. Product, Marketing, Tech)
• Entrepreneurial thinking and strong conceptual thinking to develop new strategies and innovative projects.
• Strong App focused Digital Product Management skills.
• Strong presentation skills in executive and senior management environment.
• Ability to maintain relationships with senior leaders, private partners, and clients.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to coach team members in developing and applying strong analytical abilities, both quantitative and qualitative.
• Collaborative spirit able to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy.
• Strong time management skills with an ability to plan ahead, anticipate requirements, problems and obstacles, and an ability to juggle competing priorities successfully, and to work to tight deadlines.
• Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the World Food Programme.

Soft skills

• Maintain a high level of attention with exceptional planning skills.
• Ability to think creatively and deliver on commitments.
• Be people oriented. Uses tact and courtesy to give and receive information with a variety of individuals.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment and international Organization.

Languages

• Excellent command of spoken and written English (fluency/level C knowledge).
• Knowledge of another official UN language would be a plus. 

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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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