About the role
We are looking for a full-time consultant to provide strategic leadership for Practical Action’s Food Systems Flagship across the Southeast Asia region. The role is responsible for shaping, growing, and delivering a high-impact food systems portfolio that advances climate-resilient livelihoods, regenerative agriculture, inclusive markets, and ecosystem restoration. The role will lead the translation of the Practical Action Food Systems Flagship vision into programmes, partnerships, and influencing agendas, supporting country offices in the wider region to design and deliver contextually relevant interventions aligned with Practical Action’s global strategies. This role will contribute to organisational learning, evidence generation, and policy influence to advance systemic change in food systems.
About you
You are proactive, organised and detail-oriented person with substantial experience in food systems, agriculture, climate resilience, livelihoods, or related sectors at regional level in Southeast Asia with proven experience in strategic programme leadership and business development in international development contexts. You have demonstrated a track record in designing and securing funding for large-scale, multi-country or cross-sectoral programmes with a solid commitment to gender equality, inclusivity and alignment with Practical Action’s values and organisational priorities
Why join us?
The opportunity to work for an organisation that is taking practical action against poverty and the environmental crises to start the big changes the world urgently needs. A friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working – these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
About us
We are a global community taking practical action against poverty and today’s environmental crises. Across Africa, Asia and Latin America we partner with people experiencing these challenges, especially those who are unheard and excluded. Our approach is to identify what works on a local level, then adapt and amplify it across different regions, countries and continents. All of Practical Action’s work is focused on two connected areas for action – livelihoods and climate resilience – and we’re working to deliver three big, global changes:
Big change on food – to sustain people and planet
Big change on energy – clean and accessible for everyone
Big change on climate risk – safer lives, stronger livelihoods
Our Values
We are People Centred, striving to create an equal, fair, accessible, dignified and respectful environment for everyone we work with – from colleagues and communities, to supporters, suppliers and stakeholders.
We are Impact Driven, existing to make a positive difference, so everything we do is driven by our energy to create lasting value for the people and communities we serve.
We are Transparent and trustworthy, acting with integrity, honesty, and strong ethics, building mutual trust with everyone we work with to achieve the highest standards.
We are Innovative, and champion learning, curiosity and fresh thinking, bringing local knowledge to create global impact.
We are Resilient changemakers working for sustainable development, meeting challenges head-on, and evolving through the lessons learnt.
Additional information
We treat all applications fairly regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-engagement checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
To ensure that Practical Action meets its obligations of safer recruitment, consultancy assignments within Practical Action will be subject to a satisfactory criminal check. Criminal checks will be conducted for all roles.
The successful applicant must already have the right to both live and work in the country that they are applying for and should be willing and able to travel.
Closing date for applications: 19 November 2026
How to apply:
If you want to work for an organisation with significant people ambitions, then we would like to hear from you. Please submit your latest CV with the title of the consultancy position as the Email Subject to Asia.HR@practicalaction.org