Technical Offficer (Agriculture)
Job Description
Title: Technical Offficer (Agriculture)
Company Name: RDRS Bangladesh
Vacancy: 1
Age: at most 45 years
Location: Nilphamari
Maximum Salary: Tk. 40000 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At most 3 years
Published: 30 Jun 2024
Education:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Agriculture, Master of Science (MSc) in Agriculture, Diploma in Agriculture
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ For Bachelor/Masters in Agriculture 3 years experience;
∎ For Diploma in Agriculture 5 years experience;
∎ Age may be relaxed for highly deserving candidates.
∎ For Bachelor/Masters in Agriculture 3 years experience;
∎ For Diploma in Agriculture 5 years experience;
∎ Age may be relaxed for highly deserving candidates.
∎
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Planning, implementation and monitoring of activities under HarvestPlus (ENFS) Project;
∎ Organize and facilitate training to farmers who will cultivate zinc enriched rice;
∎ Facilitate and foster partnership with Federation/Groups/Farmers forum/FFS monitoring the training and demonstrations;
∎ Organize awareness session, nutrition campaign, seed marketing of zinc rice , aggregation of zinc rice grain and its milling with the involvement of local millers and coordinate different issue-based workshop, seminar for increasing influence on and access to right of poor people for sustainable livelihood;
∎ Data collection of demonstration plots and report preparation on monthly/quarterly/ half-yearly/yearly;
∎ Look after the project activities;
∎ Arrange, conduct and facilitate farmers leader & extension personal training. Arrange, conduct and facilitate value chain actors meeting;
∎ Assist to establish demonstration at farmers and CBO’s level;
∎ Coordination and collaboration with local government, upazila and district level Govt. departments, private sectors, NGO’s, CBO’s, Civil societies and relevant partners;
∎ Prepare annual work plan & budget (AWPB) for the component;
∎ Prepare progress report, success stories and other reports as required of the project;
∎ Ensuring gender issues in all components of the project.
∎ RDRS is a leading national development organisation in Bangladesh working for the poor and underprivileged communities across the country with focus on north-west Bangladesh. Established in 1972 as the field programme of Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, RDRS became a national development organisation in 1997 under the Trust Act. RDRS provides development services to over 3 million households in 32 districts through its four broad programmes - civil empowerment, quality of life, food security & environment, and economic empowerment & opportunity.
∎ Job Context:
∎ Recently, RDRS Bangladesh is inviting applications to fill up the position of Technical Officer (Agriculture) under Delivery of bio-fortified zinc rice in Bangladesh under HarvestPlus (ENFS) Project. The positions based in Nilphamari.
∎ Job Responsibilities:
∎ Planning, implementation and monitoring of activities under HarvestPlus (ENFS) Project;
∎ Organize and facilitate training to farmers who will cultivate zinc enriched rice;
∎ Facilitate and foster partnership with Federation/Groups/Farmers forum/FFS monitoring the training and demonstrations;
∎ Organize awareness session, nutrition campaign, seed marketing of zinc rice , aggregation of zinc rice grain and its milling with the involvement of local millers and coordinate different issue-based workshop, seminar for increasing influence on and access to right of poor people for sustainable livelihood;
∎ Data collection of demonstration plots and report preparation on monthly/quarterly/ half-yearly/yearly;
∎ Look after the project activities;
∎ Arrange, conduct and facilitate farmers leader & extension personal training. Arrange, conduct and facilitate value chain actors meeting;
∎ Assist to establish demonstration at farmers and CBO’s level;
∎ Coordination and collaboration with local government, upazila and district level Govt. departments, private sectors, NGO’s, CBO’s, Civil societies and relevant partners;
∎ Prepare annual work plan & budget (AWPB) for the component;
∎ Prepare progress report, success stories and other reports as required of the project;
∎ Ensuring gender issues in all components of the project.
Skills & Expertise:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays
∎ As per project budget
Workplace:
∎ Work at office
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Nilphamari
Read Before Apply: Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interview. RDRS believes that all people have a right to live their lives free from sexual violence and any abuse of power, regardless of age, gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, religion, ethnic origin, or other status. RDRS will make every effort to create and maintain a safe environment, free from Sexual Exploitation Abuse and Harassment (SEAH), and shall take appropriate measures for this purpose in the communities where it operates.
Company Information:
∎ RDRS Bangladesh
∎ RDRS Bangladesh, House no.43, Road no. 10, Sector 6, Uttara, Dhaka
∎ RDRS Bangladesh is a national humanitarian and development organization works for rural development by empowering the rural poor in northwest Bangladesh. RDRS was formally established as the Bangladesh field program of the Geneva-based Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service (LWF/DWS) on 8 February 1972. Its development aim is to achieve sustainable increases in their living standards. With this aim, RDRS enables those who participate in its program to gain the necessary skills, understanding, confidence, institutions and services; and ensure that the rural communities have the necessary economic, social and environmental resources. RDRS employees approximate 3,700 staff and works with a further approximately 1,000 volunteers and daily paid workers. The vast majority of staff are in field positions, with specialist sectoral and support units in Rangpur and Dhaka.
Address::
∎ RDRS Bangladesh, House no.43, Road no. 10, Sector 6, Uttara, Dhaka
∎ RDRS Bangladesh is a national humanitarian and development organization works for rural development by empowering the rural poor in northwest Bangladesh. RDRS was formally established as the Bangladesh field program of the Geneva-based Lutheran World Federation/Department for World Service (LWF/DWS) on 8 February 1972. Its development aim is to achieve sustainable increases in their living standards. With this aim, RDRS enables those who participate in its program to gain the necessary skills, understanding, confidence, institutions and services; and ensure that the rural communities have the necessary economic, social and environmental resources. RDRS employees approximate 3,700 staff and works with a further approximately 1,000 volunteers and daily paid workers. The vast majority of staff are in field positions, with specialist sectoral and support units in Rangpur and Dhaka.
Application Deadline: 8 Jul 2024
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
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