Junior Food Technologist

The Junior Food Technologist will support the implementation of Farmer Field School activities in Samegrelo Zemo-Svaneti under the Dairy and Fruit & Vegetable processing components of the project. The role involves organizing and delivering farmer trainings, supporting monitoring and evaluation activities, preparing reports, and assisting with procurement-related technical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver training sessions within Dairy and F&V Farmer Field Schools in Samegrelo.
• Disseminate information about the project amongst dairy and F&V farmers in rural communities and explain the Farmer Field School approach.
• Support the identification of new Lead Farmers in Samegrelo Zemo-Svaneti with whom to collaborate in the establishment of Farmer Field Schools, based on the criteria for selection of Lead Farmers.
• Identify together with the Lead Farmer neighbour farmers who will participate in the Farmer Field Schools as Student Farmers.
• Collect data using ZOHO about all field activities and surveys for the project, in coordination with Monitoring & Evaluation specialists.
• Support the preparation of training materials and PPT presentations for the Farmer Field School sessions and master classes, updating and renewing the dairy/F&V processing curriculum, based on feedback from the farmers.
• Implement pre and post tests after all trainings, and analyse the data of knowledge improvement.
• Be aware in detail of the project activities, participate in all project coordination meetings, and propose adjustments and proposals for the regular revision of workplan, logframe, MEAL plan and Communication Plan.
• Prepare draft narrative reports.
• Prepare visibility materials, including human stories, articles and posts about the project activities.
• Contribute to the preparation of procurement plans, and participate in the procurement process, including preparation of technical specifications, identification of possible suppliers, and provide technical revision of proposals as required.
• Support the Head of the Project Office in Zugdidi on the management of storage.

Requirements

• University degree in Food Technology
• At least one year of experience in field work in food technology/ food safety
• Working knowledge of English
• National of Georgia
• Demonstrated understanding of food technology with a focus on dairy and processed fruits and vegetables.
• Excellent communication skills, proven ability to convey complex ideas through clear and effective oral presentations.
• Good skills in community mobilization as well as inter-personal relations.
• Demonstrated ability to work as an effective team member
• Ability to solve problems and adapt to changing situations in field
• Computer literacy with spreadsheets, databases and electronic programmes is an asset.
• Quality of both oral and written communication skills.

Skills

• Food Technology
• Food Safety and Quality
• Dairy Processing
• Fruit and Vegetable Processing
• Field Work
• Farmer Training
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Report Writing
• Procurement Support
• Social Mobilization
• Oral Presentation
• Written Communication
• Spreadsheet Software Knowledge
• Database Management
• Computer Literacy

Languages

English