Technical Partner for the Next-Gen Climate Cooperative in Jigawa State

Pathfinder International

Published

04 Nov 2026

Country: NigeriaOrganization: Pathfinder InternationalClosing date: 8 Nov 2026BackgroundPathfinder International, through its women-led innovation platform Women&Co, seeks a technical partner (“the Consultant”) to lead the climate methodology, community data system, technical facilitation and evidence synthesis for the Next-Gen Climate Cooperative (NCC) pilot in Jigawa State, from November 2026 to June 2027.NCC is a women-led climate resilience initiative working at the intersection of climate, health and leadership. It positions women as climate data collectors, entrepreneurs and advisors to government rather than as beneficiaries. Jigawa faces annual flooding along the Hadejia River, drought and land degradation, and women make up most of its farm workforce but are rarely part of climate planning.The pilot runs in 2 Local Government Areas (LGAs) with about 60 core participants (about 30 per LGA), drawn from existing women’s and youth groups, trained as community climate data collectors. The pilot tests a lean, locally anchored NCC model to establish what it is, what it costs, what works and what can be replicated. It is aligned with the draft Jigawa State Climate Change Policy and is implemented with the Ministries of Health, Environment and Climate Change and Women Affairs and Social Development.The pilot’s first learning cycle is the NCC Jigawa Climate Information Sprint, which asks: is useful climate information reaching women in time to act? It follows women from receiving climate information, to understanding and trusting it, acting on it and seeing results, and identifies the barriers and support gaps that remain, across agriculture, heat and health, and water and flooding. The Consultant will build the data system behind the sprint and an interactive NCC Jigawa Climate Information Dashboard that presents its findings, alongside women’s own stories, for the pilot team, State partners and funders. The dashboard is a Climate Information Sprint prototype and is not intended to be the final Jigawa Climate Dashboard.Objectives of the assignmentThe Consultant will provide the technical backbone of the pilot. Specifically, the assignment will:Ground the pilot in a sound understanding of local climate risk and livelihoods in the 2 pilot LGAs.Equip participants with practical climate leadership and community data skills.Build a simple, women-operated community climate data system and an interactive dashboard that answer the Climate Information Sprint questions.Turn community evidence into practical climate and livelihood solutions and into policy-relevant messages for the State.Document what the NCC technical model involves, what worked, and what is needed to replicate it.Download the full RFP document through the link belowhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1ynylVrMAUpXbQmRxT0GZFVqPRuA-xyAm/view?usp=drive_linkHow to applyInterested consultants should submit their complete proposals electronically to:Email: nigeriaprocurement@pathfinder.orgSubject: Technical Partner for the Next-Gen Climate Cooperative in Jigawa StateSubmission Deadline: 08/11/2026 at 5:00pmInquiries: send all inquiries to nigeriaprocurement@pathfinder.org deadline 07/11/2026 at 10:00amLate submissions will not be considered.