About TechnoServe: Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe’s work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty. The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing...when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.
Position Description: The Farmer Trainer will be responsible of delivering group and on-farm trainings and conduct structured farm visits and farm audits to support adoption of regenerative coffee farming practices, quality coffee processing practices and compliance with Nespresso TASQ Standards by AAA farmers.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Conduct Agronomy and quality processing training to farmers 2. Planning and reporting 3. Encourage women to attend training -adopt practices that encourage women to attend trainings 4. Manage training AAA attendance and data collection 5. Maintain the demonstration plot 6. Visit farmers and Conduct Annual Farm TASQ Audits 7. Stakeholder Management – Community Leaders, Government Representatives etc.
Qualifications and Experience
• Secondary School Graduate/College certificate/Diploma • Willingness to work with coffee farmers in the community • Fluent in Shona • Reside in same area with the farmers and familiar with local community dynamics • Class 3 motorcycle riding license and riding experience • Exposure to coffee farming (parents are coffee farmers or they come from or have worked in a coffee farming community or they studied agriculture) • Willingness and ability to assume full-time employment • Eager to learn technical coffee agronomy skills • Previous exposure to training environment would be an added advantage
We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.
How to Apply
With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes. We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks. If you have a disability that affects your ability to use our online system to apply for a position at TechnoServe please contact the Human Resources at [email protected] or call +1 202 785 4515.
