External Relations OfficerNew

WFP seeks a UN Volunteer External Relations Officer in Dushanbe to strengthen School Feeding Programme donor relations, especially with the Russian Federation. The role maps donors, organizes briefings and field visits, prepares proposals and reports, documents beneficiary stories, manages visibility campaigns, and builds partnerships with government, embassies and development actors.

• Support strategic donor engagement and partnership development focused on the Russian Federation and School Feeding Programme
• Maintain communication with donors, government counterparts, embassies and development partners
• Organize donor meetings, briefings, field visits and partnership events
• Map donors and funding opportunities and prepare concept notes, proposals and presentations
• Prepare donor reports, briefs, factsheets, talking points and information products
• Develop success stories, case studies, multimedia content and visibility materials
• Draft correspondence and briefing materials and document programme results and beneficiary stories
• Ensure communications products comply with WFP branding and donor-visibility requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in International Relations, Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Development Studies, Social Sciences or a related field
• One to two years of relevant experience in partnerships, communications, donor relations, external relations or stakeholder engagement
• Skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• English and Russian

• Previous volunteer or cross-cultural experience

• Donor Relations
• Partnership Development
• Resource Mobilization
• Strategic Communications
• External Relations
• Report Writing
• Stakeholder Engagement

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint

• During the first month the volunteer and supervisor will finalize a work plan with regular progress check-ins