Duration: approximately 20 business days.

The Consultant will report to the Platform Director.

This post will close on Thursday 07 December 2023, 9:00 am CET.

Context of the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Area Platform:

Climate change poses major risks for food production, livelihoods and nutrition through high temperatures, erratic rainfall, drought, flooding, and sea level rise. On the flip side, agriculture and food systems produce almost a third of global greenhouse gas emissions – yet they could be a carbon sink. Supporting vulnerable small-scale producers to adapt to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from agrifood value chains are essential for sustaining food systems and ensuring food and nutrition security.

Through the work of the Platform and associated Research Initiatives, CGIAR aims to address these challenges and contribute to collective global targets for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation. Further information can be found at https://www.cgiar.org/research/cgiar-portfolio/climate-adaptation-mitigation/

The Assignment:

A Theory of Change/MELIA expert is required to support the Platform for a period of circa 20 working days, through to mid-January 2024, in the areas of strategy and framework delivery. Key requirements of the assignment include:

· Work with the Platform Director to deliver the Theory of Change and Results Framework needed for the Platform, in a format provided by the One CGIAR Project Coordination Unit.

· Design a MELIA Framework for the Platform

· Contribute to the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Area Platform strategy document

· Support the population of the TOC on the TOC board.

Deliverables:

· Theory of Change and Results Framework of the Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Impact Area Platform

· MELIA Framework including pictorial presentation of the TOC for both Platform and impact areas

· Other deliverables to be agreed with selected candidate prior to the start of the assignment

Requirements

Skills, experience and competencies required:

· Significant MELIA experience (10+ years) gained ideally in the not-for-profit/research/public sector

· Experience gained across continental Africa

· Significant knowledge of, and experience in, creating and delivering frameworks which enhance performance

· Significant Theory of Change expertise

· Proven experience of contributing successfully to overall strategy development and implantation.

Benefits

CGIAR is committed to fair, safe, and inclusive workplaces. We believe that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to excellence, and is critical for our mission. We offer a multi-cultural, multi-color, multi-generational, and multi-disciplinary, collegial working environment, with a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and flexible working arrangements. We are consciously creating an inclusive organization that reflects our global character and our commitment to gender equity. We, therefore, encourage applicants from all cultures, races, ethnicities, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, and gender identities.