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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Worldwide Call for Experts

Worldwide Call for Experts
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 near-century of history by engaging in international agriculture and economic development programs, implementing more than 280 programs in 80 countries since 1981.

We desire to expand our pool of short- and long-term technical experts to join our effort. We anticipate opportunities for a range of seasoned professionals with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

  • Access to finance
  • Livestock
  • Dairy
  • Horticulture
  • Cereals
  • Post-harvest handling
  • Climate smart agriculture
  • Resilience
  • Nutrition and agriculture
  • Gender integration
  • Youth in agriculture
  • ICT4D
  • Market assessments
  • Market systems and/or market facilitation

Qualifications:
  • M.S., M.B.A., or other post-graduate degree in agronomy, animal science, economics, finance, business, or other relevant field.
  • 5+ years of relevant and progressive work experience in developing countries in your area(s) of expertise listed above.
  • Proven knowledge of production and agribusiness systems. 
Please note only finalists will be contacted. No phone calls please.
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Land O’Lakes enforces a policy of maintaining a drug-free workforce.