Soil Values Programme

At SNV, we envision a world where, across every society, all people live with dignity and have equitable opportunities to thrive sustainably. We apply our strong foundations and technical expertise within and across three inter-related sectors of agri-food, energy, and water, which are critical to enabling people to lead dignified lives and thrive. Within and across these sectors, we work on three core themes: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), climate adaptation and mitigation, and strong institutions and effective governance. Across these sectors and themes, we also focus on impact driven finance, digitalisation, systems change, and youth.

Soil Values, a 10-year program (2024-2033) financed by the Netherlands Directorate-General for International

Cooperation (DGIS), is a transformative initiative unfolding across Burkina Faso, Mali, Northern Nigeria, and Niger, where the primary objective is to establish sustainable soil fertility management as a cornerstone within the farming systems of the Sahelian and Guinea Savanna regions. The program’s approach focuses on Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) in the context of participatory landscape management to catalyse viable business cases and incentivize adoption by farmers, market actors, and policymakers. To ensure regional coherence, the neighbouring corridor countries of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire will actively participate in dialogues concerning the south-north trade of fertilizers and regional food security.

SNV is seeking a GESI consultant or consulting firm to support the Soil Values project in conducting a researchbased multi-country GESI analysis using the project-level Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (proWEAI) and developing an accompanying project level GESI strategy. The consultant will be supported by four full-time national GESI advisors in Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Northern Nigeria as well as a Multi-Country GESI Advisor based in Nigeria who will oversee the consultancy. The consultant must demonstrate the ability to hire and oversee local organisations, consulting firms, and enumerating teams across the four Soil Values countries for the purposes of primary data collection.