Partnerships Officer P3

World Food Programme; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading humanitarian organization is seeking a Partnership Officer to enhance partnerships and resource mobilization strategies. The role requires delivering crucial support to the field and stakeholders, along with 8+ years of partnership experience and proficiency in English and French. This position offers a competitive compensation package and work in a diverse environment.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Training and professional development

Inclusive and diverse work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of relevant professional experience in partnership roles.
• Fluency in English and French is required.
• Experience in developing multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Advise on partnership strategies and proposal writing.
• Drive positioning on corporate value proposition.
• Develop multi-year donor engagement strategy for Canada.

Skills

Partnership strategies

Data-based decision making

Communication

Client service improvement

Education

Master's degree in global development

Job description

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

22 July 2025-23 : 59-GMT-06 : 00 Central Standard Time (Regina)

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race colour national origin ethnic or social background genetic information gender gender identity and / or expression sexual orientation religion or belief HIV status or disability.

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the worlds largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict disasters and the impact of climate change.

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 WFPs 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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WHY JOIN WFP

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).

JOB TITLE : Partnership Officer

TYPE OF CONTRACT : Short Term Professional P- 3

UNIT / DIVISION : Key Accounts Team Global Partner Country Division (GPCA)

Partnerships and Innovation Department (PI Department)

DUTY STATION (City Country) : Duty Station Rome / Fully Remote / Ottawa Canada

Background and Purpose of Assignment :

The GPC Division aims to ensure that the needs of the people we serve are fully met and that Member States are effectively supported in achieving Zero Hunger and Agenda 2030. GPC engages with governments the private sector UN agencies international financial institutions academia think-tanks NGOs and the public at large through HQ and Global Offices.

WFPs partnership function has evolved significantly over the past decade building on a series of global and corporate strategies. Partnerships are crucial levers to achieve Zero Hunger. Proactive advocacy effective positioning trends analysis and engagement enable WFP to strengthen both operational and resourcing partnerships to maximize impact. WFP recognizes that there is no effective partnering without prior positioning & advocacy.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of the GPCA Key Accounts Team the Partnership Officer will perform the following duties as an enabler and influencer focused primarily on strengthening WFP support to the field and to select resource mobilization and advocacy activities :

ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Advise functional units RBs and COs on partnership strategies; extend support / guidance on quality proposal writing; strategic engagement with the Government of Canada.
• Drive positioning with partners on WFPs corporate value proposition in specific thematic areas and country / regional contexts using tailored content and language that speaks to individual partner audiences and aligns with on-going policy dialogue in national and global fora.
• Identify and provide key opportunities and data to field through promotion of use of Salesforce amongst team for sharing intelligence and assessing results.
• Develop creation of multi-year donor engagement strategy for Canada.
• Design and lead development of annual flexible funding communications workplan including coverage for Canada and other GPCA donors.
• Develop guidelines and promote platforms for individual Canadian giving.
• Contribute to HQ processes and documents as necessary
• Ensure donor visibility for GPCA donors with support from GPOs and CAM Officers.
• Other tasks as requested.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT :

RB and CO support through presentations and responsive technical assistance

Proactive pursuit of non GAC-humanitarian funding opportunities

Salesforce stakeholder tracking pilot development and implementation

Canada multiyear strategy aligned with WFP corporate strategy and operations plan

Quarterly communications plan focused on flexible funding development of annual reporting and related advocacy materials

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Education : Degree in related field of global development at Masters level.

Desired experiences for entry into the role :

Has experience in developing new and multi-stakeholder partnerships.

Has developed long-term partner relationships and gained significant experience in expanding engagements across geographies and sectors.

Has led and promoted data-based decision making to enable internal stakeholders to make well informed decisions.

Has created external messaging to function according to geography and thematic interests of stakeholders.

Has contributed to innovation of system improvements and partner intelligence platforms.

Has utilized digital solutions to improve client services.

Minimum eight or more years of relevant professional experience in partnership roles.

Minimum 5 years of relevant finance management experience

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS :

Conveys motivated team spirit and contributes to a gender-balanced inclusive and sound working environment;

Flexibly adapts individual contributions to accommodate changes in direction from supervisors and internal / external changes (such as evolving needs of stakeholders);

Recognizes and shares with team members the ways in which individual contributions relate to WFPs mission;

Assesses own strengths and weaknesses to increase self-awareness and includes these in conversations on own developmental needs;

Participates in open dialogue and values the diverse opinion of others regardless of background culture experience or country assignment;

Proactively seeks feedback and coaching to build confidence and to develop and improve individual skills;

Participates in accomplishing team activities and goals in the face of challenging circumstances;

Shows willingness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work;

Commits to upholding individual accountabilities and responsibilities in the face of ever-changing country or functional priorities;

Seeks to understand and adapt to internal or cross-unit teams priorities and preferred working styles;

Portrays an informed and professional demeanour toward internal and external partners and stakeholders

Language :

Fluency (level C) in English language

Fluency (level C) in French is required

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

WFP is committed to supporting individuals with disabilities by providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation please contact :

NO FEE DISCLAIMER

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate complete and includes your employment records academic qualifications language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).

Once your profile is completed please apply and submit your application.

Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language

Kindly note the only documents you will need to submit at this time are your CV and Cover Letter

Additional documents such as passport recommendation letters academic certificates etc. may potentially be requested at a future time

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Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs job requirements merit and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse all forms of discrimination any kind of harassment sexual harassment and abuse of authority. Therefore all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) FAO Finance Committee WFP External Auditor WFP Audit Committee Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

Key Skills

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Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1