Agriculture Specialist (BIeNGS Project funded by European Union)
Job Description
Title: Agriculture Specialist (BIeNGS Project funded by European Union)
Company Name: World Vision Bangladesh
Vacancy: 01
Job Location: Jamalpur (Jamalpur Sadar)
Employment Status: Full-time
Educational Requirements:
∎ Essential: Minimum Bachelors degree in any agricultural discipline with professional background in food security, economic development, business management, marketing, resilience and livelihoods.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 5 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s):
Program Officer/ Manager, Project Coordinator/ Officer, Trainer
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Job Context:
∎ Bangladesh Initiative to Enhance Nutrition Security and Governance (BIeNGS) is funded by European Union. Project duration 5 years from 1 August 2018 up to 28 Feb 2023.
∎ The overall objective is to improve maternal and child nutrition in six sub-districts of in rural and nutritionally vulnerable areas of Jamalpur and Sherpur districts of Bangladesh by promoting multi-sector pro-poor governance models and nutrition interventions.
∎ Project Locations: Jamalpur & Sherpur
∎ This position is responsible for providing technical support in nutrition-sensitive crop production, consumption and market link up and also link up with extension services. This position will also provide advisory support to partners and the World Vision project team in implementing nutrition-sensitive agriculture, establish an early warning system for crop production, capacity building for producer group members; and bridge in-between market outlets and chambers. H/She will engage private sectors (inputs suppliers and market actors) to support smallholders for their easier access to them and build partnerships in between producer groups and market actors.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Facilitate/co-facilitate the (re)designs of nutrition-sensitive agriculture development (NSA ) components.
∎ Provide technical guidance and backstopping to the implementation of nutrition-sensitive agriculture.
∎ Provide a technically innovative program that will attract interest from research institutions, commercial buyers and other donors.
∎ Enable the team to work together so that agriculture, nutrition and marketing programs are integrated and provide synergy.
∎ Enhance the capacity of project staff to mainstream nutrition-sensitive agriculture, promote inter-sectoral integration and liaise with stakeholders.
∎ Establish strong networking and coordination amongst the public, private and market systems at the district and sub-district level.
∎ Technical Support on Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Development
∎ Capacity Building and Technical Support.
∎ Networking and Coordination.
∎ Accountability and Quality Assurance
∎ Documentation and Reporting.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 30 years
∎ Strong understanding of current developments, research and trends in the fields of agriculture, food security, economic development, resilient and livelihoods.
∎ Able to articulate the details of nutrition sensitive agriculture in the context of value chain development programming.
∎ Strong field experience.
∎ Knowledge of agriculture, food security, economic development, resilient and livelihoods, poverty dynamics, poverty reduction issues and practices.
∎ Skills to develop capacity building tools and knowledge on enterprise and entrepreneurship development.
∎ Knowledge on programming resources and tools for agriculture, food security, economic development, resilience and livelihoods.
∎ Excellent writing and verbal communication skills both in Bengali and English.
∎ Standard proficiency in computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, emailing, internet operation, etc).
∎ At least 5 years work experience in the fields of agriculture, food security, economic development, resilience and livelihoods or in the relevant fields.
∎ Proven experience in implementing, facilitating and contributing to economic activities in the field.
∎ Proven experience as a team player.
∎ Proven experience managing people with appropriate people skills.
∎ Project office based work.
∎ Need-based field visit – 50% of time visit to field locations (Projects site).
∎ Pro-multi ethnic/multicultural/multi-religious.
∎ Being a child-focused organization, World Vision has the responsibility to ensure safety & protection of the children while they come in contact with the staff; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child Protection Policy.
∎ Persons with a history of child rights and child protection violation are discouraged to apply.
Salary: Tk. 80000 - 100000 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ As per Organizational Policy
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 12 Jul 2022
Company Information:
∎ 3 Jul 2022
∎ World Vision Bangladesh
∎ Address : Abedin Tower (2nd floor), 35 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Banani, Dhaka - 1213, P.O. Box: 9071
∎ Web : https://www.wvi.org/bangladesh
∎ Business : World Vision (WV) is an established international Christian humanitarian development and advocacy organization dedicated for working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their fullest potential by tackling the causes of poverty & injustice. It serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, gender or ability.
World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, to respect the rights of all beneficiaries, and to uphold the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy.
World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with prior record of conviction related with child neglect, abuse and exploitation.
Female are specially encourage to apply.
Category: NGO/Development
: World Vision is committed to first do no harm to children or adult beneficiaries, respecting the rights of all beneficiaries, and upholding the best interests of children as a primary consideration in all actions and decisions; accordingly, all the recruits will go through specific checks and compliance procedures in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. World Vision Bangladesh has zero tolerance towards incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work.World Vision Bangladesh as Child Safe Organization discourages anyone to apply with a prior record of conviction related to child neglect, abuse, and exploitation.Any personal persuasion will result in disqualification. Only short-listed candidates will be called for interview.Women are highly encouraged to apply.
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 12th Jul 2022
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