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POSITION TITLE: Programme Policy Officer (Agroforestry, Resilience, Climate Change Adaptation)
GRADE: Junior Consultant
ORG UNIT: Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire
DURATION: January–November 2025
BACKGROUND:
Côte d’Ivoire is considered a low-middle-income country and ranks 171st of 188 countries in the Human Development Index. It is subject to pervasive food insecurity, malnutrition and gender inequalities, which severely affect smallholder farmers as they struggle with issues of land access and frequent climate-related shocks. Côte d’Ivoire has a population of 25 million people, of which 48.4 percent are female1 and 46 percent live below the poverty line. It is ranked 155th on the Gender Inequality Index.
WFP’s Strategic Plan for Côte d’Ivoire (2019 – 2025) focuses on capacity strengthening with a view to shifting WFP-led programmes to government and community ownership. As part of its activities, WFP supports smallholder farmers (SAMS), particularly women, in a holistic way and to diversify food consumption by introducing policies and practices to reduce post-harvest losses and promote sustainable access to markets. By applying the SAMS methodology, WFP aims to lay the foundations for a more robust economy that is less reliant on imports, offers better livelihood options for vulnerable populations and fosters resilient and sustainable national food systems.
The Women-Adapt project, funded by the GCF, leverages Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and the Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) approach to enhance climate resilience and restore livelihoods for women smallholder farmers in Côte d’Ivoire’s Poro Region. Focused on addressing severe land degradation and climate risks, the project integrates ecosystem restoration with sustainable agricultural practices.
Under NbS, activities include rehabilitating degraded lands through conservation structures such as trenches, contour plantations and windbreaks, while promoting agroforestry and watershed management. These measures aim to restore 1,340 hectares of land, improve soil fertility, and enhance soil and water conservation. Community participation ensures sustainable management of these assets, prioritizing equitable access, particularly for women. Concurrently, agroforestry nurseries and composting initiatives contribute to sustainable land management, and boosting agricultural productivity.
Through FFA, communities receive conditional cash transfers to support food security while creating productive assets. This dual benefit strengthens resilience against climate-induced shocks, ensuring long-term sustainability. Investments also extend to post-harvest infrastructure and market access, empowering women-led farmer organizations to reduce losses and increase income.
The project strategically integrates NbS and FFA, creating synergies that address environmental challenges and socio-economic vulnerabilities. By fostering ownership, gender inclusion, and collaborative partnerships, Women-Adapt provides a transformative pathway for climate-resilient development across 70 villages, benefiting 70,000 women and 210,000 indirect beneficiaries.
JOB PURPOSE:
The Agroforestry Consultant will play a key role in integrating multi-layered agroforestry systems (SAFs) into the Women-Adapt project in Côte d’Ivoire's Poro Region, with a strong focus on land rehabilitation, climate resilience, and sustainable livelihoods. The consultant will facilitate farmer-to-farmer exchanges, lead the design and implementation of regenerative agroforestry practices, and ensure effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) through the use of technologies such as satellite imagery and polygon mapping.
In addition, the consultant will oversee community mobilization, capacity building, and technical training, emphasizing participatory planning and local ownership. This role includes fostering collaboration with government partners, cooperating agencies, and technical experts to scale agroforestry interventions while leveraging lessons learned from similar projects in other countries in West Africa. By aligning land restoration efforts with agroforestry practices, the consultant will contribute to reversing environmental degradation, enhancing food security, and creating resilient landscapes for vulnerable communities.
Community Engagement and Capacity Building
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting
Stakeholder Coordination and Partnership Development
Integration and Knowledge Sharing
Language and Regional Expertise
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Respects others and values diversity
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Stays focused and calm under pressure
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Demonstrates humility and a willingness to learn
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Drives Results and Delivers on Commitments
Delivers results for maximum impact
Identifies and aligns objectives to the required outcomes, holding self and/or others accountable for the delivery of results for maximum impact
Delegates appropriately
Delegates responsibly and provides appropriate support empowering others to deliver results
Adapts readily to change
Responds readily to change in different contexts and adapts accordingly
Fosters Inclusive and Collaborative
Is inclusive and collaborative
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Gives timely and constructive feedback
Supports development for others by giving timely and constructive feedback
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Demonstrates curiosity, designs and implements new ways of doing things when relevant
Analyses and evaluates data
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Considers the impact of decisions
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Builds and Maintains Sustainable Partnerships
Builds partnerships
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Collaborates to deliver common objectives
Collaborates with partners to deliver common objectives by sharing information and co- creating innovative solutions with beneficiaries when appropriate
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES:
Description of the behaviour expected for the proficiency level
Programme Lifecycle & Food Assistance
Displays ability to identify the main hunger problem at the national or subnational level to design and implement context-specific programmes that integrate complex analysis and the full range of food assistance tools.
Transfer Modalities (Food, Cash, Voucher)
Demonstrates ability to analyse and consolidate quantitative and qualitative information from different sources (e.g., market studies) to inform transfer modality selection and programme development.
Broad Knowledge of Specialized areas (i.e. Nutrition, VAM, etc.)
Demonstrates the ability to interpret basic data in the context of WFP specialised fields to contribute to technical programme design, implementation and monitoring.
Emergency Programming
Displays ability to translate understanding of programme principles in emergencies and protracted conflict situations into relevant, effective, and context specific approaches.
Strategic Policy Engagement w/ Government
Develops thorough recommendations using multiple inputs (e.g., government counsel, research, own experience) to strengthen national or subnational entities and government owned food and nutrition security programmes.
DESIRED EXPERIENCES FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROLE:
STANDARD MINIMUM ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Advanced University degree in Agriculture, Environmental Science, Sustainable Development, or other field relevant to food security and land restoration, or First University Degree with additional years of related work experience and/or trainings/courses.
Language:
International Professional: Fluency (level C) in English and French language.
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