Consultant – GLF Speakers Engagement

Summary of responsibilities

• Leading the end-to-end speaker journey, serving as the primary focal point (digital or in person) for identification, invitations, briefings, and follow-ups with speakers, while collaborating with the Partnership and Engagement Coordinator to secure diverse and impactful participation;
• Identifying diverse, visionary leaders and emerging topics to deepen the impact and alignment of GLF’s core themes, ensuring gender diversity (at least 50% women) and geographic representation, especially across the Global South;
• Coordinating seamless communication across internal teams to ensure speakers’ information is shared accurately, constructively, and on time;
• Managing the speakers’ database and serving as the primary anchor for related website updates;
• Curating engaging formats for speeches and sessions – for both in-person and digital events – that inspire the audience to take action, always ensuring diverse representation and plurality of voices;
• Analyzing GLF’s history and themes to connect new voices, organizations and meaningful ideas that enrich and advance today’s global discourse on landscapes;
• Identifying creative ways to connect topics, audiences and priorities across different parts of the world;
• Bridging real-time media narrative with GLF activities to ensure our campaigns and events resonate with current global conversations;
• Promoting and creating new content rooted in speakers’ knowledge across various media platforms and collaborating closely with the communications team to amplify their messages and impact;
• Supporting capacity building within the GLF communities’ network, ensuring frontline voices are actively represented and woven into the narrative of all GLF events and campaigns;
• Supporting the coordination of the Knowledge Committee to build a coherent, action-oriented event narrative informed by past engagements;
• Nurturing strategic relationships and identifying potential new partners alongside the Managing Director and the Partnership & Engagement Coordinator to expand, grow and support our community;

Education, knowledge and experience

• Recent graduate with a master’s or bachelor’s degree in communications, Journalism, International Relations, Development Studies, or a related discipline (or a bachelor’s degree with at least two years of relevant work experience);
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities, with a passion for storytelling and crafting impactful narratives;
• Proven experience in project management, coordination, planning, implementation, and evaluation;
• Solid knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
• Experience with Canva is a distinct advantage;
• Passion for multimedia tools (video-editing software or other digital creation tools) is an advantage;
• Fluency in English is essential; proficiency in other languages (especially French, Spanish, Indonesian, or German) is an advantage.

The application deadline is 30 Sep 2026