Senior Officer – Training and Technology

Practical Action – Bangladesh.

 

Practical Action – Bangladesh.

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Summary

• Vacancy: 2
• Location: Khulna (Dacope, Koyra …
• Maximum Salary: Tk. 76146 (Monthly)
• Experience: 5 to 7 years
• Published: 23 Dec 2024

 

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Experience

• 5 to 7 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
  NGO

Additional Requirements

Educational Experience:

• At least bachelor’s degree of science in Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries, and Development studies or any other relevant degrees from an accredited university.

Additional Requirements:

• Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Candidates who identify as Indigenous People are encouraged to apply.
• Professional training ToT, climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions are a plus.
• S/he has excellent knowledge of different training approaches and community institution building.
• Has experience in preparing training materials for climate change vulnerable communities and technology transfer.
• Must have good Bangla & English writing, analytical, communication, and report writing skills.
• Has experience in conducting safeguarding training.
• Excellent knowledge of computer usage specially in MS Office, Outlook, and other software

Behavior and Motivation:

• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities.
• Good ability to work with a multicultural team.
• Willing and able to travel independently outside the station.
• Strong advocate for climate action, climate and social justice.

Responsibilities & Context

FCDO’s NABAPALLAB aims to engage biodiversity and natural resource-dependent communities to strengthen the climate resilience of the ECAs, conserve biodiversity, and at the same time, diversify and improve people’s livelihood through innovative nature-based (NBS) and locally led adaptation solutions. It will primarily target communities within the 10 km buffer zone of the ECAs, which are critically exposed and vulnerable to climate change impacts and have a lesser capacity to adapt to such changes. It will increase climate resilience of more than 250,000 vulnerable households and ecosystem-based protection and restoration of 5,000km2 area in, especially in the districts of Bagerhat, Satkhira and Khulna in the Sundarbans ECA, and Maulvibazar and Sylhet in Hakaluki Haor. The project will consider the most marginalised communities, involving stakeholders from multiple strata and ensuring ownership of provided interventions. It will also enhance the capacity of the local government bodies to manage and conserve the ECAs effectively and create an enabling environment to implement relevant government plans and policies related to Eco-System based Adaptation (EBA).

• Working with relevant staff s/he will assess training needs around key thematic areas (climate change, resilience, NbS, etc.) and relevant technologies (aquaculture, fisheries, livestock and crop agriculture) and share with project manager and specialists,
• S/he will train community groups/ relevant stakeholders for timely implementation of project activities.
• S/he will prepare training and technology transfer plan, share with all relevant stakeholders and implement that plan
• S/he should prepare budgets for implementation if training plans.
• S/he should conduct training evaluation, identify areas for improvement and share with relevant project staff and manager.
• S/he should include participatory approaches in training and technology transfer sessions.
• Should empower women and other marginal groups through training and awareness raising sessions.
• Document the learning and best practices for use in the programme and programme quality assurance.
• Support MEL team to establish a functioning accountability mechanism, and ensure closing the loop of all feedback, especially from ecology-based adaptation (EbA) and regenerative agriculture point of view.
• Support MEL team to conduct baseline, mid-line and end line survey and evaluations, scoping study, process and periodical monitoring assessment tools and checklists from regenerative agriculture point of view.
• Ensure the communities and relevant groups have access to relevant information on natural resource management (NRM),
• EbA and regenerative agriculture so as to provide clear direction to reflect and improve consortium’s performance in these aspects.
• Provide inputs to consortium’s learning and knowledge products from NRM, EbA and regenerative agriculture perspectives.
• Coordination with GoB line departments (DAE, DoF, DLS and Administration) and other stakeholders including local governments institutions.
• Contribute to project progress report writing.

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Khulna (Dacope, Koyra, Paikgachha)

Job Highlights

Practical Action is a highly innovative community development charity operating in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Practical Action community projects use ingenious ideas to design, test, refine and prove new ways to overcome poverty.

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