JOB VACANCY
Farmer Field School Support to the Dezenvolve Agricultura Communaria
Project
(2 Positions)
Location: Timor
Leste
Total Days: 5
months (May – October 2014)
(Home leave allowed for Idul Fitri)
Introduction: World Education (WE) is a US-based
Non-Governmental Organization that supports social and economic development
programs for the poor in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. WE has been active in the Indonesian
archipelago since 1991 where it has completed a wide variety of programs around
agricultural support, natural resource management, conservation, basic
education support, and support to disadvantaged youth. Along with FAO, WE pioneered the farmer field
school methodology in Indonesia, and the organization continues to work using
this technique to support small holder farmers to increase their yields and
adapt to climate change.
Project: Dezenvolve Agricultura
Communaria (DAC) is a USAID-funded project administered by DAI that seeks to
develop the horticulture value chain in Timor Leste as a way to improve the
economic and social livelihoods of farming households.
In 2013, World Education assisted DAC
to complete Farmer Field School (FFS) for horticulture production and IPM. The program included Training of Trainers for
DAC staff and participating farmers, and implementation of FFS for 12 farmer
groups. This activity targeted farmers
undergoing the transition from subsistence/livelihoods farming to commercial
farming, and was completed in a highly professional manner yielding excellent
sustainable results on the ground.
In 2014, DAC plans to deliver FFS with
the focus on horticulture production and IPM in fifteen additional
communities. Three of those communities
are existing DAC farmer groups that have been working with the program for one
year and are located in the same general area of Aileu District. Twelve of those communities are new,
inexperienced groups that DAC plans to start working with in May 2014, and will
be located in new Districts
SENIOR
AGRICULTURE TRAINER
Responsibilities:
-
Lead World Education team to do training need
assessment to 4 selected disticts
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Lead World Education team to develop appropriate
FFS training module that suitable with local context
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Lead the implementation of a five month Farmer
Field School Training in 4 districts for 15 Farmer Field School
-
Work closely with DAI staff in the district
level during FFS implementation
-
Work with WE staff in Jakarta to review the
existing curriculum and do revision as needed
-
Work closely with DAC senior management to
identify project concerns and adapt WE training to be responsive to these
concerns
-
Regularly communicate with the Program
Manager in Jakarta by phone, email, and skype
-
Participate in monthly monitoring calls with
the Program Manager in Jakarta via phone or skype
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Provide WE with two reports:
o
Monthly Report
o
Final Report
Qualifications:
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Degree in agriculture or related field
o
Advanced degree preferred
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Experience training farmers using the FFS
methodology and familiarity with training system management
-
Familiarity with highland vegetable crops,
including their growth cycle and management of their pests and diseases
-
Competent in written and spoken English
-
Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia OR Tetum
-
Good team worker
-
Able to work independently with limited
direct supervision
-
Comfort working in remote rural settings
AGRICULTURE
TRAINER:
Responsibilities:
-
Under the direction of the Senior Agriculture
Trainer, co-lead the implementation of five months Farmer Field School in 2 of
4 districts for 15 Farmer Field Schools
-
Work closely with DAI staff in the district
level during FFS implementation
-
Work with WE staff in the field and Jakarta
to develop and adapt curricular materials as needed
-
Work closely with DAC senior management to
identify project concerns and adapt WE training to be responsive to these
concerns
-
Regularly communicate with the Senior
Agriculture Trainer and Program Manager in Jakarta (optional) by direct
conversation, phone, email, and skype
-
Participate in monthly monitoring calls with
the Program Manager in Jakarta via phone or skype
-
Provide support the Senior Agricultural
Trainer with data, information, or other materials needed for reports
Qualifications:
-
Degree in agriculture or related field
o
Advanced degree preferred
-
Experience training farmers using the FFS
methodology and familiarity with training system management
-
Familiarity with highland vegetable crops,
including their growth cycle and management of their pests and diseases
-
Competent in written and spoken English
-
Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia OR Tetum
-
Good team worker
-
Able to work independently with limited
direct supervision
-
Comfort working in remote rural settings
How to Apply:
Interested
applicants, please submit cover letter and curriculum vita by email to HRD,
World Education Indonesia at we-admin.hrd@indo.net.id or rieniha@gmail.com, by April 20th, 2014 at the latest.
Please
note: Files must be either in Microsoft
Word or PDF format, and must be named with the applicant’s last name, followed
by first name, then either “CV” or “Cover Letter.” Please mention in subject
e-mail the position that you apply (Senior Agriculture Trainer or Agriculture
Trainer). (Ex: Handayani_Rieni_CV.doc; Handayani_Rieni_Cover Letter.doc).
