Project Officer

Job Description

Title: Project Officer

Company Name: Shushilan

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar, Ramu, Teknaf, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ At least four years bachelor degree in agricultural science; masters in agricultural science will be given preferences

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

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.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Prepare and disseminate upazila level work plan and implement through the UCs;
∎ Provide technical guidance to the UCs for implementation and monitoring of field level project activities;
∎ Build technical capacity of the UCs on group formation and farmers’ field school concept, value chain and market linkages;
∎ Facilitate field staff understanding of organization’s values, vision, mission statements and partnership standards, project directions, goals etc.;
∎ Monitor the progress of field activities and take initiative for corrective measures in consultation with the PC- Shushilan and respective FAO colleagues ;
∎ Prepare and analyzes the budget for the field activities;
∎ Prepare progress reports on field activities;
∎ Regular meeting with the project/program staff and provide feedback for improves;
∎ Conducted staff performance evaluation at regular basis;
∎ Document the lesson learnt and best practices on field activities;
∎ Maintain regular and effective coordination, liaison and communication with the FAO, DAE, DLS, DoF NGOs, and relevant stakeholders at Upazila level;
∎ Organize and attend various important training, meeting, seminar, workshop at upazila and district level;
∎ Support the field team to organize and take necessary preparation for donor visit and produce report;
∎ Assist PC to prepare any guideline, process and tools as per the guidance by FAO representatives and senior management;
∎ Maintain gender and equality following the organizational policy and practice;
∎ Respect, maintain and monitor code of conduct practice;
∎ Have all kinds of positive motivation to support and response in emergency situation;
∎ In addition to that any other duties and responsibilities may assigned by the authority / organization which need to be carried out.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of 5 years working experiences in Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihood Development project in Bangladesh with NGOs.
∎ Demonstrated capacity in project management, with conceptual understanding;
∎ Strong understanding of key aspects of Farmers’ Field School and market linkages
∎ Strong critical and analytical thinking capabilities
∎ Team building capacity
∎ Computer literacy, including the ability to use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
∎ Ability to drive a motorbike with valid motorbike license
∎ Practicing gender and cultural diversity

Salary: Tk. 60000 (Monthly)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 17 Mar 2022

Company Information:
∎ 9 Mar 2022
∎ 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

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