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Project Field Coordinator (Sichuan) -- Job Description
 

Position Name     Project Field Coordinator

Reports to     Project Director or his designation

Position Summary

The Small Farmers Adapting to Global Markets Project (the “Projects) requires a Project Field Coordinator the pilot project field office in Santai County, Sichuan Province. The project field coordinator must be currently resident in the province and will work under the supervision of the Project Manager based in the Beijing Project Office.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Project Field Coordinator under contract to Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), will and will be responsible to:

1. Liaise closely with the Chinese counterpart bureaus and organizations on all matters related to effective project implementation in Santai County under Small Farmers Project in Sichuan province;

2. Assist with the administration of the project field office, including logistics, financial management and personnel;

3. Provide translation and interpretation to Canadian in their interactions with Chinese counterparts to ensure effective and accurate communication;

4. Coordinate training programs related to agriculture extension and Train the Trainers (TOTs) in the province to ensure their effective design, planning and implementation;

5. Coordinate the implementation of the project gender strategy and its effective implementation in the province to ensure appropriate levels of women’s participation in all activities;

6. Coordinate the implementation of the pilot projects in three pilot project sites (Zizhong, Pengzhou and Santai);

7. Provide administrative and logistical assistance as required for delivery of workshops, seminars and training programs in the province;

8. Assist in the preparation of work plans, progress reports and other documentation or reports as required;

9. Assist in the preparation of Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) and other documents to support tendering for sub-projects and local consultants;

10. Assist in managing the effective implementation of sub-contract and local consultants in accordance with project outcomes and outputs;

11. Provide information and intelligence, written or verbally in English, gathered from a network of key contacts, scrutiny of press articles, the Internet or by other means that is relevant to the effective implementation of the project.

12. Provide inputs to the agricultural program website (www.ccag.com.cn) and coordinate the submission of technical materials and field activities information to BPO website coordinator and/or website technical maintenance personnel in Beijing.