Poultry Value Chain Facilitator (1 Position)
Duty Location: Baray district, Kampong Thom
Reports to: Deputy Director
Timeframe: Fulltime with 3Y 3 years (2021-2024) based annual contract
KEY FUNTION FOR Poultry and Agribusiness Value Chain facilitator : The Poultry and agrienterprsies Value Chain is responsible for supporting the backyard chicken producers/smallholder farmers or enterprises to adapt technical skills and technology to increase chicken production including facilitating development of poultry enterprises, business and production plans, providing training on animal wellbeing management, coaching supports and monitoring to ensure success and profitability of the enterprises. This position provides capacity building in animal well-being technology to Community Agrovet Entrepreneurs (CAVEs) so that they can transfer the skills and technology to the smallholder farmers effectively.
- Technical Capacity building and technology adaptation
- Technical support in Agribusiness and Value Chain Development
- Project management, reporting and data management
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in animal/veterinary science
- Or/Plus: degree of agribusiness and value chain development is an advantage
- Experience
- At least 3-year in livestock or poultry sector or agriculture value/Agro-enterprise development
- Adult training facilitation and training curriculum development using participatory methodologies
- Leading/facilitating development of business plan and production plans
- Most Critical Proficiencies
- Agriculture Cooperative Development
- English language – fairly spoken and written
- Working knowledge on sustainable livelihoods, value chain and market development
- Knowledge of community organizations – SHGs, farmer producer groups etc.
- Effective Communication ability with various stakeholders
- MS Offices Literature and internet browser
- Have an interest in animal/agriculture/community development