Technical Officer (Loom)

Village Education Resource Center (VERC)

Village Education Resource Center (VERC)

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Summary

• Vacancy: 1
• Age: at most 40 years
• Location: Narayanganj (Araihazar, Sonargaon) …
• Maximum Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)
• Experience: At least 5 years
• Published: 16 Apr 2025

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Textile Technology, Master of Science (MSc) in Textile Technology

• Should have B.Sc. degree in Textile/ Mechanical/ Civil Engineering from a UGC-approved university.·
• Candidate having M.Sc. degree in Textile/ Mechanical/ Civil Engineering will be given preference.

Experience

• At least 5 years

Additional Requirements

• Age at most 40 years

Working Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of working experience in loom/ Textile sector (only full-time work experience after graduation will be considered).
• Relevant working experience with PKSF or any project funded by multi-lateral development partners would be preferred.
• Working experience in enterprise development related projects will be given preference.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge on resource efficiency, Occupational health and safety (OHS), product diversification, certification, environment, climate change and vulnerability will be an added advantage
• Practical knowledge and experiences in training modules, leaflets, case stories, etc. development.
• Ability to work in a team and with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good computer knowledge (MS office and relevant applications).

Additional Requirements:·

• Finally, selected candidate will be required to respect, follow and uphold the organization’s Child Protection Policy, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Policy, Gender Policy and the organization’s Code of Conduct and others policies in their personal and professional lives.·
• VERC authority reserves the right to accept/reject any applications without assigning any reason. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to appear for the examination.·
• Note: In case of candidates with more experience; age limit and educational qualification would be relaxed. Only women and persons with special needs are equally eligible to apply for the said post.

Responsibilities & Context

The Village Education Resource Center (VERC) is a national level voluntary organization. The organization is registered under the Bureau of NGO Affairs and the Ministry of Social Welfare, whose certificate numbers are 133 and Dha – 02272 respectively and it is also registered with the Microcredit Regulatory Authority (MRA) with certificate number 01275-00523-00017. VERC is going to implement a sub-project titled ‘Promoting sustainable growth in Loom sub sector through RECP practices’ as a part of the ‘Sustainable Microenterprise and Resilient Transformation (SMART)’ project. This sub-project aims to increase resource-efficient and resilient green growth of microenterprises (MEs) under Loom sub-sector. The project is jointly financed by the World Bank, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF), and VERC. Recruitment against the following project position will be made on urgent basis for implementation of the project interventions:

Duties and Responsibilities:

The ‘Technical Officer (Loom)’ will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and will undertake the following duties and responsibilities, which are essential but not limited to:

• Assist the Project Manager in planning, monitoring, and supervising the implementation of project activities.
• Assist to identify potential microenterprises (MEs), select appropriate climate-resilient and resource-efficient cleaner production (RECP) practices for MEs and motivate them to adopt those practices.
• Provide technical support to MEs at cluster level.·
• Select MEs for demonstration, set-up demonstration, and follow-up the MEs.·
• Prepare training manuals, leaflets, case stories of the sub-project.
• Impart training on new/ improved climate-resilient, resource-efficient and cleaner production in textile, climate change vulnerability, etc.
• Assist in organizing field days, exposure visits, meetings, workshops, seminars, fairs, Environment Club meetings etc.
• Explore circular economy, value-added product diversification, and new market potentiality.
• Assist to produce monthly, quarterly, and annual progress report as per the requirement of the management.·
• Regular field visit at project areas, tracking the MEs progress in adoption of the RECP practices and reporting.
• Maintain linkages with different government departments (i.e. Handloom Board, BISIC, Ministry of Textile and jute, DoE), academicians, value-chain actors (ME owners, inputs sellers, market actors, transporter etc.), private sector companies, etc.
• Any other tasks, duties, or specific tasks assigned by the Project Manager and management of the organization.

Compensation & Other Benefits

• Monthly consolidated salary is BDT 50,000/-
• Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, etc.) as per the organization’s policy.
• Salary and other admissible benefits (if any) are inclusive of all taxes as imposed by the government of Bangladesh. Taxes will be deducted at sources as per government rules.

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Narayanganj (Araihazar, Sonargaon), Narsingdi (Narsingdi Sadar, Palash)

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