Livelihood Officer

Job Description

Title: Livelihood Officer

Company Name: National Development Programme - NDP

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Sirajganj

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master or Post graduate degree in any discipline. However graduation from agriculture, livestock or similar subject / degree from any recognized university will be given preference.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Conceptualize and apply ERCC project objectives and approaches with special focus on livelihood resilience.
∎ Develop monthly, quarterly and annual plan and ensure effective and efficient implementation of the livelihood related planned activities of the project.
∎ Support project staff for selecting target beneficiaries using PRA tools and techniques.
∎ Capacity building of staff for proper facilitation of sessions and meetings with target groups on livelihood and various socio-economic issues.
∎ Support to develop training module and related training materials for basic training and COVID resilient livelihood recovery plan development.
∎ Provide training to staff for capacity building on COVID resilient livelihood recovery plan development.
∎ Facilitate field staff to be able to assist Ensure facilitation of community sessions in order to develop the COVID resilient livelihood recovery plan by the project beneficiaries.
∎ Develop Business plan, training modules on skill development and income generation activities (IGAs) on the selected trades.
∎ Ensure organizing and implementing skill development and IGA training to the selected beneficiaries.
∎ Writing of the training reports.
∎ Provide regular technical support to the beneficiaries for better management of income generation activities.
∎ Support to ensure small grant support to the beneficiaries to acquire important tools/ equipment and/or initiate income generation activities.
∎ Ensure proper use of the small grant by the beneficiaries to acquire important tools/ equipment and/or initiate income generation activities.
∎ Ensure regular collection of various data and information from the beneficiaries households, especially on economic activities and progress of IGAs.
∎ Carryout regular field visit and monitor filed progress and report to Project Coordination on regular basis, especially on the livelihood related activities of the project.
∎ Regular communication with stakeholders and government departments to channel support to beneficiaries and facilitate linkage building.
∎ Support Project Coordinator (PC) to organize meetings, workshops and other project events.
∎ Support Project Coordinator to prepare reports by providing livelihood related data and information of the project.
∎ Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports regarding livelihood related activities of the project considering progress and results.
∎ The Livelihood Officer will be responsible for any other duties deemed appropriate by the project or/and NDP management.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 42 years
∎ Minimum 5 years experience of working in similar type of project or any livelihood project.
∎ Working experience senior level project management.
∎ Working experience on climate change issues will be preferable.
∎ Commitment towards working for the slum people.
∎ Having computer knowledge MS word, MS Excel and PowerPoint.
∎ Having valid driving license.

Salary: Tk. 35000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ After 3 months probationary period other benefits as per project budget.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 5 Jun 2023

Company Information:
∎ 30 May 2023
∎ National Development Programme - NDP
∎ Address : NDP Bhaban, Bagbari, Upazila-Kamarkhand, District: Sirajgonj
∎ Web : www.ndpbd.org

Category: NGO/Development

: The abusers of children, adolescent, youth, women, aged people, person with disability and people with ethnic community need not apply. For all the positions female Candidates will be given preferences; only the short-listed candidates will be called for interview.

Interested By University

University Percentage (%)
National University 14.50%
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 5.54%
University of Dhaka 3.41%
University of Rajshahi 3.20%
Bangladesh Open University 1.92%
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University 1.71%
Jahangirnagar University 1.49%
Rajshahi College, Rajshahi 1.49%
Sirajganj Govt. College 1.28%
Rajshahi University 1.28%

Interested By Age Range

Age Range Percentage (%)
20-30 27.29%
31-35 35.61%
36-40 17.06%
40+ 16.63%

Interested By Salary Range

Salary Range Percentage (%)
0-20K 1.52%
20K-30K 12.17%
30K-40K 78.91%
40K-50K 5.65%
50K+ 1.74%

Interested By Experience Range

Experience Range Percentage (%)
0 years (Freshers) 7.46%
0.1 - 1 years 5.76%
1.1 - 3 years 11.51%
3.1 - 5 years 12.15%
5+ years 63.11%

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