Agriculture and Livelihood Officer

Job Description

Title: Agriculture and Livelihood Officer

Company Name: Anando

Vacancy: 2

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years

• BSc in Agriculture (Hoticulture)

• At least 5 years

• Duty Station: Satkhira sadar and Debhata Upazila

• Weekdays: 5 days and a half

• Contract period: November 30, 2027

• Joining date: Immediate

• Supervisors:

  • Professional: Project Manager

  • Disciplinary: Head of Program

• Functional Area: Program

• Project: Community-based programme for climate-resilient and sustainable livelihoods in coastal areas of the Satkhira district, Bangladesh (BGD 1057)

ABOUT ANANDO

• ANANDO is a national, non-government, non-profit, non-political and voluntary development organization that came into existence as “ANANDO” in 1996 and afterwards registered with the Directorate of Social Services and NGO Affairs Bureau in August 1997. The goal of ANANDO is the reduction of poverty by addressing sustainable livelihood development, women empowerment, climate change, water and sanitation, skill development promotion of enterprise, and peacebuilding. The purpose of ANANDO is to serve the extremely vulnerable communities and people at risk by reducing their vulnerability and suffering and promoting their sustainable socioeconomic development.

• ANANDO’s programs are being implemented in 8 districts (Tangail, Cox’s Bazer, Khagrachari, Gazipur, Jamalpur, Rangamati, Satkhira, and Chittagong) through 21 Projects/Branch Offices of which 16 offices are own establishment. Its current development partners include USAID, Welthungerhilfe – BMZ, GFFO, Germany, Licht Brucke – BMZ, Germany, GIZ, Department of Women Affairs (GOB), Bureau of Non-Formal Education ( GOB), Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP), and PKSF.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

• ANANDO, a long-standing and reliable partner of WHH, aligns with WHH`s development strategy to strengthen its deep-rooted presence in Satkhira. This collaboration aims to address the economic challenges, food security issues, and livelihood concerns faced by both rural and urban populations in this coastal region. ANANDO will start the implementation of the three-year-long project titled “Community-based programme for climate-resilient and sustainable livelihoods in coastal areas of the Satkhira district, Bangladesh” in November 2024. The project aims to enhance the resilience of vulnerable communities and marginalized 5000 households against climate change impacts by improving access to safe sanitation, increasing agricultural production, developing women`s interparental skills, and reinforcing local government capacity for climate-resilient measures. The project is financially supported by Welthungerhilfe-Germany and BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development).

ROLE PURPOSE

• ANANDO is inviting applications for the position of Agriculture and Livelihood Officer, who will undertake the project’s agriculture and livelihood-related programs, under the supervision of Project Manager and in collaboration with the Head of Program of ANANDO. The Agriculture and Livelihood Officer will be based in Satkhira district to lead the project’s livelihood and on-farm and off-farm components.

• The Climate Smart Agriculture and Livelihood Officer will be responsible for conduct and organising all Agriculture and Livestock related activities of the project. S/he will act as technical officer Agriculture and livestock related activities of the project. Responsible to organize and facilitate several agro based training and workshop, establish agriculture demonstration firm, community gardening, rooftop gardening, farmers field schools, develop resources farmers, seed bank, technical support to farmers, effective network and coordination with sever agriculture stakeholders etc. as per requirement of the project.

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• Salary: Up to BDT 50,000.- Gross Per Month