Job Posting- Program Director, International Programs (MN)

Position Announcement: Program Director - International Programs

Background. The McKnight Foundation is a private family foundation established in 1953 by William and Maude McKnight. The mission of the Foundation is to improve the quality of life for present and future generations through grantmaking, coalition-building, and encouragement of strategic policy reform. The Foundation organizes its work in six program areas: Children and Families, Region and Communities, Environment, Arts, International, and Research. The Foundation granted about $93 million in 2006.

The International Programs. This position is responsible for managing the work of the Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) and country-level programs in Tanzania, Uganda, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam; designing and managing program evaluation and supervision of program staff. More