Title: Field Coordinator (Agriculture Insurance), Microfinance Programme (Contractual)
Company Name: BRAC
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Rajshahi, Rangpur
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Post Graduate Degree, preferably degree in Agriculture, Economics, Social Science, Business, Insurance, Statistics.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure project implementation is on time; coordinate, manage, monitor and support field team for facilitating project activities effectively and efficiently;
∎ Prepare implementation plan, schedule consultation with project team and implementation partners;
∎ Manage and assist day to day project activities: delivery of agriculture insurance products; awareness creation activities for smallholders; capacity building of field teams; manage pilot-testing; deliveries of support services (e.g., agricultural inputs, weather information, market linkage, etc.) to the smallholders;
∎ Maintain liaison with the project partners, attend delegates for diversify partners during field visit, public and private entities; monitor automated weather stations in field;
∎ Preparation of reports, conducting training, workshops, field events etc.
∎ Continues field visit and monitor assigned areas and extension officers work;
∎ Manage project expenses and control over finance and admin in field
∎ Support project team in planning, designing, reviewing project activities, and providing input for the further improvement and taking new initiatives;
∎ Any other specific areas of responsibilities shall be assigned from time to time by the manager and HO Team;
∎ 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:
∎ Experience Requirements: At-least 5 years of job experience preferably in the field of agriculture, agriculture insurance, agro-industries & input, agriculture value chains & market systems development, and agri-finance with any renowned NGOs, MFIs, companies or donor projects.
∎ Additional Requirements:
∎ Crop Insurance experience is strongly preferred, experience and skills in formation of farmers groups, conduct need based assessment, follow up farmer's practices in crop production;
∎ Proven skills in dealing with private, public, NGO sector in agriculture;
∎ Experience in collecting field data, monitoring and prepare project reports;
∎ Good computer skills on MS Office (word, excel, power point) and emailing;
∎ Good written and oral communication skills in English and Bangla;
∎ Excellent Interpersonal skills; ability to work in a team; and achieve the targets and deadlines.
∎ Ability and willingness to drive motorcycle and must have a valid driving license.
Salary: Negotiable
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Health Insurance and others
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 6 Dec 2021
Company Information:
∎ 29 Nov 2021
∎ BRAC
Category: NGO/Development
: Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements may apply by followed instruction mentioning the position name in the subject line to: [email protected]
Source: bdjobs.com