RECRUITMENT FOR INCOME GENERATION TECHNICAL AGRICULTURAL OFFICER
Good Neighbors is an international, non-profit humanitarian organization that plans, implements and raises funds for the provision of services in child education, community development, health, sanitation, and disaster relief projects. Currently Good Neighbors has works in 37 countries, supporting approximately 17 million people, including about 10 million children.
Good Neighbors International in Vietnam (GNI) is implementing Community Development Projects (CDP) based on child sponsorship in 4 provinces; Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Hoa Binh, and Thanh Hoa. GNI in Vietnam sponsors about 10,000 children and implements community development projects (CDP) in education, water & sanitation, income generation sectors in 7 different areas of Vietnam.
Job title: Income Generation Technical Agricultural Officer
Effective date: October, 2018
Reports to: Project Manager, OD Junior Manager
Location: Tan Lac district, Hoa Binh province
Type of contract: Full time
1. KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Internal: Country Director, General Manager, AD-FD Manager/Officers , PMs, Project Officers
External: GNI’s Donors, Partners, Governmental. Officials, INGOs, Communities.
2. MAIN DUTIES
- Make plan of vegetables planting in each crop season in the farm.
- Control the production process in order to ensure the quality and quality for each type of products.
- Work closely with Social Enterprise to check the quality of products any time before delivering to customers.
- Prepare and submit proposals, reports of activities implemented in the farm to Project Manager and higher level in Head Office.
- Take charge of financial management related to the farm, including managing income and expense.
- Provide guidance to farmers and other workers in the farm to ensure any tasks met the deadline with high quality and high efficiency.
- Build up relationship with local government, specialists and other partners to ensure that all activities in the farm are conducted thoroughly and legally.
- Perform other tasks when required by line managers.
3. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
Education
- University degree in related vegetable production and management: crop science, plant protection, high tech agriculture…
Work experience
- Minimum 2 years of similar role;
- Be able to calculate production cost; control the weather, water and plant disease;
- Be able to work well with farmers in minority areas.
Skills
- Ability to work independently and work with team.
- Able to work under pressure and work overtime
- Good communication skill
- Good skill in computer use: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Email
- Good English skill.
Attitude
- Sociable, responsive
- Teamwork
- Truthful and accountable
4. HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates are invited to send their application (including a letter of motivation and a CV with salary desired and a portrait photo attached) to Human Resource Division via the email address [email protected] [1] or to the Head Office address: Good Neighbors International in Vietnam, 17th Floor, Block A, Song Da Building, My Dinh I, Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi no later than 25th October, 2018. We are very sorry that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.