About us

We are an international development organization putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big. We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

Our aims

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems, made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. Our aims are to:

Make agriculture work better for smallholder farmers, many of them women, so they can adapt to climate change and achieve a good standard of living
Help more people harness the transformational effects of clean affordable energy and reduce avoidable deaths caused by smoke from indoor stoves and fires.
Make cities in poorer countries cleaner, healthier places to live and work.
Build disaster resilience into the lives of people threatened by hazards – reducing the risk of hazards and minimizing their impact on lives and livelihoods.

Practical Action in West Africa
West Africa Office (PAC WA) is based in Dakar, Senegal since 2014, represents the consulting arm of the organization. We provide independent and professional technical assistance and advisory services to changemakers, including governments, NGOs, donors, and the private sector. We have extensive experience in development consulting across sub-Saharan Africa, in the areas of energy, climate change, the sustainable agriculture-energy nexus, and disaster
risk reduction.

In West Africa, we are working with smallholder farmers to improve their agricultural productivity and partner with communities most affected with climate hazards to demonstrate new approaches to climate resilience. We deliver impact through consulting and knowledge-based work. This includes signature pieces in Benin, Mali, Togo, Burkina Faso and Senegal focused on the sectors of agriculture, energy access and climate information services.

About the role

The postholder will lead the coordination of program activities in Burkina Faso. S/he will build key relationships based on mutual trust and respect within the West Africa regional office and will work closely with program and finance functions. S/he will represent WA in Burkina Faso with a managerial role the Burkina Faso office. The postholder, should be able to engage informal teams and networks, internally to support the programs capability and effectiveness. S/he must be able to support the Burkina Faso Office in anticipating issues, mitigating risks, and finding solutions within the scope of the operational aspects of the program work.