Olive oil technical expert.

The DOT-Olive project aims to support olive oil producers in the Hasbaya district, Nabatiye, by intervening along the
entire supply chain, from the single olive grower to the mill. Special focus is put on the promotion of marketing and
sales of olive oil, both abroad and in the country, through the creation and strengthening of a consortium of farmers.  
The aim of the project is to solve efficiency, quality, environmental and profitability problems of the production of olive
oil in the district of Hasbaya. The market driven three years strategy run by an Italo-Lebanese consortium led by CELIM
NGO includes field work with olive growers and mills, traceability and quality monitoring, organic and fair certifications,
and a multichannel and multinational marketing strategy.

In this framework, Chico Mendes cooperative calls for offers of an olive oil technical expert.

Terms of Reference

The Hasbaya consortium was recently formed to promote an olive oil culture at all levels of the production and
distribution chain up to marketing and marketing in Lebanon and around the world. 35 farmers were selected from the
hundreds of olive growers and 3 mills from the thirteen present in the area. With these we intend to define the shared
standards of cultivation, harvesting, transport, milling, storage and bottling in order to make the supply chain traceable
and guarantee quality, with the possibility of reaching organic and fair certification.  
The role of the olive oil technical expert is to follow up the implementation and respect of the international applicable
standards and regulations for all phases, to help define the instrumental and operational improvements necessary to
comply with the standards for at least 5 growers and one mill, to implement precise technical indications improvements
based on the chemical and qualitative tests of the olive oil samples. The expert will work under the guidance of an
international expert and of the local project manager, in collaboration of the Hasbaya project staff. An internationally
recognized qualification as olive oil taster, preferably in Italy, and proven specific experience in international contests
(prizes, schools, etc.) are considered an added value.