Field Facilitator

Job Description

Title: Field Facilitator

Company Name: Uttaran

Vacancy: 03

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Diploma in Agriculture or Bachelor's in social science

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Vacancy Announcement for the position of Field Facilitator
∎ Job Location Teknaf upazila of Cox`s Bazar district
∎ Employment Status Initial 5 (five) months contract with the possibility of extension depends on performance.
∎ Job Title Field Facilitator
∎ Project Name Supporting Harmony Improving Nutrition and Environment (SHINE)
∎ Duty Station Teknaf Upazila under Cox`s Bazar district
∎ Duration of the Appointment Up to March 2023
∎ Expected Starting Date November 15, 2022
∎ Uttaran in Partnership with Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation is going to implement "Supporting Harmony Improving Nutrition and Environment (SHINE)`` and it is a 3-years project. Uttaran is implementing this project in Teknaf Upazila of Cox`s Bazar district. The objective of the project is to increase the resilience of the host communities and Rohingya refugees, in Cox`s Bazar, by improving food security, reducing disaster vulnerability, and increasing social cohesion.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ The field Facilitator will be responsible for the following tasks:
∎ Organize and coordinate different events in the community like meetings, training, day observation, learning visits, etc.
∎ Ensure farmers are properly participated and trained and prepared for all relevant aspects of program monitoring.
∎ Practical experience in farmer capacity building and market development activities
∎ Support in the distribution of agricultural inputs like seeds and good agricultural practice items like composts, sex-pheromone traps, net, etc., and organize relevant training for the farmer groups.
∎ Organize training on agricultural interventions including market development for both host community and Rohingya community beneficiary farmers through nearer location and field learning sessions practically.
∎ Promote Good Agricultural Practices (GAP-IPM) like vegetable production in an organic way to the beneficiaries.
∎ Visit farmer communities and local markets to monitor and collect real-time data on supply chains, and productions as well as identify potential opportunities and scopes.
∎ Support potential farmers in establishing Demonstration plots and nurseries at feasible project locations.
∎ Visit farmer communities and local markets to monitor and collect real-time data on crop productions as well as identify potential opportunities and scopes.
∎ Contribute to implementing gender mainstreaming in the program areas
∎ Contribute to establishing a good governance system at the farmers' level to ensure transparency and accountability.
∎ Support camp and host community-level activities.
∎ Close coordination among camp authorities, UDMC, WDMC, Union Parishad, and other relevant stakeholders.
∎ Provide support at the community level for organizing events, work-related activities, and training when required and data collection as per direction of the Project Manager or Project officer.
∎ Collect good case studies from the field
∎ Excellent training and facilitation skills including experience in skill development, and market linkage.
∎ Contribute to reviewing and adjusting the planning methodologies.
∎ Accompany and contribute to other thematic domains in Agriculture.
∎ Conduct cash for work activities
∎ Internalizing different monitoring tools and providing accompaniment support to the community
∎ Develop and maintain program monitoring and reporting system.
∎ Take note of evolving changes in seasonal, socio-economic, and agricultural conditions in the program area.
∎ Contribute to the preparation of the quarterly, semi-annual, and yearly reports.
∎ Ensure quality monitoring data collection from the field for PDM and help to develop assessment reports.
∎ Organize community to provide support for different need assessments for project activities
∎ Process documentation, collection, and compilation of required information from the entrepreneurs and stakeholders and deliver to the responsible subsector officer.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 3 years of experience working in a similar position within the NGOs.
∎ Experience & knowledge in agricultural/DRR/Marketing/CFW activities.
∎ Technical/ Functional Skills.
∎ Skill in computer literacy.
∎ Reporting and documentation skills.
∎ Effective communication skills.
∎ Strong leadership, analytical and interpersonal communication skills.
∎ Fluency in Bengali and Intermediary skills in English and ability to speak in Coxs Bazar local language would be preferable.
∎ Ability to work effectively with remote Rohingya camps and Host communities.
∎ Proven ability to work in an intercultural environment.
∎ Willingness to travel extensively across the working area.
∎ Women are Encouraged to Apply.

Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ (including all benefits).

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 30 Oct 2022

Company Information:
∎ 24 Oct 2022
∎ Uttaran
∎ Address : Uttaran Dhaka Office: Flat-B1, House-32, Road-10/A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka- 1209
∎ Web : www.uttaran.net
∎ Business : Uttaran is a national development organization working in the southwest Bangladesh since 1985 to uphold rights and entitlements and to improve the socio-economic condition of the poor and disadvantaged. Uttaran facilitates in getting access to and control over resources by the poor and disadvantaged to improve agricultural productivity and economic empowerment.

Category: NGO/Development

: Note: Uttaran is committed to provide a safe environment free from discrimination and harassment where employees, partner organizations, participants and other stakeholders are treated with respect and dignity and have equal opportunities at all level. At Uttaran we believe that all people regardless of their age, sex, gender, religion, ethnicity, color, physical and mental ability has the right to live life free from sexual abuse, exploitation and harassment. Uttaran has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the Uttaran, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to Uttaran' safeguarding, code of conduct, child protection and other policies and procedures will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. (Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s), employment history, and police verification (if required). Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.)