Mongolia Children’s Dairy Product Line and Whey Introduction Volunteers
(217464-927)
LENGTH OF VOLUNTEER: 20 – 21 days
VOLUNTEER WORKSITE LOCATION: Mongolian Capital Ulaanbaatar; Jargalant, Tuv Province (Central Mongolia); Jargalant, Khuvd Province (West Mongolia)
DATES OF VOLUNTEER: Flexible, The assignment shall take place between January to March but not in the first two weeks of February, as Mongolia will celebrate the lunar New Year Tsagan Sar in that month. Official working days in Mongolia are Mon-Friday, 9am-1pm + 2-6pm, 8h/day. Private sector mostly works 6-7 days/week.
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE VOLUNTEER: This volunteer assignment includes NO SALARY
Mercy Corps responsibilities
Visa costs, Volunteer international and national transportation costs, standard accommodation and DSA in Mongolia and supply of technical material for trainings and documentation are provided by Mercy Corps.
Volunteer responsibilities
All other costs.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The Volunteer will support Mercy Corps’ Farmer to Farmer program through direct consultation with the selected enterprises to improve the current children’s line and introduce new products with practical solutions such as flavored, vitamin, mineral or cereal enriched milk-yoghurt-cream cheese or curds that match toddler’s, children’s and youth’s needs and enhance healthy development. The Volunteer will also facilitate a two day workshop on the different options for using whey, and will present a few simple methods of processing whey to marketable products at the Milk Training Center of the Food Technology College in Ulaanbaatar.
The overall program goals in Mongolia are “To increase the competitiveness and improve domestic market access of Mongolian rural milk and meat processing small and medium enterprises.' Volunteer efforts are focused to increase the technical, business management and marketing practices of Mongolian small, medium or big milk and meat processing companies serving as market outlets for poor, smallholder Mongolian herders.
The work of the Farmer to Farmer Volunteer will directly complement existing Mercy Corps project activities by providing expert technical advice to companies positioned as key market enablers in these value chains. The technical assistance will particularly focus on: building and developing raw material supply chains, adoption of food safety and quality standards, development of new products, increasing productivity and production efficiency and adoption of new marketing principles. The Volunteer intervention will strengthen the capacity of beneficiaries to apply new innovations and maximize the utilization of local talent and other resources.
OBJECTIVES:
- To improve quality of current production of children’s milk products and introduce new products targeting this market sector
- To present different methods of usage of whey in small and medium dairy enterprises
- To raise public awareness and disseminate information to particular interested parties on the character and accomplishment of the FTF Program in the Volunteer’s US State of residence.
DELIVERABLES:
- A report consisting of following information is to be submitted at the end of the assignment in Mongolia to the Mercy Corps Mongolia FTF Coordination Team:
+ Analysis of the situation at the outset of the assignment
+ Activities - planned and accomplished with data on direct beneficiaries, experienced outcome and intended impact
+ Findings and recommendations for host enterprises and Mercy Corps’s FTF program coordination
+ If available: Templates of training material for further extension work
- At least one public outreach presentation in the Volunteer’s US state of residence
IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
- US citizenship or US residency
- Level of expertise in relation to technical needs of host and/or beneficiaries
- Ability to swiftly assess challenges and engage in technical discussion with counterparts
- Perceived ability to function in a cross-cultural environment
LIVING CONDITIONS:
The Volunteer will work in Choibalsa, Dornod Aimag (East Mongolia) and Ulangom, Uvs Aimag (West Mongolia)
Mercy Corps is an AA/EOE.
http://mercycorps.silkroad.com/epostings/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.dspjob&jobid=217464&company_id=15927&jobboardid=479
LENGTH OF VOLUNTEER: 20 – 21 days
VOLUNTEER WORKSITE LOCATION: Mongolian Capital Ulaanbaatar; Jargalant, Tuv Province (Central Mongolia); Jargalant, Khuvd Province (West Mongolia)
DATES OF VOLUNTEER: Flexible, The assignment shall take place between January to March but not in the first two weeks of February, as Mongolia will celebrate the lunar New Year Tsagan Sar in that month. Official working days in Mongolia are Mon-Friday, 9am-1pm + 2-6pm, 8h/day. Private sector mostly works 6-7 days/week.
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR THE VOLUNTEER: This volunteer assignment includes NO SALARY
Mercy Corps responsibilities
Visa costs, Volunteer international and national transportation costs, standard accommodation and DSA in Mongolia and supply of technical material for trainings and documentation are provided by Mercy Corps.
Volunteer responsibilities
All other costs.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The Volunteer will support Mercy Corps’ Farmer to Farmer program through direct consultation with the selected enterprises to improve the current children’s line and introduce new products with practical solutions such as flavored, vitamin, mineral or cereal enriched milk-yoghurt-cream cheese or curds that match toddler’s, children’s and youth’s needs and enhance healthy development. The Volunteer will also facilitate a two day workshop on the different options for using whey, and will present a few simple methods of processing whey to marketable products at the Milk Training Center of the Food Technology College in Ulaanbaatar.
The overall program goals in Mongolia are “To increase the competitiveness and improve domestic market access of Mongolian rural milk and meat processing small and medium enterprises.' Volunteer efforts are focused to increase the technical, business management and marketing practices of Mongolian small, medium or big milk and meat processing companies serving as market outlets for poor, smallholder Mongolian herders.
The work of the Farmer to Farmer Volunteer will directly complement existing Mercy Corps project activities by providing expert technical advice to companies positioned as key market enablers in these value chains. The technical assistance will particularly focus on: building and developing raw material supply chains, adoption of food safety and quality standards, development of new products, increasing productivity and production efficiency and adoption of new marketing principles. The Volunteer intervention will strengthen the capacity of beneficiaries to apply new innovations and maximize the utilization of local talent and other resources.
OBJECTIVES:
- To improve quality of current production of children’s milk products and introduce new products targeting this market sector
- To present different methods of usage of whey in small and medium dairy enterprises
- To raise public awareness and disseminate information to particular interested parties on the character and accomplishment of the FTF Program in the Volunteer’s US State of residence.
DELIVERABLES:
- A report consisting of following information is to be submitted at the end of the assignment in Mongolia to the Mercy Corps Mongolia FTF Coordination Team:
+ Analysis of the situation at the outset of the assignment
+ Activities - planned and accomplished with data on direct beneficiaries, experienced outcome and intended impact
+ Findings and recommendations for host enterprises and Mercy Corps’s FTF program coordination
+ If available: Templates of training material for further extension work
- At least one public outreach presentation in the Volunteer’s US state of residence
IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS:
- US citizenship or US residency
- Level of expertise in relation to technical needs of host and/or beneficiaries
- Ability to swiftly assess challenges and engage in technical discussion with counterparts
- Perceived ability to function in a cross-cultural environment
LIVING CONDITIONS:
The Volunteer will work in Choibalsa, Dornod Aimag (East Mongolia) and Ulangom, Uvs Aimag (West Mongolia)
Mercy Corps is an AA/EOE.
How to apply
Apply online at our website:http://mercycorps.silkroad.com/epostings/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.dspjob&jobid=217464&company_id=15927&jobboardid=479
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