Call for Technical Experts - East Africa

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...