Job Description
Title: Junior Sector Specialist, Hybrid Rice (BRAC Seed and Agro Enterprise)
Company Name: BRAC Enterprises
Vacancy: --
Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Salary: Negotiable
Published: 8 Feb 2025
Education:
∎ The candidate must have B.Sc (Hon's) in Agriculture/ Agronomy/ Soil Science/ Horticulture/ Crop Botany/ Agricultural Economics/ Agricultural Extension/ Entomology/ Plant Pathology/ Seed Technology/ Environmental science with minimum CGPA 2.50 or 2nd class/ division or equivalent result in all academic examinations
∎ The candidate must have B.Sc (Hon's) in Agriculture/ Agronomy/ Soil Science/ Horticulture/ Crop Botany/ Agricultural Economics/ Agricultural Extension/ Entomology/ Plant Pathology/ Seed Technology/ Environmental science with minimum CGPA 2.50 or 2nd class/ division or equivalent result in all academic examinations
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age, Education and Experience will be relaxed for the potential candidates
∎ Experience in same field will be given preference
∎ Knowledge in diseases diagnosis, production plan
∎ Must have good communicationMust have the skill of multitasking
∎ Excellent in report writing, budgeting, work prioritization, time management as well as the ability to adapt to work under pressure and challenging environment
∎ Age, Education and Experience will be relaxed for the potential candidates
∎ Experience in same field will be given preference
∎ Knowledge in diseases diagnosis, production plan
∎ Must have good communicationMust have the skill of multitasking
∎ Excellent in report writing, budgeting, work prioritization, time management as well as the ability to adapt to work under pressure and challenging environment
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Prepare yearly budget with Farm Manager, Hybrid Rice, yearly action plan and ensure the implementation of the program
∎ Ensure on time seeding and produced robust seedlings
∎ Assist TA, Hybrid Rice to select suitable rice seed production block and supply quality inputs according to demand and ensuring the utilization
∎ Ensure transplanting within 7 to 10 days and ensure planting quality
∎ Ensure farmers training before transplanting, GA3 application and randomly check 10% plot
∎ Monitor proper GA3 application, supplementary pollination activities and others ongoing activities
∎ Ensure staff development through meeting, coaching, counseling, feedback, mentoring
∎ Ensure 100 % rouging and check the threshing floor and its quality
∎ Prepare a schedule for seed harvesting, threshing and drying
∎ Identify problems and give the solution and inform it to the Farm Manager by written
∎ Ensure process loss maximum 2 % of produced seeds
∎ Check the seeds sample before weighting to avoiding admixture
∎ Ensure production of minimum 98 % genetic purity, diseases and black spot free seeds
∎ Update all documents according to supplied register and format on time
∎ 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
∎ Perform any other jobs as assigned by the management
∎ Prepare yearly budget with Farm Manager, Hybrid Rice, yearly action plan and ensure the implementation of the program
∎ Ensure on time seeding and produced robust seedlings
∎ Assist TA, Hybrid Rice to select suitable rice seed production block and supply quality inputs according to demand and ensuring the utilization
∎ Ensure transplanting within 7 to 10 days and ensure planting quality
∎ Ensure farmers training before transplanting, GA3 application and randomly check 10% plot
∎ Monitor proper GA3 application, supplementary pollination activities and others ongoing activities
∎ Ensure staff development through meeting, coaching, counseling, feedback, mentoring
∎ Ensure 100 % rouging and check the threshing floor and its quality
∎ Prepare a schedule for seed harvesting, threshing and drying
∎ Identify problems and give the solution and inform it to the Farm Manager by written
∎ Ensure process loss maximum 2 % of produced seeds
∎ Check the seeds sample before weighting to avoiding admixture
∎ Ensure production of minimum 98 % genetic purity, diseases and black spot free seeds
∎ Update all documents according to supplied register and format on time
∎ 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
∎ Perform any other jobs as assigned by the management
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Health and Life Insurance, Festival Bonuses, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity and others
∎ Health and Life Insurance, Festival Bonuses, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity and others
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Apply Procedure:
Hard Copy:
∎ If you feel that you are the right match for the above- mentioned position, please apply on or before 17 February 2025. Internal candidates are requested to apply through proper channel. In case of Ex-BRAC staff, PIN should be mentioned in CV.
∎ Only short - listed candidate will be contacted. BRAC is an equal opportunity employer.
∎ BRAC believes that everyone we work with including our staff, programme participants, partners, and the communities have the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation. We uphold human dignity and inclusion for all, regardless of age, race, religion, gender, disability, ethnic origin, or socio-economic condition. As an equal-opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from gender-diverse individuals and people with disabilities.
∎ Selected candidates will have to go through a rigorous reference and background checking process including police verification.
Company Information:
∎ BRAC Enterprises
∎ BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212
∎ BRAC Enterprises, the social enterprise and investment division of BRAC were initiated as intervention to serve a need or create market access for the marginal producers. BRAC Enterprises strives to strike the right balance between financial surplus and social returns in order to achieve the targeted double/ triple bottom lines. By operating as a surplus generating enterprises that aims to alleviate poverty through its business operations and supply chain, BRAC succeeds in implementing its vision to serve the society in a profitable manner. Now, these socially profitable enterprises, across crafts, agriculture, livestock, poultry, fisheries, health and retail sector are making a significant contribution to the local economy through the creation of market linkage, entrepreneurs and employment opportunities.
Address::
∎ BRAC Centre, 75 Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212
∎ BRAC Enterprises, the social enterprise and investment division of BRAC were initiated as intervention to serve a need or create market access for the marginal producers. BRAC Enterprises strives to strike the right balance between financial surplus and social returns in order to achieve the targeted double/ triple bottom lines. By operating as a surplus generating enterprises that aims to alleviate poverty through its business operations and supply chain, BRAC succeeds in implementing its vision to serve the society in a profitable manner. Now, these socially profitable enterprises, across crafts, agriculture, livestock, poultry, fisheries, health and retail sector are making a significant contribution to the local economy through the creation of market linkage, entrepreneurs and employment opportunities.
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 17 Feb 2025
Category: Agro (Plant/Animal/Fisheries)
