Volunteer - Partnership, NY Office - Zoe Biaggi

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29 September 2026-23:59-GMT-05:00 Eastern Time (New York)

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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.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP?

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.

• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.

• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.

• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

WFP Volunteer with the Private Partnership Team, New York Office

Type of Contract: Voluntary Assignment

• Hiring Office: PSP

• Duty Station: New York office

• Start Date: 31 August 2026

• Duration: 6 months

• Supervisor: Partnership Officer

• General admin and scheduling support in particular on follow up from meetings and events and preparations for upcoming visits, travel, meetings and events.
• Scoping events, fora for a yearly strategic engagement calendar for the USA market in particular including connecting dots
• Research and mapping on bundlers, aggregators and transformational partners, particularly new partners and sectors not yet tapped by the UN or WFP – including AI.
• Research on matching and thematic fund approaches, including governance, structure, funding, aims, and relate it to US tax code provisions.
• Research on informal coalitions and how they work what we can learn and mimic as WFP.
• Support for prospecting High Net Worth, corporates, family offices etc in the American market.
• Development of stronger follow up system for me using salesforce.
• Support to connect the dots between meetings, events, follow up and senior leadership engagement.
• Other research, administrative and organizational duties as required.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES

The volunteer gains practical experience in humanitarian coordination, training delivery, event management, partner engagement and the administrative processes required to support global learning initiatives in an operational humanitarian environment.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree or enrollment in degree programme

• Positive, ‘can-do’ attitude and a willingness to learn, engage and problem-solve

• Demonstrated interest in WFP and its mission

• Plus to have experience beyond humanitarian issues – financial, marketing, business, culture, advertising, etc.

• Open mind to finding new ways of engaging and broadening partnerships across the USA to benefit WFP

• Languages: Be fluent in English. Competency in other WFP official and working languages is an asset

WFP LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

WFP Leadership Framework guides to the common standards of behavior that guide HOW we work together to accomplish our mission.

Click here to access WFP Leadership Framework

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

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• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process.

All employment decisions are made on the basis of organizational needs, job requirements, merit, and individual qualifications. WFP is committed to providing an inclusive work environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse, all forms of discrimination, any kind of harassment, sexual harassment, and abuse of authority. Therefore, all selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

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