UN World Food Programme Government Partnerships Associate Jobs in Uganda

United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes. 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. In emergencies, WFP gets food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After an emergency, WFP uses food to help communities rebuild their lives.


On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 80 countries each year. The organization has the global footprint, deep field presence and local knowledge and relationships necessary to provide access to food and contribute to lasting solutions, especially in many of the world’s most remote and fragile areas.

UN World Food Programme Government Partnerships Associate Jobs in Uganda

Responsibilities

  • Provide organisation-wide donor stewardship by monitoring and positioning for strategic opportunities with traditional as well as emerging donors by identifying key funding opportunities to support the HDN;
  • Provide internal guidance and work alongside to programme teams for robust and timely engagement with donors for technical inputs;
  • Lead negotiations for contributions and partnership agreements, in line with internal policies and external regulations to ensure maximum funding flexibility and predictably to avoid pipeline breaks;
  • Strengthen capacity of key internal stakeholders for programme reporting and evidence generation e.g. Outcome Level grant managers and Activity Level reporting officers for quality reporting;
  • Work with reporting and programme teams to ensure accurate, timely and quality donor reporting requirements;
  • High level donor engagement at key external and internal events
  • Given
    the above and considering the tremendous workload involved, the unit requires additional capacity in form of a Government Partnerships Assistant to support the GPO.

    Requirements

  • Education: First University degree in Political Science, International Development, Development Economics, Marketing Communications or other relevant field
  • Language: Fluency (level C) in English language.
  • At least 3 years post graduate experience supporting projects and operational activities that maintain and develop partnerships
  • Strong analytical, negotiation and influencing skills in relation to multiple stakeholder contexts.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills (fluent English) through a variety of media including briefings, internal and external presentations.
  • Ability to independently organize, coordinate and manage high level events and missions
  • Ambition, ability and willingness to innovate and deliver beyond his or her personal brief.
  • Ability to present complex information clearly and effectively.
  • Ability to support sector, donor and internal analysis and research.
  • Understanding of programme design, quality programming and effective delivery.
  • Good understanding and knowledge of development and humanitarian programming.
  • Experience of proposal development process and writing
  • Ability to network with, and influence people both internally and externally

    How to apply


    Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 12th September, 2019

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

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