ThaiNGO

Consultant on Organic Farming and Livelihoods

Organization: COERR (Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees)

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COERR is a Thai NGO which was established in 1978 and provides humanitarian developmental services to displaced persons living in all nine temporary shelters and affected Thai communities along the Thai-Myanmar Border.  COERR is now seeking a CONSULTANT who will provide technical knowledge, guidance and support for a 2-year Project on Organic Farming and Livelihoods.

Qualifications:

1. Academic degree in agriculture.
2. Minimum of 5 years recent field experience in low-input organic agriculture production.
3. Demonstrated success in organizing and conducting trainings on organic agriculture in the field and in developing training methodology and materials.
4. Full availability for regular travel to and coverage of 9 project locations for providing technical assistance and monitoring of Project activities, and participation in management meetings in Bangkok.
5. Strong knowledge and experience in development project cycle.
6. Thai- and English-speaker.
7. Knowledge of humanitarian context and working in a temporary shelter setting.

Background and Objectives of the Project:

The Project is aimed at achieving short-term and longer-term impacts by providing the beneficiaries with opportunities to acquire greater knowledge and improved skills on organic agriculture and small animal raising and non-farm livelihoods (eg- recycling and food shops) from technical training, skills training, and on-site field support provided by COERR.  In the longer term, beneficiaries will be able to utilize these skills for sustainable livelihoods.  The timeframe for this Project is set over a 2-year period starting on 01 January 2017.

To apply

Please submit your CV and a detailed description of your relevant qualifications and experience/s, including your proposed teaching methodology to be used in the trainings as well as a description of your proposed organic farming systems.

Please submit your application to ben@coerr.org and cc to chiranan@coerr.org before 31 December 2016.    Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.