The Global Mechanism is an institution of the UNCCD, mandated to assist countries in the mobilization of financial resources from public and private sector for activities that prevent, control or reverse desertification, land degradation and drought. As the operational arm of the Convention, the Global Mechanism supports countries to translate the Convention into action. In this context, the Global Mechanism developed a project proposal ‘Creating lands of opportunities: transforming livelihoods through landscape restoration in the Sahel’ to be supported through a grant through from the Government of Italy. The project aims to make a significant and sustainable contribution towards landscape restoration in the Sahel while creating income-generating activities for local communities in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Niger. The project seeks to strengthen communities’ resilience to climate change and desertification through the provision of incentives to invest in the rehabilitation of degraded lands in the Sahel region. It will contribute to slowing the rural exodus and subsequent migration to Europe exacerbated by desertification, land degradation and drought by rehabilitating lands and through the creation of land-based income and job opportunities in communities in three selected countries in West Africa Sahel.

Under the direct supervision of the Programme Officer in charge of Great Green Wall initiative, and the overall supervision of the Managing Director of the Global Mechanism, the consultant will be responsible for developing a project document, based on the approved project proposal, Page 2 that will constitute the basis of discussion in stakeholder workshops. Following these workshops, the consultant will incorporate comments received and prepare a final project document that will serve a basis for implementation work plans.

Applications should be submitted by e-mail to staffing@unccd.int together with a UN Personal History Form1 and/or CV specifying reference number: CCD/19/GM/33. The deadline for applications is 12 June 2019. Only applications submitted by the deadline will be considered. No telephone calls will be returned.