News | May 9, 2022 | 10:11
The Royal Dutch Embassy in Thailand is looking for an ASEAN-5 Agriculture Advisor.
A. General information
Position: Agriculture Advisor for ASEAN-5 Agriculture Roadmap Implementation
Embassy: Bangkok, Thailand (Range: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam)
Salary Scale: 7-8
Working hours: 40
Contract duration: 2 years, extendable for 1 more year.
B.Tasks
prologue
The ASEAN 5 countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) are a market with a combined population of about 500 million people, making them the world’s largest consumer markets after China and India. Dutch investment and exports to this market are growing rapidly, especially in agrifood production and agrifood technology. The Dutch Embassy in Bangkok is therefore looking for a coordinator in charge of implementing her newly formulated ASEAN-5 Agriculture Roadmap. The purpose of the roadmap is to assist Dutch agricultural companies in market access in the ASEAN 5 countries.
Communication network
The ASEAN-5 Agricultural Advisors, under the supervision of three Agricultural Advisors in Jakarta, Hanoi and Bangkok, will collaborate with the respective ASEAN-5 country embassies and other stakeholders such as the Dutch Enterprise Agency to develop the roadmap. (RVO) and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture and Foreign Affairs.
Job Description
Agriculture Advisors are responsible for implementing the ASEAN-5 Agriculture Roadmap. The roadmap identifies her three focus topics: 1) Post-harvest losses. 2) Digital Agriculture Transformation, 3) Food and Food Ingredients. One example of the activities undertaken by the Agriculture Advisor is the development of a strategic multi-year market approach for the Dutch post-harvest sector. Other examples include market research and coordination of trade missions to the ASEAN-5 region. The desired outcome of this Agriculture Advisor’s work is that agricultural ASEAN-5 activities are properly coordinated and that the Dutch agricultural sector is well represented and equipped in his internationalization strategy in ASEAN-5 countries.
responsibility
- Coordinate all agriculture ASEAN-5 initiatives based on the Agriculture Roadmap and provide the necessary information for this Roadmap.
- You are a linking pin for the above networks, the Dutch private sector and local stakeholders.
- It manages the regular meetings of the above networks and serves as the secretariat for the Agriculture ASEAN-5 Network.
- Support the organization of networking events, conferences, upcoming trade missions, trade fairs and exhibitions for the Agriculture ASEAN-5 Network.
- Create and maintain relevant networks and maintain relevant agricultural development knowledge in both the Netherlands and ASEAN-5 countries.
- Reporting through internal and external (social) media on agricultural development in ASEAN-5.
- Requires movement within the area.
Skills/Experience/Qualifications
- Experience in project management and (policy) implementation.
- analytical and operational skills
- Education level: higher professional level;
- 5+ years of relevant work experience and strong affinity with agriculture;
- Good interpersonal skills and initiative, ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
- A solid ability to collect, summarize, analyze and present information clearly and concisely in English. Ability to communicate effectively and clearly, both verbally and in writing, with colleagues and external interlocutors.
- Knowledge of Dutch is an advantage.
required ability
- Focus on results
- A strategic thinker with strong organizational skills.
- initiative (active);
- A team player and an excellent communicator.
- networker;
- Good writing and analytical skills;
- Ability to predict:
- result-oriented;
- Majesty.
C. Work environment
Agriculture Advisor ASEAN-5 will be part of the Agriculture Team at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bangkok (LAN-BAN), 15 Soi Ton Son, Ploenchit Rd, Lumpini. The team already consists of agricultural counselors (Dutch), agricultural advisors and agricultural support officers. AA ASEAN-5 will also work closely with colleagues in the Hanoi and Jakarta Agriculture Network (content input).
The nature of this assignment requires me to travel within the ASEAN region and work outside of normal working hours.
LAN network We have 60 offices in 80 countries. It was founded in a region that could offer viable opportunities for Dutch agricultural enterprises and where important international institutions such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Rome and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris are located. European Union (EU) in Brussels. Through this LAN network, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (Ministry of LNV) strengthens and contributes to the international standing of the Netherlands in these regions.
The LAN Network represents the LNV Ministry in its operating districts and maintains close contacts with local authorities, Dutch and local businesses and civil society organizations for this purpose. They make an essential contribution to strengthening the Netherlands’ international standing in the field of agriculture and nature.
In that work, LAN has to provide a translation of the policies enforced in The Hague into the local context. LNV Vision calls for a future-proof transformation of agriculture. This is not a transition driven by the basic principle of producing at the lowest cost, but a focus on continuously reducing the use of inputs (fertilizer, water, etc.) and reducing pressure on the environment.
LAN is also characterized by a positive attitude, actively seeking opportunities for Dutch agribusiness and knowledge institutions, and through its newsletter, www.agroberichtenbuitenland.nl, social media and postal websites, and public performances in the country. We demonstrate this through a targeted communication strategy.
D. Applications
Interested candidates are invited to send an email containing a cover letter and resume.
By 21 September 2022 to ban-lnv@minbuza.nl
