Meds & Food for Kids (MFK) is a not-for-profit manufacturer of nutritious foods used for the treatement of malnutrition in Haiti. Currently, the primary products are peanut-based Ready-to-Use Therapeautic (RUTF) and Supplementary (RUSF) foods used by UNICEF, the World Food Progamme and other institutional care providers. MFK is partnered with the world’s leading producer of these products, Nutriset, and in 2012 has completed the construction of a 20,000 sqft facility in Cap Haitian, Haiti’s second largest city. MFK aims to combate malnutrition while creating economic development opportunities by employing local people and procuring locally sourced materials when possible, including processing local peanuts.
MFK’s agricultural goal is to develop the peanut farming industry in order to be able to purchase more low aflatoxin peanuts for use in our nutritional therapy products. MFK’s facilty includes a ½ MT/hr peanut processing line and has worked with over 1000 farmers and farmer cooperatives to improve peanut production in the region.

The Agriculture Program Coordinator (APC) is responsible for developing and implementing programs that will improve farmer livelihoods, ensure a supply of high quality peanuts to MFK’s processing facility, and improve MFK’s ability to process raw peanuts into high quality roasted peanuts at an optimal efficiency.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develop and implement programs aimed to improve the quantity and quality of peanuts in MFK’s supply chain, while improving farmer livelihoods. This includes:
• Working closely with faculty and students through the USAID’s Peanut Collaborative Research Support Program to develop and implement relevant research projects (e.g experimental plots, experimental uses for peanut waste, etc.)
• Collaborating with NGO’s, agribusinesses, and entities involved in agricultural development initiatives in northern and northeastern Haiti
• Work with farmers individually or through trainings to introduce improved production methods (e.g. fungicides, small tractors, irrigation, etc.)
• Ensure that improved seed from “International Crop Research Institute for Semi Arid Tropics” is multiplied and distributed to farmers
• Work with MFK’s quality department to ensure that peanut processing meets all international safety standards
• Monitor and improve the efficiency of peanut processing division
• Develop funding proposals to assure continued financial sustainability of agricultural projects
• Direct and supervise MFK’s agronomist, agricultural technician, agricultural development fellow, peanut processing officer, and peanut processing team in completing program tasks
• Other tasks and duties as assigned by the Executive Director or Deputy Director

• B.S. degree required, M.S. preferred, in an agricultural science (e.g. Crop and Soil Science, Plant Science, etc.), agricultural or development economics, or related field
• 1 year practical farming experience, experience with farm machinery
• 3-5 years of related work experience in agricultural development in a developing country, experience with peanuts a plus
• A minimum of 3 years in a supervisory capacity
• Knowledge of and experience working with international NGOs and foreign governments preferred



• Proficiency in English (spoken and written) required, proficiency in Creole and/or French (spoken and written) preferred
• Experience in grant writing and in winning project proposals with emphasis on agricultural development preferred
• Excellent leadership qualities and communication skills

MFK offers the opportunity to share your skills and gain first-hand experience working in international development for an exciting young social enterprise. This position must be Haiti based. We request a 12-24 month commitment working with majority Haitian staff and several North American and European volunteer staff.
While the Cap-Haitien area is relatively quiet and peaceful, it is still underdeveloped. This experience is not for the faint of heart. It will challenge the Agriculture Program Coordinator in all regards: emotionally, socially, professionally, and more. This job is challenging, but it is also rewarding. You will be a vital, indispensable member of the MFK team in its quest to make life-saving RUTF available to all those who need it. The Coordinator will also live with other permanent and temporary MFK staff in an apartment, and be expected to contribute to communal chores and activities (marketing, cooking, cleaning, trips to the beach, etc.).

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