Partnership Officer (Government Engagement & Development Finance Advisor) NOD

ABOUT THE COMPANY The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. JOB SUMMARY Education:Advanced University degree in Economics, Public Finance, Public Policy, Development Economics, International Development, Political Science, International Relations, Finance, or a related field or First University degree in the above-mentioned fields combined with additional years of relevant professional experience and/or advanced training in public finance, development finance, or international development.Experience:A minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible professional experience in government engagement, public finance, development cooperation, policy advisory, strategic partnerships, or development finance.Demonstrated experience operating at Director-level (or equivalent senior leadership level) within Government ministries, departments, or agencies; or within the private sector, including development finance institutions, financial institutions, advisory firms, or large corporate organizations engaging sovereign or public-sector clients.Proven experience advising or interacting with senior decision-makers; including the presidency, cabinet level, Principal Secretaries, Treasury officials, IFI management, or equivalent leadership on strategic policy, fiscal, financing, or investment-related matters.Demonstrated experience deg, negotiating, coordinating, or stewarding complex financing or partnership arrangements, preferably within sovereign, public-sector, or multilateral contexts.Strong understanding of public financial management systems, national budgetary processes, inter-ministerial coordination, and institutional governance frameworks.Experience operating in politically and institutionally complex environments requiring independent judgement, risk assessment, and sustained senior-level relationship management over extended time horizons. RESPONSIBILITIES Provide senior strategic advisory leadership to the Country Director and Country Office Senior Management on Government engagement, sovereign financing arrangements, and institutional partnerships, informing decision-making related to long-term fiscal commitments, programme governance, and WFP’s national positioning.Serve as WFP’s interface with senior Government counterparts, including the Presidency, Cabinet, National Treasury, and line ministries and with IFI leadership, anchoring structured policy dialogue and safeguarding alignment between WFP-supported programmes and national development and fiscal priorities.Lead coordination and lifecycle stewardship of innovative development financing mechanisms, including results-linked modalities, ensuring sustained coherence between transaction design, governance frameworks, budgetary remittances, and multi-year programme implementation.Assess and advise on political economy, fiscal sustainability, institutional risk, and partnership dynamics affecting sovereign financing commitments