Consultant - Youth Program Coordinator

Strategy Development and
Implementation 

• Lead
  the development of multi -year strategies and frameworks to meaningfully
  integrate youth across GLF programs and activities, in close coordination
  with GLF , YIL Steering Committee, and key partners. 
  
• Lead
  the development and implementation of the annual GLF Youth Program
  Plan in collaboration with the GLF Youth Program team and YIL Steering
  Committee. 
  
• In
  collaboration with the Community & Action
  Program Manager define short - and long -term priorities for the GLF
  Youth Program, and test innovative approaches for scaling
  impact across regions, localities, themes and
  intersections. 
  
• Support
  monitoring, learning, and evaluation of youth -related processes and outcomes in
  collaboration with the Community & Action Engagement Officer and
  the GLF Knowledge team. 
  
• Ensure
  compliance with the YIL–CIFOR/GLF Memorandum of Understanding and uphold
  partnership integrity across all joint activities. 
  

Team Management 

• Provide
  strategic, operational, and caring leadership to the GLF Youth Program team,
  ensuring high -quality delivery in a dynamic and creative environment. 
  
• Recruit,
  guide, and support a diverse and high -performing team, consultants, and other
  contributors. 
  

Program management  

• Coordinate
  the Restoration Stewardship Program by fostering a caring, trust -based
  environment among fellows, mentors, stewards, and community teams.  
  
• Coordinate the
  development and delivery of youth -led activities, sessions, and engagement
  opportunities across GLF events and convenings, in collaboration with the YIL
  SC, youth network members, partners, and internal teams, ensuring inclusive,
  participatory, and impactful youth engagement. 
  
• Co -design
  capacity development opportunities with the GLF Learning team, ensuring they
  reflect the evolving needs of the youth network.  
  
• Co -produce
  knowledge with the GLF Knowledge team, the YIL network, and Restoration
  Stewardship fellows, ensuring youth engagement is demand -driven, consultative,
  and supports effective knowledge exchange.  
  
• Support
  the sustainable operations, growth, and regional expansion of the GLF Youth
  Network by strengthening engagement with members, partners, and YIL SC focal
  points, ensuring clear value for participation and fostering meaningful
  opportunities for co -creation, shared decision -making, and active participation
  across events, workshops, campaigns, and strategic processes.  
  
• Work
  closely with the Community & Action Storytelling Officer and the GLF
  Communications team to amplify the visibility, stories, achievements, and
  opportunities of the GLF Youth Program and YIL network across the GLF website,
  digital platforms, campaigns, and communication channels.  
  
• Facilitate
  youth inclusion from GLFx Chapters into GLF youth program activities
  in collaboration with the GLFx team, by working closely with
  the GLFx Coordinator.  
  
• Build
  and maintain strategic partnerships to enhance the visibility,
  recognition, and support of the GLF Youth Program, and collaborate with the
  Landscape Alliance (CIFOR -ICRAF), GLF Charter Members, and other initiatives to
  expand the visibility, reach, and impact of the YIL network.  
  
• Represent
  GLF in strategic networking spaces, conferences, global policy processes, and
  youth -focused platforms, including facilitating youth engagement in
  international forums such as COPs and other high -level convenings, while
  strengthening collaboration with global youth organizations and
  institutions. 
  

Resource Mobilization and
Management 

• Mobilize
  financial and in -kind resources by integrating youth priorities into funding
  proposals, budgets, and strategic partnerships. 
  
• Oversee
  annual planning and budget management, ensuring resource are allocated effectively
  and aligned with program objectives.