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Farmer Livelihood Development

Farmer Livelihood Development (FLD), a Cambodian NGO supporting in rural communities in Kandal, Kompong Speu, Preah Vihear, Siem Reap, Pursat, Battambang, Oddor Meancey and Koh Kong provinces on a rang of project which assist families to improve their livelihood, is seeking a qualified, dynamic and self-motivated employee with the following position:


N°    Job Title Note Closing Date
1 Nutrition Specialist (1 Position) based in Pursat, Battambang New ! August 31, 2012
2 Food Security and Nutrition Officer (1 position), Location: Thma Koul, Battambang -||- August 17, 2012
3 Business Development Officer(1 position), Location: Oddor Meanchey Province -||- August 17, 2012
4 Marketing Development Officer(1 position) Location: Koh Kong Province -||- August 17, 2012
5 Community Development Facilitator (1 position) Location: Preah Vihear Province -||- August 17, 2012
6 Project Manager(this position will be frequently traveled to Phnum Kravanh district, Pursat) -||- July 09, 2012
7 Food Security and Nutrition Officer (1 position), Location: Thma Koul, Battambang -||- June 29, 2012
8 Admin Secretary Volunteer (1 position), Location: Preah Vihear Province -||- June 30, 2012
9 IT Technical Support Officer (1 position), Location: Phnom Penh -||- June 22, 2012
10 Agriculture Trainer (AT) (1 position), Location: Koh Kong province -||- April 5, 2012
11 Livestock Officer (1 position), Location: Phnom Penh and frequently travel to provinces -||- April 5, 2012
 


I. Nutrition Specialist


 

Purpose of the position

  • To equitably improve physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food throughout the year of targeted poorest and food-insecure households to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for active and healthy life.

Job Specification

  • Involved primarily in activities related to home garden clients, school gardens and home garden and school field days in these villages.
  • Follow-up on family nutrition education training by consulting with home garden households to confirm that they have understood the training and to assist them to adopt new, improved practices related to family nutrition. These "extension visits" or mentoring/ coaching will be conducted with a sample of home garden households each time family nutrition education training with home garden clients the nutrition specialist visits a village.
  • Collaborate with and coordinate the stablishment of producer-marketing groups to strengthen marketing strategies for home garden clients, training and mentoring assistance to households to encourage them to treat their gardens as micro-enterprises; and savings-led credit and other activities, as agreed by producer-marketing group members.
  • Support the agronomists to conduct training with home garden clients on post-harvest management
  • Developing and coordinating nutrition-related activities as part of field day events related to home gardens and the School Garden project
  • Assist in developing and coordinating nutrition-related activities that form part of training and/or field day events with other HARVEST clients, e.g., commercial farmers, rice farmers, pond aquaculture clients, forest communities, etc.

Job Requirement

  • Bachelor degree in Agriculture on rural community development or/and equivalent
  • At least 1-years work experience in the field of family nutrition or related fields public health, medical fields, maternal/infant health and nutrition
  • Ability to provide training, technical assistance and mentoring support using participatory and interactive methods and tools, particularly as this is relevant to promoting learning and adoption of new practices among individuals and households in rural communities.
  • Willingness and demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a team environment and collaborate with people of other disciplines
  • Excellent interpersonal, representational and networking skills and cross cultural sensitivity
  • Ability to communicate well and clearly in spoken English, as well as spoken and written Khmer
  • Computer literacy

Term of Reference (TOR)


Interested candidates are advised to send CVs with cover letter to FLD Support Unit, House #1, Street 323, Sangkat Beoung Kork II, Khan Toul Kork, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; or by email to recruitment@fldcambodia.org and dane@fldcambodia.org not later than August 31, 2012 at 5pm. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. And detailed job description is available at Website: www.fldcambodia.org. Only short-list candidates will be invited for an interview.

There will be no return of applications.
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