Shan State Tourism & Agriculture Sector Development

After the political opening in Myanmar, the economy has started to grow. But positive growths effects are uneven, especially outside the urban areas of Yangon and Mandalay, and business practices are not always sustainable.

Tourism has been identified by the Government of Myanmar as a priority growth sector, and has seen considerable growth since the inauguration of the civilian government in 2010. Tourism, not only in Myanmar, but especially in Shan State is accelerating fast.

This project is to develop and implement capacity development activities in Inle Lake region, which aim at the following general objectives:

1. Safeguard the current tourism industry on and around the Inle Lake through the promotion of sustainable practices

2. Support the development of tourism in complementing or satellite destinations around the Inle Lake like Kalaw, Pindaya & Ywangan mainly adopting the model of Community Based Tourism (CBT)

3. Support the organizational development of the planned Destination Management Department within MoHT (Shan State)

4. Channel the information about successful showcases, best-practices and lessons learnt into the political dialogue and support the formulation of policies, rules and regulations that promote environmentally and socially responsible tourism.

Agriculture is the backbone of Myanmar’s economy for 70% of the population who live in rural areas. The agricultural sector employs 50% of the labour force, contributing 30% to the GDP. 20% of exports are agricultural products.

Key tasks of the expert

  • General management for the overall assignment (tourism & agriculture)
  • Ensuring the connectivity of project management with established GIZ practice by applying Capacity WORKS
  • Responsibility for monitoring and reporting in line with GIZ standards
  • Ensuring that the monitoring and evaluation system is coordinated with GIZ experts

 

Qualifications: 
  • University degree in Tourism, Business Administration, Social Sciences or other studies related to stakeholder dialogues issues
  • Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in tourism development, especially CBT, and tourism building on local and natural heritage
  • Minimum of 1 year of relevant experience as team leader in a similar project
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in working in vulnerable rural areas with ethnic minorities in Southeast Asia; specific experience in Myanmar is an asset
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in market research and product development and diversification in the tourism sector
  • Experience in stakeholder consultation processes along the tourism value chain, preferably in Southeast Asia
  • Experience in conflict sensitive planning and Do-No-Harm approach, preferable applied  in the Myanmar context
  • Sound conceptual skills
  • Proven expertise on the local socio-economic and political situation in Myanmar
  • Fluency in written and oral English
  • Myanmar language is an asset
  • Certificate in GIZ management model “Capacity WORKS” is an asset
Start / Duration: 

The duration of the project is 22 months (January 2017 to October 2018)

A potential extension of project activities with additional budget may be considered depending on the results of a project evaluation conducted by GIZ 3 months before the end of the project and depending on funding available.

Are you interested to coopertate with AFC in this tender?

Please send your most recent CV to:

barbara.braun [at] afci.de

Thank you!