Field Facilitator
Job Description
Title: Field Facilitator
Company Name: Practical Action - Bangladesh.
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Diploma in Agriculture (4 years course)/B.Sc. Ag. (Hons.)/B.Sc. Ag Econ. (Hons) or any other related field.
Job Context:
∎ Reporting to: Field Coordinator
∎ Direct reports: None
∎ Groups: Programme Delivery Unit
∎ Relationships: Project Engineer, partner organisations, Monitoring, Documentation and Reporting Officer, local farmers and communities
∎ Financial scope: As assigned or delegated
∎ Location: Ukhia/Teknaf at Cox`s Bazar
∎ Nature of contract: Short-term contract
∎ Travel: Field based activities
∎ About the Role:
∎ Based in Ukhia or Teknaf under Cox`s Bazaar district, The Field Facilitator will be responsible for organising and facilitating the key activities at the field level under assigned project.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Facilitate the training, orientation and organize value chain tour for organic fertilizer wholesalers, retailers and institutional buyers for market promotion and business plan development.
∎ Organize and engage households regarding organic waste segregation and use of compost.
∎ Organize Community compost activity.
∎ Explore compost use for gardening/marketing compost.
∎ Facilitate marketing agreements, strengthen horizontal relations among dealers.
∎ Support the creation of collection hubs and assist marketing of organic compost.
∎ Conduct training and orientation for farmers and vertical gardeners group.
∎ Prepare demonstration plot on regular basis and participate in agricultural/horticultural fair for compost market promotion.
∎ Organize networking meeting with institutional buyers who are operating eco-agriculture businesses for compost market promotion.
∎ Provide critical inputs and opinions to the Project Lead in determining the selection of appropriate technology and work plan of the organization in that region.
∎ Will be responsible for field level data collection, data compilation and reporting
Additional Requirements:
∎ Track record on networking, market value chain development on compost along with wholesalers, retailers and institutional buyers.
∎ Track record on crop demonstration plot development, micro entrepreneurship development, compost market promotion, participated agricultural fair.
∎ Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities.
∎ Good English writing, analytical and communication skills.
∎ Good ability to work with a virtual cross-functional team.
∎ Willing and able to travel independently outside station.
Salary:
∎ Monthly consolidated BDT 35,000 - 45,000 including all other benefits and allowances.
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Experienced and skill candidates would be offered with appropriate packages.
∎ The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working - these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
Application Deadline: September 7, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Practical Action - Bangladesh.
∎ Business : Practical Action, a UK based international development organization, works for technology justice and wellbeing to reduce poverty. We work through regional and country offices in Latin America, Africa and Asia to make a difference in the lives of poor people by transforming the technologies from idea to reality. In Bangladesh, focus of our work is around agriculture, extreme poverty, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, access to markets, water sanitation, waste management and energy. Our distinctive practical approach includes wellbeing, partnership, specialized knowledge services and policy engagement.
Category: NGO/Development
