Land O’Lakes International Development Call-for-Experts in Malawi

Closing date: 13 May 2016

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:

Land O’Lakes is
receiving applications for an anticipated USAID-funded agriculture development
project in Malawi. The projected five-year contract will be designed to
strengthen the competitiveness of the soy, groundnut and orange fleshed sweet
potato value chains, improve the nutritional status of women and children under
five, and build the capacity of Malawian agriculture and nutrition small and
medium enterprises (SMEs). The project will encourage value chain innovations
that increase productivity and help farmers in Malawi’s south central region
earn higher incomes.

Project
roles:

We are looking for
expressions of interest from experienced and qualified development professionals
specialized in one of the following technical areas:

·        
Market
Access
·        
Organizational
Capacity Building
·        
Agricultural
Production
·        
Women
and Youth Inclusion
·        
Small
and Medium Enterprise Development
·        
Grants
Management
·        
Finance
and Administration
·        
Communications

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 funded projects.

Local
country candidates are 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:

https://lol.avature.net/Careers/JobDetail/Malawi-Call-for-Experts-Malawi…

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