Technical Officer

Job Description

Title: Technical Officer

Company Name: Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)

Vacancy: 01

Age: 26 to 40 years

Job Location: Dinajpur

Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Should have B.Sc in (Relevant subject of Rice Production & Processing/Agriculture/Agri Engineering/Food Engineering) from a UGC-approved university.

Candidate having M.Sc degree in (Rice Production & Processing) will be given preference.

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age 26 to 40 years

Minimum 3 years of working experience in relevant sector (only full-time work experience after

graduation will be considered).

Relevant working experience with PKSF or any project funded by multi-lateral development partners

would be preferred.

Working experience in auto/semi-auto/husking rice mill, enterprise development related projects will

be given preference.

Knowledge on resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP), HACCP, GMP, GAP, Rice product

diversification, full grain rice certification, environment, climate change and vulnerability will be an

added advantage

Practical knowledge and experiences in training modules, leaflets, case stories, etc. development.

Ability to work in a team and with good communication and interpersonal skills.

Good computer knowledge (MS office and relevant applications).

ESDO was established in 1988 with the aim of supporting poor and marginalized people affected

by the devastating flood and gradually moving towards achieving a broader vision of achieving

sustainable, secured, and resilient livelihoods for these poor and marginalized people through

improving their overall sustainable development. For the last more than three and a half decades

of its development journey, ESDO has set an outstanding example of a sustainable development

model for the underprivileged communities of Bangladesh. ESDO has been working in the country's

primarily unserved and underserved locations, nurturing a community-focused participatory approach

and people's ownership. Consequently, the ESDO's working area has already established an

enabling environment. We have made notable achievements in livelihood improvement, food

security and nutrition, education, women's empowerment, health, the promotion of children's rights,

adolescent and youth engagement, and the rights of ethnic minorities. During this long span, we

have adapted to the changing situation and provided the most time-bound effective services,

especially to the poor and disadvantaged people. Considering the government's development

policies, we are currently implementing a considerable number of projects and programs, including

a microfinance program, through a community-focused and people-centered approach to accomplish

the government's development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN

as a whole. One of the most dynamic organizations, ESDO, is expanding its development

interventions across 408 upazilas under 53 districts of Bangladesh, thereby reaching over 15

million impoverished and vulnerable individuals.

Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) is going to implement a sub-project titled “Promoting

Resilient Green Growth in Rice Production & Processing” as a part of the “Sustainable

Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART)’ project. This sub-project aims to increase

resource-efficient and resilient green growth of microenterprises (MEs) under the “Rice Mill” subsector.

The project is jointly financed by the World Bank, the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation

(PKSF), and Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO).

The employee will initially be hired for a one-year term, with the possibility of extending the

contract till 30 June 2028, based on satisfactory performance.

ESDO is inviting applications from interested qualified candidates for the position.

Sub-project Objectives

To adopt resource efficient, cleaner and safe nutritious rice production and good farming practices.

To adopt climate resilient technologies.

To promote circular economy.

To increase technical knowledge and capacity of the MEs.

To assist entrepreneurs in expanding the market for rice mill products.

Duties and Responsibilities

The ‘Technical Officer (Rice Production & Processing) will work under the direct supervision of the

Project Manager and will undertake the following duties and responsibilities, which are essential but

not limited to:

Assist the Project Manager in planning, monitoring, and supervising the implementation of project

activities.

Assist to identify potential microenterprises (MEs), select appropriate climate-resilient and resourceefficient

cleaner production (RECP) practices for MEs and motivate them to adopt those practices.

Provide technical support to MEs at cluster level.

Select MEs for demonstration, set-up demonstration, and follow-up the MEs on RECP.

Prepare training manuals, leaflets, case stories of the sub-project.

Impart training on new/improved climate-resilient, resource-efficient and cleaner production in rice

production/ rice processing/ cereal processing/food processing/GAP/GMP, climate change

vulnerability, etc.

Assist in organizing field days, exposure visits, meetings, workshops, seminars, fairs, Environment

Club meetings, etc.

Explore circular economy, value-added product diversification, and new market potentiality.

Assist to produce monthly, quarterly, and annual progress report as per the requirement of the

management.

Regular field visit at project areas, tracking the MEs progress in adoption of the RECP practices

and reporting.

Maintain linkages with different government departments (i.e. DAE, BSTI, BFSA), academicians,

value-chain actors (Rice producer, rice processors, inputs sellers, market actors, transporter etc.),

private rice processor/rice production related sectoral companies, etc.

Any other tasks, duties, or specific tasks assigned by the Project Manager and management of the

ESDO and SMART PMU, PKSF.

Yearly 5% Increment. Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as

imposed by the government of Bangladesh. Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government

rules.

Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, etc.)

as per project policy.