Duration: October 2021 - January 2022
Location: Home-based
Background
We are WWF, one of the world’s leading nature conservation organisations. We have been working for nearly 60 years and have offices in 100 countries, and started the programme in Myanmar in 2014. In Myanmar, as in the rest of South East Asia, rubber plantations have been a major focus of attention on the agricultural sector. On the one hand side, the increased of demand for natural rubber has raised the price of the commodity making it an attractive industrial crop that can be used to improve farmers’ economies. Therefore, WWF Myanmar is working on creating a large advocacy programme for rubber farmers where they can learn techniques that can improve their productivity, income stability, and learn to care for the environment and the ecosystem services. WWF Myanmar is also designing a wide range of multimedia training material that will train the farmers, ad different difficulty levels, the good practices on sustainable natural rubber (SNR), and the core principles of agroecology in a practical way.
Objective of the consultancy
The main objective of the consultancy is to support the agriculture team on the creation of the teaching materials associated with SNR and agroecological principles that can be implemented in rubber plantations to improve productivity and protect natural resources. Unfortunately, due to the current health and political situation that the country is facing, trainings in the field are not available at the beginning. Therefore, the consultant has to work hand in hand with the communications team to create multimedia content. Hence, depending on its content, the consultant should provide advice regarding the skills required to learn best each module, what are the prerequisites, and who should learn it.
Major Responsibilities: Defining the content of the training programme on rubber and contribute with communication team on the way in which the training material should be adapted and provided to the targeted population.
The Specific responsibilities, Outputs & Deliverables are expressed in details at https://www.wwf.org.mm/en/myanmar_career_page/
Requirements
● Master’s degree and bachelor title in agriculture related studies with at least 5 years of experience in the implementation of SNR training projects (different combinations of education degrees can be considered based on their field experience).
● Strong applied work on SNR in Myanmar or places with similar conditions.
● Previous experience working in Myanmar is strongly desired.
● Knowledge of Myanmar language and dialects is a valuable asset.
● Proven understanding on agroecology, agroforestry, and SNR.
● Awareness of the socio-political and economic context of the country.
Closing Date: 15th October 2021 (Friday)
How to apply:
Interested applicants are required to submit their electronic copies of their CV’s highlighting their experience on the field of the consultancy and at least two reference contacts to vacancy.mm@wwf.org.mm and myothet.tin@wwf.org.mm
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.