Overview
The Regional Advisor for Operational Partnerships provides technical leadership, policy advice, and regional field support to Country Offices on partnership management, assurance, and capacity strengthening to ensure programme quality and accountability.
Key Responsibilities
- Interpret, adapt, and support the implementation of WFP corporate policies and guidance related to partnerships, assurance, and programme risk management.
- Provide technical advice to Country Offices on partnership and programme quality issues.
- Support Country Offices in the planning and management of operational partnerships, including partner selection, engagement, and oversight.
- Advise on assurance standards, spot checks, audit follow-up, and compliance mechanisms.
- Support the design and implementation of partner capacity strengthening initiatives.
- Promote the use of evidence and lessons learned to inform technical advice and programme improvement.
- Act as a technical focal point for partnership, assurance, and capacity strengthening issues.
- Provide technical supervision, coaching, and quality assurance support to junior staff and consultants.
- Contribute to knowledge management by documenting good practices and lessons learned.
Required Experience
- At least five (5) years of post-graduate, progressively responsible professional experience in development or humanitarian contexts.
- At least two (2) years in international field settings.
- Demonstrated experience integrating operational partnership considerations into programme design, implementation, and oversight across humanitarian–development–peace contexts.
- Demonstrated experience engaging at a strategic level with cross‑functional teams to translate policy into operational practice.
- Proven experience facilitating workshops, delivering training, and supporting capacity strengthening initiatives for country offices and field operations.
- Strong understanding of the social, cultural, and political contexts shaping programme and partnership implementation in the MENAEE and Asia‑Pacific regions.
- Experience providing technical guidance and advisory support to diverse audiences.
- Experience in emergency settings is desirable.
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in international affairs, business administration, social sciences, development studies, or a related field; or a first university degree with an additional two (2) years of relevant professional experience and/or professional development.
