DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS – 01 December 2017
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are currently seeking to fill an internship position under the WFP Partnership Intelligence of the Government Partnerships Division (PGG). The position will be based at our Headquarters in Rome, Italy. The Internship will be for an initial probation period of 3 months starting as soon as posssible and with the possibility of extension up to a maximum of 8 months assignment.
JOB PURPOSE
The selected candidate will be assisting PGG’s Technical and Support team in rolling out Salesforce as a corporate donor intelligence tool and also support the development of WFP’s forecasting system. The duties involved are:
- Assist the Government Partnerships Officers (GPO) capture, share and manage intelligence on their partners;
- Ensure the reflection of all donor intelligence coming from GPOs in HQ and Country Offices in Salesforce;
- Assist GPOs in their donor intelligence activities through background donor information, funding strategies and the identification of potential new funding opportunities;
- Designing and updating tracking sheets for high-profile operations (i.e. Syria crises response);
- Support the management of the WFP database of partner / donor intelligence;
- Support the development of training materials on how to use Salesforce;
- Support data entry and data quality tracking;
- Support the Technical team in funding analyses and the development of the forecasting system;
- Perform other duties as and when required.
STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Currently enrolled inclusive of having completed at least two years of undergraduate studies or have recently graduated in the last 6 months’ with a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in preferably: Information Management, Business Administration, International Development,Economics or Law;
- Have attended University courses in the last 12 months;
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point);
- Fluent in English
- Data analysis and writing skills
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Interns receive a monthly stipend from WFP up to the maximum amount of US$1000 per month depending on the duty station of assignment. The current amount for Rome is approximately US$860;
· WFP is not responsible for living expenses, arrangements for accommodation, necessary visas and related costs;
· WFP will reimburse travel ticket for candidates who are nationals of developing countries and are pursuing their studies in their home country;
· WFP will recognize candidates’ educational credentials from recognised institutions that have been certified by competent international or national authorities such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) or Ministries of Education.
VA reference no: 71124
