WINROCK INTERNATIONAL

Opportunity closing date: November 9, 2015

Effective with the release of this position announcement, Winrock International will be recruiting applicants for the North Sulawesi (Amurang, South Minahasa) - based position of Agriculture Facilitator.

The responsibilities, duties, and qualifications are described below:

WINROCK INTERNATIONAL

Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. Winrock is a registered NGO in Indonesia with Programs in clean energy, sustainable forest management, and climate change designed to improve livelihoods and protect the environment.

 

Position Title                          : Agriculture Facilitator

Location                                 : South Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Group                                     : Coconut Smallholders Training Program (CSTP)

Reports to                              : Program Associate in HQ

Level of Effort                       : 154 days, starting on ASAP to April 2016

 

Job Description

Position summary:

The agriculture facilitator will help design and implementing agriculture capacity building and support the monitoring and evaluation of 400 beneficiaries under CSTP in South Minahasa.

Responsibilities:

1.      Help design and implementing capacity building CSTP
-   Organize and manage the implementation of training events (around 24 training events)

including the administrative aspect of conducting training

-       Do coordination with CSR Cargill, main facilitators/trainers, extension agents, and beneficiaries

-       Ensuring all beneficiaries attend the training events

-       In coordination with Program Associate, Ag Facilitator prepares training materials

-       In coordination with Program Associate, Ag Facilitator revise the content of booklet

-       Ag Facilitator is responsible to enumerate the satisfaction questionnaire after trainings.

-       Ag Facilitator is responsible to document the training events (pictures, videos, record the event)

-       Ag facilitator compile the training documentation, drafting training report, and analyze the satisfaction data at fourth day after training events

-       Provide feedback on the design and implementation of trainings

 

 

2.      Do monitoring and evaluation activities

-    Submit 2 monitoring reports using before 25^th per month (provide brief report on the challenges, solution taken by Ag facilitator, and one success story)

-    Do monitoring activities in each farmer groups (200 beneficiaries) in close coordination with Cargill

-    Provide technical support services to farmers on coconut – corn intercropping

-    Work closely with extension agents, lead farmers, and beneficiaries to collect reliable information

 

3.      Maintain and manage networks

-    Engage with Winrock partners of the program, i.e. Cargill, Local Government, Trainers, Extension agents and Farmers.

 

Qualifications and Experience:

·   Must have minimum two years’ experience managing agricultural development projects in collaboration with local communities

·   Priority local hire for this position/ around Sulawesi area

·   Experience in coconut and corn agronomy and supply chains desirable

·   Must be able to work with limited supervision

·   Experience working for international NGOs preferred

·   Must have good communication skills and demonstrated experience reporting to donors and other project partners

·   Strong writing & monthly reporting skills in English required

·   Accustomed to field-related development work

 

Education:

Candidates should have at a minimum Bachelor degree in Agriculture.

Please send your application letter, resume and photograph to HR.Indonesia@winrock.org by ASAP.