Partnerships Officer, SC8, Dhaka

The World Food Programme is seeking a Partnerships Officer in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This role involves developing and implementing partnership and resource mobilization strategies, creating funding proposals, and strengthening quality partnerships to support WFP's strategic objectives. The position emphasizes collaboration with various sectors to maximize resources for humanitarian assistance. WFP promotes diversity and offers a supportive work environment focused on employee development.
DATE LIMITE DE CANDIDATURE 9 June 2025-23:59-UTC+06:00 heure normale du Bangladesh (Dhaka) 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 world’s 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 WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok. 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). To support this mission, the Partnership Officer in Bangladesh will play a crucial role in developing and implementing partnership and resource mobilization strategies, creating concept notes and funding proposals, and conducting donor intelligence to secure additional resources from the Government donors, private sector, international financial institutions, and others. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES: Partnerships Strengthening • Identify, develop and strengthen quality partnerships in support of WFP strategic objectives. • Develop a private sector strategy in Bangladeshi context and take lead in outreach and establishment of local private sector partnerships. • Proactively contribute to a partnerships portfolio, including partner profiling, data/trends analysis and outreach activities, with the aim to maximize resources and leverage policy and technical support for WFP’s work. • Gather and share partner intelligence (including forecasting), using key information systems (e.g. Salesforce, WINGS, WFPGo). • In the context of the UN system and multilateral fora, support the development of partnerships and joint events with member states, civil society and intergovernmental organizations to advocate for the SDGs and Zero Hunger on the global agenda and advance WFP priorities and objectives, based on a basic understanding of member states’ dynamics and interests. • Contribute to the preparation of strategic agreements, joint strategies and MOUs in order to promote the SDGs and Zero Hunger on the national, regional and global agenda and to reach advantageous outcomes for WFP. • Provide inputs to partnerships strategies, including the development of Partnership Action Plans. Resource Mobilization • Outreach to local private sector companies to pitch WFP Bangladesh’s activities to mobilize resources and/or establish strategic partnerships • Draft high-quality concept notes and proposals to government donors, private sector partners, and international financial institutions. • Use data to propose options to managers to expand support from existing partners and to scope new partners, guided by programmatic assessment and context-specific analysis, with the aim to enhance the impact of WFP’s work and diversify the resource base. • In coordination with the Programme unit and other relevant units, draft quality briefs and advocacy notes to mobilize resources to support WFP operations. Communications and Reporting • Ensure partner visibility and that partner conditions are met. • Support Communications unit in preparing weekly updates, media messages, fact sheets, and newsletters. • Represent WFP at meetings, conferences, and other events as required to promote zero hunger. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: Education: Completion of Advanced University Degree (Masters or equivalent) in Communication, Journalism, Marketing, Business Administration, International Relation, Development Studies or any relevant subject. Experience: At least 5 years of experience including 3 years of professional (Managerial) work experience in Partnership or any related experience. Language: Fluency in spoken and written both in English and Bangla language. Job Title: Partnership Officer Grade: SC8 Type of contract: Service Contract Duration: 6 months with possible extension Duty Station: Dhaka Number of positions: 01 Date of Publication: 27 May 2025 Deadline of Application: 9 June 2025 This vacancy announcement is for Bangladeshi Nationals. WFP offers a competitive benefits package including salary, leave plus medical insurance. All documents will be verified, and any discrepancies will lead to automatic disqualification. 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: global.inclusion@wfp.org NO FEE DISCLAIMER The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Should you receive a solicitation for the payment of a fee, please disregard it. Furthermore, please note that emblems, logos, names and addresses are easily copied and reproduced. Therefore, you are advised to apply particular care when submitting personal information on the web. 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 Please contact us at global.hrerecruitment@wfp.org in case you face any challenges with submitting your application 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. If you used to have an account on our previous platform, please note that you will need to create a new account for future applications. However, this change will not affect any ongoing recruitment processes. To ensure that WFP is able to deliver on its mandate, a range of contract types exist depending on the duration and nature of work. Find out more here. Our greatest strength is the people working around the world providing access to nutritious food and promoting lasting solutions to those we serve. WFP provides its staff with meaningful and impactful careers, continuous learning and training, and a multicultural and stimulating work environment. 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, physical or mental disability. The United Nations World Food Programme is the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. We are the world’s 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. Read more about WFP’s history here, and WFP’s mission here Want to hear what it’s like working for WFP? Check out our newsletter highlighting the career stories of our passionate staff here: Pathway to WFP | LinkedIn Integrity, collaboration, commitment, humanity, inclusion. These values inspire everything we do every day, allowing us to work towards a world with zero hunger. You can read more about the values here. Our behaviour guides us in how we accomplish our mission. All WFP employees are expected to demonstrate the standards of behaviour described in the WFP Leadership Framework. Learn more about the WFP Leadership Framework here. WFP is aware of fictitious employment offers being circulated via email or originating from online job boards. Many of these schemes consist of an alleged offer of employment or contract with WFP in return for the payment of fees or providing personal or banking information. Read more.