Consultant (Strategic Advisor)
Convention to Combat Desertification · BONN · Apply by November 3, 2026
About this role
Result of Service To provide the Director with expert strategic advisory support that significantly strengthens the G20 Global Land Initiative's institutional capacity in partnership development, resource mobilisation, and digital innovation, thereby positioning the Initiative for sustained impact and growth beyond 2026. Work Location Home-based. Expected duration 6 months (part-time) to be started ASAP. Duties and Responsibilities Background note: Desertification, along with climate change and the loss of biodiversity, were identified as the greatest challenges to sustainable development during the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Established in 1994, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. The Convention seeks to support countries to address Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought (DLDD). (www.unccd.int). The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is the annual international forum for the governments of 19 industrialized countries, the European Union and the African Union. The G20 Leaders' Declaration, issued in November 2020, launched a "Global…