Background:
Land O’Lakes International Development is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose vision is to be a global leader in transforming lives by engaging in agriculture and enterprise partnerships that replace poverty with prosperity, and dependency with self-reliance. We leverage Land O’Lakes, Inc.’s 34-year history engaging in international agriculture and economic development programs, implementing more than 280 programs in 80 countries since 1981.
Project Description:
We are currently preparing for anticipated USAID and USDA funded development projects in East Africa. A sample of current and former projects in the region includes: resilience and food security in Madagascar; dairy production and value chain infrastructure in Mozambique; farmer livelihood and livestock productivity in Zambia; livelihood and food security in Kenya; and nutrition and agriculture production in Ethiopia. For more details on our projects, please visit http://www.idd.landolakes.com/Where-We-Work.
Position Summary and Primary Responsibilities:
We are looking for expressions of interest from experienced and qualified development professionals specialized in the following technical areas:
- Agriculture;
- Agricultural market system development;
- Agronomy;
- Livestock and dairy;
- Nutrition and resilience;
- Value chain development;
- Agribusiness and SME enterprise development; and
- Cooperative development/ association strengthening.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field of expertise;
- 8+ years of experience in technical area;
- Experience working on international projects; and
- Fluency in English.
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
- Advanced Degree;
- Development work experience in the region;
- Local language ability; and
- Experience working on USAID or USDA-funded projects.
Local country candidates are encouraged to apply.
HOW TO APPLY:
Online application: https://lol.avature.net/Careers/JobDetail/East-Africa-CALL-for-TECHNICAL...
