Deputy Manager, Technical, Agriculture & Social Forestry, Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) Programme

Job Description

Title: Deputy Manager, Technical, Agriculture & Social Forestry, Ultra-Poor Graduation (UPG) Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ B.Sc (Hon's) in agriculture / Forestry and Environmental Sciences with major in Agronomy/ Horticulture/ Agro forestry/ Aquaculture preferable or any relevant discipline from any recognized university/ institutions

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assist management to develop agriculture and social forestry strategies and to ensure effective and timely implementation of programme strategies at the branch and regional level regarding agriculture and social forestry enterprise.
∎ Conduct regular field visits, proper follow-up and monitoring to identify participants' needs and challenges, provide necessary guidance and supports to resolve for expected results.
∎ Assist branch level staffs to develop annual crop rotation plan for individual programme participants and ensure availability of inputs (e.g., land lease, seeds, fertilizers etc.) for agricultural and nursery enterprises.
∎ Identify areas of capacity development for programme participants and staffs, provide quality inputs to develop training modules and guidelines, develop and execute staff training plans, and facilitate trainings on agriculture and nursery enterprises.
∎ Assist management to bring knowledge and innovations suitable for ultra-poor context and provide quality inputs, share learnings from field in different meetings, forums, seminars, workshops etc.
∎ Communicate and build network with relevant stakeholders within and outside BRAC to mobilise different resources and technologies, and create access for the programme participants.
∎ Develop different reports on Agriculture and Social Forestry enterprise, analyse and assist management to identify gaps and provide guidance accordingly.
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 2 years' experience in agriculture and social forestry related work. Experience of working with extreme poor people will be an added advantage.
∎ Good communication skills with different stakeholders.
∎ Presentation and training facilitation
∎ Record keeping and documentation
∎ Analytical
∎ Problem solving
∎ Very good knowledge in agriculture and social forestry sector in country context Geography and community context
∎ Team building
∎ Patience to work with poor
∎ Conflict management

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and life Insurance and others.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 10 Jan 2023

Company Information:
∎ 1 Jan 2023
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Category: NGO/Development