Nutrition Partnerships Officer at WFP, Rome, Italy

Deadline: 11 May 2023

The World Food Programme (WFP) is currently seeking applications from the eligible applicants for the post of Nutrition Partnerships Officer in Rome, Italy. The duration of this post is 6 months.

World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.

Key Job Responsibilities

The Nutrition Partnerships Officer will perform the following functions:

• At the technical level, lead on strengthening UN coordination on nutrition through existing mechanisms and fora:
  • At the technical level, engage with partners under the United Nations (UN) Nutrition umbrella to strengthen UN coordination on nutrition. Advise the Director of Nutrition in her capacity as a UN Nutrition Steering Committee member, as needed;
  • Provide guidance to the Division on the development of additional inter-agency partnership frameworks with the Rome-Based Agencies and UN Nutrition members; prepare and implement them as required;
  • Prepare and provide proposals for senior management on the preparation of a bilateral partnership agreement framework on nutrition with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
• Lead WFP’s technical engagement in multilateral, multistakeholder partnerships for nutrition:
  • At the technical level, lead the follow-up process to the UN Food Systems Summit on behalf of the Nutrition Division, particularly the preparatory work ahead of the Food System Stocktaking Moment in July 2023, by engaging with WFP colleagues at the global, regional, and country level as relevant;
  • Lead and guide WFP’s partnership engagement in the Healthy Diets Coalition from Sustainable Food Systems, including through the Special Project on Fragility;
  • Continue to position WFP as a key partner to the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, both through technical level engagement, as well as through playing an advisory role for WFP’s Senior Leadership engaged in the SUN Executive Committee (WFP Director of Nutrition) and SUN Lead Group (WFP’s ED);
  • Ensure WFP is adequately represented in Committee on World Food Security (CFS) key fora and events, including the 2023 Annual Plenary Session (CFS 51) and side events, as necessary;
  • Lead on the reporting and follow-up process to the 2021 Nutrition for Growth on behalf of the WFP Nutrition Division.
• Lead, provide guidance, and implement efforts aiming at strengthening partnerships with civil society organizations:
  • Work closely with the WFP Nutrition Outreach and Advocacy team to strengthen partnerships with civil society – including by leading on the preparation of the Annual Partnership Consultation event at WFP;
  • Provide guidance and recommendation to the Nutrition Division on strategies to strengthen the preparation and implementation of FLAs fit for nutrition;
  • In collaboration with the NOA team, lead on the implementation of the Divisional Action Plan for partnerships with NGOs.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicant must have:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree, in disciplines such as public health, nutrition, food security, economics, political science, international relations, sociology, anthropology or any other related field.
• Master’s degree will be considered an asset.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience with progressively increasing responsibilities in partnerships, project design and management, multi-stakeholder/multi-sectoral coordination, communications and advocacy.
• Ability to work in a team and establish effective working relations with persons of different national and cultural backgrounds;
• Strong communication and negotiation skills to engage with various stakeholders from different sectors and backgrounds;
• Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate with multiple stakeholders on tight deadlines;
• Good planning and analytical skills and ability to juggle competing priorities successfully and to work under tight deadline;
• Self-motivated and ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Level C2 English language proficiency is required.
• Knowledge of a second official UN language would be considered an asset.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit applications through online process.

For more information, visit WFP.