Job Description
OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The consultant will be responsible for supporting the optimization and enhancement of added value Naidi-based products production. This will include:
- Promote technological development and innovation in the nutricosmetic productive sector through improving processes and products, scale-up of production, and commercialization.
- Strength Selvaceutica production processes, sophistication and/or diversification of the value offer.
- Carry out market analysis, adding the expansion and/or insertion in new markets that contribute to the economic and social reactivation of the Chocó region.
- Improvement of Naidi value-added processes (including a single and mixture of other raw materials rather than naidí) for biocosmetics production
EXPERTISE REQUIRED
- (MANDATORY) Degree in Agro livestock Management, Agronomy, Agronomic Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Agroindustrial Engineering, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Forest Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Zootechnics, or related fields.
- A postgraduate course in business, agro livestock management, Rural Development, Agroecological Management, Pedagogy, sustainability, or related fields is an asset.
- Track record of bioeconomy-related market studies and marketing strategies in at least three (3) products.
- Knowledge of Colombian bioeconomy focusing in Non-timber forest product of The Chocó Biogeographical Region.
- A minimum of four (4) years of experience designing or implementing processes and products to valorize underutilized Chocoanian fruits and plants under the biorefinery approach
- Experience supporting projects for upgrading sales through enhancing stakeholders’ communications on sustainability aspects
- High commitment and enthusiasm for generating social and environmental change, respecting ancestral traditions of ethnic communities.
- It will be valued:
a) Experience working with Afro-Colombian and/or indigenous communities in the country.
b) Experience working with International Organizations.
c) Experience in formulating projects Adjusted General Methodology - MGA.
d) Experience in producing technical reports with criteria of quality and timeliness.
e) Ability to work with results in a self-managed way.
- Mandatory) the applicant must live in Quibdó or shall be able to carry out the consultancy from there during the consultancy timeframe.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Date to close is Korean Standard Time (KST) – not Colombia time. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
GGGI evaluates applications based on eligibility requirements, relevance of academic study, work experience and the level of interest and motivation to contribute to GGGI’s goals. If your application is successful, you will be asked to participate in a competency-based interview.
