Consultant Partnerships

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

1 October 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Berlin)

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• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

JOB TITLE: Government Partnerships Officer
TYPE OF CONTRACT: Consultant, Level 1
UNIT/DIVISION: Global Office, Germany
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Berlin, Germany
DURATION: 2 October 2026 - 1 September 2027
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
The BER Government Partnership team is responsible for building and strengthening strategic relationships with government donor counterparts in Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein. The unit is responsible for negotiating contributions from the different government donor counterparts in support of WFP’s activities and for providing strategic guidance and donor intelligence to WFP Country Offices (COs), Regional Offices (ROs) and Headquarters (HQ), in order to enable robust fundraising for WFP operations.
The Consultant will report to a more experienced Government Partnerships Officer to support the team with the development of new and existing partnerships with Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein government entities in order to advocate for the work of WFP and mobilise resources for WFP programmes.
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Support with mobilizing multilateral, directed multilateral and bilateral resources from Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein;
2. Maintain good and close relations with donor counterparts and ensure they are informed regarding important strategic and operational issues;
3. Ensure an adequate follow-up on the impact of German contributions, especially for funding to corporate emergencies;
4. Review and amend project proposals in a timely and efficient manner, respecting donor conditions and the operational resourcing priorities;
5. Provide guidance to COs/ROs/HQ with regard to donors’ budgetary rules, donor preferences, and grant management aspects to ensure appropriate partnership mapping as well as proper contribution utilization according to donors’ earmarking and requirements;
6. Draft briefings, prepare meetings, produce reports and correspondence on relevant issues as required;
7. Organise bilateral WFP-donor meetings between German government representatives and WFP experts or colleagues from field operations; this also includes the preparation of well-researched subject-related briefing material and talking points;
8. Represent WFP at meetings at appropriate levels, in such a way that advances the government partnerships strategy and objectives, and builds support for WFP activities;
9. Assist in the preparation of the mid-year Annual Performance Plan (APP) review for the Government Partnerships Unit at WFP Berlin;
10. Perform any other duties as required.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
To be defined in Workplan
Education: Advanced University degree in International Relations, Development Studies, Political Science, Social Studies or a similar subject, or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or training/courses.
Experience: Experience and a proven track record in donor relations and partnerships management.
Knowledge & Skills:
Knowledge of German funding architecture and very good verbal and written German and English communication skills required.
Languages: English, German

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