Technical Volunteers needed – Agri-business, Apiculture, Vegetable Processing, & Rural Livelihood Development

Job Description

Through the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program, volunteers provide the opportunity to share their skills and experience with individuals, organizations, and businesses around the world. Volunteers donate their time and knowledge, and in turn, directly improve the lives of others. Volunteers have supported women and youth entrepreneurs, food and agriculture businesses, schools and training centers, and farmers – enabling them to earn more income, feed their communities, and gain new jobs.

Please note that as part of the Farmer-to-Farmer Consortium, this assignment is made possible through USAID funding. In accordance to USAID guidelines, any candidates submitted for consideration under this project must be a US Citizen or a Legal Permanent Resident. 

We currently recruiting for the following assignments (timeframe of the assignment listed outside the title):

SEN329 – Essential Oils Making Techniques for Soap and Cosmetics – March 2023

SEN330 – TOT on Fruit and Vegetable Processing – March 2023

SEN331 – Training on Hygiene and Quality Standards for Fonio Processing – sometime March-May 2023

SEN332 – TOT on Market Gardening Techniques – sometime January-March 2023

SEN333 – Soap making techniques using Agricultural products – June 2023

SEN334 – TOT on Fruits and Vegetables Processing and preservation techniques – sometime January-February 2023

SEN335 – Production of Natural Agriculture Product-Based Cosmetics – sometime February-April 2023

SEN336 – Agro-ecological Farming – January 2023

Responsibilities

The volunteer experience:

F2F assignments are driven by the needs of the host organizations the program serves. In-country representatives work with local organizations and partners to identify challenges that cannot be overcome with the knowledge and skills at hand. Together, they develop scopes of work that define volunteer assignments. Winrock’s recruiters use these scopes of work to identify volunteers through an extensive electronic database and volunteer network. Winrock staff coordinate all travel and logistical arrangements for the volunteers and help acquaint travelers with the culture of host countries.

Volunteers donate their time and work independently or as part of a team of experts. Most volunteers travel abroad for an assignment that lasts two to four weeks.

Once volunteers reach their destinations, transportation and interpreting services are arranged by local Winrock staff members who serve as contacts during the assignment. Volunteers then work directly with organizations and businesses to exchange ideas, solve problems, and create lasting solutions. Many volunteers develop long-term relationships with the organizations they serve and return on follow-up assignments to refine solutions and provide further technical assistance.

What is the F2F program looking for?

We are looking for volunteers with a wide range of experience, including but not limited to:

Technical areas: agribusiness, entrepreneurship, marketing, international trade, food processing, access to credit, farming, agricultural sciences, nutrition, livestock development, natural resource management, community development, renewable energy, gender, education and training, engineering, and information communications technologies.

General capacity building: business planning, organizational development, management, finance and administration, human resource development, and fundraising.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and/or 5 years of related experience

Experience Requirements

• Experience working with underserved populations
• Experience training adults
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Volunteers must be 21+

Benefits

Professionally: This is an opportunity to adapt, share, and deepen experience and skills in a different context.

Travel: Our programs covers round-trip airfare, incidental expenses (costs of passports, visas and required immunizations), and per diem to cover housing, meals and incidental expenses.

Personally: Volunteers leave their assignments knowing that they made a difference. The people-to-people exchange results in lasting and rewarding connections. Some volunteers also leave their assignment feeling closer to their heritage and culture.

Become part of a network: Many who have served as volunteers, participate in Winrock’s alumni network. Winrock also has Volunteer Champions, who can serve as a resource for new volunteers as they undertake a first-time experience traveling or volunteering abroad or conducting a virtual assignment with participants on the other side of the world.