Job location: Jakarta, Indonesia
BACKGROUND
Yayasan Bina Tani Sejahtera (YBTS) serves smallholder farmers in Indonesia through activities in knowledge transfer and extension, projects with demo plots, training, and field days.
YBTS is targeting more and more farmers across Indonesia, with the goal of serving and supporting farmers’ success in realizing good yield and income through the use of high-quality seeds and good and sustainable farming practices. For more information about YBTS, visit www.binatani.or.id.
The role of Tech Specialist is vital in the work process, with a scope of activities that includes developing and providing technical standards for demo plot establishment, extension materials, and training. In order to succeed, high-quality tech standards, protocols, guidance, and materials are needed for the project activities.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Tech Specialist will be a mobile trainer and will support and advise the technical field staff (new and experienced) in setting up project activities. The Tech Specialist will liaise with partners, stakeholders, and government organizations on the technical aspects and knowledge content of productive and sustainable farming.
- She/he will support practical training and trials in a specific location set up as a learning center for staff, farmers, and other interested stakeholders.
- She/he will assist field staff on technical issues and on training (observation and feedback).
- She/he will contribute to the data management system regarding demo plots, training, and field days.
- She/he will participate in meetings and visits as per Technical Support Hub planning.
This position is required to have familiarity with the results measurement framework—i.e., output, outcome, and impact indicators, including but not limited to: number of farmers served; number of farmers acquiring knowledge and skills; number of farmers applying high-quality seeds and good practices, including sustainable practices; and number of farmers achieving better yield and income.
Work relationships: The Tech Specialist will report to the YBTS Manager; will work and coordinate closely with the Project Leads, data team and digital team leads, and Team Leaders; and will also coordinate with the EWS-KT Technical Support Hub Manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Training of field staff and other stakeholders
- Identifying training needs of field staff and stakeholders with the Team Leaders and management team
- Organize, plan, and facilitate technical training for field staff and stakeholders
- Develop training modules and technical materials for the staff and stakeholders
- Review existing training modules and review when necessary
Managing learning farm and promoting research and innovations
- Establish the learning farm and draft an annual plan of activities
- Maintain continuous crop production to showcase in the learning farm
- Identify action research objectives with the farmers and local team
- Write the action research protocol, with the support of EWS-KT Technical Research Lead, and implement in the learning farm
- Collect and analyze the action research data
- Write the action research report and share with field staff and stakeholders through webinar, poster presentation, or during refresher training
- Organize field days, exposure visits, and training of field staff and stakeholders in the learning farm
- Manage the learning farm record
Supporting project management and the implementation team in setting and guiding demos and training
- Provide the tech standards and guidance to be followed by field staff and key farmers (on demos, training, and field days)
- Ensure quality demos
- Support the tech knowledge requirements of field teams
Acting as the Technical Support Hub contact person in the country with YBTS’s sister organization, EWS-KT
- Liaise with technical service provider organizations and knowledge institutions
- Coordinate and liaise with the Technical Support Hub
- Bring technical, organizational, and communication support
Supporting the data management system and digital media communication in coordination with Project Leads, Supervisors, Team Leaders, the digital team, and the data management team
- Review info when necessary or in response to questions from the main office
- Provide and ensure quality control of tech content on social media platforms and radio
- Work with the team to propose content for social media platforms and radio
- Control tech information posted or broadcasted
QUALIFICATIONS
- BSc or MSc in an agricultural field
- Experience in working with and supporting farmers, 3 years
- Experience in training farmers and staff, 3 years
- Ability to communicate with all levels, particularly smallholder farmers
- Excellent technical competence in all aspects of crop management
- Excellent time management and organizational skills
- Good facilitation, communication, and people skills
- Ability to transfer improved farm management practices through key farmers
- Ability to analyze cost and return
- Able to coordinate with input dealers, collectors, and relevant partners
- Ability to solve problems (analytical thinking), share relevant information, and develop solutions
- Independent thinking; good and fast decision making
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Bahasa Indonesia; English proficiency
- Computer literacy
APPLICATION INFORMATION
For candidates who are interested, please send your CV and cover letter via email to [email protected] before 17 February 2025. Please include “Tech Specialist_Your Name” in the email subject. Only qualified candidates selected based on the above qualifications will be processed.