Agriculture Specialist for NSVC Project
Job Description
Title: Agriculture Specialist for NSVC Project
Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Jamalpur
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelors’ degree in any agricultural discipline with professional background in food security, economic development, business management, marketing, resilience and livelihoods.
∎ Skills Required: Agriculture, Food Security, LIvelihoods
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Agriculture, Economic Development, LIvelihoods
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Job Context:
∎ Agriculture Specialist for Nutrition Sensitive Value Chains for Smallholder Farmers Project funded by Australian AID, is responsible for providing technical support in nutrition sensitive crop production, consumption and market link up and also link up with extension services. This position will also provide advisory support to partner and World Vision project team in implementing nutrition sensitive agriculture, establish early warning system for crop production, capacity building for producer group members; and bridge in between market outlet and chambers. H/She will engage private sectors (inputs suppliers and market actors) to support smallholders for their easier access to them and build partnership in between producer group and market actors.
∎ This position is based in Jamalpur and the duration of this project is 5 years.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Facilitate/co-facilitate the (re)designs of nutrition sensitive agriculture development (NSA ) components
∎ Provide technical guidance and backstopping to the implementation of nutrition sensitive agriculture
∎ Provide a technically innovative program that will attract interest from research institutions, commercial buyers and other donors.
∎ Enable the team to work together so that agriculture, nutrition and marketing programs are integrated and provide synergy.
∎ Enhance capacity of project staff to mainstream nutrition sensitive agriculture, promote inter-sectoral integration and liaise with stakeholders
∎ Establish strong networking and coordination amongst public, private and market systems at district and sub district level
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 28 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Strong understanding of current developments, research and trends in the fields of agriculture, food security, economic development, resilient and livelihoods. Able to articulate the details of nutrition sensitive agriculture in the context of value chain development programming. Strong field experience. Essential
∎ Knowledge of agriculture, food security, economic development, resilient and livelihoods, poverty dynamics, poverty reduction issues and practices. Essential
∎ Skills to develop capacity building tools and knowledge on enterprise and entrepreneurship development. Essential
∎ Knowledge on programming resources and tools for agriculture, food security, economic development, resilience and livelihoods Desirable
∎ Excellent writing and verbal communication skills both in Bengali and English. Desirable
∎ Standard proficiency in computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, emailing, internet operation, etc) Desirable
∎ At least 5 years work experience in the fields of agriculture, food security, economic development, resilience and livelihoods or in the relevant fields. Essential
∎ Proven experience in implementing, facilitating and contributing to economic activities in the field. Desirable
∎ Proven experience as a team player Desirable
∎ Proven experience managing people with appropriate people skills. Essential
∎ Project office based work.
∎ Need-based field visit – 50% of time visit to field locations (Projects site)
∎ Pro-multiethnic/multicultural/multi-religious.
Salary: Tk. 70000 - 80000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A, Mobile bill, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ As per organizational policy
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 17 Jun 2023
Company Information:
∎ 7 Jun 2023
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Shanta Western Tower (14th Floor), 186 Bir Uttam Mir Shawkat Sarak (Gulshan-Tejgaon Link Road), Tejgaon, Dhaka- 1208
∎ Web : https://www.wvi.org/bangladesh
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.
World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.
World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.
Female are specially encourage to apply.
Category: NGO/Development
: World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, respecting the rights of all beneficiaries, and upholding the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly, all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. World Vision Bangladesh has zero-tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work.World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with a prior record of conviction related to child neglect, abuse, and exploitation.Women are highly encouraged to apply.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 17th Jun 2023
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