Location: Outside of Kathmandu

Work Hours: The FSTT will be required to follow a six-day work week and work during holidays. Work hour is not limited to 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM and no provision for overtime.

Reports to: Training Coordinator and Food Security Program Manager

Education: University Bachelor’s degree in a Project-related subject (Agriculture, Health). Language Proficiency: Professional oral and written English and Nepali proficiency.

Prior Work Experience:

• Minimum 1 year experience working alongside village community members on locally prioritized agriculture projects in Nepal.
• Willing to live with a Nepali family at the Training site outside of Kathmandu for the duration of contract period.
• Computer proficiency in MS Office: Windows, Excel, Word.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: University Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or Food Security.

Prior Work Experience:

• Experience providing direct technical support on beekeeping and the cultivation of fruit trees, ginger, turmeric, and mushrooms in rural village settings in Nepal.
•  Experience partnering with rural community members (especially groups of farmers, women, and youth) to identify, enhance, and mobilize their strengths to address community interests and priorities.
• Experience planning and implementing training sessions and other learning activities that embrace the Experiential Learning Cycle.
• Experience facilitating learning environments that promote collaborative, peer-supported learning.
• Experience partnering with individuals with marginalized social identities (caste, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, and so on) in Nepal.
• Experience navigating language and culture in a rural village community setting in Nepal.
• Experience in a cross-cultural setting with American or international organizations.
• Experience with organizations that achieve their mission through volunteerism.

Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes:

• Communication: Strong communication and interpersonal skills, conflict management skills, diplomacy and tact with staff, Volunteers, Trainees, community members and members of the government. Is cross-culturally sensitive and strives to communicate openly.
• Motivation: Ability to work independently and proactively, is self-motivated and adaptable to constantly changing situations, and accepts responsibility.
• Professionalism: Maintains confidentiality regarding Volunteer issues and other information, and possesses a strong sense of integrity. Sets a positive example for peers and PCVs in performance of professional duties (is punctual, diligent, well-groomed, etc.). Acts as a team member in a consensus-building atmosphere, encourages constructive feedback and accepts suggestions for improvement, and willingly responds to reasonable requests from both colleagues and supervisors in a timely manner.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To ensure full credit for your experience, please indicate dates of employment by month, day, and year and the number of hours worked per week in your resume.

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