Overview
This role provides technical support for the implementation of climate-resilient value chain strategies, including gender and commercialization approaches, for rural smallholder farmers.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide general technical support for the implementation of climate-resilient value chain strategies.
- Offer technical support for project activities such as training, workshops, technical visits, stakeholder consultations, and exchange visits.
- Organize meetings with grassroots organizations and producers.
- Assist in implementing training and technical assistance processes for value chain strengthening.
- Monitor technical procedures, climate change management, and natural resource restoration.
- Assist in the implementation of projects and the technical monitoring of sub-grant agreements.
- Maintain project documentation and technical reports.
- Control the use of non-expendable equipment and maintain regular contact with project technicians.
- Draft correspondence and documents, and coordinate appointments.
- Provide support for operational and administrative activities.
- Collect and systematize information for report preparation.
- Support project indicator monitoring.
- Document lessons learned related to climate-resilient value chains.
- Support the preparation of technical documents such as modules and methodological guides.
- Support capacity building activities, including the design and delivery of tools and materials for workshops.
- Support the dissemination and exchange of relevant data and lessons learned.
Required Experience
- Minimum 4 years (with Secondary Education) or 1 year (with Bachelor's degree) of relevant work experience with international institutions/organizations in:
- Rural development projects, with an emphasis on agricultural value chains.
- Technical assistance to smallholder banana producers.
Qualifications
- Secondary Education (High School level) is required.
- University studies (Undergraduate level) in Agronomic Engineering will be given due consideration, but is not a requirement.
