Land O’Lakes International Development,Senior Agronomist/Deputy Chief of Party Jobs in Rwanda

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Closing date: 31 Aug 2016

Senior
Agronomist/Deputy Chief of Party

Rwanda

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 pove

rty 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.

Project
Description:

Land O’Lakes
International Development is seeking candidates for the Senior Agronomist/
Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) position for an anticipated Feed the Future Rwanda
Sustainable Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition Activity. The objective of this
activity is to increase smallholder farmer incomes, improve the nutritional
status of Rwandan women and children, and increase the resilience of the
agriculture and food system to the changing climate.

Position
Summary:

The Senior
Agronomist/Deputy Chief of Party will lead implementation of the Sustainable
Agriculture Productivity Component. S/he will lead activities focusing on
training farmers on improved agriculture practices, facilitating access to
inputs and building farmers resilience to climate change. S/he will serve as
Acting Chief of Party, when required.

Reporting:

The Senior
Agronomist/Deputy Chief of Party will report to the Chief of Party.

Required
Skills and Qualifications:

• 7 years’
professional experience in developing countries, some of which should be in
Africa, in food security and agronomy in managing or implementing development
programs. Experience with East Africa or Rwanda agriculture sector is an asset;

• Solid foundation
in a broad range of agriculture subjects preferred, including areas such as
agriculture economics, agriculture policy, agribusiness, agronomy, agriculture
extension, and market development;

• Familiarity with
nutrition sensitive and climate smart agriculture concepts;

• Experience in
designing or managing sustainable agricultural production systems;

• Familiarity with
agriculture research integration in project implementation, and experience
working to improve private and public extension systems; Experience designing,
managing, and implementing gender sensitive agricultural activities..

Experience working
with the maize, beans, horticulture value chains preferred.

• Excellent English
language communication and writing skills.

  • Knowledge
    of French and Kinyarwanda is an asset.

Regional and
Rwandan candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

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.

How to apply:

Please use the link
below to get to the vacancy announcement on our careers page:

https://lol.avature.net/Careers/JobDetail/Rwanda-DCOP-Senior-Agronomist-…

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