Field Assistant Livelihood (Response Programme)

Job Description

Title: Field Assistant Livelihood (Response Programme)

Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor Degree in Agriculture, Forestry, Agribusiness, Business or Agricultural Marketing

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Promote the use of modern farming practice and techniques through training, advising farmers, farm visits and demonstrations so as to transform targeted families from subsistence to commercial farmers in line with GoB policy.
∎ Participatory selection of beneficiaries, prioritization of cash for work activities, life skills awareness raising, and capacity building of the groups.
∎ Promote Livelihoods project model for faster adoption of improved farming technologies towards building secure livelihoods for the marginal poor.
∎ Participate in Livelihood planning, budgeting, implementation and monitoring of progress.
∎ Mobilize and facilitate the engagements of stakeholders during planning and development meetings, workshops and other fora.
∎ Identify project beneficiaries in collaboration with Local structures and in accordance with the laid down guidelines/rules and timeframe.
∎ Coordinate project activities with sub-county authorities, government extension agents and other partners at community level.
∎ Develop the farmer's capacity to improve production and productivity of selected enterprises of desired quality

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 26 years
∎ Minimum 1 year’s professional work experience in livelihood humanitarian/ development work including in displacement setting.
∎ Experience in Value Chain would be an added advantage.
∎ Have excellent data collecting, and analytical skills.
∎ Have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Bangla.
∎ Must have proficiency in computers, email, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
∎ Have excellent time management and organizational skills; ability to prioritize and execute.
∎ Possess skills or openness to working with others from different cultures.
∎ Must be self-motivated and have the ability to work and communicate well in a team
∎ Have knowledge of or desire to learn about permaculture and agroecology
∎ Competence in agro business planning, development and profitability analysis

Salary: Tk. 45000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1

Application Deadline: June 15, 2019

Company Information:
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.

Being a child-focused organization, World Vision has the responsibility to ensure safety & protection of the children while they come in contact with the staff; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child Protection Policy. Persons with a history of child rights and child protection violation are discouraged to apply.

Female are specially encourage to apply.

Category: NGO/Development