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Head of Program Finance (internationally recruited), Texcoco

CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center)

Applications are taken as they come. They say: "This position will remain open until filled." No fee to apply Last checked 10 Oct

At a glance

Deadline: Applications are taken as they come. They say: "This position will remain open until filled."
Fee: No fee to apply
Who may apply: A Master's degree in finance, accounting, business administration or economics
12 to 15 years of finance leadership including donor-funded programs and complex portfolios
Where: On site. Texcoco, State of Mexico (CIMMYT headquarters)

A senior finance leadership post at CIMMYT headquarters near Mexico City, leading the unit that runs program finance for the research centre. Recruited internationally, with housing, car, health cover and annual home travel. It needs a Master's degree and 12 to 15 years of finance leadership.

Applications are taken as they come. They say: “This position will remain open until filled.” Read it on their page

The facts

What you get: International salary with housing allowance, car, health and life insurance, children's education help, annual home airfare and relocation shipment
Where: Texcoco, State of Mexico (CIMMYT headquarters)
How long: Three years fixed term, then subject to performance and funds

Where you stand

This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.

What they ask for

A Master's degree in finance, accounting, business administration or economics
12 to 15 years of finance leadership including donor-funded programs and complex portfolios

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How we checked this

This was opened and verified at CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center)'s own website on 10 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.