Donor Relations Consultant (Private Partnerships)

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking a Donor Relations Consultant (Private Partnerships) in our Liaison Office in London, UK.

The consultancy is for an initial period of 6 months with a possibility of renewal.

Start date: as soon as possible.

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.

Within delegated authority, the Donor Relations Consultant (Private Partnerships) will be responsible for the following duties: (These duties are generic and thus are not all-inclusive, nor are all duties carried out by all Private Partnerships Officers)

· To raise resources from the Private Sector (corporations, individuals, foundations, NGOs) for the program; solicit contributions; provide on-going donor stewardship, evaluate and assess partnership results.

· Prospect research; identify, analyze and use data to identify private sector entities that can help achieve WFP’s strategic objectives;

· Pipeline management of new partnership opportunities

· Management of a portfolio of current partnerships

· Forecast contributions

· Gather and analyze information about fundraising trends, regulations, and practices;

· Develop strategies to determine how to best secure and steward private sector donors by channel (individuals, corporate, foundation, NGO);

· Prepare proposals and sales presentations. 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;

· Negotiate contributions and partnership agreements;

· 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 be able to advance WFP’s private sector strategy and objectives at international meetings and fora;

· Supervise staff as required providing training and technical guidance;

· Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

· At least eight years (of which 3 years international experience) of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in international development in a bilateral, multilateral or non-government food aid or other international development aid program; previous experience with fundraising, negotiations, public relations/advocacy and work experience within the private sector is an asset;

· Network of corporate contacts and relationships that can be mobilized to secure introductions and opportunities for WFP;

· Proven sales experience with specific, verifiable examples of selling and developing complex, integrated, global corporate partnerships;

· Experience in grassroots fundraising and knowledge of individual fundraising practices that can be applied to WFP’s work;

· Experience in grant writing and securing foundation funding.

Education requirement:

· 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, marketing communications or other relevant field.

Language requirements

· Full proficiency in English is essential

How to apply:

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking a Donor Relations Consultant (Private Partnerships) in our Liaison Office in London, UK.

The consultancy is for an initial period of 6 months with a possibility of renewal.

Start date: as soon as possible.

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.

Within delegated authority, the Donor Relations Consultant (Private Partnerships) will be responsible for the following duties: (These duties are generic and thus are not all-inclusive, nor are all duties carried out by all Private Partnerships Officers)

· To raise resources from the Private Sector (corporations, individuals, foundations, NGOs) for the program; solicit contributions; provide on-going donor stewardship, evaluate and assess partnership results.

· Prospect research; identify, analyze and use data to identify private sector entities that can help achieve WFP’s strategic objectives;

· Pipeline management of new partnership opportunities

· Management of a portfolio of current partnerships

· Forecast contributions

· Gather and analyze information about fundraising trends, regulations, and practices;

· Develop strategies to determine how to best secure and steward private sector donors by channel (individuals, corporate, foundation, NGO);

· Prepare proposals and sales presentations. 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;

· Negotiate contributions and partnership agreements;

· 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 be able to advance WFP’s private sector strategy and objectives at international meetings and fora;

· Supervise staff as required providing training and technical guidance;

· Perform other related duties as required.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

· At least eight years (of which 3 years international experience) of postgraduate progressively responsible professional experience in international development in a bilateral, multilateral or non-government food aid or other international development aid program; previous experience with fundraising, negotiations, public relations/advocacy and work experience within the private sector is an asset;

· Network of corporate contacts and relationships that can be mobilized to secure introductions and opportunities for WFP;

· Proven sales experience with specific, verifiable examples of selling and developing complex, integrated, global corporate partnerships;

· Experience in grassroots fundraising and knowledge of individual fundraising practices that can be applied to WFP’s work;

· Experience in grant writing and securing foundation funding.

Education requirement:

· 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, marketing communications or other relevant field.

Language requirements

· Full proficiency in English is essential