Trainer – Revolving Fund & Business Plan Development for Bamboo Craft Producer Groups

WWF-Myanmar is now inviting applications - Trainer for Revolving Fund & Business Plan Development for Bamboo Craft Producer Groups who will be working at a project area in Ayeyarwady, Myanmar for 4 months.

Background

WWF, an independent conservation organization active in nearly 100 countries, works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. WWF-Myanmar, established in 2014, is focused on halting the loss of the country’s extraordinary biodiversity and ensuring that human use of the country’s natural resources is sustainable and equitable. Preserving the environment in which people live and work is critical for health and wellbeing. Find out more at www.wwf.org.mm.

The project aims to enhance the sustainability and scalability of non-timber forest based products (NTFPs) enterprises, a focused training on basic book-keeping and the Business Model Canvas (BMC) will be conducted. This training aims to strengthen the entrepreneurial and financial management capacities of the entrepreneurs to help them operate their businesses more effectively.

Objectives

The objectives of the training are to equip NTFPs entrepreneurs with basic skills in financial record-keeping to manage their income and expenses effectively, introduce the Business Model Canvas as a simple planning tool to analyze and improve their bamboo business, and enable participants to understand and apply both concepts to their real-life bamboo business product operations.

The trainer’s responsibilities include:

-         Designing and conducting an 8-day training program tailored to community bamboo entrepreneurs, using practical, hands-on methods;

-         Developing user-friendly training materials, worksheets, and templates and format suitable for low-literacy audiences;

-         Covering key topics such as: Basic book-keeping & Business Model Canvas 

-     Facilitating and coaching group work and exercises using real examples from participants’ own bamboo enterprises;

-         Submitting a concise expert/training report with recommendations to address the identified solutions.

The final report is expected to deliver at the mid of November and Outputs/Deliverables of performance and time schedule can be seen at https://www.wwf.org.mm/en/myanmar_career_page/

Requirements

-       Proven experience in delivering training on business planning and financial literacy to communities;

-       Familiarity with bamboo value chain or community based enterprise is a strong advantage;

-       Proficiency in using participatory, visual, and adult-learning approaches;

-       Strong communication skills and ability to deliver content in the local language;

-       Experience working with community-based enterprises, cooperatives, or producer groups.

Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae and a cover letter. These should clearly demonstrate how the candidate meets the selection criteria, also stating the financial proposal with detailing costs and proposed workplan in brief. The CV/Resume, cover letter and proposal should be in English and emailed to vacancy.mm@wwf.org.mm by the closing date.

Closing Date: 2 July 2025 (Wednesday)

WWF does not discriminate against applicants based on race, gender, physical or cognitive differences, or any other characteristic. ALL are encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.