Partnerships & External Relations Officer (CST II)

JOB PURPOSE

Guided by the Corporate Partnership Strategy, to manage effective relationships and collaboration with external partners in order to meet WFP strategic objectives. To represent WFP externally to safeguard and promote WFP interests. To ensure a flow of relevant information between WFP and partners, and propose opportunities for synergies that maximise results. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

1. Actively engage in Syria CO strategic positioning and advocacy, by developing and guiding the implementation of a partnership and advocacy strategy that raise WFP’s profile and fundraising activities, working in close collaboration with relevant CO units and colleagues.
2. Proactively highlight strategic opportunities and issues to senior management and propose options for the best course of action to nurture trust and interest in the work of WFP, including through the development of strategic analysis, documents, and guidance notes, as needed.
3. Advise on national, bilateral- and multilateral processes and cooperation frameworks, and engaging and influencing government, stakeholders, and other key actors on advancing WFP’s agenda. 
4. Use socio-political insights to support WFP’s effective positioning vis-à-vis governments, regional and international institutions with the aim to influence the humanitarian policy agenda.
5. Facilitate corporate dialogue with partners including through preparation of quality briefing materials and organizing necessary missions, meetings and engagements.
6. Prepare and assist in the dissemination of political and development analysis pertaining to WFP current or future responses and donor policies, trends and preferences to ensure country specific input to WFP’s operational reporting.
7. Collect and share partner intelligence (including forecasting), using key information systems (e.g. WINGS, Salesforce, WFPGo), and assess results. 
8. Engage with other functional units, Global Offices, the Regional Bureau, and Headquarters on country specific offerings, developing content and language that speak to individual audiences and align with on-going policy dialogue in regional and global fora. 
9. Proactively build and maintain support a wide range of aspects of a partnerships portfolio, including partner profiling, data/trends analysis and outreach plan, to maximize resources and leverage policy and technical support for WFP’s work; Ensure partner visibility and that partner contractual conditions are met including reporting requirements. 
10. Oversee the preparation of high-quality partnership proposals and reporting documents, strategic agreements, joint strategies and/or MOU, taking into account corporate norms, processes and external regulations; Ensure quality control of content by engaging with relevant functional units, Global Offices, the Regional Bureau, and Headquarters.
11. Represent WFP in inter-agency and/or donor forums and events, as needed. 
12. Manage staff, providing coaching and guidance, to ensure appropriate development and enable high performance. 
13. Other duties as required.