Partnerships Junior Consultant

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• 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: Partnerships Junior Consultant

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Junior Consultant, locally recruited

UNIT/DIVISION: WFP Nordic Office

DUTY STATION (City, Country): UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark

DURATION: 10 months with possible extension

Organisational context:

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) Nordic Office in Copenhagen works to strategically position WFP as an innovative leader in food security and nutrition with the governments, political stakeholders, private sector, and other partners in the Nordics and Baltics. The office manages WFP’s strategic partnerships with the Nordic and Baltic public and private sector, incl. foundations, corporates and philanthropists, which collectively constituted the 5th biggest donor group to WFP in 2024 contributing almost USD 500 million, primarily from the Nordic governments.

The Nordic Office leads WFP’s work with politicians in the Nordics to ensure that food security and humanitarian assistance remain a political priority in the region, incl. through engagements with Nordic NGOs and academia. The office also offers guidance to WFP Country Offices and HQ on how to engage with Nordic and Baltic partners, and engages with Nordic influencers from the culinary world, sports, and other sectors to draw attention to the global humanitarian needs and WFP’s critical role in the fight against hunger. The Nordic Office is part of WFP’s Global HQ and works closely with colleagues in Rome, other Global Offices and Country Offices to protect and diversify funding and partnerships with the Nordics and Baltics.  

Job purpose

Under the leadership of the WFP Nordic Director (Copenhagen-based) and the Deputy Head of Office (Rome-based), serve as WFP focal point for partnerships with Denmark and Iceland and effectively position WFP with public, private, civil society and media partners from Denmark and Iceland to help protect and diversify funding from Danish and Icelandic partners.

Responsibilities:

• Support WFP’s management of its strategic partnerships with the Danish and Iceland Governments.
• Support WFP Country Offices and Global HQ colleagues on partnerships opportunities with Denmark and Iceland, and on negotiating and reporting against contributions.
• Support tasks related to government-funded grants and agreements, ensuring timely processing of extensions, amendments, and other donor-related documentation in compliance with organizational standards.
• Help maintain an overview of funding forecasts and share partner intelligence using WFP information systems to inform strategic decisions. Collect, analyze, and synthesize data to contribute to quality information management and enhance decision-making processes.
• Draft timely and strategic briefing materials for WFP leadership for meetings and engagements with senior officials from Denmark and Iceland.
• Support missions of WFP field and HQ colleagues to Denmark and Iceland ensure follow-up is swiftly actioned.
• Carry out political surveillance on issues related to the work of WFP and report on relevant developments in Denmark and Iceland.
• Support keeping Parliamentarians in Denmark and Iceland regularly updated on WFP operations and advice WFP colleagues on engagement opportunities with political stakeholders.
• Support the management of WFP’s relationship with Danish and Icelandic private sector partners and support on outreach to new private sector prospects from the corporate sector, foundations, philanthropists and influencers.  
• Maintain close relationships with NGOs and academic partners in Denmark and Iceland to jointly position the fight against hunger as a key priority.
• Support donor visibility for Danish and Icelandic partners and pitch interviews and stories to Danish and Icelandic media.
• Perform other related duties, as required.

Deliverables at the end of the contract

• Ongoing communication maintained with the Danish and Icelandic government counterparts  through calls, regular correspondence, and coordinated meetings and engagements.
• Consistent senior leadership engagement with government officials supported, including participation at relevant dialogues and consultations, ensuring strategic alignment with Danish and Icelandic priorities.
• Support to tailored guidance offered to Country Offices on negotiating, reporting and positioning with Denmark and Iceland, reflecting policy and funding expectations.
• Donor tracking tools regularly updated, with inputs provided to internal processes to support informed strategic decision making on the Nordics.
• Strategic briefings for high level meetings and engagements supported, enhancing WFP’s advocacy and partnership efforts with senior Danish and Icelandic officials and stakeholders.

• WFP leadership missions to Denmark and Iceland supported, including facilitation and accompaniment of leadership groups and regional or country directors to meetings with government counterparts and other partners, with effective follow up ensured.
• New partnerships developed and existing ones strengthened to diversify WFP’s funding base and enhance advocacy efforts within Denmark and Iceland, including targeted engagement with private sector partners.

Qualifications & Experience

Education:

• University degree in Political Science, Global Development, Business Administration, Economics, Law, Communications or other related fields; or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.

Experience:

• Professional experience (1-2 years) in an international organization, political organization, NGO or consultancy company.
• Experience in partnerships management and fundraising from a UN agency, NGO or government would be considered an advantage.

Skills:

• Knowledge of the political dynamics and the development and humanitarian funding landscape in Denmark and Iceland,
• Knowledge of fundraising from Nordic governments, foundations, private sector, individuals and other funding streams of relevance to WFP.
• Knowledge of humanitarian assistance, food assistance and food systems transformation.
• Ability to work independently, plan strategically, as well as to organize, assess and coordinate the work of others.
• Ability to work harmoniously with people of different national and cultural backgrounds, government officials, other UN agencies and multilateral institutions.
• Strong writing, presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to build and sustain effective, collaborative relationships with appropriate stakeholders and contacts to raise the profile of WFP, build relationships and further organizational aims.
• Ability to track and analyze relevant political and technical data to prepare briefs, talking points or other relevant material to help raise resources for operations

Language:

• Fluency in written and verbal communication in English required, with working knowledge of another UN language desirable. Working knowledge of Danish and/or Icelandic is a requirement.

Working Modality:

• The WFP Nordic Office has a full-time presence requirement with regular office hours 9:00am – 5pm

Term and Conditions:

Please note that this is a recruitment for a Locally recruited Consultancy; therefore, applicants must:

a) be a Danish citizen, or holding a valid legal permit to live and work in Denmark; and

b) reside within commuting distance of the duty station (UN City Marmorvej 51, 2100 København, Denmark), or already live in the country and be willing to relocate to Copenhagen at their own expense before taking up the assignment.

Please note that WFP will not cover relocation or living expenses and will not help in obtaining and extending residency status or work permits.

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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

• All applications must be submitted exclusively through our online recruitment system. We do not accept CVs or spontaneous applications by email.

• If you experience challenges while submitting your online application, please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org for technical support only.

• Please note that applications sent to this email address cannot be considered.

• 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

• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

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