Job Description
Title: Technical Officer (High-value crops-Medicinal Plant)
Company Name: Uttara Development Program Society (UDPS)
Vacancy: --
Age: at most 40 years
Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Maximum Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)
Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO
Published: 2 Jan 2025
Education:
∎ Should have B.Sc in Agriculture degree from a UGC-approved university.
∎ Candidate having Master’s degree in Agriculture will be given preference.
∎ Should have B.Sc in Agriculture degree from a UGC-approved university.
∎ Candidate having Master’s degree in Agriculture will be given preference.
Requirements:
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 40 years
∎ Minimum 5 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 enterprise development related projects will be given preference.
∎ Knowledge on resource efficiency, HACCP, product diversification, 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).
∎ Maximum 40 years of age on the last date of application.
∎ Working Experience
∎ Minimum 5 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 enterprise development related projects will be given preference.
∎ Knowledge and Skills
∎ Knowledge on resource efficiency, HACCP, product diversification, 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).
∎ Age Limit
∎ Maximum 40 years of age on the last date of application.
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Responsibilities & Context:
∎ 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 resource-efficient 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.
∎ Prepare training manuals, leaflets, case stories of the sub-project.
∎ Impart training on new/ improved climate-resilient, resource-efficient and cleaner production Agriculture technologies, GAP/ GAP/ GLP/ 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, DoE), academicians, value-chain actors (Nursery owners, inputs sellers, market actors, transporter etc.), private sector companies, etc.
∎ Any other tasks, duties, or specific tasks assigned by the Project Manager and management of the organization.
∎ Duties and Responsibilities
∎ The ‘Technical Officer (High value crops-Medicinal Plant) 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 resource-efficient 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.
∎ Prepare training manuals, leaflets, case stories of the sub-project.
∎ Impart training on new/ improved climate-resilient, resource-efficient and cleaner production Agriculture technologies, GAP/ GAP/ GLP/ 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, DoE), academicians, value-chain actors (Nursery owners, inputs sellers, market actors, transporter etc.), private sector companies, etc.
∎ Any other tasks, duties, or specific tasks assigned by the Project Manager and management of the organization.
Skills & Expertise:
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly consolidated salary is BDT 50,000/- (Fifty thousand)
∎ Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, etc.) as per the organization's policy.
∎ 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.
∎ Monthly consolidated salary is BDT 50,000/- (Fifty thousand)
∎ Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, etc.) as per the organization's policy.
∎ 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.
Employment Status: Full Time
Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh
Company Information:
∎ Uttara Development Program Society (UDPS)
∎ 5/10, Humayun Road, Block - B, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207
∎ Uttara Development Program Society (UDPS), a national Non Government development organization (NGO) has been working for the last 30 years for poverty reduction, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, education, skills training, health and nutrition, livelihood restoration, food security, water supply and sanitation, access to markets etc. for socio-economic and humanitarian development of the community people.
Address::
∎ 5/10, Humayun Road, Block - B, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207
∎ Uttara Development Program Society (UDPS), a national Non Government development organization (NGO) has been working for the last 30 years for poverty reduction, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, education, skills training, health and nutrition, livelihood restoration, food security, water supply and sanitation, access to markets etc. for socio-economic and humanitarian development of the community people.
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Application Deadline: 1 Feb 2025
Category: NGO/Development
