Engility Corporation, building on IRG’s legacy in international development, seeks an experienced SeniorAgriculture and Food Security Specialist, who will be based at our home office in Washington, DC and will join the Agriculture, Climate and Natural Resources Area(ACNR) within Engility’s International division.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will join the Agriculture and Food Security Practice Area within the ACNR Business Area and contribute to the organization’s related business development and technical interventions. The Senior Agriculture and Food Security Specialist provides project support and technical services to on-going relevant contracts, leads efforts to capture new business in existing and adjacent markets, and engages in thought leadership activities. This position reports to the Practice Manager of the Agriculture and Food Security Practice and works in close collaboration with other ACNR members, project partners, clients, and other International Business Areas. Regular travel is required, occasionally with short notice and for extended periods.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
Business Development:
Technical Assistance:
Project Management:
Team Mentoring and Growth:
International Resources Group (IRG) is an international professional services firm headquartered in Washington, DC. IRG focuses on providing practical solutions to complex, mission-critical problems for public and private sector clients worldwide. Since 1978, IRG has completed more than 600 contracts in 120 countries. IRG delivers high-quality, cost-effective services that promote positive economic growth and institutional and social change. IRG?s state-of-the-art services help governments, industry, institutions, and communities understand and better manage resource options and to capitalize on new resource-driven opportunities. This includes development of human, physical, environmental, and financial resources. Our professional staff includes world-renowned specialists who have pioneered analytical techniques employed in their fields. Our ability to provide management, economic, and technical advice is enhanced by the diversity, cross-cultural experience, foreign language skills, and management capabilities of these experts, working from 20 offices around the world.
Building on our 38-year legacy of success in international development, IRG, an Engility Company delivers innovative, breakthrough solutions in key development sectors- agriculture and food security, biodiversity conservation, climate change resiliency, disaster preparedness and stabilization, economic growth, energy, integrated learning solutions, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). IRG’s mission
reflects that of our primary client, USAID, to end extreme poverty, build more resilient communities while advancing security and prosperity. IRG has managed more than 850 international development contracts in 140 countries. IRG’s experience includes small, focused tasks and large, multi-county projects, including regional projects in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East. As USAID evolves, so does IRG, putting new information into practice, using technology and sound data to drive results, and infusing inventive thinking and diverse skill sets to find solutions. IRG benefits from a diverse set of sophisticated capabilities from our parent company, Engility, including community policing, justice sector reform, remote technology solutions for learning, data analytics for research, and systems design and integration, among others. Engility’s work with US Government clients including the FAA, USDA, NOAA, NASA, Department of State, Department of Justice, and many others.
International Resources Group (IRG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Engility Corporation, is committed to delivering sustainable, innovative solutions to the developing world’s most complex problems. Building on IRG’s three-plus decade legacy of success and innovation, Engility delivers innovative, breakthrough solutions in key development sectors – Agriculture and Food Security, Energy, Environment and Water, Disaster Preparedness and Assistance, and Transition and Stability. Engility implements projects in its core focus areas through a cross-cutting application of solutions in Global Climate Change, Capacity Building and Learning, and Policy and Governance.
Through IRG, Engility has managed more than 850 contracts in international development in 140 countries since 1978. Engility’s experience includes small, focused tasks and large, multi-country projects, including complex regional projects in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Engility ensures that projects are implemented with superior technical competency and in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible. We partner with local governments, the private sector, communities, and civil societies to deliver scalable and sustainable impact across the development field. We offer high quality and cost-effective management capability, technical expertise, and more than 35 years of experience worldwide.
Engility Corporation is a leading provider of specialized technical services to the U.S. Government. International Resources Group (IRG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Engility Corporation, is committed to delivering sustainable, innovative solutions to the developing world’s most complex problems. Building onIRG’s three-plus decade legacy of success and innovation, Engility delivers innovative, breakthrough solutions in key development sectors – Agriculture and Food Security, Energy, Environment and Water, Disaster Preparedness and Assistance, and Transition and Stability. Engility implements projects in its core focus areas through a cross-cutting application of solutions in Global Climate Change, Capacity Building and Learning, and Policy and Governance.
Through IRG, Engility has managed more than 850 contracts in international development in 140 countries since 1978. Engility’s experience includes small, focused tasks and large, multi-country projects, including complex regional projects in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean. Engility ensures that projects are implemented with superior technical competency and in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible. We partner with local governments, the private sector, communities, and civil societies to deliver scalable and sustainable impact across the development field. We offer high quality and cost-effective management capability, technical expertise, and more than 35 years of experience worldwide.
