Specialist in Agriculture

AIM OF THE PROJECT: Strengthening the capacity of Civil Society Organizations.

INGO DESCRIPTION: Foundation CIDEAL of Cooperation and Research. Nationality: Spanish.

VIETNAMESE NGO DESCRIPTION: Thanh Hoa Province Union of Science and Technology Associations (TUSTA).

POST:  Specialist in agriculture

LOCATION: Thanh Hoa province

LENGTH OF CONTRACT: 09 months.

I.BACKGROUND

Foundation CIDEAL is currently executing in cooperation with the European Union in a 3 years project (March 2013- March 2016) in Thanh Hoa Province which focusing on the 7 poorest districts: Lang Chánh, Th??ng Xuân, Quan Hóa, Quan S?n, M??ng Lát, Nh? Xuân và Bá Th??c. The project is being executed in partnership with Thanh Hoa Province Union of Science and Technology Associations (TUSTA).

II.DESCRIPTION OF ACTION

The action is aimed at strengthening 3 renowned organization networks of the civil society in Thanh Hoa province, in order to strength their capacities and meet the needs of their target population through effective development cooperation projects.

In order to meet this objective, the 3 interrelated spheres of action have been designed, and are being developed sequentially grouped in 2 stages:

During the first stage of the project, the focus was put on strengthening the organizational, technical and managerial capabilities of the 3 beneficiary networks to better deal with development cooperation projects;  in increasing their sectorial and technical knowledge in the field of rural development, and in promoting and conducting an in-depth analysis of the gender equality strategies and plans in the healthcare sector in order to present a report with recommendations and methodologies to be considered in the  Provincial policy making plan period 2016-2020.

The second stage of the project is being focused on supporting the partners in the designing, and formulating 35 micro-projects in the sectors of poverty reduction/rural development and gender equality/healthcare. 10 of these micro-projects have been selected to be executed, monitored and evaluated during the second semester of 2015. Additionally, the 3 beneficiary networks are being supported by the project to identify and submit new proposals to other local/international donors with the similar priorities.

III.JOB DESCRIPTION

General duties/ responsibilities:

  • The agriculture specialist will support the networks in the execution of the micro-projects in the sector of rural development, and will be responsible for the supervision and monitoring of these actions, providing the corresponding reports and information requested.
  • He also will be responsible to look for new sources of funding that match with the interest of our beneficiary networks, encouraging them and supporting them in the formulation and submission of new proposals.
  • Support and collaborate with local authorities and the project team when required.

Requirements

  • Graduated in agriculture or forestry, with at least 05 years experience working in the agriculture/forestry sector
  • Proven experience in working with international or national rural development projects as expert in agriculture. Experience in working with international NGOs and local authorities will be specially recognized
  • Good skills in collecting information and identifying opportunities for rural development models.
  • Experience in monitoring, supervising and evaluating agriculture projects.
  • Good knowledge of English
  • Proactive and responsible of his work.
  • Age over 30 years old
  • Country of origin: Vietnam.

Salary

  • Depending on the experience total gross salary will be at the maximum of 400 Euros/month. The contract will follow Vietnamese labor law.    

Contact person

Candidates interested in the post must sent their CV to [email protected] (to the attention of Mr. Le Huu Oanh – Project coordinator) before the 25th of May, 2015

The selected candidate will be incorporated to the new post in beginning of June, 2015.

Job Details
Organisation Name: 
Foundation CIDEAL of Cooperation and Research
Location: 
Thanh Hoa
Application Deadline: 
Mon, 2015-05-25