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Partnerships Officer NO-A
Organization World Food ProgrammeLocation NicaraguaType FULL TIMEPosted 12 May 2026Deadline 24 May 2026
Donor Relations/Grants Management
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**Company Description**
The World Food Programme (WFP), recipient of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, is the largest humanitarian organization in the world. WFP saves lives during emergencies and uses food assistance as a pathway to peace, stability, and prosperity for communities recovering from conflicts, disasters, and climate change impacts. Through its global initiatives, WFP remains committed to ending hunger and fostering sustainable development worldwide.
**Role Description**
This is a full-time, on-site role as a Partnerships Officer NO-A based in Managua, Nicaragua. The role involves supporting strategic partnerships, identifying opportunities to collaborate with key stakeholders, and maintaining strong relationships with donors and partners. Responsibilities include managing partnership projects, coordinating funding proposals, drafting communication materials, and providing organizational support to ensure alignment with WFP’s strategic goals.
**Job Purpose**
Facilitate the work of senior staff to effectively position WFP with public,
private and external partners to attract policy support, resources, technical assistance and innovative solutions to advance the work of WFP, while supporting member states in the achievement of the SDGs and Zero Hunger and emphasizing WFP’s contributions in this regard
**Key Accountabilities**
\- Implement the work plan for an assigned area to enable WFP to identify, develop and strengthen quality partnerships in support of WFP strategic objectives.
\- Proactively contribute to a partnerships portfolio, including partner profiling and outreach activities, with the aim to maximize resources and leverage policy and technical support for WFP’s work; Support partner visibility and ensure partner conditions are met.
\- Use data to present managers with well-researched ideas 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.
\- Solicit inputs, including operational updates, from other WFP entities to inform partner audiences on WFP’s programmatic offering; Draft quality briefs and proactively highlight strategic issues to senior staff to inform best course of action and nurture partnership growth.
\- Gather and present internal and external data/information, using key information systems (e.g. Salesforce, WINGS, WFPGo), to support WFP’s effective positioning vis-à-vis national governments, regional and international institutions with the aim to influence the policy agenda.
\- In the context of the UN system and multilateral fora, support the development of partnerships and joint events with member states and intergovernmental organizations to advocate for the SDGs and Zero Hunger on the global agenda and advance WFP priorities and objectives.
\- Contribute to partnerships strategies, including the development of Partnership Action Plans; Draw up quality partner proposals and reports by engaging with other WFP entities and external stakeholders.
\- Support senior managers in 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.
\- Contribute to preparedness actions, providing technical recommendations and guidance, and monitor defined risks.
\- Other as required.
**Qualifications**
- Experience in building and fostering Partnerships and Strategic Partnerships
- Strong skills in Communication and stakeholder engagement
- Proficiency in Project Management and maintaining organized workflows
- Proven Organizational Skills to effectively handle multiple priorities
- Fluency in Spanish and English (written and spoken) is essential
- Advanced university degree in International Development, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or a related field, or a first university degree with additional relevant work experience
- Knowledge of WFP’s operations or past experience in the humanitarian or development sectors is an asset
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and teamwork abilities
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