From
Grove to Market –Making the olive market work for subsistence and small-scale
farmers in the occupied Palestinian territories
Within the framework of the
project entitled “From Grove to Market” which is sponsored by the European
Commission, EC, and implemented by Bethlehem University’s Fair Trade Development
Center (FTDC) of the Institute for Community Partnership, Applied Research
Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ), The Economic and Social Development Center of
Palestine (ESDC), Business Women Forum (BWF) and Oxfam GB and in partnership
with The Palestinian Olive Oil Council (POOC) that aims at enabling small and
medium scale farmers from vulnerable and poor households in the West Bank to
have fair and equitable access to commercial markets within a conducive
institutional and policy environment, resulting in increased food and income
security and greater resilience to, and ability to respond to, shocks and
disasters. The project seeks to assist national olive oil representative bodies
to promote the interests of the Palestinian olive oil sector stakeholders and to
help advocate for a supportive, gender equitable legal environment.
The project is seeking to
hire the services of a Community Mobilizor to work with Palestinian olive oil
cooperatives and non formal olive farmers’ groups.
Responsibilities:
The Community Mobilizor
shall perform the following duties:
-Take active part in
supporting the project management;
-Serve as liaison between
the project management and the policy advocacy officer on one hand and the
partner cooperatives on the other;
-Take the responsibility
for coordinating and organizing different activities as requested by the project
management;
-Explains different
activities and interventions to the farmers and explains the reasons behind
them;
-Conveys his/her
observations from the field to the management to help in developing plans and
activities;
-Serves as liaison between
the project management and other olive oil representative bodies and
stakeholders;
Minimum
Requirements:
-Bachelor degree in media,
social sciences or any related field;
-Three years experience in
advocacy and lobbying;
-Capable of working under
pressure;
-Ability to travel in the
different parts of the country;
-Good knowledge of the
Palestinian olive sector;
-Valid driving
license;
Those interested shall send
their CV and cover letter to: jhijazin@bethlehem.edu no later than 11/3/2013
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