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Who We Are
Guatemala
Vía 4, 01-00, Zona 4
Edificio Campus Tecnológico
Torre 2, Oficina 1102
Guatemala, Guatemala 01004
USA
Semilla Nueva
P.O. BOX 8643
Boise, ID 83707
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Development Director
Semilla Nueva is hiring a Development Director to grow our organizational budget, fueling our efforts to scale in Guatemala, El Salvador, and East Africa. Summary of the Organization Semilla Nueva develops high-yielding, climate-resilient maize seeds that have been conventionallybred (non-GMO) to have higher levels of the most important missing nutrients: zinc, iron, and qualityprotein. Our…
Planning and Projects Manager
Summary of the Position The Planning and Projects Manager will oversee day-to-day financial management, implementadministration systems, and lead hiring and human resources. They will manage a team of nine peopleand report directly to the FAHR Director. The ideal candidate must have a growth mindset, resilience toovercome challenges, and be prepared for the hard work of…
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Summary of the Position The COO leads and oversees the effective operations of all management functions at Semilla Nueva. S/he is responsible for day-to-day planning, management, operations and evaluation of Semilla Nueva’s internal projects and collaborative projects with partner and government organizations. The COO supervises the six department heads who make up the leadership team:…
Chief of Staff and Processes
Summary of the Position Semilla Nueva is recruiting a Chief of Staff and Processes (CSP) to 1) systematize and improve operational processes and information flows for each major department in the organization and 2) support the organization’s leadership team in a period of rapid growth. The CSP will be part of our senior leadership team,…
Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Feed the Future – Farming for Nutrition Activity
Semilla Nueva, in partnership with IICA, ICTA, and INCAP, is implementing the USAID-funded FTF Farming for Nutrition Activity. The purpose of this activity is to sustainably increase rural incomes and decrease nutritional deficiencies in Guatemala, mainly in the FTF zone of influence, by creating a commercially viable market for high-yielding biofortified maize seed. Rural Guatemalan…
Development Associate
Semilla Nueva is hiring a Development Associate to grow our organizational budget, fueling our efforts to scale in Guatemala, El Salvador, and East Africa. Summary of the Organization Semilla Nueva has a team of 58 employees with a budget of $5.4M in 2024 and a target budget of $6.4M in 2025. The organization is based…
