New vacancies YEP programmes
There are six new Young Expert Programmes (YEP) positions available, of which five in YEP Agrofood. Main goal of the YEP Programmes, consisting of YEP Agrofood and YEP Water, is to offer young Dutch and local professionals the opportunity to take their first steps in an international environment. They are employed through Dutch organizations in a number of eligible countries. The programmes aim to rejuvenate the Agrofood and Water sectors and ensure the continued availability of expertise for these sectors.
Application for the new YEP-positions is open until June 26, 2016. Applicants need to submit their CV and a motivation letter, which should explain their motivation for the position, as well as their motivation for joining YEP. After the initial selection, candidates will be invited to the speeddate session in the morning of July 1, 2016. After the whole process, selected candidates will be suggested to companies for a specific project. Those who are selected in this round, are required to attend the training week from September 5 till 23, 2016.
If there is no match, candidates will be added to the pool of potential young professionals, which means they have passed the selection process and might be suggested for future project proposals.
Please find below the current vacancies for which you can apply (Dutch nationals only!), with a link to more specific job details. Please visit the YEP website for more information on the application and selection procedure.
YEP AGROFOOD POSITION AGRIPROFOCUS – Country Coordinator
Location: Yangong, Myanmar
Project title: Promoting agri-entrepreneurship Myanmar
Duration: 2 years
Background
AgriProFocus is an international network with Dutch roots that promotes agri-entrepreneurship in low- and middle income countries, and contributes to promoting inclusive and sustainable growth in the agricultural sector with the aim of establishing food security for all. The network’s key focus is on strengthening agri-entrepreneurship throughout the value chain from the entrepreneurial farmer up to the consumer.
YEP AGROFOOD POSITION VDS ACAMPO BV – Business Developer
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Project title: Small scale horticultural growers supply the domestic markets
Duration: 2 years
Background
Holland Greentech (HGT) is a company established and registered in Rwanda with roots in the Netherlands. HGT is start-up company (5 peoples in Rwanda) and opens an office in Uganda, September 2016.
YEP AGROFOOD POSITION MDF Training & Consultancy – Agribusiness Incubator Coordinator
Location: Accra, Ghana
Project title: Set up and managing a sustainable Inclusive AgriBusiness Accelerator Incubation Centre
Duration: 2 years
Background
The key objective of this project is to set up and manage an Inclusive Agribusiness Accelerator Inbucation Centre (IAAIC) which will support Agri small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to develop a more sustainable business model and have a better access to market and financial instruments. The IAAIC programme will have a modular approach thus enabling the offer of tailor-made services to aspiring entrepreneurs meeting the needs of different client groups, with a specific focus on the agricultural value-chain.
YEP AGROFOOD POSITION IMPACT TERRA – (Junior) Project Manager
Location: Yangon, Myanmar
Project title: Mobile app development and deployment for farmers and agribusinesses in South-East Asia
Duration: 2 years
Background
Impact Terra is a technology start-up that is focused on (mobile) technology for agriculture. It is a social enterprise that builds and deploys products such as mobile apps that support stakeholders on, among others, building capabilities of farmers and agribusiness, tracking and tracing activities across the value chain and certifying processes and outputs, and enabling data-driven decision making of value chain actors.
YEP AGROFOOD POSITION AKVO FOUNDATION – (Junior) Project Manager
Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Title of project: Value chain transparency in the food and agriculture sector West Africa
Duration: 2 years
Background
“Akvo strives to end-to-end transparency; interlink information from many organizations who are involved in the work with international development cooperation”.
YEP WATER POSITION AKVO FOUNDATION – Water Resource Monitoring Expert
Location: Bakamo, Mali
Title of project: PCA GIRE (Programme Conjoint d’appui á la GIRE)
Duration: 2 years
Background
Akvo introduces innovative, open source IT tools to increase transparency and accountability. With an extended network of over 2500 partner organisations, Akvo Foundation works together with governments, NGOs, multilaterals and companies in different parts of the world on bringing development aid projects online and gathering data to fix poverty. This means that Akvo tools are widely used by partners all over the world.
The YEP Programmes are carried out jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) and the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP).
