EARTHWORM FOUNDATION

Earthworm Foundation Earthworm Foundation is an international fast growing and dynamic non-profit organization which helps companies transform their supply chains across the world for the benefit of people and nature. Earthworm Foundation is seeking a motivated RURALITY PROJECT OFFICER based in Son My Commune, Ham Tam District, Binh Thuan Province , Vietnam with experience in agriculture, forestry or rural business development, with excellent communication skills, passionate about working with farmers to generate value and interested in a career with a dynamic non-profit that builds relationships with companies, governments and civil society organizations to bring responsible products to market. The Project Officer shall be based in the field and keen to drive innovation at the farmer level by working collaboratively with farmers and mills to understand their business, to improve their collaboration and to create value and promote resilience to fluctuations in climate and markets. The Project Officer will continuously seek new opportunities and present ideas to increase the resilience of farmers in existing supply chains to climatic or economic fluctuations. He/she should be a self-starter and innovator who believes that farmers are entrepreneurs with vision and leadership. He/she will work with farmers and mills in Binh Thuan Province, Vietnam, to identify market opportunities to increase farmers’ access and participation in markets, promoting an entrepreneurial spirit. The role of the Project Officer will be to implement an existing work plan designed to improve farm management practices for smallholder acacia farmers, diversify rural incomes and improve social and environmental outcomes for farmers, their families and the environment. This will involve working closely with farmers on a daily basis, engaging with local stakeholders and industry experts, developing technical resources and connecting farmers to rural agribusinesses, including log traders. The Project Officer will work in a team, in close collaboration with the Earthworm Country Head. In the implementation of the work plan, the Project Officer will participate in a variety of activities that contribute to the above outcomes, including the development and presentation of farmer training material, one-to-one farmer engagement and mentoring, plantation assessments and mapping, the collection of traceability information and coordination with stakeholders and experts, traders and chip mill staff. About Rurality Rurality is a programme led by Earthworm Foundation which seeks to catalyze innovation between businesses and smallholder farmers in the supply chain. Close to 2 billion people around the world live and work on small farms, often family-run. These farmers are not only the lifeblood of supply chains; they are innovators with the potential to profoundly and positively impact the human and natural ecosystems surrounding them. Rurality, an initiative of Earthworm Foundation, believes they are entrepreneurs who should be empowered to realize their vision. Rurality places the farmer at the heart of the society. The initiative uses a business-minded approach to work with farmers participating in already existing supply chains. Significantly, the initiative believes that there are not one size fits all solutions. Staff are field-based and work side-by-side with farmers and the mill/company. Ultimately the initiative seeks to identify empirical and practical solutions to empower family farmers and build their resilience. About Earthworm Foundation Rurality is an initiative of Earthworm Foundation, an international fast growing and dynamic non-profit organization that helps companies transform the way they source raw materials, with the ultimate goal of protecting nature and improving peoples’ lives. Earthworm Foundation has offices in 19 countries and currently manages Rurality projects in Vietnam, Ghana, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Ivory Coast, Malaysia, Thailand, Solomon Islands and France. We employ about 230 people worldwide and work with big and small companies as well as with communities and producers of raw materials. What Makes Us Unique Beyond providing advice on policy set up based on our strong technical expertise, we see the world through interactions and relationships. Operating between two worlds (NGO-Companies/Buyer-Supplier), we encourage our partners to look inside, and are not only their environmental conscience. In addition to traceability and assessments, we create and innovate solutions to the challenges companies and communities face. What We Offer • A unique work experience in a fast-growing and dynamic non-profit directly impacting the conservation of the environment and improvements in human rights and social equity through supply chains. • A dynamic environment with the chance to work in a multicultural team. • The opportunity to lead complex projects, build customer relationships and develop new business, with exposure to different tasks.