Technical Officer-Agro-Business
Job Description
Title: Technical Officer-Agro-Business
Company Name: Shushilan
Vacancy: 03
Job Location: Cox's Bazar, Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters/bachelor degree in agriculture, agriculture economics, marketing, MBA and other relevant discipline.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ The duties and responsibilities will include, but not limited to the following :
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∎ This position is responsible for ensuring the supply mechanism of farmers groups with WFP- School Meal Programme (SMP), Farmers Market (FM), e-voucher shops and other markets
∎ Maintain close collaboration with project supported Community Service Providers (CSPs), Project Officer and other partners
∎ Establish horizontal linkage among farmers groups to strengthen and ensure supply chain of Agricultural commodities
∎ Regular follow up, coordination and support the market (SMP, FM, e-voucher shops, input market) related activities to ensure their capacities to explore market opportunities for the farmers groups
∎ Determine the cost benefit analysis of FGs linked with market and plan accordingly to ensure the support
∎ Conduct regular field travel and spend significant periods of time with farmers, stakeholders in the field;
∎ Assist to establish aggregation center/collection center and market outlets to explore market opportunities (SMP, FM, e-voucher shops and other market) for the potential commodities/high value commodities of project farmer groups
∎ Play active role to increase access of farmers groups with their potential commodities/high value products to the higher market ( to maximize the profit);
∎ Ensure sales update of FM, SMP and other markets, data update using prescribed format
∎ Demand and supply analysis of agricultural commodities, market and group mapping to understand the bigger picture of market;
∎ Develop success story of group and individuals
∎ Perform other duties as required;
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum of 5 years working experiences in agribusiness development, value chain, market linkage development and capacity building related project implementation.
∎ Have clear understanding on knowledge management, documentation and reporting skill.
∎ Have a clear understanding and working experience with multi-partners and stakeholder to keep in a platform in a professional manner.
∎ Demonstrated inter-personal, negotiation and multi-tasking skills.
∎ Good time management skill and ability to work with minimum supervision
∎ Practicing innovation/creativity and achieving quality results and service.
∎ Good proficiency in English, both written and verbal
∎ Competent in using MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint presentation
∎ Good report writing and documentation ability.
∎ Able to drive motorcycle with valid driving license.
Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)
Application Deadline: March 28, 2020
Company Information:
∎ Shushilan
∎ Business : Shushilan - a non-profit organization has been working in the field of Livelihoods, Environmental Resource Management, Health & Nutrition, Human Rights & Good Governance, Disaster Management and People organization development in Bangladesh since 1991.
Category: NGO/Development
