PURPOSE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

• Support the work of RBN on new Private Sector, Foundations and Innovation initiatives and ongoing engagement with existing and potential partners.
• Monitor the Private Sector and foundations landscape to identify and grow opportunities of engagement with potential partners who can help achieve WFP’s strategic objectives. 
• Contribute to the preparation of proposals and presentations to effectively build partnerships with private sector and foundation prospects. 
• Support RBN’s efforts to increase WFP’s positioning with the private sector through research analysis, communication, advocacy, and visibility.
• Support in providing regular information to inform new and potential donors on the strategy, design, relevance, and impact of programmes, to advocate for WFP work. 
• Support in the legal procedures for new private sector, foundations and Innovation partnerships. 
• Exploration of new, innovative, and impactful engagement strategies with the Private Sector and foundations.
• Work with country offices to identify and build technical partnerships with local private sector partners. 
• Contribute data and ideas to the development of new strategies to better secure and steward private sector and foundations donors (technical partnerships, individual giving, High Net Worth Individuals, corporates).
• Support Country Offices and ESARO while liaising with HQ on Private Sector and Foundations engagement and management.
• Support in preparation of briefing documents and presentations for internal senior management meetings and external meetings with donors and other stakeholders.
• Work in collaboration with Partnerships and Innovations focal points as relevant to ensure the flow of information with country offices, other WFP units and external audiences. 
• Broker knowledge within the unit and ensure that knowledge is shared through the WFP corporate tools.  
• Work with the team and country offices to develop and meet donor reporting requirements as required.
• In close collaboration with the programme-partnership regional working group, support the regional communications team on the delivery of a communications and advocacy plan and media engagement plan for the phase II Novo Nordisk- Danish MFA- Grundfos Foundation project.
• Support the Foundations Manager to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of the phase II Novo Nordisk- Danish MFA- Grundfos Foundation project – under the Private Partnerships Unit and ensure timely submission of project deliverables and reporting.
• Work closely with the Foundations Manager and Finance to track and report on expenditures for the phase II Novo Nordisk- Danish MFA- Grundfos Foundation project, Regional trust fund budget
• Perform any other relevant duty/assignment as may be deemed necessary by his/her supervisor or Unit Leads.

EXPECTED DELIVERABLES:

• Develop strong long-term relationships with private sector and foundations partners. 
• Projects implemented and completed successfully and within schedule, with learnings, impact and donor reports captured and shared. 
• Learning and impact information gathered and shared, with suggestions for improvement to innovation programmes and projects.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Education: First university degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, International Development, Development Economics, or any other relevant field. 
• Experience: At least 3 years of related professional experience.
• Knowledge & Skills: Relationship management, project building & management, communication, prospecting, and creative mindset.
• Languages: Fluency (level C) in English language, Swahili is a plus.