About the role
Call for Applications – Food Assistance Technical Consultant
Canadian Foodgrains Bank is seeking a Food Assistance Technical Consultant to support our humanitarian programming during a maternity leave. The consultant will provide technical feedback on project documents, develop guidance materials, and help implement findings from our strategic review of cash and voucher assistance (CVA).
This remote consultancy runs from November 1, 2025 to November 30, 2026 , with an estimated 45 hours per month . Workload may vary, and additional days may be added by mutual agreement. No travel is expected, and meetings will occur during Canadian business hours.
Key responsibilities include reviewing proposals and reports, updating technical guidance, contributing to donor reporting, and offering training. At the end of the term, the consultant will provide a summary of observations and recommendations.
Applicants should have at least five years of experience in humanitarian food assistance, with knowledge of in-kind, cash, and voucher modalities. Experience in nutrition, procurement, gender, or knowledge translation is an asset. Strong communication skills and fluency in English are required. The consultant must maintain a modality-neutral approach.
Please visit our website at www.foodgrainsbank.ca for full application information and a complete Terms of Reference.
About Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Our goal is a world without hunger.
We are a partnership of 15 church and church-based agencies working together to end global hunger. Together, these churches and church-based agencies represent 30+ Canadian denominations.
We work toward our goal by: providing food in times of crisis for people facing hunger overseas; helping people grow more food to better feed themselves and their families; and providing nutritional support to malnourished people with a focus on pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and young children.
We also advocate for public policies that enable families and communities to better feed themselves, and look for ways to engage and educate Canadians about global hunger.
About the role
Call for Applications – Food Assistance Technical Consultant
Canadian Foodgrains Bank is seeking a Food Assistance Technical Consultant to support our humanitarian programming during a maternity leave. The consultant will provide technical feedback on project documents, develop guidance materials, and help implement findings from our strategic review of cash and voucher assistance (CVA).
This remote consultancy runs from November 1, 2025 to November 30, 2026 , with an estimated 45 hours per month . Workload may vary, and additional days may be added by mutual agreement. No travel is expected, and meetings will occur during Canadian business hours.
Key responsibilities include reviewing proposals and reports, updating technical guidance, contributing to donor reporting, and offering training. At the end of the term, the consultant will provide a summary of observations and recommendations.
Applicants should have at least five years of experience in humanitarian food assistance, with knowledge of in-kind, cash, and voucher modalities. Experience in nutrition, procurement, gender, or knowledge translation is an asset. Strong communication skills and fluency in English are required. The consultant must maintain a modality-neutral approach.
Please visit our website at www.foodgrainsbank.ca for full application information and a complete Terms of Reference.
About Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Our goal is a world without hunger.
We are a partnership of 15 church and church-based agencies working together to end global hunger. Together, these churches and church-based agencies represent 30+ Canadian denominations.
We work toward our goal by: providing food in times of crisis for people facing hunger overseas; helping people grow more food to better feed themselves and their families; and providing nutritional support to malnourished people with a focus on pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and young children.
We also advocate for public policies that enable families and communities to better feed themselves, and look for ways to engage and educate Canadians about global hunger.