Project Coordination and Government Liaison Specialist
Job Description
Title: Project Coordination and Government Liaison Specialist
Company Name: Shushilan
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Master’s degree in agricultural science, Agri-Business, Development Studies or related discipline
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 8 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Government Liaison
Job Context:
∎ Shushilan - a national NGO has been working in the field of Socio-economic development, Education & ICT and Health & Nutrition Program, Disaster, Climate Change & Environmental Resource Management, Human Rights and Good Governance and Sustainable Peoples Organization Bangladesh since 1991.
∎ Shushilan with the funding and technical assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is promoting sustainable livelihood support for the affected host communities and simultaneously building the capacity of the government to address the relevant pressing needs. Shushilan is implementing the project titled ‘Strengthening Aggregation Centres and Smallholders’ Access to Market (SAC-SAM) in Cox’s Bazar’ to facilitate increased production, market development and improved access to local resources by the target beneficiaries. To this end, the Emergency Response Programme in Cox`s Bazar has two main objectives:
∎ • To improve Food Security and nutrition for 25,000 households and,
∎ • To enhance capacity for government partner agencies like-Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), the Department of livestock services (DLS) and the Department of Fishery (DoF).
Job Responsibilities:
∎ S/he will work with the government partners i.e. Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Department of Livestock (DLS), Department of Fisheries (DoF) and local government institutions and other stakeholders for better coordination and strengthening the integration among them;
∎ Contribute to the organization of and/or participate in the meetings, conferences, workshops, consultations and field visits as needed;
∎ Support to the Aggregation Center’s registration process for the department of cooperatives, land registration process, strengthen government liaison with the partner organizations and farmers’ groups;
∎ S/he will participate in the district and Upazila level coordination meeting with DAE and Upazila NGO coordination meeting;
∎ S/he will support for input distribution, asset handover with the coordination with DAE, DLS and DoF;
∎ Interact and organize meetings with the various stakeholders and partners to discuss, streamline the project activities;
∎ Ensure the benefit of farmers regarding input distribution (farmer selection process, handover process, documentation etc.);
∎ Undertake other responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor;
∎ Provide monthly progress report to the Supervisor and copy to FAO LoA Manager.
Additional Requirements:
∎ 8 year’s experience in a similar role in the government and/or development sector
∎ Experience to work in the DAE, DoF and DLS will be given priority;
∎ Excellent written, speaking and communication skills in English;
∎ Effective communication skills to successfully work and liaise with the Upazila and district level government departments and local government institutions;
∎ Good organizational skills to prioritize and perform tasks and workload;
∎ Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
∎ Practicing gender and cultural diversity
Salary: Tk. 80000 (Monthly)
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 28 Dec 2021
Company Information:
∎ 20 Dec 2021
∎ Shushilan
∎ Address : Head Office: 155, Jalil Shorani, Commercial Cum Residential Area, Rayermohol Boyra, Khulna-9000
∎ Web : www.shushilan.org
∎ Business : Shushilan - a non-profit organization has been working in the field of Socio-economic development, Education & ICT and Health & Nutrition Program, Disaster, Climate Change and Environmental Resource Management, Human Rights and Good Governance and Sustainable Peoples Organization in Bangladesh since 1991.
Category: NGO/Development
: Shushilan - a national NGO is inviting application from qualified candidates for the project entitled “Strengthening Aggregation Centres and Smallholders’ Access to Market (SAC-SAM) in Cox’s Bazar” has been implementing with Technical support from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Only short listed candidates will be called for a written test followed by an interview. Requirements are flexible for highly skilled candidates and women are especially encouraged to apply. All Rights Reserved by the Authority. Please write position and project name on top of the envelope or mention position name in the subject line of your email.
