The
overall objective of this consultancy is to strengthen stakeholder engagement,
policy influence and knowledge translation across the initiative, ensuring that
technical outputs contribute to evidence-informed decision-making and support
the implementation of national and continental soil health priorities.

Specifically,
the consultant will:

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  Strengthen
  stakeholder engagement across the initiative by designing, supporting and
  facilitating inclusive engagement processes that support the co-development of
  national soil health priorities, frameworks and use cases.
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  Support
  policy engagement by strengthening collaboration with governments, the African
  Union Commission, CGIAR centres, development partners and other strategic
  stakeholders to ensure that project outputs contribute to national, regional
  and continental policy processes.
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  Contribute
  to the translation of technical evidence into accessible knowledge products,
  including policy briefs, technical briefs, and guidance documents that support
  policy uptake and implementation.
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  Increase
  the visibility and influence of the initiative by supporting engagement in
  regional and international policy processes and events, including the Africa
  Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan (AFSH), CAADP, the Africa Food Systems
  Forum, UNCCD, UNFCCC, the UN Food Systems Summit and other relevant platforms.

Summary of responsibilities

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  The
  consultant will work across multiple technical workstreams within the
  initiative to strengthen the interface between science, policy and
  implementation.
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  The
  role will support the planning and delivery of stakeholder engagement processes
  throughout the initiative, including stakeholder mapping, consultation design,
  workshop facilitation and multi-stakeholder dialogue. This will include
  organising and supporting workshops and consultations to identify and validate
  priority soil health challenges, policy gaps and opportunities for
  strengthening national soil health frameworks and soil data systems.
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  Working
  closely with technical specialists, the consultant will contribute to the
  development, review and quality assurance of technical briefs, policy briefs,
  guidance documents, training materials and other strategic knowledge products.
  The consultant will provide oversight to ensure that technical outputs are
  clearly communicated, policy-relevant and tailored to the needs of
  decision-makers and implementing partners.
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  Increase
  the initiative’s visibility and influence by supporting strategic engagement in
  regional and international policy processes, events, and platforms, including
  the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan, CAADP, the Africa Food
  Systems Forum, UNCCD, UNFCCC, the UN Food Systems Summit, and other relevant
  fora.
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  The
  consultancy will also strengthen partnerships across the initiative through
  regular engagement with AUDA-NEPAD, the African Union Commission, national
  governments, research organisations, development partners and other strategic
  stakeholders. This includes supporting the Soil Health Monitoring Task Force
  and other technical working groups to ensure strong coordination and alignment
  with continental priorities.