? Vacancy Announcement n°: 663854
? Job Title: Partnerships Officer (Business Development Specialist)
✨ Contract type and Grade: Regular Consultant Level II (Full time)
? Duration: 11 months
✅ Unit / Division: Partnerships & Reporting Unit
? Duty Station: Regional Bureau Dakar, Senegal
⏰ Closing date: 03 April 2023
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WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance. Female Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
ABOUT WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), a highly prestigious, reputable & world’s largest humanitarian organization, operates in more than 120 countries and territories, bringing life-saving assistance in emergencies, building pathways to peace, stability, and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change and supporting sustainable and resilient livelihoods for a world with zero hunger. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do, and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high-performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.
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ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:
The partnerships team at the Dakar Regional Office strives to mobilize funding, technical assistance, innovative solutions, awareness and visibility to help WFP fulfil its mission, while offering the public and private sector the opportunity to Government’s towards their ambitions to reach zero hunger. WFP’s Private Partnerships and Fundraising strategy (2020-2025) focuses on cooperation with the business sector, foundations, and individuals to drive towards zero hunger through three key pillars:
In close alignment with the global strategy, RBD has developed a regional plan to support Country Offices in the West Africa Bureau to engage companies, foundations, and individuals to continue driving impact, income and innovation for WFP’s programmes in the region. This regional plan is supported by a regional landscape analysis that was undertaken in 2021.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Pillar one of the strategy is dedicated to catalysing “impact” partnerships with the private sector. This means that WFP will build on its success and 15 years of experience in co-creating technical partnerships with the private sector to form best-in-class technical partnerships aimed at increasing local level impact.
Of the nineteen country offices (COs) only five have both a strong local private sector and private sector interest in engaging with WFP – Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Benin. In these countries there is potential to engage the private sector around WFP’s changing lives agenda. Other COs in the region e.g., Chad, Mali, Niger are more focused on the saving lives agenda. While there is less potential for local-local PS engagement; there may be opportunities to target corporate foundations focused on Emergencies/ humanitarian response.
The Consultant will execute on the regional business development strategy by proactively identifying target top prospects for WFP and developing value propositions that are matched to income and impact prospects.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
DESIRED ORGANIZATIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
Education:
You have
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree equivalent, BAC+4/5), recognized by https://www.whed.net/home.php in Business Management, Marketing Communications or other relevant disciplines, OR a first university degree (Bachelor’s degree equivalent, BAC +3) in the same disciplines with additional years of experience.
Experience:
You have:
At least five (5) years of progressively responsible professional post graduate experience working in sales and/or business development with a focus on consumer engagement and consumer facing initiatives. At least 4 years of these should be in the Agri-food industry, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Industry, Banking or Fintech.
Knowledge and Skills
Languages:
Fluency (level C in reading, writing and speaking) in English and French.
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Knowledge & Skills requirements:
Deadline for application: 03 April 2023
WFP Value Proposition
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Special Notice on WFP RBD office relocation:
WFP and other UN Agencies will be moving to the new United Nations House, presently under construction in Diamniadio, 30 kilometers from downtown Dakar. The name of the duty station for this position will remain Dakar, Senegal.
To apply, please click the following link
https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=664075&company=C0000168410P
Special recommendation:
Before you apply, please confirm that both (i) your on-line profile and CV are accurate and up to date, (ii) your CV should include your employment history, academic qualifications, and language skills.
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