Opportunities

  The Swedish university of agricultural sciences (SLU) develops the understanding and sustainable use and management of biological natural resources. The university ranks well internationally within its subject areas. SLU is a research-intensive university that also offers unique degree programmes in for example rural development and natural resource management, environmental economics, animal science and landscape architecture.

SLU has just over 3,000 employees, 5,000 students and a turnover of 3 billion. The university has invested heavily in a modern, attractive environment on its campuses in Alnarp, Umeå and Uppsala.

  The European Training Network RurAction (“Social Entrepreneurship in Structurally Weak Rural Regions: Analysing Innovative Troubleshooters in Action”) announces 10 positions for Early-Stage Researchers with the option of awarding the doctoral degree. The positions last 36 months and are expected to begin between September and November 2017. Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs) with a strong interest in research about regional development, social entrepreneurship and social innovations are invited to apply for positions at leading research institutions and acknowledged social enterprises in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Poland and Portugal.

RurAction is an integrated research and doctorate programme funded by the European Union in the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN Action. RurAction recognizes a lack of knowledge and cross-sectoral trainings at the intersection of rural development, social innovation and social entrepreneurship research. It addresses this gap by systematically integrating these three fields of research. RurAction offers a unique opportunity to 10 Early-Stage Researchers to investigate highly relevant topics about social innovations and social entrepreneurship in rural regions. The 10 EarlyStage Researchers will benefit from transnational high quality trainings, bringing together both academic education and practical skills trainings provided by social enterprises with great expertise in innovative rural development. The enrolment as PhD students in the contributing universities enables the ESRs to contribute to their institutionalized PhD courses, complementary to the RurAction trainings.

   The Fondazione Edmund Mach is looking for 5 early stage researchers (ESR) - PhD positions in the frame of the project INTERFUTURE - From microbial interactions to new-concept biopesticides and biofertilizers, a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network Action. Each of these positions is for a period of 36 months starting in May – June, 2017.

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA-ITN-EID) INTERFUTURE will train a new generation of scientists with complementary and interdisciplinary skills in Microbiology, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology. The main objectives of the research projects are:

 The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau or FiBL) in Frick, Switzerland is one of the world’s leading centres for research and information dissemination on organic agriculture. Its greatest strengths are a highly skilled and competent multi-disciplinary research team, the rapid transfer of knowledge from research to extension, and practical application of agricultural techniques by collaborating farmers.

FiBL is looking for a PhD candidate for the production of high-quality cereals under low fertility conditions.

The Nando Peretti Foundation supports a wide range of charitable causes that include nature conservation with a focus on birds and wildlife in Europe and developing countries. Eligibility extends to non-profit organizations and associations, which register with the Foundation. In year 2017, the periods for new registrations are 28 February through 17 March; 31 May through16 June; and 31 October through 17 November. Link

The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs is partnering with the UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education to fund masters degrees and short courses at Delft University of Technology for water professionals from Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The project aims to strengthen the capacity of professionals and decision makers to improve water management in SIDS, and to better address challenges such as coping with climate change. The program announces short courses open to applicants from Aruba, Bahamas, Curacao, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Sint Maarten. The application deadline is 24 March 2017. Link

The CFC calls for proposals that advance commodity development in its member countries. Financial support takes the form of grants, loans, and equity investments. Funding is targeted mainly to for-profit organizations and social enterprises for production, value chains, and marketing across a wide group of commodities (e.g., agricultural crops, tree crops, timber, bamboo and rattan, minerals, and others). CFC will consider proposals where its share of financing does not exceed 50% of the total. The deadline for proposals is 30 April 2017. Link

Le Centre Technique de coopération Agricole et rurale (CTA) est une institution internationale conjointe des États du groupe ACP (Afrique, Caraïbes, Pacifique) et de l'Union européenne (UE). Sa mission est d'améliorer la sécurité alimentaire, la résilience et la croissance économique inclusive dans les pays d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique, en promouvant les innovations dans l'agriculture durable.

Le CTA opère dans le cadre de l'accord de Cotonou et est financé par l'UE.

FARA seeks a competent and experienced individual consultant to provide editorial services under a time-based contract agreement.

OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

Wageningen University and Research Centre focuses on delivering a substantial contribution to the quality of life. Within its domain, healthy food and living environment, Wageningen University and Research Centre search for answers to issues affecting society – such as sustainable. Wageningen University and Research Centre is looking for a Ph.D. position for policies for a resilient European agriculture.

The European farming system is characterized by a complex multi-level governance context and various policies which directly affect farming activities. The Common Agricultural Policy and its various national transpositions are the most overarching policy framework. This project aims to (i) analyse to what extent these policies enhance the resilience of the farming sectors; and (ii) assess how the policy framework can be improved to better support the resilience of European farming systems.

Recurrent crises have eroded coping capacities of vulnerable households and the institutions they rely upon. Years of emergency humanitarian response has undoubtedly saved lives but have had limited impact on the underlying causes of vulnerability. Following the two consecutive years of El Nino induced droughts, with 2016 recorded as the worst in 35 years; WFP globally classified Zimbabwe and other countries under emergency (L3). While maintaining its strong humanitarian assistance capacity, the CSP strategy seeks to sharpen WFP’s focus on supporting longer-term national social protection and resilience-building agendas with a view to achieving zero hunger. WFP’s 2017–2021 Country Strategic Plan(CSP) for Zimbabwe (about to be rolled out in April 2017) addresses food security and nutrition challenges and proposes priority actions based on: lessons learned; discussions with the Government, donors and partners; the findings of the Zero Hunger Strategic Review; processes that inform programming such as the three pronged approach (3PA); and an assessment of funding possibilities.The CSP has six Strategic outcomes.  CSP’s Strategic Outcome 4 aims to enhance the livelihoods of the most food-insecure women, men, boys and girls by developing and protecting productive assets. WFP  has systematically been increasing its efforts to build resilience through Food Assistance for assets interventions. Food Assistance for Assets (FFA) is a resource transfer that assists households in meeting their food needs in the near term, while promoting and investing in the creation and rehabilitation of  productive assets. Strategic Outcome 5 supports the Social Protection Floor Recommendation; primarily  focusing  on addressing  “root causes”. One of the activities under SO5 is the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative that  focuses on links between early warning and risk financing. 

The CO therefore seeks to strengthen its capacity to ensure the momentum created in creating productive assets through FFA. WFP CO is seeking services of an experienced and versatile person responsible for managing the two activities namely R4 Rural Resilience and Food assistance for asset programme.   

Contract Type: Service Contract

Contract Duration: 12 months

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking to fill Programme Policy Officer at the P3 level, based in our Country Office in Juba, South Sudan.

WFP’s latest food and nutrition security report on South Sudan indicates that 3.6 million people are currently severely food insecure—an unprecedented level despite seasonal improvements in line with the harvest season. Among these, 600,000 people are in urban centres across the country. Food and nutrition security is anticipated to deteriorate further in 2017, with 4.6 million people likely to be severely food insecure in the first quarter of the year. The continued deterioration of the food security situation comes as a result of spiralling prices, hyperinflation, poor harvests, continued displacement and disruption of trade and livelihood activities. In November 2016, WFP provided food and nutrition assistance to 1.6 million people–55 percent of whom were female. This was achieved through the provision of over 18,000mt of food commodities and US$1.5 million in cash transfers throughout the country. 

This position is only for national Egyptian citizens holding an Egyptian nationality.

Contract Duration: 1 Year renewable.

The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood and host travelers.

This consultancy will support cocoa activities under a Cameroon Community Forestry project by providing training on improving productivity and farmer business skills to cocoa farmers in community forests and cocoa landscapes in the Sangmelima-Djoum-Mintom corridor (South region). Consultant will also provide support to the Central Africa Manager in following up and implementing overall project activities.

The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood and host travelers.

This consultancy will support cocoa activities under a Cameroon Community Forestry project by providing training on improving productivity and farmer business skills to cocoa farmers in community forests and cocoa landscapes in the Sangmelima-Djoum-Mintom corridor (South region). Consultant will also provide support to the Central Africa Manager in following up and implementing overall project activities.

The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. Based in New York City, with offices throughout the United States and worldwide, the Rainforest Alliance works with people whose livelihoods depend on the land, helping them transform the way they grow food, harvest wood and host travelers.

This consultancy will support cocoa activities under a Cameroon Community Forestry project by providing training on improving productivity and farmer business skills to cocoa farmers in community forests and cocoa landscapes in the Sangmelima-Djoum-Mintom corridor (South region). Consultant will also provide support to the Central Africa Manager in following up and implementing overall project activities.

The Government of Uganda has received financing from the Strategic Climate Fund of the Climate Investment Funds through the African Development Bank toward the cost of the Preparation of the strategic plan for climate resilience. It is intends that part of the agreed amount of the grant will be applied to payments under the contract for this of consultancy services.

The services included under this assignment will support the CCD with preparation of the SPCR ensuring that all critical issues on climate change resilience are addressed in the SPCR and that the document meets the standards of the CIF/PPCR. The consultant is to: (i) Support and offer quality control for the information collection studies on possible investments across the country (ii) update and finalize the draft SPCR based on the identified investment needs, proposing how the emerging set of priority investments and activities identified be re-organized; if necessary into an effective series of projects or programs.

The services shall be required for a period of 70 days over a six-month period starting March 2017.

The Ministry of Water and Environment now invites International Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services past relevant experience, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, with qualifications at a master’s level either Agriculture, Natural Resources Economics, Rural Development, Environment management, Natural Resources Management or any related field.

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the African Development Bank’s Procurement Policy for Bank Group Funded Operations dated October 2015 available on the Bank’s website at http://www.afdb.org. The Ministry is under no obligation to shortlist any consultant who expresses interest.

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours (0900hrs-1700hrs).

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 21 February 2017 at 1700hrs clearly marked “International Individual Consultant for Drafting of the Strategic Program for Climate Resilience SPCR”.

The Head, Procurement and Disposal Unit
Ministry of Water and Environment
Plot 22/28 Port Bell Road, Luzira
P.O. Box 20026
Tel: 256-41-505941
Fax: 256-41-505763
Kampala, Uganda
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How we work The African Development Bank is the premier financial development institution of Africa, dedicated to combating poverty and improving the lives of people of the continent and engaged in the task of mobilizing resources towards the economic and social progress of its Regional Member Countries The Bank's s mission is to promote economic and social development through loans, equity investments, and technical assistance. The Bank has its permanent headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

The ENEA Access Program offers 30 to 100 days of professional consulting services on a pro-bono basis to advance initiatives for energy access in Africa.  The program is relevant for nonprofit organizations and NGOs, technology developers, and social entrepreneurs.  Activities that can be considered for ENEA’s support include feasibility studies, market and business models, implementation of pilot projects, and others.  Projects must clearly contribute to the reduction of poverty and/or climate change as a result of improved access to energy.  Projects must be located in at least one of the continental African countries or surrounding associated islands. There are no restrictions regarding the home country of the applying organization. The closing date for ENEA’s first call for proposals in 2017 is 04 March 2017.  

Continental Search is a recruiting firm that supports animal feed companies and their nutrition and animal health suppliers.  As of December 31, 2015, Continental Search has filled a total of 453 positions for 85 companies in 39 states and 3 provinces in Canada.  Our experienced team has 75+ years of combined experience in the recruiting field.  All 4 of our full-time recruiters are certified by the National Association of Personnel Services as Certified Personnel Consultants.

Continental Search is seeking Michigan-based Dairy Nutritionist to support the sales of products and diets for an established team with a solid dealer network

The mission of Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) is to serve as a global platform through which young professionals can express their ideas and realize their full potential towards a dynamic agricultural research for development. It facilitates the exchange of information and knowledge among young professionals across disciplines, professions, age and regions; broadens opportunities for young professionals to contribute to strategic agricultural policy debates at global, regional, national and local level; promotes agriculture among young people and facilitates access to resources and capacity building opportunities.