Project Officer - Market Development

Job Description

Title: Project Officer - Market Development

Company Name: Concern Worldwide

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master or Bachelor degree in Business Management or related subject

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 4 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ S/he is responsible for all the market related activities including project implementation supervision, field monitoring and team management. At the field level s/he will be in-charge of all the market related activities including close liaison with the private sector partners, producers and the quality control volunteers.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Programming:
∎ Lead in beneficiary targeting according to specific selection criteria in liaison with other project staff and the wider nutrition department in Emergency Response Program.
∎ Support in the identification of private sector agency/consultant to deliver capacity building activities around market development, financial literacy, skills development.
∎ Develop modules, organize and oversee the training to staff and quality control volunteers with co-coordination from the PC and the private sector partner depending on the program needs.
∎ Conduct home visits to targeted beneficiaries and provide hands on support on the different aspects of the project including replenishment of raw materials in liaison with other players involved in the supply chain.
∎ Conduct home visits to beneficiaries to constantly monitor that needs and demands are being met, and to assess accountable fair trading practices in all aspects of the project implementation.
∎ Organize trade fairs and other related events geared at creating demand for the produced goods to a wider market both within and outside the camps.
∎ Coordination:
∎ Participate in Camp level coordination with other stakeholders supporting similar initiatives and highlighting Concerns' works as well as picking best practices for adoption with concern programming.
∎ Support the PC in seeking relevant government approvals to initiate the project and assist in planning kick-off workshop where applicable.
∎ Monitoring and Evaluation: Work closely with the MEAL/Accountability team to ensure that relevant tools are available across all sites as well as database to compile project deliverables.
∎ Reporting: Submit to the Project Coordinator weekly and monthly progress reports
∎ Promote and ensure compliance with the requirements of Concern's HR policies, Concern's Code of Conduct and its associated safeguarding policies and Core Humanitarian Standards of Accountability to ensure maximum protection to programme beneficiaries, and to welcome feedback.
∎ Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Emergency Director or the line manager.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 4 years of experience working on market system development in livelihoods.
∎ Previous experience in private sector engagement, supply chain, market development, life skills trainings, vocational training is preferable
∎ Considerable understanding and knowledge of the livelihood programming framework within the Rohingya response
∎ Demonstrated experience in Livelihoods programming
∎ Experience in team management, capacity building and supervision
∎ Proven training and facilitation skills
∎ Excellent organisational, leadership and interpersonal skills
∎ Strong written and verbal communication skills in English is desirable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per Organisational Policy

Application Deadline: August 17, 2019

Company Information:
∎ Concern Worldwide
∎ Business : Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world`s poorest countries. With its head quarter in Ireland, Concern has been working in Bangladesh since 1972.

Category: NGO/Development