Field Coordinator (Agriculture Insurance), Microfinance Programme (Project Staff)
Job Description
Title: Field Coordinator (Agriculture Insurance), Microfinance Programme (Project Staff)
Company Name: BRAC
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Post Graduate Degree preferably in Agriculture/ Marketing/ Economics/ Social Science/ Business/ Insurance/ Development Studies form any recognised university/ institution.
Experience Requirements:
∎ 5 to 6 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; Searching outside farmers group for involving crop insurance activities.
∎ 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;
∎ Build strong relationship with relevant private sector and other like-minded project for enrolling farmers in crop insurance products.
∎ Prepare FGD survey reports, conducting training & workshops in the field.
∎ 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/ recommendations 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 BRAC Head Office 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:
∎ At-least 5- 6 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.
∎ 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;
∎ Strong communication skills and 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: 13 Jul 2023
Company Information:
∎ 20 Jun 2023
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
Category: NGO/Development
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