Communications & Partnerships Associate

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world’s largest humanitarian organization. WFP’s mission is to help the world achieve zero hunger by 2030 as per Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2. It works to ensure that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need. The World Food Programme (WFP) has been in Cambodia since 1979. The current WFP Cambodia Country Strategic Plan (CSP) 2024-2028 aims to complement and contribute to the Government’s efforts to achieve zero hunger through supporting social protection, climate and disaster risk management, and food security and nutrition. The current WFP Country Strategic Plan (2024-2028) in Cambodia aims to complement and contribute to the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (RGC) efforts to achieve zero hunger through supporting an integrated approach on nutrition, social protection (including homegrown school feeding), food systems, and disaster risk management. Three critical approaches underline the new CSP: social behaviour change, systems strengthening, and evidence generation.

The Cambodia Country Office provides technical assistance (TA) to government and partners across priority areas (e.g., social protection, school health and nutrition, market systems, early warning/anticipatory action, emergency response). To enhance evidence based advocacy, donor visibility, and stakeholder engagement, the Office seeks a UNV to (i) produce high quality country briefs and programmatic updates on TA activities, (ii) support advocacy and visibility at events and through digital channels, (iii) develop human interest stories that bring results to life, and (iv) scope private sector partnership opportunities that could diversify funding and accelerate results.

Under the direct supervision of Country Director, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: A. Content Development: Briefs & Updates (≈40%) - Draft, edit, and layout country briefs, thematic notes, and programmatic updates (2–4 pages) summarizing TA activities, results, lessons, and next steps—tailored for government, donors, and partners. - Coordinate inputs with Programme, M&E, and field teams to ensure accuracy, use of standard indicators, and inclusion of disaggregated data where relevant. - Maintain a living repository of core facts, figures, photos, and approved language. B. Advocacy & Visibility (≈25%) - Prepare talking points, slide decks, and event one-pagers for leadership participation in national forums, partner roundtables, and technical working groups. - Support event logistics (run of show, media notes, backdrops/roll-ups) and capture key moments for post-event highlights. - Coordinate with UN Communications Group/government counterparts for alignment with national/UN messaging. C. Human Interest & Field Storytelling (≈20%) - Plan and produce human interest stories and short photo essays that illustrate how TA translates into outcomes for people (e.g., students, farmers, market actors), ensuring informed consent and safeguarding. - Collect quotes, case studies, and basic monitoring data to contextualize stories; liaise with photographers/videographers as needed. - Adapt content for web and social media (short captions, web blurbs). D. Partnerships & Private Sector Scoping (≈10%) - Map potential private sector partners (e.g., logistics/tech platforms, agri food, financial services) and identify value propositions linked to programme outcomes (e.g., last mile solutions, nutrition, market linkages). - Draft short concept notes or partnership briefs (2–3 pages) with clear problem statements, proposed collaboration models, and indicative metrics. E. Knowledge & Quality Assurance (≈5%) - Ensure all outputs meet branding, style, accessibility, and safeguarding standards; proactively propose process improvements (templates, checklists). - Contribute to quarterly communications/editorial calendars and lessons learned notes. - Stakeholder satisfaction (Programme leads, Gov’t counterparts) ≥ 4/5 per simple feedback form each quarter.