Overview
The role involves leading the comprehensive management of NGO partnership processes, ensuring compliance with WFP's Global Assurance Framework, and strengthening governance, transparency, and risk management.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the comprehensive management of the NGO partnership process.
- Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for NGO partnership management.
- Coordinate capacity-strengthening activities for partner NGOs.
- Develop performance evaluations of implementing partners, spot checks, micro-evaluations, and audits.
- Act as the Office’s focal point with regional and global NGO Partnerships teams.
- Guide implementing partners to meet relevant partner selection processes and budget plans.
- Develop and update a monthly requirement plan and fund analysis for FLAs.
- Ensure accurate and timely monitoring and recording of data, documents, and transactions related to FLAs and partners.
- Coordinate with internal and external counterparts for effective collaboration.
- Provide guidance to unit staff.
Required Experience
- At least 6 years of professional experience in the UNCS, public or private sector.
- Experience leading program implementation.
- Demonstrable experience in strengthening capacity with government and partners, leading training and projects with counterparts.
- Knowledge of WFP assistance modalities and cooperating with partners' management processes are highly desirable.
- Experience implementing protection, accountability to affected population and/or gender programming is desirable.
Qualifications
Advanced University degree in Development/Project Management, Business Administration, Social Sciences, International Affairs, Economics, Nutrition/Health, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Food Security, Social Sciences or other field relevant to international development assistance.
