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Project Field Coordinator(Sichuan, IMAR, Gansu, Xinjiang)
 -- Job Description
 

Position Name   Project Field Coordinator

Reports to         Project Director or his designation

Position Summary

The Small Farmers Adapting to Global Markets Project and the Sustainable Agricultural Development Project Phase II (the “Projects”) require a Project Field Coordinator respectively for the project field office in Sichuan, Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Xinjiang to carry out certain responsibilities related to the needs of both Projects. The project field coordinator must be currently resident in these provinces and will work under the supervision of the Project Director based in the Beijing Project Office and together with the Canadian Long-Term Technical Advisor (LTTA) in the provincial field offices (Chengdu, Sichuan; Huhhut, IMAR; Lanzhou, Gansu; Urumqi, Xinjiang).

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 of the pilot projects under Small Farmers Project;

    2. Assist in establishing the provincial field office (PFO) in the provincial capital, and the county field office (CFO) in the counties;

    3. Assist with the administration of the PFO/CFO, including logistics, financial management and personnel;

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

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

    6. 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;

    7. Coordinate the implementation of the pilot projects in project sites;

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

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

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

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

    12. 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.

    13. 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.

Qualifications and Minimum Requirements

    1. Chinese nationality with comprehension competency of local dialect.

    2. Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree in agricultural field preferred.

    3. Proven proficiency in English. Demonstrated written and oral communications skills.

    4. Three to five years experiences on management and agricultural field.

    5. Ability to work effectively on multiple issues/tasks under extremely tight deadlines.

    6. Ability to work in the county.

    7. Computer software and other communication tools proficiency.

Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications.