Assistant Technical Officer (Cattle & Buffalo)

Job Description

Title: Assistant Technical Officer (Cattle & Buffalo)

Company Name: Programme for Community Development (PCD)

Vacancy: 01

Age: at most 35 years

Location: Pabna

Minimum Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years

Published: 20 Feb 2025

Education:
∎ The candidate should have at least a Diploma in DVM/Animal Husbandry/ Diploma in Agriculture
∎ The candidate should have at least a Diploma in DVM/Animal Husbandry/ Diploma in Agriculture

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 35 years
∎ 7.0 Working Experience and Skills
∎ Minimum 2 years of working experience in Livestock/Agriculture sector.
∎ Relevant working experience with PKSF or any project funded by multi-lateral development partners would be preferred.
∎ Good computer knowledge (MS Office).
∎ 8.0 Age Limit
∎ Maximum 35 years of age on the last date of application.
∎ 7.0 Working Experience and Skills
∎ Minimum 2 years of working experience in Livestock/Agriculture sector.
∎ Relevant working experience with PKSF or any project funded by multi-lateral development partners would be preferred.
∎ Good computer knowledge (MS Office).
∎ 8.0 Age Limit
∎ Maximum 35 years of age on the last date of application.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ The ‘Assistant Technical Officer (Cattle & Buffalo)’ will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and will undertake following duties and responsibilities, which are essential but not limited to:
∎ 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. DLS, DoE), academicians, value-chain actors (hatchery owners, inputs sellers, market actors, transporter etc.), private sector companies, etc.
∎ Any other tasks, duties, or specific tasks assigned by the Project Manager and management of the organization.
∎ 1.0 Background
∎ Programme for Community Development (PCD) is going to implement a sub-project titled ‘Promoting Resilient Green Growth in Dairy Sub-sector through ensuring RECPÕas part of the ‘Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART)’ Project. This sub-project aims to increase resource-efficient and resilient green growth of microenterprises (MEs) under Cattle & Buffalo sub-sector. The project is jointly financed by the World Bank, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), and Programme for Community Development (PCD).
∎ 2.0 Sub-project Objectives
∎ To adopt resource efficient, cleaner production and good farming practices.
∎ To adopt climate resilient technologies.
∎ To promote circular economy.
∎ To increase technical knowledge and capacity of the MEs
∎ Promotion of branding opportunities for dairy MEs.
∎ 3.0 Sub-project Working Areas
∎ The sub-project will be implemented across Pabna districts.
∎ 4.0 Duration
∎ The employee will initially be hired for a one-year term, with the possibility of extending the contract till 30 June 2028, based on satisfactory performance.
∎ 5.0 Duties and Responsibilities
∎ The ‘Assistant Technical Officer (Cattle & Buffalo)’ will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and will undertake following duties and responsibilities, which are essential but not limited to:
∎ 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. DLS, DoE), academicians, value-chain actors (hatchery owners, inputs sellers, market actors, transporter etc.), private sector companies, etc.
∎ Any other tasks, duties, or specific tasks assigned by the Project Manager and management of the organization.

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly consolidated salary is BDT 30,000/-
∎ Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, etc.) as per the organization's policy.
∎ Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as imposed by the government of Bangladesh. Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government rules.
∎ Monthly consolidated salary is BDT 30,000/-
∎ Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, etc.) as per the organization's policy.
∎ Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as imposed by the government of Bangladesh. Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government rules.

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Pabna

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Two Passport Size Photo, NID, All Educational & Experience Certificate Photocopy with valid Phone Number.
∎ Executive Director
∎ Programme for Community Development (PCD)
∎ Radhanagar Moktobmore, Pabna-6600

Company Information:
∎ Programme for Community Development (PCD)
∎ Programme for community Development( PCD) Radhanagar, Moktobmore, Pabna. Pabna-6600
https://pcdbd.org/

Address::
∎ Programme for community Development( PCD) Radhanagar, Moktobmore, Pabna. Pabna-6600
∎ https://pcdbd.org/

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 22 Mar 2025

Category: Agro (Plant/Animal/Fisheries)

Interested By University

University Percentage (%)
Bangladesh Open University 3.84%
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 3.70%
Institute of livestock science and technology 2.74%
National University 2.33%
Patuakhali Science and Technology University 2.19%
Agriculture Training Institute, Sherpur 1.37%
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University 1.23%
Institute of livestock science and technology, Gaibandha 1.23%
Agricultural Training Institute 1.10%
Agriculture Training Institute 1.10%

Interested By Age Range

Age Range Percentage (%)
20-30 69.82%
31-35 17.15%
36-40 8.09%
40+ 3.98%

Interested By Salary Range

Salary Range Percentage (%)
0-20K 4.66%
20K-30K 83.68%
30K-40K 10.29%
40K-50K 1.10%
50K+ 0.27%

Interested By Experience Range

Experience Range Percentage (%)
0 years (Freshers) 24.14%
0.1 - 1 years 11.93%
1.1 - 3 years 22.22%
3.1 - 5 years 12.76%
5+ years 28.94%

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