Opportunities

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger and to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With over 194 member states, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. We believe that everyone can play a part in ending hunger.

The FAO Regular Volunteer Programme provides opportunities for individuals to contribute their volunteer actions, where suitable, to support the work of FAO in connection to FAO Strategic Objectives and UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger and to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With over 194 member states, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. We believe that everyone can play a part in ending hunger.

The Internship Programme of Human Resources aims to attract talented young women and men who are strongly motivated to share their new perspectives, innovative ideas and latest research experience in FAO’s domains. The Programme provides a learning opportunity to the participants to supplement their academic knowledge with a practical work assignment in a field related to the work of FAO. Through the FAO internship experience, interns will contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and FAO Strategic Objectives to achieve Zero Hunger World – SDG2.

The Office of the Inspector General provides oversight of the programmes and operations of the Organization, through internal audit, investigation and inspection. The Office reports to the Director-General and Senior Management on lessons learned and promotes policies and activities that enhance the integrity of FAO's operations.

The investigations unit of the Office of the Inspector General investigates allegations of fraud and misconduct in the programmes and operations of the Organization.

The Sustainable Livelihood Expert/Agricultural Economist will be under the overall guidance of the FAO Representative in the Philippines ad interim, the direct supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative for Programme, the technical supervision of the FLO (GEF Coordination Unit), the LTO and the International GEF Expert and in close collaboration with the national experts.

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) recently approved the Project Identification Project (PIF) of the project entitled “Sustainable Management of Natural Resources towards Rehabilitation and Preservation of the Key Biodiversity Area along Bataan Province to Manila Bay”. The project specifically aims to mainstream biodiversity and sustainable land management (SLM) in key biodiversity areas (KBA) along Bataan Province to Manila Bay In response to the said objective, the project’s interventions will focus on the following three components: (i) Provincial level capacity to support mainstreaming biodiversity and SLM and development and implementation of provincial level land use planning and development frameworks; (ii) Capacity building, natural resource management and sustainable livelihoods to deliver global environmental benefits in key biodiversity areas (KBAs) at sub-provincial level in Bataan province; and (iii) Monitoring and evaluation and knowledge management.

The Strengthening Capacity in Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Environment (SCALE) program is a five-year Associated Award funded by the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) through the Technical and Operational Performance Support (TOPS) program led by Save the Children US. SCALE is designed to further improve the impact, sustainability, and scalability of BHA’s programming in agriculture, natural resource management, and alternative (off-farm and non-farm) livelihoods in emergency and non-emergency settings. Specifically, the program focuses on sustainable and climate-sensitive approaches that foster resilient agricultural systems, and enhance income opportunities within or outside agricultural systems. This program is managed through Mercy Corps’ Agriculture Technical Support Unit (TSU) and is in its fourth year.

Develop a Facilitator’s Guide to accompany the Resilience Design in Smallholder Farming Systems technical manual.

Call for applicants now open! Become a YPARD GCU intern.

Training young professionals in the field of agriculture is at the core of YPARD’s mission. YPARD Europe began training young students primarily those enrolled at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague at the Faculty of Tropical Agrisciences, where YPARD EUROPE and YPARD GCU are hosted.

Are you a specialist in the field of sustainable agriculture and rural development? Would you like to start an international career within a multicultural and diverse team? If yes, then read on.

The European Commission (EC) is currently looking for specialists with professional experience in the field of sustainable agriculture and rural development. Recruited policy officers (grade AD 6) will mainly work at the EC’s Directorate General Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) in Brussels.

The GFRAS-YPARD joint secretariat is seeking a proactive, flexible, independent and innovative director to lead the youth 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 sustainable food systems.

This position will be based at Czech University of Life Sciences FTA/CZU, Prague, Czech Republic, which hosts the YPARD Europe office. 

The Bank Internship Program is now accepting applications through January 31st for its Summer Term (May 2021 – September 2021).

The Bank Internship Program (BIP) offers highly motivated individuals an opportunity to be exposed to the mission and work of the World Bank. The internship allows individuals to bring new perspectives, innovative ideas and research experience into the Bank's work, while improving skills in a diverse environment. In addition, it is a great way to enhance CVs with practical work experience. Internships are available in both development operations and other business units (such as Human Resources, Communications, Accounting, etc.) however, availability during a given internship term is based on business need.

OECD Internship Programme is designed to bring highly qualified and motivated students with diverse backgrounds into the Organisation to work on projects linked to the Strategic Orientations of the Secretary-General and to support the corporate functions of the Organisation. Its main goal is to give successful candidates the opportunity to improve their analytical and technical skills in an international environment.

The Internship Programme is open on an on-going basis. Students enrolled at a fully accredited degree programme (Bachelor, Master, PhD) during the entire duration of their internship can apply online. Selected interns are expected to work remotely until further notice.

Vacancies FiBL Switzerland

The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL is one of the world’s leading research and information centres for organic agriculture. For strengthening its international Resilient Cropping Systems team FiBL is seeking by March 2021 or by agreement a  Senior Scientist Tropical Agriculture (80 - 100 %) to lead the long-term farming systems comparison trial in India with a focus on cotton production.

Postdoctoral position at the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, under the project OP VVV no. CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/18_053/0016979.

The Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTA), Czech University of Life Sciences Prague is the public university in the Czech Republic according to Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on universities. The main mission of FTA is the education of foreign and Czech undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students in a wide array of disciplines, including agriculture, rural development, and sustainable management of natural and energy resources in the tropics and subtropics. As stated in the National Research and Innovation Strategy for the Intelligent Specialization of the Czech Republic, "Changing lifestyles and civilization phenomena require and will require future changes in eating habits, ensuring healthy inputs into the food chain and the related development of technology for production and preparation food". The use of non-traditional species of crops and livestock products is one of the priority areas of FTA research. FTA is an equal opportunity employer highly supporting interdisciplinarity in science.

Brief description of mission or/and project for which the staff is required:

PIN Armenia is currently implementing both development and humanitarian projects. The Country Programme is aiming at strengthening its fundraising in the development sector using the possibilities of open calls and also through proactive networking and fundraising. We have created the position of Programme Quality Support Officer (PQSO) to assist us in reaching these goals under the supervision and support of Country Director and to backstop programme quality and reporting. Additionally, PQSO role should be to support the process of:

Under the guidance of the FAO Representative (FAOR) in Azerbaijan and the overall supervision of the Assistant FAO Representative in Azerbaijan (AFAOR, Programme), the technical supervision of the Lead Technical Officer of the Project (LTO), and the operational supervision of the Programme or Operations Specialist, the FAPP Team Leader and in close cooperation with the AMAL National Team Leader, as well as, the project counterpart, the International Technical Coordinator will provide relevant support to the below-mentioned tasks:

To apply, kindly find the original job post on FAO website. 

Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) is organizing the first-ever Global YPARD Café from the 16th to 30th of November 2020. The YPARD Café within the YPARD Country Chapters has been a platform for discourse by Young Professionals on key youth issues in sustainable food systems. This has been an engagement, which highlights youth’s perspectives on the issues as well as the bottlenecks of youth’s contribution to sustainable food systems within the countries and the way forward.

Across the globe, the progressively changing times in the wake of the COVID-19 situation have compounded the challenges facing youth engagement in agriculture. It is against this background that YPARD seeks to hold the global forum dubbed the Global YPARD Café: Youth Engagement in Agribusiness Post-COVID 19. This is aimed at informing the focus of youth engagement in contemporary times through fostering interaction between youth and experts in agriculture and agribusiness about opportunities for enhancing youth employability and contributions to socio-economic recovery. Additionally, the café offers opportunities for young professionals to highlight emerging innovations within the intersection of income-generation opportunities and sustainable food systems, which can enable needed post-COVID 19 recoveries in our society.

Through the Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences (FTA) of Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU), the joint secretariat of the Young Professionals for Agricultural Development (YPARD) and the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) in Switzerland is seeking a dynamic, independent and innovative young professional for the position of the YPARD Global Network Engagement Coordinator (full-time position).

The Network Engagement Coordinator is responsible for ensuring and monitoring the active engagement of the YPARD community. The incumbent‘s work is partly framed by the communications strategies developed with the communications team and it entails the design and implementation of online and onsite innovative, collaborative and vibrant activities. The incumbent reports to the YPARD Director and works closely with the Communications Coordinator and the Digital Communication Officer. The incumbent will be based in FTA/CZU, Prague, Czech Republic, which hosts the YPARD Europe office.

The Land and Water Division aims at enhancing agricultural productivity and advancing the sustainable use of land and water resources through their improved tenure, management, development and conservation. It addresses the challenges member countries face in ensuring productive and efficient use of land and water resources in order to meet present and future demands for agricultural products, while ensuring the long-term sustainability of the land and water quantity and quality. It promotes equitable access to these natural resources with a view to enhancing productivity, livelihoods and ecosystem services. It provides assistance to member nations in developing policies, programmes, best practices and tools in the fields of irrigation and drainage, soil conservation, drought mitigation, water rights, access to natural resources, and improvement of land markets. The Division hosts the Secretariat of the Global Soil Partnership which aims to promote sustainable soil management at all levels contributing to food security and nutrition, provision of ecosystem services, mitigation and adaptation to climate change and sustainable development.

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To ensure the delivery of outputs under Component 2, IUCN is hiring an Agriculture Specialist, based in Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN).

The Agriculture Specialist will be under direct supervision of the Project Coordinator (PC) and will coordinate and provide technical advice and direction in matters related to Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR), Reforestation, Climate-Resilient Agriculture (CRA), Water Infrastructure for Agricultural Production, and Training to Farmers.

The project “The Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs)” aims to reduce the threat posed by emerging, transboundary, and endemic pathogens through enhanced capabilities for preparedness, early detection, risk mitigation strategies, and control of transboundary animal diseases (TADs) of high-security concern in target countries across Africa, South East Asia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia.

The need to control TADs at the source of infection prior to the spread of the disease was recognized as a priority by the Food and Agriculture of United Nations (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). Effective and sustainable control of TADs require regional and international approaches, and the FAO/OIE Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) initiative launched in 2004 provides the appropriate concepts and objectives as well as an organizational framework to link international and regional organizations at the service of their countries.

World Bank and IFC will merge their respective Young Professionals Programs into one World Bank Group Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP).

The new program is now accepting applications on behalf of three institutions (the World Bank, IFC and MIGA).  Building on the rich legacy of its predecessor programs, the WBG YPP will recruit and develop future leaders to collaborate effectively across our institutions on joint WBG solutions to development challenges.

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is seeking research and technical report writers with expertise in environment and climate and robust knowledge of youth, gender, nutrition and indigenous peoples related issues to conduct research and produce high quality, readily publishable technical papers in English that can thereafter be promptly disseminated among the media and other external audiences.

Qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.