Consultant – Youth Program Coordinator

Consultant – Youth Program Coordinator

Bonn Germany

Deadline: 20 July 2026

Partner: CIFOR-ICRAF

CIFOR-ICRAF

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The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) was first launched in 2013 by CIFOR-ICRAF, with core partners including UNEP, the World Bank, and funded by the Government of Germany, the Government of Canada, the Government of Luxembourg, and the Global Environment Facility GEF. Today, the GLF – with 35 of the worlds leading development and environmental organizations engaged as Charter Members – has become the worlds largest knowledge-led forum on sustainable landscapes. Since its inception in 2013, the GLF has connected more than 25,000 organizations, 1.3 million youth, 100 governments, and millions engaged from 185 countries, while cumulatively reaching more than 4 billion people through social and traditional media. Over the years, the GLF has evolved to strengthen local knowledge and action towards ecosystem restoration and sustainable development through sustainable finance, learning, youth engagement, and locally led development through the GLFx network.

Job Description

The GLF Youth Program Coordinator leads the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Youth Program team in designing, planning, and delivering programs and activities for young people (18–35), providing strategic direction and ensuring alignment with GLF goals and strategy. The role strengthens meaningful youth engagement across all GLF workstreams – GLFx, Knowledge, Events, Learning, and Sustainable Finance – while facilitating young experts to co-create knowledge, contribute to programming, speak at events, and engage in ecosystem restoration initiatives. The role also oversees the Restoration Stewards Program, a flagship fellowship enabling young professionals to lead ecosystem restoration projects while building practical and leadership skills in the field. The Youth Program Coordinator also works closely with the Youth in Landscapes Network Steering Committee (YIL SC) to ensure mutual support between the network and GLF activities, strengthening youth participation in environmental decision-making and supporting the networks sustainability.

Duties and responsibilities

Strategy Development and Implementation

Lead the development of multi-year strategies and frameworks to meaningfully integrate youth across GLF programs and activities, in close coordination with GLF , YIL Steering Committee, and key partners.

Lead the development and implementation of the annual GLF Youth Program Plan in collaboration with the GLF Youth Program team and YIL Steering Committee.

In collaboration with the Community & Action Program Manager define short- and long-term priorities for the GLF Youth Program, and test innovative approaches for scaling impact across regions, localities, themes and intersections.

Support monitoring, learning, and evaluation of youth-related processes and outcomes in collaboration with the Community & Action Engagement Officer and the GLF Knowledge team.

Ensure compliance with the YIL–CIFOR/GLF Memorandum of Understanding and uphold partnership integrity across all joint activities.

Team Management

Provide strategic, operational, and caring leadership to the GLF Youth Program team, ensuring high-quality delivery in a dynamic and creative environment.

Recruit, guide, and support a diverse and high-performing team, consultants, and other contributors.

Program management

Coordinate the Restoration Stewardship Program by fostering a caring, trust-based environment among fellows, mentors, stewards, and community teams.