Title of the project: Technical support on the on-farm implementation of the program "Environmentally and socially more sustainable banana production in Cameroon/ Côte d´Ivoire" in relation to monitoring.
Required competences and skills
Proposers can be organizations, entities or natural or legal persons with the following competences and skills:
• Completed degree in agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, forestry, or similar.
• Extensive experience in auditing (e.g. FairTrade, Rainforest Alliance, GlobalGap or others)
• Knowledge in the above-mentioned program areas, ideally in banana cultivation
• Fluency in French and English
• Absolute confidentiality when handling information/data from the farms and the program
• Experience with the realities in Cameroon and Côte d´Ivoire
• Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships, negotiate or mediate on key issues, resolve conflicts and develop skills
• Ability to work quickly and efficiently to meet deadlines
• Personal integrity and with the ability to engage partners at all levels
• Adherence to the WWF values, which are: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Committed.
Activities
1. Participate in trainings with experienced consultants of the program
2. Elaborate training material adapted to the African context
3. Train the farms on the Sustainability Catalogue
4. Monitor the implementation of the whole set of measures (see Sustainability Catalogue) on the farms twice a year and give advice on the correct implementation of program measures during the monitoring process
5. Elaborate a report of the findings and propose corrective actions
6. Measure KPIs on a preselection of program measures once a year
7. Participate in regular communication and workshops with the program team WWF/EDEKA/Supplier/Consultants monthly.
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