Divisional Officer

Job Description

Title: Divisional Officer

Company Name: Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA)

Vacancy: 01

Age: 18 to 45 years

Job Location: Mymensingh

Salary: Tk. 35000 - 40000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 5 to 7 years

• Bachelor of Social Science (Pass) in Rural Development, Development Studies, Social Science, or related discipline (Master’s preferred).

• 5 to 7 years

• Age 18 to 45 years

Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in community-based development or agriculture projects.Experience in sustainable/organic farming, climate resilience, or rural livelihoods programming.Proven experience in field coordination, monitoring, and reporting.Experience working with marginalized communities, women, and indigenous groups preferred.

Key Responsibilities

1. Project Implementation & Field Coordination  

Community Mobilization & Training

• Organize village-level consultations, awareness sessions, and community meetings on sustainable and organic farming.

• Mobilize and select beneficiaries ensuring at least 50% women participation and inclusion of indigenous communities (Garo, Hajong, Koch, Barman), youth, and marginalized farmers.

• Coordinate and support delivery of training sessions on composting, crop diversification, natural pest management, and climate-smart agriculture.

• Facilitate refresher trainings and farmer-to-farmer exchanges.

Demonstration Plots & Field Activities

• Support establishment and monitoring of demonstration plots in project districts.

• Oversee distribution of starter kits (local seeds, tools, organic inputs).

• Conduct regular follow-up visits to trained farmers to assess adoption of sustainable practices.

• Identify and mentor “Agri-Champions” to promote peer learning.

Partner & Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with local authorities, agriculture officers, community leaders, and networking organizations.

• Maintain strong relationships with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).

2. Monitoring, Documentation & Reporting  

Monitoring & Data Collection

• Collect and maintain accurate beneficiary data (gender and category disaggregated).

• Track progress against project indicators and logical framework targets.

• Conduct routine field monitoring visits and provide feedback to management.

• Support midline and endline evaluation processes.

Documentation & Reporting

• Prepare monthly and quarterly progress reports.

• Document case studies, farmer success stories, lessons learned, and good practices.

• Support preparation of donor narrative reports.

• Maintain proper records of trainings, meetings, and field activities.

Accountability & Safeguarding

• Ensure implementation of BELA’s Safeguarding policy and principles.

• Facilitate community-friendly feedback and grievance mechanisms.

• Immediately report safeguarding or compliance concerns to supervisors.

3. Advocacy & Networking Support  

• Support organization of meetings with policymakers, agricultural officers, and local authorities.

• Assist in preparation of policy briefs and case documentation.

• Facilitate participation of farmer representatives in dialogues and roundtables.

• Engage local media to promote awareness on sustainable agriculture and environmental justice.

Leadership & Coordination

• Work closely with Divisional Coordinator, Field Coordinator, Monitoring Coordinator, and Technical Expert.

• Contribute to monthly coordination meetings and adaptive planning.

• Ensure alignment of field activities with overall project objectives and donor requirements.

• Uphold BELA’s values of transparency, accountability, gender equality, and environmental justice.