Associate Project Officer – Value Chain & Market Linkage

United Purpose

 

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Summary

• Vacancy: —
• Location: Gopalganj, Jamalpur
• Salary: Negotiable
• Experience: At least 2 years
• Published: 13 Aug 2024

 

Requirements

Education

Diploma in animal husbandry /related discipline from recognised technical institution. Having marketing and technical knowledge of livestock will be given preference.

Experience

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
  NGO

Additional Requirements

• Minimum 2 year(s) relevant experience
• The applicants should have experience in poultry mini hatchery operation, marketing of chicks of smallholder farmers and women entrepreneurs.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and Bangla
• Strong knowledge and skills of value chain (poultry, livestock and agro-ecological products etc), social enterprise development and marketing.
• Clear knowledge about operation poultry hatchery, small business plan and financial management of a business.
• Strong understanding of women’s economic empowerment, gender, and social inclusion.
• Ability to communicate with people from different cultures and time zones.
• Proficiency in MS Office

Responsibilities & Context

Job Purpose:

United Purpose’s “Growing Together: Women’s Economic Growth through Integrated Agroecological Farming Systems” project, funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation, aims to empower women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh by building partnerships among Women’s Business Centres (WBCs), local and national governments, and consumers. The initiative addresses systemic barriers such as limited investment capital, regulatory support, climate change, food insecurity, and health challenges. It focuses on introducing green enterprise opportunities, enhancing coordination with the Government of Bangladesh on social protection, and sustaining the Women Business Center (WBC) network “Nari Jhuri.” By employing a market-based approach and human-centred design, the project improves livelihoods for women and smallholder farmers, builds skills for circular economy activities, and integrates WBCs with government social protection schemes.

The following will be the overall responsibility of the role:

Increased production and yields through transfer of knowledge, skills and technologies in poultry & livestock value chains based on agroecological farming systems.

Scaling up on Native chicken production and marketing by women producers in Poultry sector:

Capacity building on entrepreneurship and Business planning

Improved financial access for Women/Smallholder producers through community-led saving and credit cooperatives at Union level.

Key Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities include (not limited to):

• Facilitate Technical Training on poultry enterprises (hatching, egg production, feed production, vaccination, 100 birds’ poultry unit at homestead level) to WBC entrepreneurs and leaders of Union level poultry producers’ cooperatives.
• Establish Micro hatcheries at the Union level federation of poultry producers to sell day old/one week old chicks and ensure fertile eggs are available for the incubators through the fertile egg production unit for native chicken.
• Working capital support to 4 union federation to ensure quality feeds supply including Black soldier fly as protein source.
• Piloting the Black soldier fly production as protein enriched poultry feeds and link with native chicken production.
• Ensure vaccination services by WBCs to individual poultry/ duck producers.
• Establish and Support Poultry Processing Enterprises and unit.
• Establish Union-Level Product-Centric Extension Services in coordination with WBCs entrepreneurs.
• Developing and printing technical manuals for poultry producers and entrepreneurs.
• Facilitate Technical training (biogas, feeds, apps use, vaccination, treatment and promotion) in livestock enterprises to WBC entrepreneurs.
• Formation of Union level livestock producers’ cooperatives to enable collective purchasing, marketing, and resource-sharing among WBC entrepreneurs/smallholder farmers. Union-level federations will provide product-based extension services and connect with Pranisebha social enterprise for the services required by the livestock producers.
• Ensure quality Livestock feeds and promote production of fodder by smallholder farmers to minimise dependence on purchased feed.
• Ensure maintenance of livestock health records to track vaccinations, treatments, and overall animal health and facilitate Linkage with Pranisheba to facilitate insurance and access to loan for the livestock beneficiaries.
• Training on sustainable waste management (composting and biogas,) practices

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Compensation & Other Benefits

Max BDT 38,326.00 Per Month including All Fringe Benefit

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Gopalganj, Jamalpur

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