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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Vacancy Announcement
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">International Post-Harvest Specialist</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="SubtitleCover" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">(LURAS II)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="BasicParagraph" style="line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">SNV Laos seeks an
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:windowtext">International Post-Harvest Specialist</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">(1 position).
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Background</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Lao Uplands Rural Advisory Services (LURAS) project is a program of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Government
of Laos, implemented by Helvetas in partnership with the Department of Technical Extension and Agro-Processing (DTEAP). The project works on the Northern Uplands on Laos.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">SNV implements activities towards achieving Outcome 2: Market systems in rural areas that are fair and profitable. The activities should have the following outputs:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">2.2 Rural enterprises are adding greater value to farm products, including improvements in processing, certification and contracting;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">2.3 A greater number of decent jobs exist in agribusiness, including promoting a code of conduct for companies, and awareness raising among farm labourers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">At present, SNV focuses on:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Identifying, selecting and introducing promising approaches, practices, tools and technologies for post-harvest management and food processing in target
areas in a number of selected commodities, including rice, maize, coffee and tea.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:windowtext">Description of responsibilities<o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">SNV is looking for a short term International Consultant who will in close cooperation with the National Agricultural Advisor:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Conduct an appraisal of the opportunities and the conditions for the introduction of mechanisation and other improved post-harvest technologies (storage,
processing) at household level with the highest potential for income generation and job creation in target communities.
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Design specific interventions to capitalise on opportunities identified for rural employment through improvements in supply chains or mechanisation,
post-harvest management and processing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Successful completion of the appraisal may lead to a follow-up assignment (intermittent, 6-8 months between May 2020 and November 2021) for the
<i>implementation</i> of the identified project activities aiming at creating </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212121">in cooperation with both government and private sector</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#212121"> partners
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">an ecosystem related to post-harvest activities (input supply, introduction of agricultural machinery, maintenance and repairs, training, processing, etc.).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1 style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:windowtext"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;color:windowtext">Required qualifications and experience</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></b></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">At least 10 years of experience working with the technical and commercial aspects of post-harvest technologies (including storage and processing);<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Demonstrable experience working with post-harvest management of maize, rice, coffee and/or tea is an advantage;
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Higher education degree (MSc) in agriculture, rural development or agricultural economics, preferably with some specialisation in the application of
agricultural machinery and/or post-harvest management;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Excellent command of spoken and written English; knowledge of the Lao language is an advantage.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Timing, duration and duty stations<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The Post-harvest Specialist mission will take approximately
<b>20 </b>days between January and March 2020 (exact dates to be determined in consultation). The assignment may be extended upon the successful completion of the current project planning but is subject to approval by the contract partner Helvetas. The mission
will involve travel to Xiengkhouang (and potentially Oudomxay or Houaphan) province.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">How to Apply
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Interested consultants should send their CV to: Beunh Sayaphimphone, HR manager SNV office, Vientiane capital, Lao PDR or email to
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="mailto:bsayaphimphone@snv.org">bsayaphimphone@snv.org</a></span>. Any questions can be sent to Emmanuel Santoyo Rio at esantoyorio@snv.org</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">The deadline for application is
<b>31<u> December 2019.</u> </b>Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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