Consultant, Independent Contractor

Overview

Consultancy Opportunity, Independent Contractor.

Reports to: Hunger and Nutrition Advocacy Advisor (UK).

Terms: 20 days consultancy contract in the period October to December 2025.

Location: Remote.

About Concern Worldwide

Founded in 1968, Concern Worldwide is a non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian organization dedicated to reducing suffering and ending extreme poverty in the world\’s poorest countries.

Concern Worldwide\’s vision, mission and work are all defined by a single goal: to end extreme poverty, whatever the cost. Concern aspires to a world free from poverty, fear and oppression.

Our culture is values-driven, and we believe that our people are at the heart of everything we do and are essential to achieving our goal of \”Reaching the most vulnerable first\”. We are committed to ensuring a workplace where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to succeed in their work and contribute to the achievement of our mission.

Purpose of this consultancy

Concern Worldwide is seeking the services of a consultant (independent contractor) to support us in identifying and prioritising relevant global and regional institutions (such as the World Bank, the G7, the G20 etc), funding mechanisms (such as the Green Climate Fund), policy processes (such as the Global Alliance on Hunger and Poverty), events and platforms, and identify relevant entry points for Concern Worldwide to influence them on better integration of nutrition within their wider food security funding, policies, and programming, particularly in fragile and conflict affected states.

The consultancy work will highlight opportunities for influencing that we haven’t explored yet, by identifying new potential engagements with donors such as the World Bank and the Green Climate Fund. The consultancy will also look for global policy processes and global events/Summits that we should engage with, within the UN, the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, the G7 and G20 and similar institutions, to influence the policy discourse on food security funding.

Responsibilities

• A desk-based review of Concern Nutrition and Livelihood strategies and programmes to get a solid understanding of our programmatic approaches.
• Interview key staff members involved in food security and nutrition programmes and relevant coordination mechanisms to summarise future nutrition and food security priorities, and to map the engagement with relevant global or regional mechanisms, institutions, processes on food security and nutrition.
• Identify the most relevant advocacy opportunities (i.e. institutions, funding mechanisms, policy processes, events, platforms and relevant entry points) that Concern UK should influence in light of its focus on nutrition integration within the wider food security landscape, with a specific focus on Fragile and Conflict Affected Contexts.

Outputs

Outputs will include a technical report, executive summary and PowerPoint presentation of key findings. A digital copy of all reports will be required by Concern at the end of the consultancy.

Main output format

The main output of the research will be a concise (no more than 25 page) technical report and executive summary. The report should include:

• The used methodology
• A summary of the assessments of the findings
• A mapping of the advocacy opportunities
• Recommendation sections

Qualifications and skills

• Background and experience in the international development sector, specifically in the nutrition, food security and livelihood fields
• Understanding of sector discourse and policy processes related to nutrition and food security, ideally with a climate perspective
• Strong analytical, quantitative and qualitative research and writing skills
• Ability to condense findings into accessible and policy relevant recommendations
• Proven project management and communication skills
• Availability at the preferred time/during time window
• Fluency in English
• Fluency in French (desirable)

How to apply

To apply: Please include a proposal outlining how you would approach the assignment, clearly state your expected terms and conditions (i.e. expected day rate or total cost of this project) and include your CV highlighting previous successfully completed projects of a similar nature. All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by the closing date.

This is a role for a consultant (independent contractor) status. To be eligible for this opportunity, you will need to be set-up as self employed or working through a limited company.

Accessibility and accommodations

If you have any concerns about our engagement process and need particular assistance – for example if you have a visual impairment or are neurodivergent – please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Important information

Concern has an organizational code of conduct and three associated policies: Program Participant Protection Policy, Child Safeguarding Policy and Anti-Trafficking Policy, which can be accessed here. These policies have been developed to ensure maximum protection of program participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, program visitors and partner organizations, as well as the standards of behavior expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive to achieve and maintain the highest standards in their work, in accordance with Concern\’s core values and mission. All applicants for employment with Concern Worldwide will be required to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and associated policies as an appendix to their employment contract. By signing Concern\’s Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the contents of Concern\’s Code of Conduct and associated policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. In addition, Concern is committed to safeguarding and protecting adults and children in the course of its work. We will do everything in our power to ensure that only people suitable to work or volunteer with adults and children are recruited by us for these roles. Consequently, people who work or volunteer for Concern may be subject to a series of checks, including criminal background checks.

As part of this application, you will provide Concern with your personal data. Concern takes its responsibility for this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all data protection legislation