Application Guide

How to Apply for Coordinación Técnica de Campo (LatAm)

at Shrimp Welfare Project

🏢 About Shrimp Welfare Project

Shrimp Welfare Project is a unique nonprofit organization focused exclusively on improving welfare for farmed shrimp, addressing a largely overlooked area in animal welfare. Working here offers the opportunity to create tangible impact for billions of animals in an emerging field, combining technical implementation with stakeholder engagement across Latin America's aquaculture industry.

About This Role

This role involves hands-on coordination of shrimp stunner installations and training across Latin American shrimp farms, requiring both technical oversight and relationship management with producers. You'll be responsible for ensuring humane slaughter practices are properly implemented and sustained, directly contributing to the organization's mission of improving shrimp welfare at scale through practical field operations.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve morning calls with Ecuadorian producers to schedule stunner installations, coordinating shipment logistics with manufacturers, then conducting remote training sessions with farm staff via video call. Later, you'd document implementation data, follow up with producers on equipment usage, and prepare reports on humane slaughter adoption progress across your assigned regions.

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🎯 Who Shrimp Welfare Project Is Looking For

  • Has 2+ years of field coordination experience in Latin America involving equipment installations, preferably in aquaculture, agriculture, or manufacturing sectors
  • Demonstrates practical problem-solving skills during farm visits, with ability to troubleshoot equipment and train diverse farm staff in Spanish
  • Maintains consistent stakeholder communication via WhatsApp, email, and phone to coordinate between producers, manufacturers, and internal teams
  • Shows meticulous follow-through to ensure sustained equipment usage and collects detailed data on implementation outcomes

📝 Tips for Applying to Shrimp Welfare Project

1

Highlight specific examples of coordinating equipment installations in field settings, particularly in Latin American contexts

2

Demonstrate your Spanish proficiency and experience communicating with agricultural producers via WhatsApp/phone in your resume

3

Include metrics around successful equipment adoption rates or stakeholder engagement in previous roles

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Show understanding of shrimp farming challenges in Latin America, even if brief

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Emphasize your ability to work independently in remote field settings while maintaining detailed data collection

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your hands-on experience with field installations and training in agricultural or aquaculture settings', 'Specific examples of successful stakeholder engagement and follow-up with producers', 'Understanding of shrimp welfare challenges and why humane slaughter matters', 'Ability to navigate logistical coordination between multiple parties across Latin America']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Review SWP's existing work in India/SE Asia to understand their implementation approach
  • → Research Latin American shrimp farming regions (Ecuador, Mexico, Brazil) and major producers
  • → Understand basic shrimp slaughter methods and welfare concerns in aquaculture
  • → Look into existing electrical stunner technology used in shrimp processing
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe your process for training farm staff with varying technical backgrounds on equipment operation
2 How would you handle resistance from a shrimp producer reluctant to adopt new slaughter methods?
3 Walk through how you'd coordinate a stunner installation from manufacturer shipment to on-farm training
4 What data points would you prioritize collecting to measure successful implementation?
5 How do you maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders across different countries remotely?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying with only office-based coordination experience without field implementation examples
  • Generic animal welfare passion without specific interest in aquaculture or technical implementation
  • Failing to demonstrate Spanish proficiency or Latin America work experience in application materials

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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