No. 12/INS/JKT/PRS/009 - Donor & Private Sector Relations Officer

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

Position: Donor & Private Sector Relations Officer
Contract Type: Special Service Agreement / Service Contract
Duty Station: Jakarta, Indonesia

Accountabilities: The subscriber will report directly to Country Director, ODB and Headquarters and will be responsible for the following duties:
Assist CD/DCD with Government proposals, site visits and reports for donor governments.
Raise resources for the Programme; negotiate contributions; keep donors informed of key policy and operational issues of importance to the
Programme; submit funding proposals;
Forecast levels of donor contributions based on systematic gathering and updating of relevant information;
Gather and analyse information about donor policies, trends and preferences;
Develop strategies to address how to maintain/increase funding
from traditional and emerging donors;
Prepare briefs and other documents explaining donor policies/trends; alert senior management to major donor issues;
Coordinate with other units in house to ensure that donor
conditions are able to be met;
Negotiate changes with donor;
Educate donors and increase their awareness of WFP’s programming and policies; Serve as focal point for resourcing issues related to a particular project or operation; Actively participate in Programme Review Committees to ensure adequate consideration of fundraising concerns; Ensure that Country Director is regularly updated on the resourcing status of particular project/operations; Represent WFP at international meetings;
Contribute to preparedness actions such as early warning, risk analysis and contingency planning and make the necessary recommendations. Periodically monitor the management of risks and report on any actions taken;
Supervise other resources staff as required providing training and technical guidance; Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications and Experiences:
Education: Advanced University degree or university degree with experience and advanced training/courses in one or more of the following disciplines: political science, international development, development economics or another relevant field.

Experience: At least five years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in international development, donor aid programmes or other related fields; previous experience with fundraising, negotiations, public relations/advocacy and work experience within the private sector are an asset.
Expected Result: Donor contributions maximized including through the identification of new sources of funding. Levels of donor contributions forecasted; management alerted to opportunities for additional contributions and threats to donation levels; dynamic follow up provided. Accurate, timely briefs prepared on issues concerning fundraising; effective coordination within WFP is facilitated to ensure donor conditions are met; acceptable compromises reached with donors when conditions are unacceptable to WFP. Resources for operations in countries where the officer acts as the geographical focal point are pro-actively identified; ensure that resourcing trends for given operations are analyzed prior to Programme Review Committee meetings and that advice is given to management on expected funding levels and strategies to attain objectives. Sound analytical documents prepared in a timely manner to provide senior staff with well researched and presented positions on WFP and food aid policies and issues.
Language: International Professional: Working knowledge (proficiency/level C) of an official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian or Spanish; and limited knowledge (intermediate/level B) of another official UN language listed above or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working language). At least limited knowledge (intermediate/level B) of English is required under all circumstances. National Professional: Fluency in both oral and written communication in the UN language in use at the duty station and in the duty station’s language, if different. Desirable skills: Experience in a developing country, preferably in the area of food aid or development. Willingness to travel for extended periods of time. Working knowledge (level C) of a second official language.

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: Jakarta.Vacancy@wfp.org

All applications should include an updated CV (in English), a photograph and three references and should be received no later than 29 February 2012
.

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