Open Call for Consultants and Specialists

Washington, DC, us on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 27, 2025 Last posted March 27, 2025
Job description

The National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) is the primary voice for people who use cooperative businesses to build a better world and a more inclusive economy. NCBA CLUSA provides cross-sector education, technical assistance, and advocacy that helps co-ops thrive. For over 100 years, NCBA CLUSA has sought to advance and protect cooperative enterprises, highlighting the impact that cooperatives have in bettering the lives of individuals and families. In the last 60 years, NCBA CLUSA has worked in over 85 countries in the areas of food security, agricultural development, strengthening of communities and farmer organizations, community-based health, natural resources management, and empowerment of smallholder farmers, women, and youth. We currently work in in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

NCBA CLUSA is currently seeking highly skilled technical specialists committed to rural and cooperative development for future consultancies and long-term field-based positions in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Caribbean. Specialists with experience in the following fields  who are interested must submit their CV and 1420 to NCBA CLUSA’s recruit database:

  • Cooperative Governance
  • Value Chain Development and Management
  • Technical Writer
  • Conservation Agriculture/Farming
  • Market Linkages
  • Agribusiness
  • Private Sector Engagement
  • Inputs and Post-Harvest Management
  • Financial Services for Rural Stakeholders
  • Food Security
  • Resilience
  • Natural Resources Management (NRM)
  • Local and Civil Society Governance
  • Agriculture Policy
  • Land Management
  • Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
  • Youth Workforce Development
  • Nutrition
  • Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
  • Social Behavior Change Communications (SBCC) for Agriculture

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About this role

Summary

Seeking technical specialists in agriculture, food security, governance, and development for field-based roles.

Job title

Consultants and Specialists

Experience level

not specified

Industry

nonprofit

Location requirements

Washington, DC, remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

CV1420

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

cooperative governancevalue chain developmentagriculturefood securitynatural resources management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Washington, DC, USA

On-site City