Production and Marketing Facilitator, BD- 17 Project

Jagorani Chakra Foundation

Jagorani Chakra Foundation

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Summary

• Vacancy: 1
• Age: at most 40 years
• Location: Jashore
• Minimum Salary: Tk. 27562 (Monthly)
• Published: 1 Jul 2024

Requirements

Education
B. Sc in Agriculture/Agribusiness/Diploma in Agriculture

Additional Requirements

• Age at most 40 years

• 3 years of work experience in agriculture production, market development, and financial inclusion with private / development organizations will be given preference.
• S/he must have good experience in vegetable, flower agriculture value chain development projects and experiences with private sectors
• Must understand and be able to articulate the appropriate roles of the private sector, government, and civil society/NGOs in creating an effective market system
• Clear understanding of enterprise development, agri-market systems (input and outputs), and farm economy.
• Experience in profit analysis and business planning with enterprises and cooperatives.
• Should have an excellent understanding of rural markets, trading relationships, and rural service providers.§  Must understand the technical, social, and other constraints in the development field.
• Able and willing to ride on a motorcycle (with valid driving lice/nse) for field visits and travel by local transports
• Presentable, smart, energetic, proactive, hardworking, self-motivated, positive attitude, committed team player, good analytical skills, and dynamic
• Strong in computer office programs like MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and the use of the internet.
• Ability to adapt and work with all cultures, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age

Responsibilities & Context

Jagorani Chakra Foundation (JCF) is a national voluntary social welfare organization. JCF is implementing Strengthening Climate Smart Vegetables Value Chain (BD-17) Project supported by HEIFER International. To ensure the quality implementation of the project, JCF intends to recruit project staff from qualified candidates of Bangladeshi nationals.

• Areas selection for the project implementation and form the Self Help Group (SHG) and their saving generation and capacity building.
• Cooperative formation from the members of the SHG and enhance the capacity of the cooperative management committee on leadership skills, financial management, business management, conflict management and negotiation skills, planning, staffing, organizing, monitoring, etc.
• Facilitate farmers managed cooperative business by exploring the different business option.
• Set the vegetable and flower technology demonstrations by the farmers, organize the Farmers Field Day (FFD) for dissemination learning of the demonstration in the community.
• Form the Farmers Field School (FFS) by the farmers and engage them in crops demonstration by following the IPM practice.
• Organize the farmers training and facilitate the training for the farmers by following the session guide.
• Support to the M&E project baseline collection, midline study and performance evaluation and clear conception farmers living income and sustainable income.
• Assist to establish the collection point in suitable place by discussing with farmers and creating market linkage with different buyers, engagement with private sector for vegetable and flower.
• Assist to aggregate and marketing of agricultural products through collection Point.
• Assist to facilitate farmers for their vegetable and flower grading, sorting, cleaning, packaging and transporting for farmers getting the fair price.
• Reinforce the Heifer’s Cornerstones at Cooperative and facilitate periodic PSRP.
• Facilitate agro/non-agro based enterprises at HH level and Cooperative level.
• Meet SHGs regularly, visit participant’s households, observe field activities critically, identify operational and programmatic constraints and ensure remedial options in a participatory manner with the consultation of PC.
• Assist to cooperative management committee to increase saving, budget preparation and fund utilization properly.
• Establish good communication and networking with Union Parishad, Upazila Govt. / Non- govt departments particularly Cooperative Office, Agriculture Office, Marketing office, Women and Child Affairs Office to access services and resources for Cooperative.
• Organize different meeting, training and workshop as per project requirement.
• Prepare necessary Monthly, Quarterly and Yearly plan & report as project need.
• Follow the organization’s Child Protection & PSEA Policy.

Compensation & Other Benefits

Tk. 27,562 per month, Consolidated and other admissible benefits as per organizational policy as well as the project.

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Jashore

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