Community Organizer

Job Description

Title: Community Organizer

Company Name: Khulna Mukti Seba Sangstha (KMSS)

Vacancy: 9

Location: Khulna

Minimum Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 9 Dec 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors
∎ Graduate/Bachelor's Degree in any discipline
∎ Graduate/Bachelor's Degree in any discipline

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience Requirements: At least 3 years of experience in NGO work preferably in the relevant field of Agriculture and Food security or same nature.
∎ Additional Requirements:
∎ Good interpersonal skills and working in diverse teams.
∎ Good speaking and writing skills in both Bangla and English.
∎ Must have basic computer skills and bust be able to operate android phone efficiently.
∎ Ability to work in demanding situations
∎ Person having Personal Motorbike with valid driving license will be given privilege.
∎ Experience Requirements: At least 3 years of experience in NGO work preferably in the relevant field of Agriculture and Food security or same nature.
∎ Additional Requirements:
∎ Good interpersonal skills and working in diverse teams.
∎ Good speaking and writing skills in both Bangla and English.
∎ Must have basic computer skills and bust be able to operate android phone efficiently.
∎ Ability to work in demanding situations
∎ Person having Personal Motorbike with valid driving license will be given privilege.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Work under the direct guidance of the Program Officer - Agriculture Value Chain (Upazila level) and other district-level project personnel to ensure effective implementation of project activities.
∎ Mobilize and engage community members in assigned unions for project execution.
∎ Collaborate with union-level GoB staff, NGOs, and other stakeholders to enhance project outcomes.
∎ Facilitate and organize community-level sessions, awareness meetings, and events as per project plan.
∎ Support the formation and regular operation of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and any other group formation or selection.
∎ Assist in organizing training on topics like Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), financial literacy, gender justice, and native chicken rearing.
∎ Prepare and submit daily, weekly, monthly progress reports based on collected field data as per project plan.
∎ Conduct regular field visits for monitoring and mobilizing community participants.
∎ Perform any other tasks assigned by KMSS Management related to community mobilization and project objectives.
∎ Job Location: Khulna District (Any of the Fultala, Terothada or Digholia Upazila)
∎ Job Context:
∎ Khulna Mukti Seba Sangstha (KMSS) being a sub grantee has been implementing “USAID Bangladesh America Maitree Activity (BAMA)” (Strengthening Climate-smart Vegetable and Native Chicken Value Chain in Bangladesh (C4VNCVC) funded by USAID and managed by BRAC. The project duration is from November 2024 to November 2026. The project is been implemented in three upazilas of Khulna District (Tero-khada, Phultal and Dighalia Upazilas and each Upazila will be covered 03 Unions and total Union will be 09. (Ajugara,Terokhada, Sagladah Unions of Terokhada Union. Jamira, Damodar, Phultala Unions of Phultala Upazila. Dighalia, Barakpur, Senhati Union of Dighalia Upazila.). The incumbent will work for the project as a Community Organizer for Union Level Mobilization activities of any of the aforesaid unions. The project thematic Area is Agriculture and Food Security.
∎ Job objective: For effective implementation of the planned project activities at the Union level and provide day-to-day support to the project team in achieving the proposed activities.
∎ Work under the direct guidance of the Program Officer - Agriculture Value Chain (Upazila level) and other district-level project personnel to ensure effective implementation of project activities.
∎ Mobilize and engage community members in assigned unions for project execution.
∎ Collaborate with union-level GoB staff, NGOs, and other stakeholders to enhance project outcomes.
∎ Facilitate and organize community-level sessions, awareness meetings, and events as per project plan.
∎ Support the formation and regular operation of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) and any other group formation or selection.
∎ Assist in organizing training on topics like Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), financial literacy, gender justice, and native chicken rearing.
∎ Prepare and submit daily, weekly, monthly progress reports based on collected field data as per project plan.
∎ Conduct regular field visits for monitoring and mobilizing community participants.
∎ Perform any other tasks assigned by KMSS Management related to community mobilization and project objectives.

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per the Project Budget
∎ As per the Project Budget

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Khulna

Read Before Apply:

Special Note: KMSS maintains ZERO TOLERANCE towards discrimination, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), and any harm to the Child. All employees are expected to abide by the code of conduct and Protection from Sexual Exploitation/GBV and Abuse & Child Protection Policy of KMSS. As such, our selection process includes rigorous background checks. Additionally, all activities and staff must act in a manner that minimizes potential negative environmental impacts in alignment with KMSS's commitment to environmental sustainability.

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Khulna Mukti Seba Sangstha (KMSS) invites applications for the following positions from the potential Bangladeshi candidates being a sub grantee under the "USAID Bangladesh America Maitree Project" (Strengthening Climate-smart Vegetable and Native Chicken Value Chain in Bangladesh (C4VNCVC) funded by USAID and managed by BRAC. Interested candidates who meet the above-mentioned criteria are requested to send hard copies of their updated CV, along with two recent passport-size photographs and photocopies of all academic and experience certificates, a photocopy of their national ID card, and a cover letter addressed to the Executive Director, Khulna Mukti Seba Sangstha (KMSS), 36, Sher-E-Bangla Road, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh latest within December 18, 2024 marking the position applied for on the top of the envelop. Any personal communication will be treated as disqualification. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Women are highly encouraged to apply. KMSS is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate based on gender, religious background, or differently-abled person.

Company Information:
∎ Khulna Mukti Seba Sangstha (KMSS)
∎ Head Office, 36, Sher-E-Bangla Road, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh.
∎ KMSS as a National NGO has been working in various districts of Bangladesh since 1997.

Address::
∎ Head Office, 36, Sher-E-Bangla Road, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh.
∎ KMSS as a National NGO has been working in various districts of Bangladesh since 1997.

Application Deadline: 18 Dec 2024

Category: NGO/Development