Grant Writer (Consultant When-Actually-Employed) Location: Rome, Italy Time Type: Full time Posted On: Posted Yesterday Job Requisition ID: JR109228 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 26 January 2025 - 23:59 GMT01:00 Central European Time (Rome) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. JOB TITLE: Grant Writer TYPE OF CONTRACT: Consultant When-Actually-Employed UNIT/DIVISION: School Meals and Social Protection Service (PPGS) DUTY STATION: Rome (Remote working) DURATION: 100 days BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: WFP’s leadership in school feeding, including its role as the secretariat of the School Meals Coalition, has revitalized global commitments to expanding the coverage of school feeding programmes worldwide. The grant writer will be responsible for leading and crafting high quality and compelling proposals, specifically for countries submitting for competitive and complex USDA McGovern-Dole submissions. ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: Manage the development of a USDA McGovern-Dole proposal for funding of a multi-disciplinary school feeding programme. Participate in and contribute to School-based Programmes programme design workshop. Write a strategic analysis that distils relevant information from national policy and strategy documents. Coordinate information received from country office and integrate into a proposal that meets USDA notice of funding opportunity requirements. Provide clear argumentation that outlines how the USDA McGovern-Dole project will support the Government's goals. Establish a final set of proposal documents to be approved by country office management. Participate in and contribute to annual workshop and quarterly team meetings on corporate portfolio strategy. Provide strategic and programme formulation support, write proposals or support resource mobilization efforts. DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT: A full McGovern-Dole proposal, following USDA's guidelines noted in the notice of funding opportunity. QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: Advanced degree in Education, Policy Studies, Agriculture, Political Science, International Development, Development Economics, Nutrition, Economics, or a field relevant to international development assistance. Experience: At least 5 years relevant experience in Strategy Development, education-related programming, combined with experience in either agriculture and food security, nutrition, health or equivalent disciplines. Languages: Excellent command of spoken and written English. WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK: WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: WFP is dedicated to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our recruitment process is inclusively crafted to welcome candidates of all backgrounds. NO FEE DISCLAIMER: The United Nations does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION: We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable). Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application. Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. J-18808-Ljbffr