Overview
Support the design, implementation, monitoring, partnership development, and knowledge management of UNDP's sustainable commodity and natural resource management portfolio, with a focus on cocoa, shea, soybean, and cashew sectors.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical and coordination support to ongoing projects related to cocoa, shea and soybean value chains.
- Support the implementation of activities related to climate-smart agriculture, agroforestry, forest landscape restoration, sustainable land management, community resource management and resilient livelihoods.
- Contribute to efforts aimed at strengthening community governance systems for sustainable management of forests, woodlands and other natural resources.
- Assist in the preparation and monitoring of annual workplans, activity schedules and project delivery targets.
- Conduct field visits to project sites to support implementation, monitoring and stakeholder engagement activities.
- Undertake analyses and mapping of the cashew value chain in Ghana.
- Identify opportunities for sustainable cashew production, processing, value addition and market development.
- Support stakeholder consultations with government agencies, private sector actors, farmer organizations, development partners and financial institutions.
- Contribute to the preparation of concept notes, project documents, partnership proposals and resource mobilization efforts for future cashew-related interventions.
- Explore opportunities to integrate cashew development with agroforestry, landscape restoration, biodiversity conservation and climate resilience objectives.
- Liaise with the Innovative Finance and Inclusive Growth Cluster to identify and develop public-private partnerships and innovative financing pathways.
- Support in engaging private sector actors, producer organizations, aggregators, processors and commodity buyers to strengthen value chain development.
- Support activities aimed at enhancing economic opportunities for women, youth and producer groups across targeted value chains.
- Support the collection, compilation and analysis of project data, results and lessons learned.
- Assist in preparing technical reports, donor reports, briefs, presentations and communication materials.
- Develop case studies, success stories and knowledge products documenting good practices and innovations.
- Support the organization of workshops, stakeholder dialogues, field missions and knowledge-sharing events.
Required Experience
- At least 3 years of experience in sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, forestry, environmental management, climate action, rural development, agribusiness, or related fields.
- Demonstrated experience supporting the development, implementation or monitoring of projects related to landscape management and agricultural commodity value chains.
- Experience working on issues related to natural resource management, agroforestry, forest and landscape restoration, climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, or community-based resource management.
- Experience engaging with government institutions, private sector actors, farmer organizations, civil society organizations, development partners, or community-based organizations.
- Experience conducting research, value chain analysis, stakeholder consultations and technical assessments.
- Experience preparing technical reports, concept notes, project documents, donor reports or funding proposals.
- Experience supporting multi-stakeholder partnerships, policy dialogue processes or sustainable development initiatives is highly desirable.
Qualifications
Master's degree in Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Agroforestry, Agriculture, Biodiversity Conservation or related natural resource or climate and environmental disciplines.
