Research Associate

Job Description

Title: Research Associate

Company Name: Arannayk Foundation

Vacancy: 02

Age: At most 30 years

Job Location: Dhaka, Khulna

Salary: Tk. 30000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At most 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency
• Freshers are also encouraged to apply.

• Master of Science (MSc) in Forestry
• Master of Science (MSc) in Environmental Science
• Master of Science (MSc) in Zoology
• Master of Science (MSc) in Fisheries

• At most 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency
• Freshers are also encouraged to apply.

• Age At most 30 years

Qualification:     

Education

• Master’s in forestry / environmental science / zoology / fisheries with 1-2 years of field research experience. Fresh graduates are also encouraged to apply.     

Experience

• Practical working experience relevant to the “key duties and responsibilities” mentioned above is extremely required for this position.

• Only candidates having those experiences are encouraged to apply.

• Having prior experience regarding data collection in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forests will be an added advantage.

• Should be a good team player.

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to communicate complex and technical information with clarity.

• Strong ability to work flexibly, managing changing and competing priorities.

Additional Requirements:

• Age at most 30 years.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Salary and benefits:

• Arannayk offers a congenial and professional growth-oriented working environment, while the maximum consolidated salary for the position is BDT 30,000. 

Application Template:

• A cover letter summarizing skills and experiences relevant to this position with motivation to work with the Arannayk Foundation.

• A precise CV with a passport-sized photograph, following the template provided below:

• Name, Father’s and Mother’s Name, and address including email and mobile number.

• Academic Qualification (last in the first order, preferably in a table).     

• Training received (only relevant training will be considered).   

• Job Experience (last job in first sequences) 

• Additional qualification if any.   

• Name and address of three referees having work relations and name/address or last line manager.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted later. Women and Freshers are highly encouraged to apply.

Job Context

Arannayk Foundation thrives to promote the conservation and restoration of natural tropical forests, forest biodiversity, and natural resources of Bangladesh. The foundation was established in 2003 under a “debt-for-nature-swap provision” made through an agreement signed between the Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh and the Government of the United States.  Since then, the foundation has provided financial and technical support to various local NGOs to implement more than a hundred projects that contributed to forest restoration, biodiversity conservation, and livelihood improvement of forest-dependent communities to reduce their dependence on forest resources for earning a living. The foundation is registered as a ‘not-for-profit company’ limited by guarantee under the Bangladesh Companies Act 1994 having no share capital. Arannayk Foundation is registered with the NGO Affairs Bureau of Bangladesh. 

Arannayk Foundation is looking for young, energetic, and skilled incumbents for immediate appointment as Research Associates. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Working in a team to collect qualitative and quantitative data through FGDs, KIIs, and face-to-face questionnaire surveys encompassing community conserved forests, and local community people.

• Supervise the team of enumerators, as and when assigned to do so.

• Collect field data via Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) system using a tablet and GPS receiver.

• Provide support to the project team in organizing meetings involving local community people and relevant stakeholders.

• Collaborate with program, finance, and administrative staff to ensure systems are following donor and AF Management System.

• Update and maintain relevant electronic/hardcopy formats and databases of AF as required.

• Keep administrative and financial records including documents, vouchers, registers, receipts, etc. related to your activities in your safe custody for submission to AF and to comply with the audit requirements.

• Ensure that project achievements, lessons learned, and significant events are adequately recorded and shared with an appropriate audience.

• Write and encourage others to prepare blog posts and website content on project activities, events, and learning.

• Support the respective team in developing project proposals / concept notes / expressions of interest.

• Prepare high-quality reports as required, including quarterly and annual progress reports, research reports, annual work plans, and project completion reports.

• Perform any other duties/tasks as assigned by the Supervisor.