WFP: Partnerships, Communication & Reporting Officer – Chisinau

 

PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The objective of this position is to drive WFP’s effective positioning with public, private and external partners to attract policy support, resources, technical assistance and innovative solutions to advance the work of WFP in Moldova.

Under the direct guidance of WFP’s Representative and Country Director, the incumbent will support on WFP’s positioning and strategic engagement with external partners in Moldova.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority)

Partnerships

Lead partnership/contribution management, in line with corporate norms, processes and legal agreements, ensure quality proposal and report writing by engaging with other WFP entities and external stakeholders as required; Ensure partner visibility and that partner conditions are met.
Gather and share partner intelligence (including forecasting), using key information systems (e.g. WINGS, Salesforce, WFPGo), and assess results.
Lead preparation of partnership proposals, 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, RBs and COs.
Help Representative and Country Director to maintain effective relationships with member states, UN agencies, NGOs, host government and other partners, to keep them informed on important strategic operational WFP matters. Attend meetings, take notes, share information, protect WFP’s interests.

Communications

Manage and implement communications plans that raise WFP’s profile, favourably impacting the views of the public, opinion leaders and donors.
Lead the production of donor specific visibility products, ensuring consistency with corporate messages, and technical WFP Moldova documents, across various communication products.
Work in close collaboration with counterparts to align activities and ensure a coherent approach to communications within WFP.
Coordinate and prepare accurate and timely reporting on communications activities that enables informed decision-making, evaluation of objectives and consistency of information presented to stakeholders.

Operational Information Management & Performance Reporting

Collaborate with counterparts in WFP Divisions, supporting performance of activities and

ensuring an aligned and consistent approach to information management, analysis and

performance reporting.

Support the Annual Country Report (ACR) for the Annual Reporting Exercise in collaboration with the country office programme, monitoring & evaluation and logistics functions to coordinate and ensure coherence and quality of information.
Collaborate with counterparts in other UN agencies to ensure consistency in humanitarian information and to complement WFP analysis and information
Collaborate with counterparts internally and with other UN agencies to ensure consistency in humanitarian information and to complement WFP analysis and information.

General:

Executive Support : Manage the Country Director’s front office to ensure the smooth implementation of management priorities both internally and externally.
Other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED :

A Master’s Degree with 3 years of relevant professional experience or a Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of relevant professional experience.

EXPERIENCE:

Relevant experience is defined as experience in one or many of the below areas:

· Progressively responsible related experience with a background / interest in international development and humanitarian work specifically.

· Experience in reporting and partnerships activities is required.

· Experience designing and/or managing resource mobilization processes and resource strategies, negotiated contract terms and provided resourcing advice to senior management is required.

· Experience in a field context, country office, or similar is required.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

· Experience managing a front office is desirable.

LANGUAGES:

Fluency in English and Romanian Languages (read, write, speak) is required for this role. Knowledge of Russian and/or Ukrainian languages is an asset.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements