The leading agriculture consulting and R&D firm of Southeast Asia is looking for a Agriculture Economist
Our mission is to make our clients successful in the sustainable production and marketing of food. Since 2006, we have worked closely with our clients to achieve this mission and assist our clients to improve practices across the value chain, from farm to fork.
Over the past years we have built a multidisciplinary team of experienced and talented professionals that share our mission, vision and values. We continue to look for dynamic and self-motivated individuals that can contribute to our team and add value to our projects and clients.
To further increase our positive impact on the agribusiness sector of Myanmar, we are looking for an Agriculture Economist to be based in our Yangon office.
The ideal applicant has significant work experience in value chain analysis, value chain development, and training. The agriculture economist will have a strong interest in using research insights to make a positive impact on the Myanmar agriculture sector. The applicant has excellent analytical skills, is results driven and proactively takes on a wide range of assignments, ranging from different types of value chain studies to using the collected insights for training development and delivery.
For more information about Fresh Studio, visit our website http://www.freshstudio.vn
Please note that this vacancy is subject to incoming projects.
I. Job identification
Position title : Agricultural economist
Work location : Yangon, Myanmar. But the position involves traveling.
II. Key Organizational Relationships
Report to : Country Manager Myanmar
III. Tasks and responsibilities
Depending on the project portfolio, you will be managing projects that involve:
a) Farm, value chain and sector analysis:
- Set up and implement studies to obtain a deep understanding of value chains, farm management systems, productivity and profitability trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities which farmers face in a certain sector;
- Combine collected insights and the latest applied research insights to increase the skills of farmers to manage their farm business. The agriculture economist is expected to use the insights to set up support systems and develop trainings for farmers to improve the management of their farm.
b) Training design and delivery
- Use insights to develop training curricula for different stakeholders to address identified value chain bottlenecks
- Deliver interactive training programs, including practical demonstrations, interactive exercises and coaching trajectories that engage value chain stakeholders (i.e. farmers, processing companies)
c) Business Development
- Support acquisition by keeping up to date on relevant opportunities through relevant (digital) channels and active networking with key stakeholders
- Present Fresh Studio’s track record to and actively engage potential clients
- Develop project ideas and write project proposals
- Develop work plans and budgets based on Terms of Reference
d) Project Management
- Implement work plans in a professional and independent manner
- Guiding teams in achieving project results in time and of high quality
- Set up protocols and systems to monitor work performance
- Create brief and professional reports about executed work
Requirements:
Education
Minimum requirement: a MSc in agriculture economics, development economics, agribusiness, finance, or other business-related field of study, with a specialization and/or work experience in the agri-business sector.
Experience
- At least 3 years of professional work experience in the agricultural or agribusiness sector. Experience in the aquaculture sector is a pre.
- Capable of performing financial analysis of a farming system, including a profitability analysis and a cost-benefit analysis of investments
- Experience in conducting qualitative and quantitative surveys
- Experience working with both primary and secondary data
- Affinity with teaching farm management practices and coaching. Experience developing training programs is considered a plus
- Experience in working with different stakeholders in the agriculture sector, including the farmers, farmer groups, CSOs and the private sector
Skills
- A team player with a hands-on mentality
- Excellent communicator
- Effective time management and organizational skills (e.g. ability to plan and arrange own work with minimal supervision)
- Professional, passionate for excellence and result-driven
- Passion for sustainable food
- Proactive
- Willing to travel
- Excellent both in oral and written English
If your profile matches with this job description and you are interested and excited to start working for Fresh Studio, please send your CV and a motivation letter before 28 August to Hsu Mon Aung: hsu.mon.aung@freshstudio.vn. Please note that this vacancy is subject to incoming projects.
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