Engineers Without Borders – USA (EWB-USA) and INGO NCBA CLUSA are partnering on a USAID Farmer-to-Farmer grant. The main objective of the program is to generate sustainable and broad-based economic growth in the agricultural sector worldwide. The program is based on a regional strategy for coffee, horticulture and the strengthening of cooperatives and rural enterprises.

This assignment is focused on assisting a cooperative in connecting it's processing plant to the local electrical utility and to operate machinery fro chocolate confection. The volunteer will conduct an electrical assessment including a preliminary design of how to run electricity to power the machinery and an efficient way to layout the processing facility. 

General Tasks:

• Collaborate with cooperative members to determine the best path to connecting process plant to local utility
• Review the facilities layout and provide comments and recommendations according to the current needs of the cooperative
• Conduct preliminary design, cost estimate and facility layout for equipment.

Qualifications + Requirements

The candidate must have a minimum of 3 years of experience in an electrical or mechanical engineering, preferably with considerable experience in electrical design and production layout

• Background in cocoa value chain is a plus
• Knowledge in utility connection
• Experience conducting electrical assessments
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This assignment will require volunteers to travel to the field for 2-3 weeks while reviewing the cooperatives processing and beginning write the report with remote based volunteer. Volunteers will be paired with a US based volunteer that will offer remote support.