Regional Inclusive Agri-food Systems Advisor

Key Responsibilities:

• Networking & Partnerships
• Represent Light for the World and We Can Work in national and regional agrifood networks.
• Initiate and strengthen relationships with Young Africa Works (YAW) agrifood partners, other consortium partners, government actors, and Organizations for Persons with Disabilities (OPDs).
• Support youth advocates in fostering partnerships to drive disability-inclusive agrifood policies and practices.
• Engage private sector agrifood actors to promote inclusive business practices and opportunities for youth with disabilities.
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder consultations and co-creation processes for disability-inclusive agrifood solutions.
• Advising, Training & Capacity Building
• Provide hands-on technical support, coaching, and mentoring to Disability Inclusion Advisors (DIAs), Disability Inclusion Facilitators (DIFs), and YAW partner organizations on disability-inclusive agrifood systems.
• Support the development and implementation of agrifood Disability Inclusion Action Plans (DIAPs) for country and multi country agrifood programs, ensuring alignment with program objectives and best practices.
• Contribute to learning sessions, workshops, Communities of Practice (CoPs), and working groups focused on agrifood systems and disability inclusion.
• Strategize with DIAs and DIFs to tailor interventions to organizational and contextual needs.
• Facilitator Pool Management
• Support recruitment, training, and mentoring DIFs in agrifood systems.
• Ensure high-quality and consistent implementation of advisor and facilitator-led activities through monitoring, learning, and refresher trainings.
• Training Material & Tool Development
• Contribute to co-creation processes for developing training manuals, tools, and learning content for agrifood-focused disability inclusion.
• Identify gaps and propose additional resources or tools to enhance learning, uptake, and impact.
• Knowledge, Monitoring & Information Management
• Support the collection, documentation, and dissemination of insights, lessons learned, case studies, and success stories from agrifood inclusion initiatives.
• Promote knowledge sharing across countries to strengthen regional impact, technical coherence, and adoption of best practices.
• Support the collection and analysis of program data to inform decision-making and continuous improvement of interventions.
• Regional Coordination & Alignment
• Facilitate alignment of agrifood disability inclusion approaches across countries to ensure consistency and adoption of lessons learned.
• Support regional planning, reporting, and coordination with country teams and the Expert Inclusive Agricultural Systems.

Qualifications & Skills:

• University degree or higher in development studies, agriculture, agronomy, agribusiness, program management, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in NGOs, OPDs, or development programs, preferably in agrifood systems.
• Experience with adult learning/participatory training methodologies.
• Practical understanding of barriers faced by persons with disabilities in accessing opportunities in agricultural value chains and solutions to overcome them.
• Proven experience as a trainer, facilitator, or mentor in capacity-building workshops.
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, and communication skills.
• Commitment to local capacity building and engaging stakeholders in project design and implementation.

Skills Required:

• Agricultural / Studies
• Social / Science / Project / Management / Development