Assistant Technical Officer (Agriculture), SMART-HVC- Vegetables

Job Description

Title: Assistant Technical Officer (Agriculture), SMART-HVC- Vegetables

Company Name: Jagorani Chakra Foundation

Vacancy: 4

Age: at most 35 years

Location: Chuadanga, Jhenaidah ...

Minimum Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years

Published: 30 Apr 2025

Education:
∎ The candidate should have at least a Diploma in Agriculture.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ §  Minimum 2 years of working experience in Agriculture sector.§  Relevant working experience with PKSF or any project funded by multi-lateral development partners would be preferred.§  Good computer knowledge (MS Office).
∎ Maximum 35 years of age on the last date of application

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Jagorani Chakra Foundation (JCF) is a national voluntary social welfare organization. JCF going to implement ‘Promotion of Value-added Vegetables for sustainable growth and instituting RECP practices (SMART- HVC- Vegetables)’ Project as part of the Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART) Project supported by PKSF. To ensure the quality implementation of the project, JCF intends to recruit project staff for this leadership position from qualified candidates of Bangladeshi nationals.
∎ Job Responsibility:
∎ §  Assist the Project Manager in implementing project activities.§  Assist to identify potential microenterprises (MEs), select appropriate climate-resilient and resource-efficient cleaner production (RECP) practices for MEs and motivate them to adopt those practices.§  Provide technical support to MEs at cluster level.§  Select MEs for demonstration, set-up demonstration, and follow-up the MEs.§  Assist the Technical Officer to prepare training manuals, leaflets, case stories of the sub-project, etc.§  Arrange training, field days, meetings, workshops, seminars, fairs, Environment Club meetings as per the project plan.§  Explore circular economy, value-added product diversification, new market potentiality.§  Assist to produce monthly, quarterly and annual progress report as per the requirement of the management.§  Regular field visit at project site, tracking the MEs’ progress in adoption of the RECP practices and reporting;§  Maintain linkages with different government departments (i.e. DAE, DoF, DLS, BFRI, DoE), academicians, value-chain actors (hatchery owners, inputs sellers, market actors, transporter etc.), private sector companies, etc.§  Follow the organization's Child Safeguarding, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Gender, and Whistle Blowing Policy.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Consolidated Tk. 30,000 per month and other admissible benefits as per organizational policy as well as the project.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Chuadanga, Jhenaidah, Khulna, Satkhira

Read Before Apply:

Application sending address:

Jagorani Chakra Foundation, Head Office, 46 Mujib Sarak, Jashore- 7400.

Interested candidates are requested to send their CV (If the CV sends through E-mail, please give the CV in PDF Format within 3 pages), passport-size colour photograph with a cover letter for the above position to the Executive Director, Jagorani Chakra Foundation, 46 Mujib Sarak, Jashore- 7400. Please write down the mobile number in the application and the name of the position on the top of the envelop/E-mail subject line. Short-listed candidates will be called for the interview.

Candidates accused of abuse of women and children, sexual exploitation & abuse, and sexual harassment are not needed to apply. The candidate must be fit in the pre-employment medical test. Women are encouraged to apply and Smokers are discouraged to Apply.

This recruitment possesses equality of opportunity and non-discrimination for all job applicants. We seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce regardless of gender, race, religious beliefs, nationality, ethnic/national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, and disability.

Any convicted child abuser will be disqualified. Jagorani Chakra Foundation (JCF) is an equal-opportunity employer.