The Project Associate provides administrative, technical, and coordination support for the development of capacity-building programs under TA-6884 REG: Green and Resilient Rural Recovery through Agri-Food System Transformation in the Asia and Pacific Region – Capacity Building on Food Safety Module Development, focusing on priority commodities supported under the Philippine ProsPER Project. The position is a Contracted Service Personnel role under the Project Development and Technical Services unit, based at the SEARCA UPLB Campus, Los Baños, Laguna.
Terms of Reference:
1. Provide technical and coordination support for the development of food safety capacity-building modules and related project outputs.
2. Support document review, literature review, and data gathering on food safety standards, regulations, practices, and priority commodities.
3. Assist in drafting food safety training modules, learning materials, presentations, tools, and templates.
4. Support the preparation, review, and refinement of food safety module development materials based on technical expert and stakeholder inputs.
5. Assist in data and information consolidation, preliminary analysis, and preparation of technical summaries and briefs.
6. Assist in the preparation and documentation of meetings, technical consultations, validation workshops, training activities, and stakeholder engagements.
7. Support coordination with technical experts, government agencies, project stakeholders, and other relevant partners.
8. Support preparation of interim and final reports and other project documentation.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Agri-related courses, Food Science, Food Technology, Development Studies, or a related field.
Work Experience:
- At least three (3) years of professional experience in project coordination, research, technical assistance, capacity building, agriculture/agrifood systems, food safety, value chain, and related development projects.
- Experience in supporting donor-funded, government, development, or international organization projects, preferably involving agriculture, food systems, food safety, SME development, or capacity building.
- Experience in data gathering, encoding, documentation, and report preparation, including training materials and presentations.
Skills:
- Good coordination and communication skills, particularly in working with technical experts and stakeholders.
- Strong organizational, research, data gathering, documentation, and technical writing skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other collaboration platforms.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, and willingness to travel and participate in field visits, stakeholder consultations, workshops/trainings, and meetings as required by the project.
Closing date: 2026-10-20
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online through the SEARCA HRIS application form (https://hris.searcaapps.org/v1/vacancy-management/139/application-form). You may need to register first before submitting an application. Applications will be received not later than 20 October 2026 or until a suitable candidate is accepted/hired.