Dry-Fish Processing and Marketing Specialist

Job Description

Title: Dry-Fish Processing and Marketing Specialist

Company Name: Mukti Cox`s Bazar

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: Tk. 65000 - 69875 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

Published: 2025-11-09

Application Deadline: 2025-11-20

Education:

• Master’s degree in Fisheries/ Agri Economics/ Agri Business/ MBA or related discipline from recognized University.     

• At least 5 years of experience in safe dry fish processing and marketing activities·      

Requirements:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

Skills Required: Gender Sensitive Programming,Good capacity to work under pressure,Leadership and teamwork,Market Development,Market Research,Performing job independently,Strong analytical and communication skills,Team Management and leadership,Time Management

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to work hard, work under pressure, positive and can-do attitude and ability to understand local language.      

• Self-motivated, independent of the ability to perform multi-task.      

• Knowledge in gender focused approach to development and resilience.·       Expertise on undertaking and follow up monitoring to ensure that proposed mitigation measures are implemented according to an agreed upon environmental and social mitigation implementation plan.      

• Proven understanding and knowledge on development sector including work related to program and budget planning/monitoring activities.      

• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities. Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.      

• Ensure that gender and inclusion issues are properly considered and resourced in all of our work.      

• Demonstrated capacity to work with teams.      

• Proven knowledge of program and financial management as well as administration of programs.     

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and report-writing skills in Bangla and English; knowledge of Rohingya dialect is an asset.      

• Knowledge in gender focused approach to development and resilience.·       Expertise on undertaking and follow up monitoring to ensure that proposed mitigation measures are implemented according to an agreed upon environmental and social mitigation implementation plan.     

• Proven understanding and knowledge on development sector including work related to program and budget planning/monitoring activities.

• Ensure that gender and inclusion issues are properly considered and resourced in all of our work.

• Demonstrated experience in market assessment, partnership development, and private sector engagement, preferably in fragile or displacement-affected settings.

• Strong analytical, negotiation, and networking skills to build partnerships with private sector entities, CSOs, and market actors.

• Proficiency in business planning, marketing, entrepreneurship development tools, and market linkage facilitation.

Responsibilities & Context:

Context :

Mukti Cox’s Bazar, with technical support from FAO, is implementing the EU-funded PROACT Bangladesh project titled “Promoting Nutrition-Sensitive Farming, Toxin-Free Dried Fish Production, and Strengthening Market Access and Value Chains” in Cox’s Bazar Sadar, Ramu, Ukhiya, and Teknaf. The initiative aims to improve food security, nutrition, and income through climate-smart agriculture, toxin-free dried fish processing, and homestead gardening. It will establish aggregation centers to boost market access and provide business and financial literacy training to empower smallholder farmers, especially women. With 30+ years of experience and 3,028 staff, Mukti ensures inclusive, resilient, and impactful programming aligned with FAO’s strategic goals.

Purpose of job: Designs and implements market facilitation strategies and interventions that impact the competitiveness, inclusiveness, and resilience of vegetables/Dry fish . Ensures market system strategies and interventions are well integrated. Facilitate relationships between buyers, producers, and other relevant market actors. Acts as focal point for private and public sector actors in promoting value chain and market system development. safe dry fish processing and marketing activities

Job Responsibilities

• Assist Implementation of project activities at the targeted areas following project proposal and guidance of FAO & Mukti Cox’s Bazar management to achieve the project objectives.

• Select 1000 dry fish workers in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries (DoF) and collect their complete profile in the Kobo platform and submit a clean dataset to FAO.

• Provide training to the 1000 dry fish workers on toxin-free dried fish processing and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH).

• Select 50 dry fish processors (entrepreneurs) in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries and collect their complete profile in the Kobo platform and submit a clean dataset to FAO.

• Conduct training for the 50 dry fish processors (entrepreneurs) on business and financial management of dried fish enterprises in collaboration with the  DoF.

• Conduct training for the 50 dry fish processors (entrepreneurs) on toxin free dried fish processing and food safety in collaboration with the DoF.

• Provide support to the 50 dried fish processing entrepreneurs on labelling, packaging and branding of toxin free dried fish.

• Conduct 4 promotional campaign through sales displays, social media platforms and connect them with physical and online marketplace.

• Coordinate and monitor the construction work of establishing 50 dried fish processing unit though FAO selected Service Provider (SP).

• Track the regular sales and transactions from AC to the local and camp markets using FAO developed AC sales tool.

• Track the delivery service from the Digital Village Centre’s (DVCs) using FAO developed DVC service delivery tracking tool.

• Adequate filed visit to proper utilization of livelihood support by beneficiaries and ensure economic benefit of beneficiaries.

• Any other duties as per project and organization requirement.

• Safeguarding: Safeguarding and PSEA: To meet the program's objectives for safeguarding and PSEA implementation, make sure team members are protected from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. serve as a major resource for help, direction, and knowledge on safeguarding & Child protection for developing a safe workplace. To ensure that safeguarding standards are used in every course of action, team members should practice, advocate, and embrace safeguarding policy concerns.

Job Other Benifits:

• T/A,Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays

• As per project provision.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Work Place: Work at office

Company Information:

Gender: Male and Female can apply

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Category: NGO/Development