GLF Africa Regional Manager at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Duties and responsibilities

Strategy and knowledge development

• Contribute regional insights to GLF’s global strategy, supporting innovation, annual planning, and adjustments based on lessons learned from Africa and the broader Global South.
• Ensure regionally relevant knowledge development by coordinating Africa-focused content with GLF teams, partners, Charter Members, and the Africa Knowledge Committee.
• Oversee the preparation, review, and management of knowledge materials for GLF events and thematic work (e.g., rangelands), including concept notes, key messages, agendas, and outcome reports.
• Support the Community and Action team to strategize the network’s growth in the Africa region.
• The GLF Africa Regional Manager will work closely with the GLF Global Program Manager and the GLF director on the planning, allocation, monitoring, and reporting of budget across all GLF Africa activities and events.

Events, partnerships and outreach

• Lead and coordinate the development of GLF Africa conferences and regional events, including concepts, Workplans, partner engagement, and outcomes.
• Identify and engage with opportunities for science–policy–society dialogue and regional engagement platforms aligned with GLF’s annual workplan.
• Strengthen GLF’s presence in Africa through key partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and coordination with CIFOR-ICRAF, Charter Members, and regional actors.
• Guide communications and outreach strategies to ensure impactful visibility of GLF Africa initiatives, mapping key opportunities and supporting regional knowledge flow and co-production.

Resource mobilisation and representation 

• Support fundraising and sponsorship efforts with the Partnerships Lead, RMU, and program teams, identifying opportunities for joint proposals with partners and Charter Members.
• Represent GLF at regional events and advise on GLF Community & Action and other innovations in Africa and the Global South.
• Collaborate with Regional Leads in Latin America and Asia-Pacific to strengthen the Global South voice across GLF initiatives.

Donor reporting, MELIA and internal alignment

• Support donor reporting, MELIA processes, and engagement by consolidating data on the outcomes and growth of GLF programs in Africa.
• Develop and review Africa-focused donor reports, outcome stories, and meeting contributions.
• Submit an annual summary of community growth, partnerships, and activities in Africa.
• Leads and manages the Africa regional GLF team (direct and indirect reports), including recruitment, performance management, and professional development.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in environment, development, international relations, or similar.
• 5+ years of experience working on sustainability, climate, or landscape issues in Africa.
• Strong skills in regional strategy, partnerships, and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with knowledge development, events, and communicating technical content.
• Ability to represent the organization in regional forums and build collaborations.
• Strong writing, planning, and coordination skills.
• Experience supporting fundraising or resource mobilisation is an asset.
• Fluent in English; French is a plus.
• Able to work independently, proactively, and across multiple countries.