Job Announcement for Operational Project Coordinator

JOB VACANCY

(Nationals only)

POSITION: Operational Project Coordinator

EMPLOYER: Landell-Mills

PROJECT: Inclusive, Sustainable, and Connected Coffee Value Chain

DURATION: 12 months contract (extendable for another 2 - 3 months)

BRIEF PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 

The private sector economy is presently inadequate to match the around 15,000 new entrants to the labour market each year. There is therefore a need to help the private sector develop as a driver of growth to Timor. ADB’s Private sector operations and JICA have agreed to support Olam through a loan agreement. The idea being that the loan will help improve inclusive and sustainable agricultural value chains, directly benefiting up to 20,000 small holder farmers in Timor –Leste and also in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Viet Nam.

The company Landell-Mills has been selected to implement this 2,5 years project in Timor-Leste through a Technical Assistance (of which one year has already been implemented). The TA generally aims at the specific outcomes:

• To increase the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale Coffee producers through inputs, knowledge, markets, and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment.
• To ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production that help maintain ecosystems and that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change.
• To significantly increase the exports of Timor-Leste.

JOB DESCRIPTION: 

The Operational Project Coordinator will be responsible to contribute to the implementation of all project activities and in particular those related to coffee producers in the field. He/she will report directly to the Project Team Leader and will coordinate the work of Field Coordinators based in the coffee regions. He/she will be based in Dili with frequent travelling to the coffee regions where project extension activities will occur (farmers training, Trial/Demo plots, farm inputs distribution, monitoring and reporting of field data, organic certification, etc…).

KEY REQUIREMENTS: 

The candidate must have an agriculture background (University level) with at least 5-8 years of related work experience in projects involving agriculture extension in Timor-Leste (preferably in coffee production). Work experience in Ermera, Aileu and Liquica would be an advantage. The candidate should have extensive experience in organizing and successfully motivating farmers groups and deliver agriculture training. He/she should also have sufficient proven leadership and communication skills. The candidate must also have basic computer skills in at least Microsoft Office (Word, Excell, Power Point).

SALARY AND CONDITIONS: 

Depending on the selected candidate’s experience

Please send your application with curriculum vitae and references (Please DO NOT attached the other documents) by email to ZeliaS@landell-mills.com  

The deadline for submitting applications is 27 March 2020.