POSITION: Resident Permaculturalist/ Permaculture Trainer Strawberry Fields Eco-Lodge (SFEL), Konso Special Wareda, Southern Region Ethiopia is eco-tourism project set in a model permaculture farm in the rift valley. SFEL also has a program for local community development and permaculture training for both locals and others. SFEL was honoured, this year, to host 2 PDCs given by Rosemary Morrow to local participants, agricultural extension workers from Konso and from Kambata Zone, as well as foreign guest participants. SFEL is now looking to build on this achievement and continue the development of the on-site permaculture demonstration farm as well as initiate off site activities to benefit the local community; including permaculture training and design consultancy for local households and training up of local community trainers to be active in the Konso Wareda. Experienced permaculture practitioners are sought, capable of teaching full PDCs to groups of up to 20 people, who are interested in giving courses at our site together with local agricultural experts who have now completed a full certificated PDC.
Requirements: Essential . Be Certified in Permaculture Design . Have 3 or more years practical experience of managing farms and gardens, including applying permaculture techniques. . Have an interest in learning new agricultural techniques through skill sharing and participatory activities. . Have a willingness to learn foreign languages; Amharic and Afan Konso. Preferred . Degree level education in agriculture, science, engineering or a related subject . An ability to translate scientific concepts into simplified information which is comprehensible to uneducated individuals. . Experience of working in the tropics and in third world countries Responsibilities: - Advising and supervising the operation of the on-site model permaculture farm - Supervising the operation of the SFEL seed-bank, including exchange of seeds with local people, catalogueing and storage of seeds and training of local women in seed-saving methods. - Giving permaculture design courses on a quarterly basis to groupsincluding local people, Ethiopian agricultural extension workers, Foreigners including NGO staff and visiting tourists. Salary: negotiable + Accommodation (full board) + Expenses. Please Submit a CV and letter of application to Alex McCausland at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or get in touch for more information on the project area and objectives. i _______________________________________________ Sdpg mailing list [email protected] https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg
