Project Officer - Ecosystem and Livelihood

Job Description

Title: Project Officer - Ecosystem and Livelihood

Company Name: Friendship

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Khulna (Paikgachha)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

Published: 2026-02-25

Application Deadline: 2026-03-03

Education:

Requirements:

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

Responsibilities & Context:

Responsible for:

• Lead field-level planning, implementation and monitoring of ecosystem and livelihood interventions.

• Organize trainings and refresher courses on alternative income-generating activities, climate-smart agriculture, youth entrepreneurship and integrated farming.

• Facilitate women and youth skills development for alternative livelihood and business start-up support.

• Coordinate and ensure distribution of alternative livelihood items (e.g., livestock, seeds, tools).

• Demonstrate saline-tolerant crops, organic pest management, soil fertility improvement, and integrated farming practices.

• Conduct and supervise pilots on sustainable aquaculture and integrated farming to assess viability and scalability.

• Lead capacity-building programs for community members on mangrove seed collection, nursery establishment and plantation management.

• Supervise and monitor mangrove nursery development, sapling plantation and post-plantation nursing and protection.

• Collaborate with the Water Resources Officer and technical experts to align land and water management for agriculture protection (e.g., cross-drain alignment and salinity control).

• Ensure gender-sensitive and inclusive participation in all field interventions.

• Maintain strong liaison with Local Government Institutions, Forest Department, Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and relevant academic/research institutions/experts.

• Ensure proper documentation, data collection, field reports and progress updates.

• Support baseline surveys, evaluations, and research studies to measure project impact.

• Perform any other duties assigned by the Programme Manager or Sector Specialist.

Activities:

• Conduct community consultations and mobilization sessions to ensure ownership of interventions.

• Form and strengthen community groups, youth groups, women’s groups and Polder Management Committees.

• Implement training and demonstration on:

• Climate-smart agriculture and saline-tolerant crops

• Organic pest management and soil fertility improvement

• Sustainable aquaculture and integrated farming

• Livelihood diversification and business development

• Coordinate the distribution of livelihood assets and monitor progress and impact.

• Facilitate and monitor mangrove restoration activities (seed collection, nursery, plantation, maintenance).

• Coordinate cross-sector collaboration with government departments and technical institutions.

• Maintain effective communication with the Programme Manager and technical specialists.

Skill and Competencies:

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Aquaculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Livelihood Development, or a related field.

• 3–5 years of relevant experience in implementing ecosystem restoration, livelihood development or climate-smart agriculture projects.

• Proven experience in community mobilization, training facilitation and stakeholder coordination.

• Strong understanding of coastal ecosystems, integrated farming systems and nature-based solutions.

• Experience in working with local government, Forest, Agriculture and Fisheries departments.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a participatory and inclusive approach.

• Proficiency in MS Office and reporting tools.

• Strong problem-solving, leadership and time-management skills.

• Ability to work in remote coastal areas and under challenging conditions.

• Fluency in both Bangla and English (written and spoken).

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  Please note that application via any other method will not be considered.

  “FRIENDSHIP is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults, and employees, Donors, visiting Doctors, visiting Journalists, visitors, beneficiaries including communities where we work and volunteers/interns. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with, has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure fully include background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding. 

  FRIENDSHIP is an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us. Any personal persuasion will result in a disqualification of candidature”.

  Photograph must be enclosed with the resume.