Rome Representative - World Food Programme And Rome Lazio

Rome Representative - World Food Programme And Rome
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children's rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child.

But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination.

And it's girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children's rights from birth until they reach adulthood.

And we enable children to prepare for - and respond to - crises and adversity.

We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.

The Opportunity

Plan International's new global strategy prioritises humanitarian action.

The strategy sets out an ambitious goal to be the leading agency to protect children's rights and equality for girls in humanitarian settings.

Partnerships are integral to the scale up ambition.

Recognising the impact that food and nutrition insecurity has on children and in particular girls, Plan International is increasing its work on food security, nutrition, cash and voucher assistance and livelihoods in humanitarian crises.

This position will lead engagement with World Food Programme (and other relevant Rome based Institutions) supporting the growth of the WFP portfolio and identifying opportunities to partner with WFP and other Rome based institutions to influence their work.

The post holder will position Plan International as a partner of choice for WFP with a clear focus on the specific needs of girls and mitigating risks they are exposed to in humanitarian crises.

About You

You bring significant experience of donor liaison and high-level external representation and influencing work and demonstrable experience of engaging within the humanitarian system, including clusters and UN agencies.

You have proven skills in driving income growth, developing donor engagement strategies and significant experience in WFP contracting modalities and donor requirements.

Demonstrable experience of working in a range of humanitarian crises in different regions of the world and understanding of the Humanitarian Charter, Sphere, Core Humanitarian Standard and their implementation in day to day work is essential.

Please follow this link for a full role profile; GLO_Role_Profile_WFP. docx

Location: Rome, Italy

Type of Role: Initial 12 month fixed term contract

Reports to: Global Humanitarian Director

Closing Date: Sunday 23rd October at 23. 00 CET

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls' rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe.

This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

**Job Type**: Temporary