Consultant (Revision of GLI Strategic Plan)

United Nations - UN Convention to Combat Desertification

Consultant Closes 28 Apr 2026 15 days left

Overview

Consultant sought to lead the revision of the G20 Global Land Initiative's strategic plan, ensuring it reflects progress, updated assumptions, and a clear results framework for future implementation.


Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct a comprehensive review of the existing strategic plan.
  • Review and update stakeholder mapping.
  • Undertake stakeholder consultations.
  • Analyze the current external context.
  • Propose revisions to the theory of change, strategic objectives, and key performance indicators.
  • Draft a revised strategic plan with a results framework, risk assessment, and implementation roadmap.
  • Present draft outputs for feedback and facilitate validation.
  • Finalize the revised strategic plan and prepare a summary version.
Required Experience
  • A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible professional experience in strategic planning, project design, and results-based management is required.
  • Demonstrated experience in designing and applying theory of change frameworks and developing key performance indicators for large-scale international initiatives is required.
  • Proven experience in monitoring and evaluating strategic plans or programs, including the use of performance data to inform strategic adjustments, is required.
  • Experience working with multilateral processes, G20 mechanisms, or international environmental conventions (particularly UNCCD) is highly desirable.
  • Demonstrated experience in facilitating stakeholder consultations with diverse actors, including governments, international organizations, and civil society, is an asset.
Qualifications

• A PhD in a relevant field such as environment, development studies, public policy, international relations, or strategic management is required.

Other Details
Languages Required
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required.
Languages Preferred
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage.
Contract Duration
40 days between May and September 2026.
Work Modality
Home-based
Remuneration
Not specified
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