Vacancy at Mercy Corps: Rice Project Officer

Vacancy at Mercy Corps: Rice Project Officer

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mercy Corps is an international NGO implementing programs in Aceh Province, Indonesia. Mercy Corps is a non-profit organization that is currently recruiting for positions in the Meulaboh office. Successful candidates will meet the education and experience requirements for each position description and will have a strong knowledge of spoken English and commitment to humanitarian principles.

Mercy Corps Aceh Recovery Programs is currently seeking to fill the following posts through internal / external candidates:
Rice Project Officer
Qualifications include:
A minimum of BSc in Agriculture and/or agriculture related field, strong knowledge of rice, preferably with applicable experience in Aceh, strong understanding of market development principles, minimum of 2 years direct implementation of rice rehabilitation and development, must be able to collate and present information and write reports, good research and analytical skills, ability to communicate and develop good relation ships with people from different backgrounds including communities , local partners, and government officials. Strong computer (MS Office), Experience with NGO’s a plus. Average spoken & written English.

Responsibilities include:

Actively assist the Head of Project, EDP Manager, and external consultant in the process of designing and planning the Rice Project, Act as a liaison to communities, entrepreneurs, partner organizations, and other Mercy Corps Program teams, Ensure that all Rice Project activities are in line with market development principles and EDP strategy including work plan and exit strategy, Assist with baseline mapping and setting targets, Closely communicate with the other EDP teams, Financial Access and Agribusiness Project teams, to identify strategic areas for collaboration, Assist in developing Rice Project strategy including work plan and exit strategy.

Project Implementation:
Implement Rice Project daily activities including but not limited to planning monitoring and evaluation, logistics, contract oversight, market research, activity coordination, etc. Provide technical support to the EDP Manager, Head of Project, partners, and other stakeholders, Assist in the process of identifying project beneficiaries, Identify training needs where required and participants and implement training program, Identify and work to strengthen key rice sub sector partnerships in order to enhance project impact, Identify potential market linkage opportunities in the rice sub sector, Work with the EDP Manager, Head of Project, and M&E Technical Unit to monitor and evaluate all project activities including collection of baseline, monitoring, and end line data, design of indicators that measure impact, etc. Collect and communicate lessons learned to Head of Project and work to integrate them into ongoing project implementation. Create promotional
materials.etc

Please send the Application to email addresses: recruitment@ml.id.mercycorps.org