Driving Job in BD - Islamic Relief Bangladesh Project Officer (Agriculture)

No. of  Vacancies

01

Job Description / Responsibility

• Project Officer-Agriculture is the responsible person for implementation of the project specifically focuses on agriculture component. The position will ensure that the program continues to compliment project�s outcomes by promoting high yield climate adaptive agricultural products for project beneficiaries and increasing incomes of the beneficiaries through agricultural productions and at the same time positive collaboration with respective stakeholders. S/he will be to ensure quality of implementation process, particularly for Agricultural interventions.
• Main Responsibility:
• Developing work plan in coordination with project team and ensuring this plan will meet project activities.
• Prepare action plan and take initiatives to introduce/improve climate adaptive crops among project beneficiaries, kitchen gardening, quality seed procurement, roadside or embankment tree plantation, sapling production etc.
• Select beneficiaries for agriculture and ensure training for them.
• Select beneficiaries for sapling distribution based on space availability for sapling planting.
• Work closely with stakeholders e.g Upazilla agriculture officers, block supervisors, progressive farmers etc.
• Take initiative and develop mechanism for roadside/ embankment tree plantation.
• Support PM to prepare monthly, quarterly, annual and donor report.
• Ensuring knowledge and capacity building of community people on climate adaptive agricultural crops, high yielding verity and help develop market linkage.
• Developing training material and ensuring awareness/training sessions according to the plan.
• Promote kitchen gardening, awareness building on tree plantation and contribute beneficiary�s livelihoods development through agricultural production development.
• Capacity building and empowerment of the SHG and community bodies on livelihood options, increase incomes and awareness building on nutrition value of vegetables and other agricultural products.
• Work with IRB's Livelihood &Community Development and advocacy team on linkage building with service provider and contribute in policy and procedure development.

Job Nature

Full-time

Educational Requirements

Master Degree in Agriculture or relevant discipline from any recognized & UGC approved university.

Experience Requirements

• At least 3 year(s)

Additional Job Requirements

• Job location is Tazimuddin Upazilla under Bhola District. Candidate who will not interested to stay at Tazimuddin need not to apply.
• Minimum 3 (Three) years experience in an international NGO�s.
• Proven expertise and knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
• Proven experience in agriculture, training, sapling production, horticulture & nursery management within a development organization/NGO.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
• Valid Driving license for motorbike & Willing to travel various field accordingly.
• Experience of managing financial resources and budgets.
• Diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills.
• Innovative and creative approach to problem solving.
• Willing to adapt to IRW�s norms and values
• Supportive, effective and good team player
• Strong people-management skills
• Strong communication, planning and organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
• Excellent spoken and written English language skills.
• Employment duration is approximate 2 years.

Job Location

Bhola

Salary Range

Tk. 32806

Other Benefits

Salary & Other Benefits will be offered as per candidate�s competency, qualification, experience, interview result and IR HR policy 

Apply Instruction

If you feel that your qualification, exposure and experience matches with our requirements, and you are willing to commit to our values and are sympathetic to our beliefs then please download Application Form & details Job Description from our official website (http://irwbd.org/opportunity/vacancies) and send the filled application form to recruits@islamicrelief-bd.org Or to the following address: Human Resources Department, Islamic Relief Bangladesh, House no. 10, Road no. 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka -1212 on or before the closing date. Please mention only the `Post-Project Officer- (Agriculture)� as the subject of e-mail or top of the envelop. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for written test & Interview. No direct resume will be accepted. Only send the filled application form. Islamic Relief Bangladesh is equal opportunity of employers.

Application Deadline : Jan 31, 2015

Company Information

Islamic Relief Bangladesh
Address : Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
Web : www.irwbd.org
Business : Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an international charity founded in 1984 with headquarters based in Birmingham, UK. Working in over 30 countries, Islamic Relief promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities to eradicate poverty, illiteracy and disease. Islamic Relief also responds to disasters and emergencies, supporting people in crisis. Islamic Relief started working in Bangladesh in 1991 (NGO Affairs Bureau # 553) to respond to the devastating cyclone in the south-eastern coastal belt through relief and rehabilitation operations. Since then, Islamic Relief has expanded its programmes focusing on both humanitarian and development challenges through an integrated approach in the fields of livelihoods, food security and community development, child protection and welfare, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, education, disaster risk reduction and climate change.