Policy Coherence and Sustainable Food Systems Consultant

The consultant will support the delivery of the Joint SDG Fund joint programme in Armenia by providing technical, analytical, and coordination support to enhance policy coherence across food systems, climate, and biodiversity agendas. The role involves strengthening national and subnational capacities for integrated governance, planning, and reporting to promote sustainable food systems transformation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical analysis and development of recommendation guidelines aimed at enhancing cross sectoral cooperation and strengthening linkages between food systems, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs).
• Design technical guidance and methodological approaches for integrated policy and governance approaches linking food systems, climate change, and biodiversity agendas.
• Develop structured workshop methodologies, technical content and background materials to inform policy coherence and capacity-building processes, engaging education, environment, agriculture, and finance institutions.
• Provide expert advice and develop engagement strategies, including technical inputs for international processes (e.g. preparation for COP17), and frameworks to strengthen multi-stakeholder governance across international, national, and subnational levels.
• Produce high-quality analytical outputs, including reports, policy briefs, guidance materials, and knowledge products aligned with specified Outcome and Output indicators.
• Identify, assess, and synthesize nature-positive, gender-responsive, and resilient best practices, commitments, standards, data ecosystems, and frameworks relevant to sustainable food systems.
• Develop analytical inputs on financing opportunities and strategic pathways to inform future programming, including potential Phase 2 design.
• Develop monitoring and reporting frameworks, including indicators and knowledge management approaches, and provide technical inputs to interagency coordination mechanisms.

Requirements

• Postgraduate degree in agricultural economics, environmental policy, environmental governance, animal health sciences, botany, agriculture, food systems, or related fields is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of progressively responsible experience in sustainable food systems, agricultural policy, climate and biodiversity governance, or related areas is required.
• Experience working with government institutions, multi-stakeholder processes, and integrated policy frameworks is required.
• Experience facilitating workshops is desirable.
• In depth knowledge of Armenia and experience with the country's UN Country team is desirable.
• Fluency in written and spoken Armenian is required.
• Working knowledge of English is required.

Skills

• Agricultural Economics
• Environmental Policy
• Environmental Governance
• Sustainable Food Systems
• Agricultural Policy
• Climate Governance
• Biodiversity Governance
• Multi-stakeholder Process Leadership
• Integrated Policy Framework
• Workshop Facilitation
• Policy Coherence
• Governance Planning
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Technical Analysis
• Coordination Support

Languages

Armenian, English