Programme Policy Officer (Partnerships)

Leads partnership-management support for WFP Tanzania, helping country and field teams build effective agreements with government, UN agencies, NGOs, academia and private-sector partners. The role steers due diligence, agreement governance, capacity building, compliance and reporting so partnerships deliver Country Strategic Plan activities efficiently and with accountable use of resources.

• Build and maintain partnership relationships with NGOs, UN agencies, academia, government agencies and private-sector partners
• Guide FLA, MoU and LoU development and management from calls for proposals through final partner evaluation
• Train field offices, units and cooperating partners on UN Partners Portal processes
• Convene and support partner and technical-evaluation committee meetings
• Oversee special operating procedures for partnership-agreement management
• Support timely partner progress reports, invoices and corporate-system processing
• Participate in compliance spot checks and report findings to management
• Manage budget revisions, extensions and amendments to existing agreements

• University degree in Business Administration, Partnership, Project Management, Economics or another relevant field
• At least 4 to 6 years of experience in a similar position performing medium-complexity analysis
• Fluency in English and Swahili
• Strong organizational and planning skills and experience working with partners during project and programme delivery

• Professional training in project management, statistical analysis or operational planning and management

• Partnership Management
• Due Diligence
• Agreement Management
• Capacity Building
• Compliance Monitoring
• Proposal Evaluation
• Budget Management
• Performance Reporting