Consultant – Visibility Designer

Global Landscapes Forum; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 39,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home-based consultancy

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Landscape Alliance, in collaboration with CIFOR-ICRAF, seeks a short-term consultant to enhance visibility of soil health initiatives through strategic communications and digital storytelling. The three-month consultancy will expand the SOILutions platform, coordinate publications, and provide analytics, with emphasis on UNCCD and UNFCCC messaging and dissemination via partner networks.

The assignment focuses on amplifying project outcomes, scientific evidence, and local voices to inform policy,

Qualifications

• Strategic communications, knowledge management, digital storytelling, and translating complex scientific information into accessible content.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen and expand the SOILutions digital platform with resources, infographics, and news pieces.
• Enhance digital monitoring and analytics to track traffic, downloads, and engagement.
• Coordinate publication and dissemination through SOILutions, CA4SH websites, social media, newsletters, and partner networks.
• Amplify soil health messages in global policy processes (UNCCD, UNFCCC).
• Deliverables include updated webpages, analytics reports, and disseminated knowledge products.

Skills

Strategic communications

Knowledge management

Digital storytelling

Science communication

Job description

The Landscape Alliance (CIFOR & ICRAF) is seeking a short-term consultant to support the development of compelling visual communication materials to advance the global soil health agenda.

Healthy soil is fundamental to sustainable food systems, climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and ecosystem restoration, yet its critical role remains underrepresented in global policy discussions and public awareness. Raising awareness, communicating scientific evidence, and engaging diverse stakeholders are essential to mobilizing action and investments in soil health.

The Landscape Alliance (CIFOR & ICRAF) Soil and Land Health Theme is a global leader in advancing soil health, land restoration, and sustainable land management through innovative research, systematic landscape monitoring, advanced soil analytics, and integrated soil information systems. Through strategic partnerships and engagement in global policy processes, including through the Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH), the Theme works to translate scientific evidence into actionable policies, investments, and solutions.

In collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) the Soil Protection and Rehabilitation for Food Security (ProSoil) programme and the Soil Matters programme (2025–2030) aims to support efforts to advance the global soil health agenda through. Through strategic partnerships with governments, research institutions, the private sector, and civil society, they seek to accelerate investments, strengthen enabling policies, and advance sustainable soil management and resilient food systems.

The goal of this assignment is to enhance the visibility, accessibility, and impact of soil health initiatives through strategic communications, digital storytelling, and targeted knowledge dissemination. The assignment will amplify project achievements, scientific evidence, and local voices to strengthen stakeholder engagement, inform policy, and promote investments in soil health, landscape restoration, and climate resilience.

Duties and responsibilities

The main objective is to enhance visibility and accessibility of ProSoil and Soil Matters and investments in soil health, through strengthened digital presence and curated knowledge dissemination. The activities will consolidate and showcase project outputs and lessons learned in advancing soil health. The consultant will expansion of dedicated SOILutions webpage featuring relevant resources, infographics, news pieces, and project materials, including uploading of project briefs and outputs. The consultant will also provide digital monitoring and analytics capacity to better track user engagement, resource downloads, geographic reach, and stakeholder interaction with content. The consultant will also upload the produced knowledge products such as disseminating key messages for UNCCD and UNFCCC and publication and dissemination across various channels including the CA4SH website, social media, and newsletter.

Summary of responsibilities

Strengthen and expand the SOILutions digital platform: Support the expansion and regular updating of the dedicated SOILutions webpage, including the curation, organization, and uploading of project briefs, technical reports, infographics, news articles, knowledge products, and other relevant resources. Consolidate and showcase project achievements, lessons learned, and evidence-based approaches to advancing soil health.

Enhance digital monitoring and analytics: Strengthen digital monitoring capabilities to track webpage traffic, user engagement, resource downloads, geographic reach, and stakeholder interactions. Provide periodic analytics summaries and recommendations to improve the accessibility, visibility, and effectiveness of knowledge dissemination.

Coordinate publication, dissemination, and strategic communication: Support the publication and dissemination of knowledge products and key messages through the SOILutions and CA4SH websites, social media, newsletters, and partner networks. Amplify soil health messages around key global policy processes, particularly UNCCD and UNFCCC, highlighting the role of healthy soils in climate action, ecosystem restoration, biodiversity, and food security.

Deliverables/Outputs

Strengthen and expand the SOILutions digital platform – links to the dedicated Soilutions webpage and the uploaded material on the CA4SH website

Payment due date

20 December 2026

Fees

5,000 Euro

Deliverables/Outputs

Coordinate publication, dissemination, and strategic communication. Examples of op-eds, news pieces, and LinkedIn posts

Payment due date

20 December 2026

Fees

3,500 Euro

Deliverables/Outputs

Enhance digital monitoring and analytics: a report of the number of views and downloads on the CA4SH website

Payment due date

30 January 2027

Fees

3,500 Euro

Education, knowledge and experience

• Strategic Communications and Knowledge Management: Minimum 15 years of experience in strategic communications, knowledge management, digital storytelling, and translating complex scientific information into accessible, engaging content.

Terms and conditions

This is a consultancy position.

The period of the consultancy is 3 (three) months, commencing on 1 November 2026 and ending on 31 January 2027.

Work location: Home-based.

CIFOR-ICRAF reserves the right to modify the number of positions, location, or cancel the hiring as necessary.

Landscape Alliance promotes Gender Diversity – Applications from women professionals are encouraged.

Landscape Alliance is an equal opportunity employer.?It fosters a multicultural work environment that values gender equality, teamwork, and respect for diversity.