[Reader-list] Sustainable Agriculture Officer position at NCF

[Chintan]

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Archi Rastogi

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kalyan Varma <kalyan at rtns.org>
Date: Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 2:35 AM
Subject: Sustainable Agriculture Officer position at NCF


  The Nature Conservation Foundation has a full-time 2-year contractual
position of Sustainable Agriculture Officer for a project related to
conservation in plantation landscapes in the Western Ghats. The project is
carried out in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance (http://www.ra.org),
a leading international conservation organisation involved in propagation of
sustainable agricultural practices and certification of plantation produce.

We are looking for a highly motivated person with a keen interest in
biodiversity conservation and environmental issues, with knowledge of and
experience in working in productive agricultural landscapes. Desirable
qualifications are a graduate with at least 5 years experience in
agriculture, preferably in tea, coffee, or cardamom plantations. The person
must have excellent communication skills, a well-rounded personality capable
of working in a team and bringing diverse stakeholders together to achieve
project goals in a timely manner. The job entails communication with various
stakeholders from the plantation sector, government, and conservation
community, and arranging and conducting meetings, training, and workshops.
The person shall assist other project staff in the creation and updating of
database, website, and internet resources. preparation and printing of
publications, auditor training and outreach activities, and assisting with
field training and monitoring as required. The work shall involve periodic
travel and field visits (travel and related accommodation costs will be
borne by project as per norms). The selected candidate will be provided an
attractive salary commensurate with experience.

Kindly send detailed curriculum vitae with a covering letter explaining your
interest in the project to T. R. Shankar Raman by email (trsr at ncf-india.org)
by 20 December 2009.

Project leaders
Drs Divya Mudappa & T. R. Shankar Raman
Senior Scientists
NCF Rainforest Restoration Research Station
8/364 Cooperative Colony
Valparai 642127, TN, India