RDRS Bangladesh

Summary

Vacancy: 1
Age: at most 45 years
Location: Nilphamari
Maximum Salary: Tk. 40000 (Monthly)
Experience: At most 3 years
Published: 30 Jun 2024

Requirements

Education

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Agriculture, Master of Science (MSc) in Agriculture, Diploma in Agriculture

Experience

At most 3 years

Additional Requirements

Age at most 45 years

For Bachelor/Masters in Agriculture 3 years experience;

For Diploma in Agriculture 5 years experience;
Age may be relaxed for highly deserving candidates.

Responsibilities & Context

RDRS is a leading national development organisation in Bangladesh working for the poor and underprivileged communities across the country with focus on north-west Bangladesh. Established in 1972 as the field programme of Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, RDRS became a national development organisation in 1997 under the Trust Act. RDRS provides development services to over 3 million households in 32 districts through its four broad programmes – civil empowerment, quality of life, food security & environment, and economic empowerment & opportunity.

Job Context:

Recently, RDRS Bangladesh is inviting applications to fill up the position of Technical Officer (Agriculture) under Delivery of bio-fortified zinc rice in Bangladesh under HarvestPlus (ENFS) Project. The positions based in Nilphamari.

Job Responsibilities:

Planning, implementation and monitoring of activities under HarvestPlus (ENFS) Project;
Organize and facilitate training to farmers who will cultivate zinc enriched rice;
Facilitate and foster partnership with Federation/Groups/Farmers forum/FFS monitoring the training and demonstrations;
Organize awareness session, nutrition campaign, seed marketing of zinc rice , aggregation of zinc rice grain and its milling with the involvement of local millers and coordinate different issue-based workshop, seminar for increasing influence on and access to right of poor people for sustainable livelihood;
Data collection of demonstration plots and report preparation on monthly/quarterly/ half-yearly/yearly;
Look after the project activities;
Arrange, conduct and facilitate farmers leader & extension personal training. Arrange, conduct and facilitate value chain actors meeting;
Assist to establish demonstration at farmers and CBO’s level;
Coordination and collaboration with local government, upazila and district level Govt. departments, private sectors, NGO’s, CBO’s, Civil societies and relevant partners;
Prepare annual work plan & budget (AWPB) for the component;
Prepare progress report, success stories and other reports as required of the project;
Ensuring gender issues in all components of the project.

Skills & Expertise

communication and interpersonal skill.

Computer skill

liason

Reporting

Compensation & Other Benefits

Weekly 2 holidays

As per project budget

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Contractual

Job Location

Nilphamari

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