Antecedentes

Fruits and Vegetables are gradually emerging as important sub-sector in Nepal and contributes to roughly 15% of total agriculture produce. Demand for fruits and vegetables is in increasing trend. According to the Kalimati fruits and vegetable market centre, which is the largest fruits and vegetable centre in Nepal, roughly 31% of fruits and vegetables sold by the centre is imported from various countries including India. Despite increased demands of fruits and vegetables, there is a huge difference between vegetable farm gate price and the retailer price due to the presence of various layers of middlepersons in the vegetable supply chain. This Cooperative Market Development Program (CMDP) is a joint initiative of Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation (MoCPA), Government of Nepal and United Nations Development Program and is being implemented under National Implementation Modality. CMDP is a five-year project started from 2018. The overall objective of the project is to establish and operationalize cooperative market chain of vegetables and fruits to increase farmers’ income and other livelihood opportunities, which in turn will contribute to the poverty reduction in Nepal. The project will achieve this outcome by ensuring establishment of an efficient and sustainable vegetable and fruits collection centers starting from primary cooperative to regional terminal in Kathmandu valley and Chitwan. The project covers 6 districts adjoining to the Kathmandu Valley and will establish 72 primary collection centres at village level, 18 collection centers at municipal level, 4 district terminals and 2 regional terminals/markets. Approximately 14,400 households of 72 fruits and vegetables cooperatives will be linked to this cooperative market chain and will directly benefit from this project. The project contributes directly to SDG1(poverty) and 2 (hunger, nutrition).

Deberes y responsabilidades

Under the overall supervision of National Project Director (NPD) and National Project Coordinator (NPC), Cooperative Development Officer (CDO) will report to the National Project Manager (NPM).

The incumbent will be responsible for providing institutional capacity development of MoCPA local government and cooperatives:

Responsibilities

• Design institutional capacity development plan for MOCPA, local government and cooperatives on cooperative development'
• Design training content based on cooperative principles, values, norms and business model and prepare methodology, training material and training manual;
• Prepare training reports, conduct M&E of training, and prepare training database;
• Conduct/coordinate cooperative related level training at national/regional/local level;
• Support cooperatives to identify individual and organizational training needs;
• Facilitate local cooperatives to adhere to the cooperatives principles; work for quality control;
• Liaise with cooperatives for training related activities;
• Work on any other training related activities as per immediate needs and priorities, as required;
• Conduct workshops/consultations/meetings with relevant stakeholders as necessary.

 Impact of Functions:

• Functioning cooperatives adhering to the cooperative principle with increased capacity of local government for facilitation, monitoring and oversight.

Competencias

Corporate Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Good inter-personal skills;
• Clear and upfront communication skills;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Collaborates effectively in a team environment;
• Organized and good with following-up on pending issues; meets deadlines;
• Promote learning and knowledge management/sharing;
• Focuses on delivering results by taking calculated-risks and problem solving approach;
• Fair and transparent decision making; regularly shares information with team members.

 Functional Competencies:

• Promotes sharing of knowledge and experience, and actively works towards continued personal learning and development;
• Good practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues;
• Ability to go beyond established procedures and models, propose new approaches which expand the range of projects;
• Demonstrates strong numerical and analytical skills;
• Experienced in delivering training and other needed capacity/ institutional building support to a wide range of stakeholders including cooperatives;
• Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders;
• Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position;
• Possesses basic knowledge of organizational policies and procedures relating to the position and applies them consistently in work tasks;
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments.

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education:

• Completion of Master's degree in Economics, Management or related fields.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of work experience in Cooperative development;
• Solid understanding of cooperative principles, systems, policies, laws and practices;
• Hands-on experience in developing training materials;
• Experience of conducting/facilitating training to the cooperatives.

Language:

• Excellent speaking and writing skills in English and Nepali are essential.

Other:

• Well versed with computer applications like Word, Excel, Power point etc.