RDRS Bangladesh
RDRS Bangladesh
RDRS Bangladesh
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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