KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

  1. Pre and Post certification

• Organize Pre and post certification training
• Provide support to producer organizations to prepare towards audit through trainings on the
Fairtrade standards
• Support producer organizations in the implementation of corrective measures and follow up on
performance issues

  1. Organizational strengthening
    • Support on producer needs and concerns, advocate on relevant policies to enhance FTA’s work
    with the local opinion leaders and decision makers.
    • Ensure awareness of the local trends, perceptions and players in the local community.
    • Support the identification of opportunities for programmes and projects development
    • Support and provide advice to producer groups to enable access to trade and marketing
    opportunities
    • Represent FTA in country and field events
    • Support the needs and situational assessment of producer organizations and propose
    recommendations to best support Small Producer Organizations
    • Provide thematic training on issues such as; Gender, workers’ rights, climate change, living
    income among others.
  2. Membership Support
    • Support in the FTA membership strategy and ensure follow up on membership issues with
    regional office.
    • Submit necessary reports on country activities as per required timelines
    • Advise on member’s perceptions and attitudes towards FTA and the NFOs and other
    stakeholders operating within the region

    SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, community development, social sciences or related field
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in agricultural development
• Knowledge and understanding of Fairtrade standards
• Thematic knowledge and expertise in FTA’s priority areas
• Good command of spoken and written English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to interact with individuals across multi-functional disciplines
• Good organizational skills
• Good training and facilitation skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and cope with pressure, multi-task.
• Flexible team player, with awareness of and sensitivity to the multi-cultural environment in which the FTA
operates;

This vacancy is archived.

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