WFP Partnerships Officer; Head of Office) NOC

Final date to receive applications 16 October 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 Arabian Standard Time (Kuwait)

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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).

We are seeking to fill the position of Partnerships Officer (Head of Office) NOC, based in the WFP Kuwait Office in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

This is a national position, open exclusively to Kuwaiti nationals, based in the WFP Kuwait Office (Country Office). The Head of the WFP Kuwait Office leads a newly formalized WFP presence established to strategically position the organization with the Government of Kuwait, regional and international financial institutions (IFIs), private-sector and philanthropic actors, and the broader Gulf donor community. The position reports to the Functional Director at Global Headquarters.

The job holder operates across an assigned area and works independently, using technical knowledge and experience, to analyse data and identify solutions for partnerships activities. He/she typically supports process improvements and partnership opportunities with a host of public, private sector and external entities. These can include governments, UN agencies, intergovernmental institutions and their member states, international financial institutions, individuals, corporations, foundations and NGOs.

Partnerships Officers are likely to focus on either public, private sector or external entities. Drive WFP’s effective positioning with public, private and external partners to attract policy support, resources, technical assistance and innovative solutions to advance the work of WFP, while supporting member states in the achievement of the SDGs and Zero Hunger and emphasizing WFP’s contributions in this regard.

This role drives WFP’s effective positioning with public, private and external partners to attract policy support,…