Community Development Advisor (ILM)

SNV

About the Company

Job Description

Required Skills

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Soil Values community engagement approach in Nigeria.
• Contribute to the INTEGRATE component of the Soil Values project.
• Engage partners and stakeholders towards next-stage landscape transformation.
• Capitalize on landscape assessments and ILM guidance provided by SNV and knowledge partners.
• Drive strategic agendas related to sustainable landscape development.

Qualifications

• University degree (master’s degree) in the field of rural development (Community Development, Agriculture, Sociology, Geography, etc.).
• Advanced knowledge on Integrated Landscape Management, or related field is a plus.
• 7 years of relevant working experience in a leadership role in the private sector, government agency or knowledge organization.
• 7 years of experience in spatial planning, community-based watershed development, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion, climate-smart agriculture, natural resource management, and/or agroecology/regenerative agriculture.
• 5 years of working in consortiums, with good communication skills, experience working with government and local implementing partners (local authorities, land commission, civil society).
• Deep knowledge, interest and expertise in sustainable landscape development, and specifically to natural resource management linked to drylands and savannahs, land conflicts, and the reality of developing & fragile economies.
• Results-oriented skills and attitude as well as a commitment to working with local partners and in remote and fragile areas.
• Willingness to extensively travel in the region, at least 25% of your time (also in fragile and conflict areas).
• Fluency in English both written and spoken is required.
• Excellent intercultural leadership, teamwork, coaching, communication, networking and organizational skills.

How to Apply

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Posted Date

July 30, 2026