United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Private Sector Donor Relations Officer P3, London, United Kingdom

Organization: World Food Programme
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Closing date: 10 Nov 2014

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking to fill the position of Private Sector Donor Relations Officer at the P3 level, based in our London Office in the United Kingdom.

WFP relies entirely on voluntary contributions to finance its humanitarian and development projects. Partners from the private sector support WFP projects in over 80% of the countries where we work; saving lives and reducing hunger across the globe.

Reporting to the Head of WFP London Office, and under the functional responsibility of the Director of Private Global Partnerships, the Private Sector Donor Relations Officer will be responsible for the following key duties:

• Raise resources from the Private Sector (corporations, individuals, foundations, NGOs) for the program; negotiate and solicit contributions; provide on-going donor stewardship, evaluate and assess partnership results;
• Prospect research: identify, analyse and use data to identify private sector entities that can help achieve WFP’s strategic objectives;
• Manage a portfolio of current partnerships, pipeline of new partnership opportunities, and forecast contributions;
• Gather and analyse information about fundraising trends, regulations, and practices;
• Develop strategies to determine how to best secure and steward private sector donors by appropriate channels (individuals, corporate, foundation, NGO);
• Prepare proposals and sales presentations to effectively “sell and market” WFP to private sector prospects;
• Coordinate with other units in house to ensure that proposed partnerships support the corporate strategic objectives and provide value;
• Provide donor stewardship through effective dissemination of information, communications support, and partnership reporting;
• Provide private sector resource mobilization expertise to technical units, Regional Bureaux and Country Offices;
• Represent WFP and advance WFP’s private sector strategy and objectives at international meetings and fora;
• Supervise staff, provide training and technical guidance as required;
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education:

• University degree, preferably at the advanced level, in Political Science, International Development, Development Economics, Marketing, Communications or other relevant fields.

Experience:

• At least five years of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in international development, donor aid programmes or other related fields;
• Proven sales experience with specific, verifiable examples of selling and developing complex, integrated, global corporate partnerships;
• Experience in negotiating fiduciary agreements with pass-through organisations and trusts;
• Experience in marketing, communications and/or sales within the private sector;
• Demonstrated experience in grassroots fundraising;
• Experience in grant writing and securing foundation funding.

Technical Skills & Knowledge:

• Knowledge of individual fundraising practices including face-to-face, online, and mobile that can be applied to WFP’s work;
• Ability to identify and analyse trends, opportunities and threats to fundraising;
• Good marketing and consumer focused communication skills;
• Knowledge of tax deductibility requirements;
• Knowledge of global legal and fiscal requirements for effective fundraising;
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook);
• General knowledge of UN system policies, rules, regulations and procedures governing administration is desirable.

Competencies:

• Strong negotiation and relationship management skills, with ability to negotiate with donors and internal units;
• Ability to establish and maintain long-standing partnerships;
• Excellent drafting and presentation skills including ability to draft clear and concise reports;
• Ability to plan and organize work programme;
• Ability to work with minimum supervision under own initiative;
• Tact, with ability to work productively and maintain effective working relationships with people of all backgrounds;
• Good problem solving skills with ability to conceptualise issues, think in abstract terms, and analyse numerical data;
• High standards of ethics and values.

Language:

• Fluency in oral and written English and intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFP’s working languages).

How to apply:

Go to: http://i-recruitment.wfp.org/vacancies/14-0015646

Step 1: Register and create your online CV.

Step 2: Click on “Description” to read the position requirements and “Apply” to submit your application.

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Deadline for applications:10 November 2014