Application Guide

How to Apply for Technical Field Coordinator (Asia)

at Shrimp Welfare Project

🏢 About Shrimp Welfare Project

Shrimp Welfare Project is a unique nonprofit organization focused exclusively on improving the welfare of farmed shrimp in Asia, addressing a largely overlooked area of animal welfare. Working here offers the opportunity to directly impact billions of animals through practical, on-the-ground interventions in the aquaculture industry, combining technical implementation with stakeholder engagement in a mission-driven environment.

About This Role

This Technical Field Coordinator role involves hands-on coordination of shrimp stunner installations and training across Asian shrimp farms, requiring extensive travel to supervise technical operations and collect implementation data. The position is impactful because it directly translates humane slaughter commitments into practical change at production sites, bridging manufacturers, producers, and farm staff to improve welfare standards.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve coordinating with a stunner manufacturer in the morning to schedule an installation in southern Vietnam, then traveling to a shrimp farm to supervise the setup and conduct a technical training session for farm staff in Vietnamese. Later, you'd document data on the installation's implementation and follow up with a seafood company to discuss their humane slaughter commitments.

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🎯 Who Shrimp Welfare Project Is Looking For

  • A Vietnamese-based professional fluent in both English and Vietnamese (especially writing for reports and speaking for trainings)
  • Someone comfortable with extensive multi-country travel across Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, India) and adaptable to challenging farm-site conditions for short periods
  • A proactive problem-solver with strong coordination skills to manage installations, trainings, and data collection simultaneously
  • An individual with interpersonal skills to engage diverse stakeholders—from farm workers to seafood company executives—securing commitments to humane practices

📝 Tips for Applying to Shrimp Welfare Project

1

Highlight specific experience coordinating technical installations or trainings in agricultural/aquaculture settings, especially in Vietnam or Southeast Asia

2

Demonstrate your language proficiency concretely—mention if you've written reports in English or conducted trainings in Vietnamese

3

Emphasize your willingness to travel extensively and work at farm sites by describing past experiences in similar environments

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Tailor your resume to show organizational skills through examples of managing multiple stakeholders (producers, manufacturers, farm staff) simultaneously

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Research shrimp farming practices in Asia and mention specific challenges (e.g., farm conditions, supply chain dynamics) you're prepared to address

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your direct experience with technical coordination in aquaculture or similar fields, especially in Vietnam or Southeast Asia', 'Examples of successfully engaging diverse stakeholders (e.g., producers, technical staff) to adopt new practices or equipment', 'Your adaptability to farm-site work conditions and extensive travel, referencing past relevant situations', 'Your motivation for animal welfare in aquaculture and understanding of shrimp farming challenges in Asia']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Shrimp Welfare Project's specific interventions and past work in India/Southeast Asia (review their website and publications)
  • → Current shrimp farming practices and welfare challenges in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and India
  • → Technical aspects of shrimp stunners and humane slaughter methods in aquaculture
  • → Key seafood companies and producers in Asia's shrimp industry and their welfare commitments
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a time you coordinated a technical installation or training in a challenging environment (like a farm)
2 How would you approach a shrimp producer resistant to adopting stunner technology?
3 What strategies would you use to collect accurate data on humane slaughter implementation across multiple farms?
4 How do you prioritize tasks when managing installations, trainings, and stakeholder engagements simultaneously?
5 What do you see as the biggest barriers to improving shrimp welfare in Asia, and how could this role address them?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Applying without addressing the language requirements (fluent English/Vietnamese) or location preference (based in Vietnam)
  • Downplaying the travel demands or farm-site work conditions—candidates should acknowledge and embrace these aspects
  • Focusing only on technical skills without demonstrating stakeholder engagement or interpersonal abilities for this coordination-heavy role

📅 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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