STTA Consultant: Manager Value
Chain - Citrus

A. ASSIGNEMENT

To build the capacity of the harvest and postharvest actors in kinnow to improved management and post-harvest practices through on-farm and off farm demonstrations and hands-on training with follow up of performed activities. 

B. SPECIFIC TASKS OF THE CONSULTANT

Under the scope of work, the consultant shall use his experience and knowledge of best practices to accomplish the following:

• Deliver training for kinnow farmers, contractors and packers work force to reduce postharvest losses of kinnow and involve developing training material;
• Ensure  implementation of work plan (technical assistance, training) allocations necessary for the timely and successful completion of the project work plan tasks and the achievement of component goals and objectives;
• Ensure that the scheduling, technical, and documentary attributes of component actions and related data are fully up to date in the project work plan;
• Assist in ensuring the scopes of work and other project documentation are compliant with project policies, consistent with achieving the overall component goals and objectives, and up to date in the project work plan;
• Ensure that all necessary routine and ad hoc reporting on component activities provides a timely, high quality, and accurate reflection of the component’s progress toward its goals and objectives and are acceptable to the Project;
• Coordinate in the information gathering requirements as indicated by the M&E Department;
• Maintain high ethical standards at all times, avoiding any actual or perceived conflicts of interests;
• Any other duties as assigned by VC Lead-citrus.

C. DELIVERABLES

• Conduct field training on the sites of kinnow farms, pack houses on  harvesting and post-harvest practices;
• Extending Best Harvest and Postharvest Practices and technologies to the kinnow farmers, contractors labor and pack house work force on grading, packaging and storages at Bhalwal;
• Identification of harvest tools, and technologies equipment to introduce among the postharvest actors;
• Strengthen the harvest and postharvest management of kinnow harvest and post-harvest actors with aim to reduce postharvest losses, increase income and creation of jobs;
• Present economic difference by adoption of best practices;
• Monthly planning and progress reports;
• Submission of monthly timesheets which should be approved by his direct supervisor.

D. DURATION, TIMIMG AND SCHEDULE

The consultant will use his services for a period of 03 months, starting from the beginning of November 2014- January 2015 (extendable on the need basis of Project activity), working five days a week.  The consultant will spend the later part of his assignment in promoting management practices and will also develop market linkages.

E. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• M.Sc (Hons) Horticulture with two years of practical experience of harvest, postharvest handling of kinnow;
• Experience of successfully Implementation of modern techniques/technology  at kinnow harvest, pack house level handling, postharvest treatment ,grading, sorting, packaging and export of kinnow;
• In-depth technical knowledge and experience of   kinnow on Harvest, post-harvest handling;
• Ability to work independently; self-motivated with excellent time management and organizational skills;
• Knowledge of the local context, culture and languages is required.