The Role
The Senior Livelihoods Program Officer position will provide technical leadership for work with rural Farmer Groups to increase the supply of nutritious food to schools and other markets. HATUTAN seeks to improve the productivity, inclusiveness, and profitability of local farmers' nutritious products such as animal or plant protein sources including legumes and beans/ pulses and other horticultural products to supply the national School Feeding Program. That involves working with Village Savings and Loans Associations (VSLA) members in Ermera, through a Farmer Field Business School (FFBS) approach to increase the quantity and quality of yields; promote better household and in-school nutrition; promote women's empowerment and gender equality; provide access to basic financial literacy; collective marketing; and facilitate marketing connections with schools. This position is based in Ermera with travel to Dili and other program sites.
Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in disciplines such as agriculture, natural resource management, or related fields, or a secondary education with a minimum of 5 years of work experience in livelihood and market development activities, etc.
- At least 3 years of work experience in supporting building capacity of partners in livelihood and business orientation with a minimum of 2 years working in a supervisory role.
- Excellent knowledge and experience in VSLA and establishing market linkages across a variety of value chains.
- Understanding of nutrition sensitive agriculture production methodologies.
- Strong understanding of water and climate smart agriculture and irrigation using the watershed approach or other tailored strategies appropriate for the location.
- Understanding to promote agriculture technology on quality off seed, tunnel and drip irrigation.
- Strong networking skills to collaborate with Municipal and local level structures (Suco extension workers).
- Strong negotiation, facilitation, and influencing skills, especially with local communities and municipal-level structures
- Knowledge or understanding of social, economic, and political context governing agriculture and irrigation policy issues in Timor-Leste.
- Good knowledge of participatory tools e.g. participatory rural appraisal (PRA), and the school feeding program.
- Understanding of the government agricultural development policies and strategic plans.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in Tetum, Mambae, and intermediate-level English.
- Strong numerical skills.
- Very good working knowledge of common office software packages i.e., word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software.
- Flexible to travel and stay with community in rural areas
- Able to drive motorcycles and hold an active driver's license
How to Apply
Interested applicants should send a CV (no longer than four pages) and cover letter via email to [email protected] OR to Human Resource unit at CARE office at Bairo Pite, Dili.
