Assistant Technical Officer (High-value crops)

Job Description

Title: Assistant Technical Officer (High-value crops)

Company Name: Rural Reconstruction Foundation

Vacancy: 3

Age: at most 35 years

Location: Jashore, Jhenaidah

Minimum Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years

Published: 3 Feb 2025

Education:
∎ The candidate should have at least a Diploma in Agriculture.
∎ 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 Agricultural 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.
∎ Relevant working experience with PKSF or any project funded by multi-lateral development partners would be preferred.
∎ Good computer knowledge (MS Office).
∎ Minimum 2 years of working experience in Agricultural 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.
∎ Other Qualifications:
∎ Relevant working experience with PKSF or any project funded by multi-lateral development partners would be preferred.
∎ Good computer knowledge (MS Office).

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ 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, BARI, SRDI, DAM 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.
∎ The sub-project will be implemented across Jashore and Jhenaidah districts.
∎ Project Manager
∎ 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.
∎ Rural Reconstruction Foundation (RRF) is a National level Non-Governmental voluntary Development Organization. Which is working since 1982 for the underprivileged community in many development segments. RRF invites applications from competent candidates for the following position under the project titled “Promotion of Value-added Flowers for Sustainable Growth and Instituting RECP Practices’’ as 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 High-value crops (Flowers) sub-sector. The project is jointly financed by the World Bank, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Rural Reconstruction Foundation (RRF).
∎ Duties and Responsibilities
∎ The ‘Assistant Technical Officer (High-value crops)’ High-value crops (Flowers) 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. DAE, BARI, SRDI, DAM 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.
∎ Location:
∎ The sub-project will be implemented across Jashore and Jhenaidah districts.
∎ Report to:
∎ Project Manager
∎ Duration of the Position:
∎ 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.

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.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Jashore, Jhenaidah

Read Before Apply:

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interview. Any persuasion will disqualify the candidature. RRF reserves rights to finalize any application.