World Food Programme, Indonesia invites applications from the eligible candidates for the following position:

Position:                 Government Partnership Officer

Post Grade:            SC9

Starting Date:         1 January 2016

Duration:               Initial 6 months with possibility for extension

Contract Type:       Service Contract

Duty station:          Jakarta, Indonesia

Accountabilities:
Under the overall guidance of the Country Director, the incumbent will undertake

the following duties:        

1. Implement the work plan for assigned area by delivering activities that maintain and develop

government partnerships in order to maximize resources raised for the programme.

2. Contribute to the management of a portfolio of partnerships, soliciting contributions, providing

donor stewardship, and analyzing results, in order to maximize resources raised.

3. Provide support to technical units, RBs and/or COs as required, in order to assist them to

effectively mobilize donor resources.

4. Prepare briefs on resourcing issues for Country/Regional/Division Directors, participate in the

Strategic Programme Review Process (s-PRP) and the Electronic Programme Review Process

(e-PRP), and operate as a resourcing focal point in order to ensure that concerns are adequately

considered.

5. Guide more junior staff, acting as a point of referral and supporting them with more complex

analysis and queries.

6. Participate and assist in negotiations for contributions and partnership agreements, in line with

internal policies and external regulations, in order to reach advantageous outcomes, such as

more flexibility and predictability.

7. Collate and analyze data for the preparation of accurate and timely reporting on donors and

programmes, to enable informed decision-making and action planning by senior stakeholders.

8. Proactively contribute to ideas and highlight fundraising opportunities to senior managers for

new strategies to maintain and increase funding from new and traditional donors.

9. Prepare and provide regular information to educate new and potential donors on the strategy,

design, relevance and impact of WFP programmes, and to advocate the work of WFP.

10. Represent WFP at international meetings at appropriate levels, in such a way that advances

the government partnerships strategy and objectives, and builds support for WFP activities.

11. Prepare and provide inputs for briefing documents for senior level management meetings with

donors.

12. Maintain effective relationships with representatives of government donors through appropriate

channels, and coordinate donor meetings, attending where required.

13. Coordinate work with other government partnership officers to ensure the flow of information

and other WFP units to align activities and ensure donor visibility and that donor conditions are

met.

14. Follow standard emergency preparedness practices to ensure WFP is able to quickly respond

and deploy food and needed resources to affected areas at the onset of a crisis.

15. Other as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:
Advanced University degree in Political Science, International Development, Development Economics, Marketing Communications or other relevant field, or First University degree with additional years of
related work experience and/or training/courses.

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Implement the resource mobilization work plan by delivering specific activities

• Provide direction to one or more junior staff members within area of expertise

• Participate and assist in negotiations for contributions and partnership agreements with donors and

  host governments, in line with internal policies and external regulations

• Assist in drafting resourcing analysis and collaborated with accurate and timely briefs as well as 

  reporting to donors

Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Only candidates meeting the above requirements are requested to apply. Female candidates are especially encouraged to apply. Applications should be addressed by e-mail to:
[email protected] no later than
26 November 2015

All applications must include an accurately filled in Personal History Form (P11) available at the following link
http://www.unon.org/docs/P11.doc. Please state the vacancy announcement number and title of the post you are applying
for in the email’s subject header line.

“Only short-listed candidates will be contacted”