Title: Farmer Field and Business Schools (FFBS) Expert
Company Name: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Advanced university degree in agronomy, agricultural economics, agricultural extension, social science, political science or a related field.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Organizational Unit: FABGD
∎ Job Type: Non-staff opportunities
∎ Type of Requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)
∎ Duration: 4 months (with possibility of extension upon availability of resources)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Building on the SACP developed material and lessons learnt, review and update the curriculum and implementation modalities of the training of the FFBS master trainers.
∎ Liaise with the National Value Chain Specialist and National Climate Smart Agriculture Specialist to integrate the results of the value chain studies in the curriculum, and with the National Nutrition Specialist and Food Safety Expert to integrate nutrition and food safety messages in the FFBS curricula.
∎ Subsequently, assist the SACP PMU and master trainers to further build capacities of the FFBS facilitators and to organize refresher training for the FFBS facilitators in the project districts.
∎ Provide follow-up-coaching and backstopping of the master trainers to support them in their training and coordination of the FFBS facilitators (DAE staff and lead farmers) and during the further roll-out of the FFBS programme.
∎ Review master trainer reports of the facilitator training and of the establishment of the FFBS and assist the project team in resolving any problems that may arise.
∎ Organize a lesson-learning workshop and exchange of experiences between the FFBS facilitators and trainers.
∎ Integrate needs-based digital literacy training in the FFBS curriculum, to enable farmers to access and use government endorsed apps and solutions.
∎ Support the identification of the most cohesive farmer groups interested to join or become a formal producer organization and receive training from one of the project's farm business facilitators.
∎ Collaborate with the project M&E team to develop indicators and monitoring tools for the FFBS programme.
∎ Perform any other related tasks as assigned by the Senior Technical Advisor.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent working knowledge of English and Bangla.
∎ National of Bangladesh.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 29 Jul 2023
Company Information:
∎ 18 Jul 2023
∎ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
∎ Business : UN Organization
Category: NGO/Development
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Source: bdjobs.com