Operations Specialist I, Farmer to Farmer

Catholic Relief Services • Full-time • Remote (US) • 1m ago

About CRS

Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.

About Farmer-to-Farmer
The Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program promotes sustainable economic growth, food security and agricultural development worldwide. Volunteer technical assistance from US farmers, agribusinesses, cooperatives, and universities helps low-and middle-income countries improve productivity, access new markets, build local capacity, combat climate change and conserve environmental and natural resources. The F2F Program is funded by the US Agency for International Development through the US Farm Bill.

Job Summary

The F2F Operations Specialist provides specialized support and assistance to achieve all aspects of Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) volunteer recruitment and placement to multiple F2F country programs. (S)he identifies and seeks solutions to routine operational problems, using standard sources of information.