Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Cacao by-product sales and commercialization
Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Cacao by-product sales and commercialization
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Job Description
This FarmertoFarmer assignment will be implemented in th town of Santa Lucia in the Hunuco region of Peru. The goal of this assignment is to support the members of the Asociacion de Agricultures Agroindustriales Santa Lucia who work in cacao in the development of their sales skills and cacao byproducts commercialization plans.
Objectives:
- Understand cacao byproduct market and target customers
- Develop sale skills
- Understand foundation of commercial plans
Deliverables:
- Train the association of Santa Lucia members to identify different types of customers cacao and byproducts market and sales techniques.
- Develop an action plan with the organization to increase their sales and identify byproduct customers.
- Set foundation to develop cacao byproducts (nibs and cacao paste) commercial plans.
- A Trip Report with SMART Recommendations that will help to improve the Host Organizations business.
- An outreach activity. Upon return to the United Statest the volunteer is asked to share his or her FarmertoFarmer Program experience with their community and networks.
Qualifications :
- Business degree with a background in food and beverage (F&B) wholesale retail and commodity sales in global markets
- Four or moreyears of experience in the cacao and cacao byproduct commercialization/market
- Experience with cooperative businesses and/or producer organizations desirable
- Knowledge of adult group training and facilitation
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to transmit his/her knowledge in a nontechnical language.
- Spanish language skills are preferable.
The volunteer must also have significant experience working in an international setting and awareness of cultural differences. The volunteer must be comfortable traveling in rural areas of a foreign country with limited resources.
Additional Information :
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL ALSO HAVE THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ability to be flexible and available for two week volunteer assignments;
- Desire to promote crosscultural learning and exchanges through technical assistance;
- Available for virtual communications with Host Organization and Staff;
- U.S. citizen or resident; and
- Advanced English language skills in reading writing and speaking.
All application materials must be submitted in English. Compensation in the form of lodging transportation and per diem is provided by NCBA CLUSA. No salary/consultant fees are paid. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. Provide your CV on SmartRecruiter or
NCBA CLUSA is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals regardless of personal characteristics are encouraged to apply; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin political affiliation sexual orientation gender identity marital status disability genetic information age and legally protected characteristics for nonmerit factors.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
