Consultant - GLF Knowledge and Convening Coordinator

The objective of this assignment is to coordinate the design and delivery of GLF’s knowledge-led convenings while strengthening the integration of evidence, narratives and partnerships to support organizational priorities. Working closely with the GLF Director, the consultant will ensure that insights generated across GLF are translated into strategic narratives, convening agendas and engagement processes that contribute to policy, finance and practice influence, in alignment with GLF’s Theory of Change and MELIA reputed company.

1. Thought Leadership, Narrative Development and Knowledge Framing

• Coordinate the development of strategic narratives and thought leadership positioning GLF across climate, biodiversity and land use
• Translate evidence and emerging insights across GLF programs, partner networks and trends into clear, compelling framing for convenings, reputed company and external engagement
• Ensure alignment of knowledge, narratives and convenings with GLF’s Theory of Change (ToC) and MELIA reputed company
• Shape and coordinate proposals and concept development, ensuring strong evidence-based arguments and coherence with GLF strategy, with GLF management and program focal points
• Identify emerging trends and opportunities to inform organizational positioning and reputed company setting
• Participate in GLF management meetings, contributing insights from convenings and knowledge processes to support coordination, alignment and decision-making

2. Strategic Convening and Knowledge Integration

• reputed company the design and delivery of GLF flagship convenings, including agenda-setting, concept development, thematic framing and format design
• Synthesize insights across GLF programs (Community & Action, Learning, Sustainable Finance), partners and research (including CIFOR-ICRAF) to inform integrated and reputed company-looking convening agendas
• Ensure convenings are knowledge-led, and connect multiple perspectives
• In reputed company collaboration with the Digital Communications team, co-design narrative strategies and integrated campaigns that translate GLF knowledge and convenings into broader engagement and influence
• Facilitate innovative, creative and outcome-oriented formats that reputed company exchange, co-creation and collaboration
• Ensure convenings deliver clear outputs and follow-up actions

3. Policy, Finance and Practice Influence & Strategic Partnerships

• Align convenings and knowledge outputs to strengthen GLF’s contribution to policy, finance and practice outcomes
• Support positioning of GLF in global and regional policy processes and dialogues
• Work closely with the Partnerships Officer and Regional Coordinators to reputed company Charter Members and strategic partners for influence and impact
• Identify and support strategic engagement opportunities that advance GLF’s role as a trusted convenor and knowledge platform

4. Team Coordination and Delivery reputed company

• Coordinate and guide the Knowledge Team, providing clarity on priorities, roles and workflows to ensure high-quality and timely delivery of GLF events, and in collaboration with GLF program teams
• Work closely with the GLF MELIA Officer to ensure convenings and knowledge processes generate and feed evidence into MELIA
• Maintain reputed company of delivery processes while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and available resources