The Research department of Fairfood is currently recruiting a:

Project Assistant Sector Analysis

• 16-32 hours a week
• Good internship possibility
• Unpaid position
• Starting date: January 2009

What is Fairfood?
Fairfood is an international non-profit campaign and lobby organisation, which prompts the food and beverage industry to make its production and trade more sustainable. In this way Fairfood contributes to the fight against hunger and poverty across the globe.

Research
The Research department is Fairfood’s centre of knowledge. The department collects and organizes up-to-date information and knowledge concerning global trade and food- and beverage production. The central focus of the department is this research, which leads to Fairfood’s annual shopping guide with products Fairfood advises to buy or not to buy. The department is responsible for five projects: Fairness Criteria, Sector Analysis, Product Analysis, Assurance and Solution Analysis. The projects are led by six paid Project Leaders, each with the help of two to six unpaid Project Assistants

What are the responsibilities of the Project Assistant Sector Analysis?
What are the responsibilities of the Project Assistant Sector Analysis? As a Project Assistant Sector Analysis you will map a production chain of a primary crop. You will research the different chain links, the most important producing countries and the biggest companies in the chain. By doing desk research and contacting experts you will acquire the necessary information. You will identify social, economic and environmental weaknesses and successful initiatives in the production chain and analyse ultimately how sustainable this chain is. By doing this you will give an important contribution to the judgement of the sustainability of supermarket products. Your tasks, among others, will be:

Your tasks, among others, will be:

• To map a production chain of a primary crop
• Approaching experts and interview them
• To analyze the sustainability of the production within the researched chain
• To document found information in our database
• To write a brief report on the end results.

Competences

• Objective
• Curious
• Critical
• Result oriented
• Able to outline correctly

Qualifications

• Minimal HBO (higher education) working- and thinking level
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English (Dutch is not required, but a plus)
• Able to work well both independently and within a team
• Affinity with Fairfood’s goals
• Knowledge of development aid and/or the food and beverage industry is an asset

What do we offer?
A versatile position in an enthusiastic and fun team. We do not pay you any wages or allowances. However we offer you a free lunch and reimburse travel expenses.
For Fairfood, unpaid employees are equally important as paid employees. They receive the same employee accompaniment (e.g. progress meetings) and the same possibilities as paid employees.

Interested?
If interested, send a short motivation letter and your CV to one of our HR-employees at hr@fairfood.org. For more information about the function contact Merel Heine, Project Leader Sector Analysis by mail (merel.heine@fairfood.org) or by phone: 31 (0)20-6188062