Partnerships Consultant

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26 August 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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- 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: Partnerships Consultant

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Consultancy

UNIT/DIVISION: School Meals, Social Protection and Nutrition Service (PPGS)

DUTY STATION (City, Country): Rome, Italy

DURATION: 3 months (1 September — 1 December)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

For more than 60 years, WFP has been the leading organization in supporting countries with their school meals programmes, which are widely prevalent throughout the world.

In 2020, WFP launched a 10-year strategy for school meals. WFP advocates for the universal adoption of school meals programmes as a safety net that helps increase children's access to education and learning opportunities and strengthens their health and nutrition. WFP

focused increasingly on helping countries to establish and maintain nationally owned programmes. In countries still requiring WFP's operational support, it implements school meals programmes with clear hand over strategies.

In 2021, WFP efforts to helping countries to establish and maintain nationally owned programmes as well as implementing school meals programmes with clear transition strategies, were taken to the next level with the launch of the School Meals Coalition (SMC) at the Food Systems Summit. WFP ensures the Secretariat of the SMC. From 46

governments in 2021 to 113 governments today, the Coalition has catalyzed global commitment and government leadership around one common goal: ensuring that every child receives a healthy, nutritious meal in school by 2030. More than 150 partner organizations have also joined to support governments in meeting their national

commitments. Five multi-partner Coalition initiatives also support governments and address areas that had been bottlenecks in scaling and improving school meal programmes: the Research Consortium for School Health and Nutrition, the Sustainable Financing Initiative,





the Data and Monitoring Initiative, Cities Feeding the Future, and the School Meals Accelerator. These initiatives support countries by conducting case studies, analyses and value-for-money studies; developing financing plans and strategies; enabling peer-to-peer learning; and providing global public goods such as the School Meals Coalition Database,

among other support.

WFP School Meals, Social Protection and Nutrition Service (PPGS) is looking for a TDY to serve as Partnerships Officer for the School Meals Coalition Secretariat Team in HQ.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the School Meals Coalition Secretariat Head of Partnerships, and working closely with other Secretariat team members, the incumbent will support the engagement of Coalition Partners in the SMC, including UN agencies, International Financing

Institutions (IFIs), multilateral development agencies, NGOs, philanthropic foundations, and academic partners as well as the SMC Initiatives (note: while the SMC's rules of engagement of private sector are under development, private sector entities are currently not yet allowed to join the Coalition). This includes:

1. Supporting the engagement with the School Meals Coalition Partners'

Group. This includes:

• Support organizing the regular virtual meetings of the Partners group, ensuring they are structured to advance the Coalition's strategic agenda, including, preparing and circulating agendas, briefs, and talking points; developing materials; coordinating with speakers; logistical arrangements; drafting notes for the record capturing key decisions and action points; and archiving all relevant documentation (Target: 4-5 meetings per year).

• Support screening of partners expressing interest in joining the Coalition, responding, and following up on requests and communications based on the type of work of partners and considering strategic relevance to the Coalition.

• Support as needed the Communication and Advocacy. team of the Secretariat to identify opportunities and moments to advocate jointly with partners for the Coalition's agenda.

2. Contribute to the organization and execution of high-level events,

including the SMC Ministerial Task Force meeting in October 2026. This

includes:

• Contribute to developing agenda, session briefs, talking points, power pointpresentations, and other relevant strategic content.

• Support the Secretariat team on any critical matters as relevant.

3. Performing any other duties in support of the School Meals Coalition Secretariat team.

DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:

Deliverables to include:

• Partners' requests addressed, and new partners welcomed to the Coalition in a timely manner.

• SMC Partners' meetings organized.

• Timely provision of inputs and smooth coordination with other teams to position school meals at high-level meetings, including the SMC Task Force meeting.

• Contribute to a tracker to review and monitor the Partners' membership.

• Contribute to the overall internal and external engagement, communications, and advocacy efforts of the School Meals Coalition Secretariat.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education: Advanced University degree in Social Science, Political Science, Journalism, International Relations, Public Relations, Communications or relevant field or First University degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of related experience in partnerships or advocacy.





Knowledge & Skills:

• Knowledge of school meals ecosystem and prior engagement with the Coalition and /or its initiatives.

• Knowledge of project management and partnerships.

• Strong writing skills for briefs, concept notes, and talking points.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to develop and maintain networks with a variety of stakeholders.

• Solid understanding of UN processes and key actors.

• Understanding of the dynamics of intra-organizational communications within large international organizations.

• Well organized and detail oriented.

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

• Collaborative spirit able to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures and to act with credibility and diplomacy.

Languages: Fluency (level C) in English language (mother tongue is a plus).

Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language:

Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish.

Working arrangements: This position is expected to be based in Rome.

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