Title: Technical Officer– Cooperative Facilitator (Project Partner level)
Company Name: Ashrai
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Rajshahi
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor in Business Administration/ Commerce/ Agri-business/ Agri-economy /or Related Field.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assist to develop capacity of the cooperative management committee on leadership skills, financial management, business management, conflict management and negotiation skills, planning, staffing, organizing, monitoring etc.
∎ Assist in preparing annual and strategic plan for Cooperative and ensure execution.
∎ Facilitate to increase members at cooperative level.
∎ Facilitate training and workshop with Cooperative and different stakeholders and ensure quality of training.
∎ Reinforce the Heifer’s Cornerstones at Cooperative and facilitate periodic PSRP.
∎ Assist to conduct Cooperative Capacity Assessment and implement the action plan properly.
∎ Facilitate agro/non-agro based enterprises at HH level and Cooperative level.
∎ Assist to aggregate and marketing of agricultural products of cooperative.
∎ Maintain effective communication with market actors (buyer, seller, local traders, supper shop, private sectors etc.) to functional warehouse.
∎ Assist to explore business opportunities for cooperative and increase income of Cooperative.
∎ Meet SHGs regularly, visit participant’s households, observe field activities critically, identify operational and programmatic constraints and ensure remedial options in a participatory manner with the consultation of PC and Heifer program team.
∎ Organize animal health camp; ensure vaccination, de-worming and other technical services timely for improving livestock management linking Community Agro Veterinary Entrepreneurs and DLS.
∎ Assist in developing and implementing bi- laws of cooperative based on members opinion and area context complying government rules and regulations.
∎ Ensure transparency in cooperative day to day operation and inspire SHG members to involvein Cooperative activities.
∎ Assist to cooperative management committee to increase saving, budget preparation and fund utilization properly
∎ Establish good communication and networking with Union Parishad, Upazila Govt. / Non- govt departments particularly Cooperative Office, Livestock Office, Women and Child Affairs Office, Agriculture Office to access services and resources for Cooperative.
∎ Ensure project implementation at the Cooperative and SHG level.
∎ Maintain necessary documentation of Cooperative including group records.
∎ Organize different meeting and workshop as per project requirement.
∎ Prepare necessary report (Monthly, Quarterly & Yearly).
∎ Providing all sort of backstopping support for smooth operation of the Cooperative.
∎ Perform any other task assigned by the management
Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 3 (three) years work experience in market development and financial inclusion with private / development organization.
∎ He/she must have good experience in livestock and agriculture value chain development project and experiences with private sectors.
∎ Must understand and be able to articulate the appropriate roles of the private sector, government and civil society/NGOs in creating an effective market system.
∎ Clear understanding about enterprise development, Agri-market systems (input and outputs) and farm economy.
∎ Experience in profit analysis and business planning with enterprises and cooperatives.
∎ Should have excellent understanding of rural markets, trading relationships and rural service providers.
∎ Must understand the technical, social, and other constraints in the development field.
∎ Able and willing to ride on a motorcycle (with valid driving license) for field visits and travel by local transports.
∎ Presentable, smart, energetic, proactive, hardworking, self-motivated, positive attitude, committed team player, good analytical skills and dynamic.
∎ Strong in computer office programs like MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, internet use etc.
∎ Ability to adapt and work with all culture, gender, religion, race, nationality and age.
Salary:
∎ 18,522 BDT (Gross) as per project Duration.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 31 Jul 2022
Company Information:
∎ 24 Jul 2022
∎ Ashrai
∎ Business : Ashrai is an Anthropological research outcome of its present founder Director Dr. Ahsan Ali. He identified some acute problems faced by the tribal people during conducting a formal research for his Ph.D degree. To address those problems, Ashrai was founded in 1990.
Ashrai is a not-for-profit non-government organization (NGO) devoted to poverty alleviation and realization of human rights and dignity of the oppressed people; especially the women and the minor Adivasi communities. Ashrai always shows highest respect to human dignity and rights.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com