Liaison Officer, Smallholder Tea Project

Job Description

Title: Liaison Officer, Smallholder Tea Project

Company Name: Solidaridad Network Asia

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Panchagarh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters' degree in social science, agriculture or related field from a recognized University;

Experience Requirements:
∎ Na

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Conduct comprehensive stakeholder mapping, including identifying potential partners for the project implementation;
∎ Identify and report the underlying challenges and opportunities, including knowledge and technology gaps, resource optimization, etc. in the local supply chain and ecosystem;
∎ Develop relationships with public authorities, private companies, tea labor associations, bought leaf owners association, public procurement authorities and related agencies i.e. Bought Leaf Factory Owners Association (BLFOA) and the Small Tea Garden Owners Association (STGOA);
∎ Motivate STGOA towards quality enhancement of tea growing and related processes including identified GAPS for increased quality profile & price thereof;
∎ Arrange training for the small holder tea growers;
∎ Arrange monthly/quarterly coordination meeting with BLFOA and STGOA;
∎ Provide technical insights for reformulating project strategy that matches with stakeholders' interest;
∎ Plan and implement project interventions and report accordingly;
∎ Liaison with relevant government and non-government agencies to foster holistic development of smallholder tea supply chain and integrate Solidaridad efforts toward sustainable supply chain development;
∎ Organize local level workshops and coordination meetings to enhance the capacities of relevant stakeholders;
∎ Collaborate with the M&E team to carry out, document and disseminate learning related to tea supply chain;

Additional Requirements:
∎ Experience in working with tea sector is a must;
∎ Good understanding on the dynamics of tea production, procurement and processing;
∎ Superior knowledge on geographic and topographic context of the northern region, especially on the tea farmers and workers;
∎ Related expertise on relationship development, coordination and liaison;
∎ Experience on project management and reporting
∎ Experience in engaging private sectors, government and NGO stakeholders in one forum to establish sustainability agenda;
∎ Ability to conduct commodity based field insight report, i.e. data collection, analysis and reporting.
∎ Professional computer skills (MS office suite);
∎ A highly cooperative team player and ability to coordinate and manage multiple tasks is desirable;
∎ Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the organization;
∎ Strong ability to communicate and function effectively in local/international/multicultural environment;
∎ Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Salary:
∎ Solidaridad offers an attractive compensation and benefits package in line with Solidaridad Asia`s pay scales and Service Rules.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ The benefits package includes provident fund, one festival bonus, gratuities and medical insurance as per the organizational policy.

Application Deadline: 31 Jan 2021

Company Information:
∎ 24 Jan 2021
∎ Solidaridad Network Asia
∎ Business : Solidaridad Network Asia is a global network organization working on sustainable, resources-efficient and inclusive supply chains. Working across 56 countries through 10 Regional Excellence Centres, Solidaridad Network Asia is facilitating the development of socially responsible, ecologically sound, and profitable supply chains. It invests in farms and land-use approaches to serve the twin goals of increasing production and conserving ecosystems. Solidaridad Network Asia brings together supply chain actors and engage them in innovative solutions to improve production, ensuring the transition to a sustainable and inclusive economy that maximizes the benefit for all.
In Bangladesh with support from the embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherland, Solidaridad is implementing the Sustainaable Agriculture, Food Security and Linkages (SaFaL) project in partnership with Uttaran and Jagarani Chakra Foundation JCF), and supply chain actors to develop a viable business model to increase the farm productivity of the smallholders. Solidaridad along with the partners are investing in smallholders? sustainable farm productivity through a shift from self-subsistence to a more business oriented approach for better functioning supply chains connecting farmers to input and output markets. SaFaL is supporting 56,825 smallholder producers on improved farm management through developing their farm business plan and market linkages.


Category: NGO/Development

: To apply, please send a CV (3 pages max.) and a cover letter (1 page) explaining the desire, your relevant skills and experiences. Position applied for should be clearly mentioned in the subject line of the email. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.

Source: bdjobs.com

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