Food Processing Specialist & Food Marketing Spezialisty

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) welcomes applications from qualified Indonesian national candidates for the following vacancy.  Each candidate should send Application along with curriculum vitae, accompanied by a recent photograph and photocopy of your highest qualification addressed to:
UNIDO-ILO Maluku Pelagandong Project
MalukuTechnology Center , Jl. Wolter Monginsidi, Passo, Ambon 
(ex-kanwil pertanian)
 
Or send electronically to: pelagandong.project@yahoo.com / rkp1969@rediffmail.com / fairy_carol@yahoo.com

 
Closing date:  17th  February  2012
Job Description
 
Food Processing Specialist
 
Post
title:                                           National
Consultant (Food Processing Specialist) 
Duration:                                           12 days(including travel and report
writing)
Duty
station:                         Ambon Island, Maluku Province
Local Counterpart:          BAPPEDA of MalukuProvince
Implementation
Partner:  International
Labour Organisation (ILO)
 
Duties:
The
National Consultant will work under the overall direction and supervision of
the Project Manager, Technical Project Advisor (TPA) and in close cooperation
with the Technical Project Officer (TPO) and National Project Coordinator
(NPC). He/she will be responsible to analyze the production process and improve
product quality for the value added products produced by village productivity
groups established under the Project in the Ambon Island villages. The
assignment will also include providing advice on final product quality and
packaging.
 
Specifically
S/he will in close cooperation with the groups:
 
1.      Assist
groups in streamlining/improving the production process with a view to improve
productivity and costs, product quality, durability and marketability for
chips, juice and abon ikan groups.
2.      Demonstrate
how to produce better quality products with the available tools and materials. 
3.      Explain
the issues related to improving hygiene and sanitation and assist groups in
implementing measures to improve hygiene.
4.      Propose
additional equipment for improving product quality and productivity.
5.      Provide
on-site instruction for TPO to improve advisory services to VPGs.
 
Deliverables:
§         Implement
exemplarily described improvements with at least 2 groups per commodity.
§         Enable
TPO to continue implementation of production improvements with VPGs.
§         Submit
brief report on activities carried out and 
§         Give
detailed account of additional recommendations relating to above points 1 to 5.
 
 
Qualifications
§         Bachelor
degree in Food processing and technology;
§         Practical
experience of working with food processing industry.

 
Food Marketing
Spezialist
 
 
 
Post title:                        National
Consultant (Food Marketing Specialist)
Duration:                               14 days (including travel and 4 days
reporting)
Date required:                      2011
Duty station:             Ambon Island
Local Counterpart:BAPPEDA of Maluku Province
Implementing Partner:International Labour Organisation (ILO)
 
Duties:
The National
Consultant will work under the overall direction and supervision of the Project
Manager and National Project Coordinator (NPC) and in close cooperation with
the Technical Project Advisor (TPA). He/she will be responsible to develop
marketing strategies for products produced by village productivity groups (VPG)
established under the Project. 
 
Specifically
S/he will:
 
§         Determine
possible markets and marketing channels for the products produced by VPGs (for
those produced by more than one group);
§         Assess
products according to market relevance (product quality, design and packaging);
§         Propose
appropriate market segments and related marketing channels
§         Propose
follow-up activities and suitable marketing events/advertising activities
 
Deliverables:
§         Provide
ad-hoc advice to VPGs and project staff;
§         Prepare
summary report to project staff after field work:
§         Prepare
a detailed report including proposals relating to above points.
 
 
Qualifications
 
§         Proven
practitioner with a wide experience in food marketing in Indonesia;
§         Experience
with advising local producers in marketing of their products.