• Liaise closely with Canadian STTA, Chinese STTA, Chinese counterpart bureaus and organizations all matters related to effective project implementation;

• Assist in establishing the project field office (PFO) in the county;

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

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

• Translate English and Chinese documents, correspondences as necessary;

• 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;

• Coordinate the implementation of the project gender strategy in the pilot project areas to ensure appropriate levels of women’s participation in all activities;

• Coordinate the implementation of the project environmental strategy in the pilot project areas to ensure environmental sustainability incorporated in all activities;

2. Training

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

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

• Provide administrative and logistical assistance as required for delivery of workshops, seminars and training programs in the province/county;

• Submit specific training activity planner to BPO fro approval prior to delivery;

• Compile training database of the all in-province training and feed such information on a regular basis to the BPO;

3. Administration

• Effectively manage operation and maintenance of PFO facilities;

• Update office procurement database;

• Arrange for meetings as directed;

• Manage filing;

4. Finance

• Liaise closely with Beijing Program Office on financial dealings;

• Prepare monthly budget for field office;

• Prepare monthly expense claims and summary ledger;

• Provide detail description of expenses in English on the receipts;

• Offer the supporting papers/documents as detail as possible, such as the name list of trainees for the training expense claim;

• Verify the receipts against expenses;

• Verify per diems against allowances;

• Make photocopies of all expense claims and the receipts; keep one set of copies at field office and send another set to BPO with the original ones;

5. Travel Arrangements

• Assist in preparation of itinerary for Canadian & Chinese STTA or colleagues from BPO or Ottawa headquarter office at AAFC related to the visits to pilot project site;

• Assist in arrangements of local logistic for Canadian & Chinese STTA or colleagues from BPO or Ottawa headquarter office at AAFC related to the visits to pilot project site;

6. Workplans/Reports

• Develop annual workplan including activity sheets for pilot project in consultation with local partners and BPO;

• Submit quarterly based activity table for pilot project to BPO at the end of previous quarter and update the information as required;

• Update activity sheets after the activity delivered;

• Submit weekly and monthly progress updates to BPO at the end of previous week;

• Write semi-annual and annual progress reports and other related documents as required;

Qualifications and Minimum Requirements