Careers

Landesa is a world class organization whose goal is to strengthen land rights for people experiencing poverty, through improved policies, laws, and programs. We foster an environment that values impact, collaboration, respect, dedication, and learning. These traits are the driving force of our success and are inherent in our organizational culture.

Join the global movement for land rights

As a Landesa employee, you will have access to extensive support, outstanding benefits, and opportunities for education and advancement. Equal employment opportunity is a fundamental principle at Landesa. We are committed to a work environment in which relationships are characterized by dignity, courtesy, and respect, and to nondiscrimination in all of our business operations.

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Consulting Opportunities

Specific Consultant Opportunities

When Landesa has specific consultant opportunities, they will be posted below. For these openings, please follow the application instructions listed in the posting.

Consultants’ Roster

Landesa supplements its regular staff with the expertise of skilled international consultants. Periodically we open generic vacancies for Land Tenure Specialist, Climate Change Specialist, Gender Specialist, and Research and M&E Specialist. We encourage consultants with specialized skills in these subjects and a Land Tenure background to submit their qualifications to be considered for inclusion in our roster.
The window to apply for the roster is currently closed.

We reopen the application window several times per year for a period of one month. Please check back for more openings in the future.

Internships and Fellowships

Landesa hosts a full-time 10-week summer internship program based out of its Seattle office (internships are predominantly virtual). The open application period for the summer internship program is October through April. On a rolling basis, Landesa accepts applications for part-time fall, winter, and spring internships.

If you are a student interested in applying for an internship, send a cover letter, CV or resume (including GPA or class ranking), and writing sample to internships@landesa.org indicating your preference for summer or academic semester. Internships are only available to currently enrolled students — preference is given to students receiving academic credit or grant stipends.

Additionally, Landesa considers externally-funded fellowship opportunities on a case-by-case basis. Interested applicants should write to internships@landesa.org for more information.

Internship and Fellowship Program

Our commitment to a harassment-free workplace

Landesa is committed to the principles of integrity, professionalism and respect for the dignity of all people, and seeks to ensure a safe working environment free of harassment, including sexual harassment, and free of sexual exploitation and abuse in its activities and operations. If you wish to confidentially report an incident of harassment or sexual exploitation and abuse, you may file a report through this website or by calling 1-866-921-6714.