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About Organization of Human Welfare (OHW)

Job Description

• Identify program beneficiary farmers and traders to participate in the value chain marketing program and assist beneficiaries in technical capacity building.  
• Provide training and technical assistance to the farmers and traders. 
• Ensure to implement various marketing components of the value chain Project, including conducting market surveys, designing training curriculum and other similar activities.  
• Collect information from farmers, traders and food processors and report weekly, as required. 
• Assist farmers and traders in adding value to their products for sale to domestic and international markets.  
• Experience in training farmers in quality improvement of high-quality crops that satisfy international export standards. 
• Assist farmers and traders in understanding and completing various export-related documents. 
• Provide accurate documentation of all sales transactions to domestic and international markets from project beneficiaries. 
• Travel to OHW targeted areas and participate in any coordination meetings with private sector organizations. 
• To the extent feasible, coordinate activities with DAIL staff members in the districts.  
• Coordinate program activities with local Shuras and district councils.
• Draft marketing reports according to the activities in the provinces/districts and submit to the Project Manager. 
• Design and adapt the guideline for establishing new or mobilizing existing Self Help Groups (SHGs).
• In collaboration with project partners adapt the agricultural value Chain training manuals and guidelines.
• Will ensure quality implementation of enhanced agricultural production post-harvest handling storage and processing improved food safety and security improved market linkages business development new product marketing and branding.
• Build the capacity of value chain actors through training mentorship and coaching in basic business management and life skills.
• Program management related to distribution of input provision backward linkages and forward market linkage activities to ensure sales through Self Help Groups (SHGs).
• Provide training and coaching to self-help groups and other involved groups on processing marketing packaging and selling approaches.
• S/He will develop value chain strategies with targeted SHGs and establish linkage or coordination with other community producer groups cooperatives associations companies businesses and other intermediaries.
• Facilitate project team members to organize exposure visits trade missions value chain working group platforms and broader stakeholder forums to enhance market linkage.
• Promote exchanges of knowledge and lessons learned in connection with activities under the project and more generally with the development of efficient and inclusive value chains
• Submit accurate compiled reports monthly quarterly work plans and sharing with the final draft with Business and Value Chain Development Specialist.
• Liaise with logistic and finance team and other program team in case of required
• Participating in stakeholders meeting at national and provincial level if required
• Ensure government participation in key social events such as trainings exposure visits workshops etc. as appropriate.
• Participate in relevant national provincial and district level meetings and represent business and value chain development interventions
• Network with other international and local NGOs for experience sharing and learning on business and value chain activities.
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• Any other assigned tasks by the supervisor.  

Skills Required

• COMMUNICATION

Submission Guideline:

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