Consultant (Aquaculture and Fisheries Specialist)
Job Description
Title: Consultant (Aquaculture and Fisheries Specialist)
Company Name: WorldFish
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Strong academic background of Aquaculture, Fisheries and related subject with minimum M.Sc. Degree.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ AquaData - a Work Package of the Resilient Aquatic Food Systems for Healthy People and Planet of One CGIAR Initiative. Over 3 billion people worldwide rely on aquatic food systems for income and nutrition. But among others, a lack of reliable data and information affects the social, economic and environmental sustainability of aquatic food systems in the face of climate change, pollution, overfishing and competing demand for water.
∎ AquaData aims to create a place where people can find data, stories and tools to use in their own contexts to make positive changes. This effort involves:
∎ Identifying and filling data gaps through partnerships and collaboration
∎ Deriving new data from emerging technologies and approaches turning data into knowledge to catalyze action in aquatic food systems.
∎ The objective of this work package is to collect what are the current data gaps from various stakeholders in Bangladesh and to assist in conducting survey on Data Gap Analysis and in collection of information from selected stakeholders working in the area of Aquatic Food Systems using structured questionnaires following protocol and analysis.
∎ Location and Duration: The successful consultant will be based in Dhaka, Bangladesh with some field visits on part-time basis. The selection of consultant will be based on the relevant qualification and experience and the most competitive proposal. The interviews are expected to be held in November 2023 and only shortlisted consultants will be notified and expected to attend the interview. The successful consultant should be available to commence the consultancy contract tentatively from 15 November 2023 till 21 December 2023.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The "Aquaculture and Fisheries Specialist" Consultant will be responsible for following tasks:
∎ Provide necessary technical support to "Data Gap Analysis Specialist" Consultant in Identifying stakeholders especially from the fields of aquaculture and fisheries for participation in the survey.
∎ In consultation with experts of WorldFish and "Data Gap Analysis Specialist" Consultant provide input in updating the Questionnaires (as needed) to make it more context specific.
∎ Assist in organizing consultation meeting beforehand with selected stakeholders to share the questionnaires used for the interview for clarity and necessary feedback.
∎ Support the "Data Gap Analysis Specialist" Consultant to finalize the list of stakeholders selected for the interview and develop a schedule approved by the Supervisor (WorldFish Expert)
∎ Interview 20 experts following developed questionnaires.
∎ All activities should be reviewed and approved by supervisor, before starting expert interviews.
Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 10 years' experience related to these activities.
∎ Strong verbal communication skills in both Bangla and English.
∎ Proven track record of consultancy with good reporting ability.
∎ A positive and can-do attitude towards tasks beyond the job description.
∎ Committed and motivated.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 7 Nov 2023
Company Information:
∎ 1 Nov 2023
∎ WorldFish
∎ Business : WorldFish is an international, nonprofit research organization that harnesses the potential of fisheries and aquaculture to reduce hunger and poverty. Globally, more than one billion people obtain most of their animal protein from fish and approximately 800 million depend on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods.
Utilizing its scientific expertise, its networks and partnerships, and an innovative `research in development` approach, WorldFish increases the productivity and sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture and improves the lives of poor people who rely on them.
WorldFish is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.
Category: Agro (Plant/Animal/Fisheries)
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Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 7th Nov 2023
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