Partnerships /Project Manager, International Consultancy Level II at World Food Programme (WFP)

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Advanced University degree in International Affairs, Economics, Public Health Nutrition, Nutrition, Food Technology, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, or other relevant field OR a first University degree with additional years of relevant working experience.

Experience:

• At least six years of relevant professional experience in development, project management and/or school feeding.
• Experience in school feeding programs.
• Experience with private partnerships, preferably Rockefeller Foundation.
• Experience in Eastern Africa.
• Technical skills & knowledge of project management.
• Monitoring and reporting knowledge.

Skills:

• Strong skills or experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Experience working in developing country context, preferably in food security or resilience projects or programmes.
• Experience coordinating or leading a programme team or a component of a programme portfolio.
• Experience in engaging in policy and strategy discussions and providing input into these.
• Ability to analyse and identify opportunities for and propose solutions to programme quality improvement.
• Analytical skills with ability to compile, analyse and interpret data, prepare reports and draw conclusions and recommendations.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to deal patiently and tactfully with people of different national and cultural backgrounds and to manage external partnerships.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.

Language:

• Fluency in oral and written English .

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

Under the general guidance and supervision of the Private Sector Lead, the Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Scaling up of Fortified Whole Meals in School Feeding Programs in Rwanda / Burundi as well as to help support the Innovations Hub in the implementation of school meals programmes by Food 4 Education (F4E), a local Kenya Project.

Project Management

1. Manage the development and implementation of project plans and activities, providing technical oversight and guidance to Country Office project focal points and colleagues, providing inputs into programmatic strategy, identifying opportunities for programme quality improvement and innovation.
2. Ensure a coordinated approach with wider programmes and functional units like supply chain, nutrition, school-based programmes for successful implementation and scale up.
3. Ensure the dissemination of learning and knowledge sharing from the project to inform corporate policies and programming that complies with WFP standards and procedures.
4. Plan, monitor, and prioritise Rockefeller resources to maximise cost-effectiveness, providing timely reports to the Rockefeller Foundation.
5. Coordinate engagement in strategic communications and knowledge management with a focus on sharing project experiences with regional and global audiences.
6. Improve visibility of Rockefeller-WFP activities in the region by proactively ensuring consistent and accurate programme information in all internal and external communications
7. Manage the preparation and dissemination of accurate and timely reports, publications, and a variety of information products for internal or external use that enable informed decision making and consistency of information presented to stakeholders
8. Proactively highlight strategic opportunities and issues to the Partnership Unit’s management and propose options for the best course of action to nurture trust and interest in the work of WFP.
9. Take responsibility for ensuring gender perspectives are incorporated in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women and men.
10. Establish new strategic and operational partnerships with WFP.

Partnership Management (WFP-Rockefeller Foundation)

1. Coordinate and plan monitoring and field trips to the project implementation sites and activities with Rockefeller staff, WFP Country Office Staff, and Government, to ensure programme quality and coordination.
2. Effectively communicate project progress and results to the donor and the other stakeholders through reports and other material to improve transparency and accountability
3. Strengthen WFP’s partnerships portfolio with the Rockefeller Foundation, including strategy development, partner profiling, data/trends analysis and outreach activities, with the aim to maximize resources and leverage policy and technical support for WFP’s work.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

1. Support WFP’s school feeding learning agenda by designing and managing research and evidence building assignments and strengthen research partnerships for activities under the Rockefeller grant.
2. Oversee the development of monitoring, evaluation and accountability approaches for project activities under the Rockefeller grant with the RBN M&E unit, ensuring relevant and credible data and evidence is generated and utilized to inform the activities.
3. Facilitate knowledge exchange amongst country offices, regional bureaux and HQ to develop innovative approaches to better design and implement public procurement and school feeding programming