Field Technician

World Agroforestry Centre – Southeast Asia Regional Office is recruiting a Field Technician in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is one of a network of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). As a global leader in agroforestry research and development, ICRAF’s ultimate purpose is to improve human welfare by reducing poverty, increasing cash income, improving food and nutritional security, and increasing environmental resilience through improved agroforestry systems. ICRAF has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and works in 21 countries throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America.

The Position

Since 2011, ICRAF Vietnam has been collaborating with research partners and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the three provinces of Yen Bai, Son La and Dien Bien in implementing a research project “Agroforestry for Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers in North-West Vietnam". The project aims to improve the performance of smallholder farming systems in North-West Vietnam through agroforestry, while addressing the environmental problems.

To ensure the smoothly implementation of the project activities, ICRAF is seeking for an open-minded, dynamic and energetic
field technician, who will be based in Van Chan district, Yen Bai province, Vietnam.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Project Field Coordinator, the successful candidate will be expected to perform the tasks as follows:

- Conduct regular field monitoring of all activities in the project sites especially those of objective 1 and 2.
- Provide support, if necessary to the partner’s research staff during trial’s site selection, establishment and management of agroforestry trials and nurseries, and ensure that the trials are established according to the agreed design.
- Monitor data collection activities in field trials
- Collect data or information, as necessary.
- Prepare field reports
- Report to the Project Field Coordinator regularly the implementation status of field trials and other issues arising from the field.
- Support in organising capacity building activities such as trainings, workshops etc...
- Maintain good relationship with partners and other stakeholders in the project sites.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

- Must be a Vietnamese national
- Holding bachelor degree, graduated in agriculture, forestry or related course (having experience is an merit)
- Good command in English written and oral communication
- Proven ability in managing stressful working conditions
- Willingness to travel and stay in remote parts of the project areas
- Ability to work in multi and interdisciplinary teams
- Well organized; able to meet deadline
- Willing to learn new skills/knowledge related to the scope/content of the specified projects.
- Generate creative, practical approaches to overcome challenging situations.

Terms of offer

- This is a field staff, local-hired fixed term appointment with a competitive salary and benefits package.
- The contract is for a period of 1 (one) year, with high possibility of renewal, subject to 2 (two) month probation period, assessment of performance and availability of resources.
- Opportunity for professional training
- The position starts in early September, 2013.

Please submit your application with relevant qualifications, experiences, reference and a recent photograph in MS Word or Pdf format (Max. 500 kb), not later than 10 August 2013 , to ICRAF Vietnam Office via Email: [email protected]

Only short-listed applicants meeting the requirements stated above will be contacted.

ICRAF believes that staff diversity promotes excellence, and strongly encourages women to apply. We invite you to learn more about ICRAF at our web site:
http://www.worldagroforestry.org/regions/southeast_asia/vietnam