Growth through Nutrition Project
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 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 currently seeking a Financial Cooperative Specialist for USAID-funded Growth through Nutrition Project in Ethiopia. The project will provide ongoing assistance to the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) to strengthen the institutional and policy environment, develop its human resources for nutrition sensitive agriculture and implement strategies that address poverty and food security and social and behavioral barriers to optimal nutrition.
Position Summary and Primary Responsibilities:
The Financial Cooperative Specialist will be responsible with coordinating amongst all Land O’Lakes staff, with the prime, and government cooperative promotion office to ensure a village saving and credit groupsorganized following the rules and procedures of cooperative promotion of the country . .This position will have a specific focus on strengthen village saving and credit groups by working through the government system, build the capacity of staff and link them to formal rural micro finance service providers, government system and private sector suppliers to access better financial and other related services.
The Financial Cooperative Specialist will also work with the Livelihood Management Specialist and Agribusiness Specialist to support the development of new income-generating activities among village savings and loan participants.
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