Consultant – China

       1. Producer Services

• Assess needs and situation and propose custom recommendations to best support Producer Organisations (POs) - SPO/HL/CP organisations in Fairtrade system assigned to you in China.
• Work as a seamless conduct in transfer of information from producers to NAPP management and vice versa
• Responsible for supporting PO’s in the development and improvement of Fairtrade development plans and responsible for supporting premium committees in the development premium plans
• Provide direct technical assistance to Members in development of business strategic plans, marketing plans related to business development and growth requirements
• Act as a key point of contact for member and producer organization queries, ensuring that, as far as possible, issues are dealt with promptly and efficiently
• Coordinates NAPP and other stakeholder contact with member organisations
• Advises NAPP regional team on how best to meet membership needs and the packaging of such support, and leads the roll out of such support
• Prepare and submit project field reports within the approved MEL framework

• In liaison with the COO/Regional General Manager for your region, and the fundraising team identify opportunities for programmes and projects development
• With the Regional General Manager and the Markets team, coordinate responses to market queries regarding Fairtrade market opportunities
• Support trader engagement function in your country in coordination with markets and supply chain support team
• Assess value chain interventions for producer organization to ensure that they are dynamic, competitive and robust.
• Ensure value chain interventions make the products more internationally competitive price and quality-wise  

• Oversee support in pre and post certification support mainly conducted by Fairtrade officers of various producer organizations
• New applicant support – on gap assessment on certification benchmarks and current status
• Preparation of the PO for audit – for both existing POs and new applicants.
• Post: support POs in corrective measures
• Flagging major non compliances to the Regional General Managers and planning support on corrective measures
• Follow up of PO performance to prevent getting to suspension stage  

• Represent NAPP in appropriate country level events / forums
• Build strong relationships with external and internal stakeholders to determine needs and requirements
• Understand producer needs and concerns and ensure these needs are communicated appropriately among stakeholders for NAPP’s benefit  

• Establish a business case for each project, supported by budget information and income projections.
• Monitor operational activities and effectiveness of results, and outcomes
• Lead the project implementation in your country, with support from Regional General Manager, participating POs, hired resource persons/partner organisations, and move provide effective project management as required
• Develop programmes and work plans for Training of Trainers (ToTs) for
• Fairtrade Officers of POs or other relevant stakeholders  

• Overall responsibility in ensuring the implementation of NAPP financial and accounting SOP and rules
• Work with Finance and Admin officer and consolidate reports from the region and submit to RGM, Finance Manager and MEL Manager
• Prepare and manage overall annual regional budgets
• Involved in financial resource mobilization for the region programmes through regional fundraising strategy and plans
• Participate in audits and submit the required reports on as needed basis

• A graduate degree in Agriculture & or allied subjects like Horticulture/Forestry with a management degree from a reputed institute.
• Experience in working with agriculture value chains.
• Desired work experience – 15 years in agri-business environment.
• Language proficiency in English, and local language a must.
• Must be self-motivated individual who can work on minimal supervision.
• Should be a team player and must be comfortable working with cross – cultural and cross – functional teams.
• This role is designed as a balanced field and desk-based position, with approximately 50% travel and 50% desk work.  

• The position reports into the Chief Operation Officer(COO).  

• Consultant Fees: The compensation will be determined based on the Consultant’s qualifications and experience, in alignment with the organization’s compensation structure.
• Terms of the contract: The position will be offered on a consultant contract during the probation period. Upon successful completion and satisfactory performance, the consultant may be offered a long-term contract, subject to the organization’s discretion 
• Start date: 10 September 2026. 
• You will be required to travel frequently within the region of responsibility. 
• Applications (Motivation letter indicating how the incumbent fits the requirements and why the incumbent wishes to apply for the post, honorarium indication and Curriculum Vitae) should be sent to the following address: hr@fairtradenapp.org 
• Location of the post: The consultant must reside in China to facilitate efficient access to producer organizations. 
• Only those applicants who will be invited for an interview will be contacted