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Jobs

Chief Scientific Officer

January 30, 2026

A unique opportunity to have high impact scientific and social impact Remote work with travel (~15%) to Guatemala Salary range: $160-190,000 Competitive benefits package Summary of the Position Semilla Nueva (New Seed) is recruiting a remote Chief Scientific Officer to oversee the strategic development of our biofortified maize breeding program and explore an expansion into…

Development Writer

January 30, 2026

Semilla Nueva is hiring a Development Writer to support the growth of our organizational budget by leading donor research, grant writing, and donor-specific applications that fuel our scale in Guatemala, El Salvador, and East Africa. This role is ideal for a strong writer who can translate complex technical, agricultural, and nutrition work into compelling, evidence-based…

Data Specialist

January 14, 2026

Summary of the Position Semilla Nueva is recruiting a Data Specialist to work with our Impacts/Monitoring and Evaluation team. We are a data-driven organization that continually collects high-quality monitoring data that enables us to measure the agronomic, economic and nutritional impact of biofortified maize. We also collaborate with external researchers to generate high-quality evidence for…

Director de Política Pública Regional

October 17, 2025

Basado en Guatemala Paquete salarial competitivo Resumen de la Posición El Director de Política Pública es una posición estratégica que será responsable del diseño e implementación de estrategias para interactuar eficazmente con las entidades gubernamentales de Guatemala,El Salvador, Honduras y demás países que formen parte de nuestra estrategia de expansión, supervisando la evolución legislativa y…

Fellowships

Semilla Nueva fellowships are designed for individuals who want to gain on-the-ground experience in a dynamic international NGO. You will not be pushing paper, here you’ll be getting your hands dirty and expected to be a contributor from the start. Our fellowships are unpaid and typically require a 6 month commitment.

Check out the video below we made for a video competition of a former fellow from Iowa State, Katelyn Fritz.

Better Seed, Better Life Contest — Katelyn Fritz, Agricultural Fellow