TA Sustainable value chains development

Context of the project:

The province of Phongsaly is characterized by a mountainous landscape with steep slopes and narrow valleys. In this province, climate change is already impacting the farming systems through strong heats, increasing rainfalls and drought episodes. This impact increased the economic fragility of the rural families and the vulnerability of the local value chains. The access to water was identified as a basic need that is not yet satisfied in the most vulnerable communities of Phongsaly province and the protein sector is weak, which leads to the local communities lack of proper nutrition. Based on the outcomes and evaluations from CCL’s previous interventions in the province, the project proposes to strengthen the resilience of the Phongsaly’s population in order to favour the sustainable development of the territory. The project has 3 interrelated specific objectives:

1. 1. Rural communities from Phongsaly province are economically more resilient and integrated within strengthened local value chains
2. The natural resources of Phongsaly province are preserved and sustainably managed to favor a sustainable, inclusive, and localized economic development
3. The local stakeholders of Phongsaly province are strengthened, locally acknowledged, and participate in the sustainable and inclusive development of the territory

The CCL is seeking a highly skilled and motivated person to be part of the GREEN project team as a Technical Assistant in Sustainable Value chains development, to work mainly in the specific objectives 1 and 3.

Main responsibilities:

• Work with local government staff and local communities, following participatory approach with respect for the environment, indigenous rights and gender equality, to support the development of micro-economic projects and smallholders economic activities in the targeted villages,
• Work on the establishment of new sustainable crops value chains in selected villages,
• Lead, in collaboration with the Agriculture Technical Advisor, concertation meetings with selected villages and district joint committees to improve the improve the development of sustainable value chains adapted to climate change issues.
• Lead the training and monitoring of farmers selected for the development of the economic micro project on entrepreneurship and micro-project management skills (planning budget management…),
• Link the value chain development with national and international companies ready to invest or purchase the sustainable value chains developed and connect them with villagers.
• Lead the organisation of technical exchanges between similar micro-projects and lead to the autonomous management of these micro-economic projects,
• Participate in the implementation of trainings related to local value chains development,
• Participate in the creation of participatory and exchanges events that will gather the villages’ communities and ensure the sustainability of the micro-project supported by the project,
• Organise regular meetings and visit with the districts’ joint committees for a proper handover of the micro-project monitoring to local authorities and village leaders,
• Provision of technical and methodological advice for activity implementation.
• Collect data, write quality activity reports, provide analysis & recommendations to improve the action,
• Coordinate activities with others project components and with local authorities,
• Contribute to project representation.