CARE Bangladesh
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Summary
- Vacancy: 1
- Location: Kurigram
- Salary: Negotiable
- Experience: 5 to 6 years
- Published: 4 Jun 2024
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s in Agriculture/Livestock
- Master’s degree in agriculture/Livestock will be given preference.
Experience
- 5 to 6 years
- The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO
Additional Requirements
- 5 – 6 years working experience in the areas of agriculture and livelihoods and rights based programs.
- Knowledge in gender, youth and children focused approach to development in the context of DRR and resilience.
- Demonstrated capacity to work with teams
- Experience in DRR program, in community mobilization and organizing learning sharing events involving community, practitioners and researchers and policy makers.
- Experience working in shelter and or DRR program is an added advantage.
- Excellent interpersonal and team management skills.
- Gender awareness and a commitment to gender equality.
- Experience in maintaining stakeholder relations with local government, administration and civil society actors.
- USAID MEL, EMMP and CRM Training, Cash Based Programming, Emergency Market Assessment, Humanitarian Accountability Partnership, SPHERE etc.
- Strong communication, report writing and presentation skill in Bangla and English.
- Computer proficiency in MS words, MS-Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint
Responsibilities & Context
Job Summary:
The Senior Specialist – Agriculture, SHOUHARDO III DRR Activity will be based in CARE Kurigram Hub Office and directly report to Program Manager-DRR. Overall, s/he is responsible for planning all interventions related to agriculture, support CARE and partner front line staff to implement the agricultural VSLA group capacity building activities across the project areas in Char and Haor. S/he will technically support community level preparedness and flood management planning in relation to agriculture in coordination with partner organizations. S/he is also responsible to produce high quality, reliable, and efficient information and reports tailored to the needs of different levels of management and operational staff and report for the donor and GoB.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
- Prepare a detailed implementation work plan in consultation with project staff/partners and line management and maintain regular tracking with necessary adjustments to ensure timely completion of all Agriculture related activities.
- Develop agriculture intervention-related capacity-building training modules as per the project work plan.
- Provide necessary orientation and training to the project personnel in relation to DRR-focused agriculture interventions and relevant Capacity Building of the target audience.
- Ensure supportive supervision and guidance to the staff members/partners for quality and timely completion of capacity and awareness-building-related project activities.
- Nurture team environment and cooperative attitudes among project personnel and project stakeholders.
- Provide technical direction and ensure training learnings are implemented to a high-quality standard where activities matched with the proposal.
- Conduct and ensure quality delivery of capacity-building training on DRR-friendly agriculture, animal husbandry, and homestead gardening including implementation of DRR interventions such as plinth raising, early warning dissemination, etc.
- Guide forming or reforming WDMC and UDMC ensuring FPP volunteers’ membership in the committees in coordination with the project partners.
- Extend technical support to the partners’ staff, community supervisors, and the PICs as and when required.
- Support partners in executing community mobilization plans e.g. early warning dissemination and awareness sessions in coordination with the partners.
- Preparing preparedness and awareness-related activity plan, rolling out the plan and documenting them and generating reports (e.g. early warning dissemination planning with UDMC & Relevant UP Standing Committee and rolling out the plan accordingly)
- Technically guide partner to conduct a comprehensive Community Risk Assessment (CRA) and develop a community led Risk Reduction Action Plans (RRAP) applicable for all the target communities, preparing tools and techniques and providing guidance to project/partners’ staff and project participants to apply the tools. Generating CRA report and Flood Management Plan and validating them through UDMC’s.
- Preparing Agriculture inclusive DRR materials in accordance with USAID’s regulations and rolling out at field level.
- Liaise and collaborate with relevant local authorities and other key stakeholders to ensure smooth completion of capacity building and awareness activities.
- Organize learning –sharing and coordination workshops in coordination with partners at district and upazila level.
Location: Based at CARE Kurigram Hub Office
Duration: Duration of the Contract will be up to July 31, 2025.
Reporting to: Program Manager, SHOUHARDO III DRR Activity, Humanitarian & Climate Action Program
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Compensation & Other Benefits
Compensation:
Attractive remuneration package will be offered to the really deserving candidate. In addition, CARE offers Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Leave Encashment, Life and Health Insurance and Working Mother Benefits etc.
Employment Status
Contractual
Job Location
Kurigram