Overview
The External Relations Officer will support strategic donor engagement and partnership development, with a focus on the Russian Federation and other partners supporting the School Feeding Programme. The role involves maintaining communication with donors and stakeholders, organizing events, and contributing to resource mobilization efforts.
Key Responsibilities
- Support strategic donor engagement and partnership development, with a focus on the Russian Federation and other current and prospective partners supporting the School Feeding Programme.
- Maintain effective communication and coordination with donors, government counterparts, embassies, and development partners to promote programme priorities, achievements, and collaboration.
- Organize donor meetings, briefings, field visits, and partnership events, and support the implementation of donor visibility and engagement plans.
- Contribute to resource mobilization efforts through donor mapping, funding opportunity analysis, and preparation of concept notes, proposals, presentations, and partnership materials.
- Prepare donor reports, briefs, factsheets, talking points, and other information products, ensuring compliance with donor agreements and reporting requirements.
- Support advocacy, communications, and visibility activities through the development of success stories, case studies, multimedia content, events, and promotional materials.
- Assist in the planning and implementation of communication campaigns to enhance stakeholder awareness and engagement.
- Draft correspondence, briefing materials, speeches, and responses to stakeholder inquiries as required.
- Collect and document programme results, beneficiary stories, and field evidence to support reporting, advocacy, and visibility efforts.
- Ensure all communication and visibility products comply with WFP branding and donor visibility requirements.
- Promote WFP’s achievements, lessons learned, and best practices to strengthen the organization’s external positioning and partnerships.
Required Experience
Up to 1–2 years of relevant experience (including internships, volunteer work, or professional experience) in partnerships, communications, donor relations, external relations, or stakeholder engagement
Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in International Relations, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or a related field
