Partnership Manager, Rome, Italy

## Partnership Manager, Rome, Italy - Organization:WFP - World Food Programme DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 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. 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. - 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 theTerms and Conditionssection of this vacancy announcement). JOB TITLE:Partnership Manager UNIT/DIVISION:Private Sector Partnerships (PSP) Org. Unit 50015246 TEAM:Partnership Management Team DUTY STATION:Rome, HQ CONTRACT TYPE:Regular Consultant WORK SCHEDULE:Full time, Monday to Friday LINE MANAGER/SUPERVISOR: Head of Global Partnership Management ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency working to create a world with zero hunger. As the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, WFP delivers food assistance in emergencies and works with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience for the long term. WFP believes that individual and collective wellbeing can only be achieved if all children, women, and men get the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, dignified lives. WFP also works with partners to strengthen the resilience of communities most vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition through long-term development programmes aimed at boosting food security, local economies, education, employment, and gender equality. WFP's Private Partnerships Division (PSP) is responsible for engaging the private sector (corporations, individuals, foundations) through high-impact partnerships in support of WFP's strategic priorities, and through individual giving to build and retain support from the public worldwide. Joining PSP is an exciting opportunity for experienced professionals to co-develop and implement our new private partnerships and fundraising strategy. PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT The position is part of the partnerships management team and will manage and optimize the impact and results of WFP's portfolio of global partnerships with international and national businesses. PSP requires a senior officer with extensive experience managing partnerships of this scale and complexity to manage global partnerships to ensure we are creating a strategy which maximizes the financial and technical/non-financial value for WFP while also creating the most effective and efficient approach to the partnership. ACCOUNTABILITIES / RESPONSIBILITIES Manage global corporate partnerships: act as focal point, manage the portfolio, define, and develop standards. Partnerships Management: - Lead on the execution of the PSP global partnerships plan and adapt based on shifts in select partnerships. - Develop and implement strategic account and stakeholder engagement plans for assigned global partnerships, including stakeholder mapping, executive engagement strategies and relationship management approaches. - Identify and cultivate relationships with key decision-makers, influencers and champions across partner organizations, ensuring tailored engagement with senior executives to support partnership growth, renewal, risk mitigation and long-term strategic objectives. - Lead on renewal conversations and negotiations when required including implementing new ways of working and processes in line with the renewal. - Draft and finalize any contract amendments, revisions and extensions required to the global partnerships' contracts , working closely with PSP legal department and other key departments. - Work with partners to co-develop an annual partnership plan with mutually agreed goals, priorities, roles and responsibilities, timeline, etc. Work with partners' marketing teams to incorporate marketing priorities into the plan. - Assess the capacity of the partnership (both financial and non-financial), with the goal of maximizing the potential while also ensuring the partnerships strategies are a fit for WFP. - Recommend and lead hiring of appropriate staffing/resources and adjust the partnership plan and our approach to stewardship accordingly. - Identify, develop and pilot innovative multi-stakeholder collaboration models that leverage the complementary strengths of governments, the private sector and development partners to accelerate impact, unlock new resources and support WFP's strategic objectives. - Lead the development and execution of strategic partner engagement opportunities at key global forums and events (e.g. Davos, UNGA, COP and other high-profile convenings), leveraging partnerships to advance advocacy objectives, enhance visibility of WFP priorities, and create opportunities for joint thought leadership and stakeholder engagement. - Lead the preparation and coordination of executive briefing materials, meeting notes, talking points and strategic recommendations for WFP senior leadership engagements with corporate partners, facilitating high-level interactions that strengthen relationships, advance partnership objectives and position WFP for future collaboration opportunities - Enhance the WFP infrastructure (including systems, financials, staffing, internal communications, etc.), so WFP is best able to efficiently manage key partnership information and provide the support needed by the partners and update the internal processes document as appropriate. - Work internally and with the partners to ensure WFP delivers effectively and appropriately on high-priority ad-hoc activities. Fundraising mission: resource mobilization: - Provide technical guidance and business support to the partners' focal points around the world. - Create a strategy for allocating donations and create donor impact reports. - Initiate and execute activities to add value to the partnership and to make our partnership more efficient, effective, and collaborative. Contribute to the PSP Partnerships Team: - Act as portfolio lead supervising and mentoring a team of partnership managers (CSTI) - Analyze and optimize the global partnership portfolio by identifying opportunities for efficiencies, cross-partner collaboration, replication of successful approaches and shared solutions. - Develop innovative partnership models, including co-investment