Technical Officer (High Value Crops-Fruits)

1.0 Background

Proyas ManobikUnnayan Society is going to implement a sub-project titled ‘Promotion of value added Mango products for sustainable growth and instituting 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 High Value Crops (Fruits) sub-sector. The project is jointly financed by the World Bank,PalliKarma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and Proyas ManobikUnnayan Society.

1.1 Vacancy: 1

 

2.0 Sub-project Objectives

1.   To adopt resource efficient and cleaner production (RECP) and good agricultural practices (GAP)

2.   To adopt climate resilient technologies

3.   To promote diversified products of Mangoes and marketing

4.   To promote circular economy

5.   To increase technical knowledge and capacity of the MEs

 

3.0 Sub-project Working Areas

The sub-project will be implemented acrossChapainawabganj and Rajshahidistricts.

4.0 Duration

The employee will initially be hired for a one-year term, with the possibility of extending the contract till 30 June2028, based on satisfactory performance.

5.0 Duties and Responsibilities

The ‘Technical Officer (High Value Crops (Fruits))’ 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 Agriculture/light-engineering/Food processingtechnologies, GAP/GLP/GMP, climate change vulnerability etc.
• Assist in organizing field days, exposure visits, meetings, workshops, seminars, fairs, Environment Club meetingsetc.
• 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. DAE, DoF,DoE, BSTI, MoIB, CS office and other relevant departments), academicians, value-chain actors (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.

 

6.0 Academic Qualifications

Ø  Shouldhave B.Sc in(relevant subject/Agriculture/Food Engineering/Food processingdegreehons) from aUGC-approved university.

Ø  Candidate having Master’s degree in (relevant subject /Agriculture/Food Engineering/Food processing degree (hons) biology) will be given preference.

 

7.0 Working Experience

·       Minimum 5years of working experience inrelevant 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.

 

8.0 Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge on resource efficiency, HACCP, 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 communicationand interpersonal skills.
• Good computer knowledge (MS office and relevant applications).

 

9.0 Age Limit

●       Maximum 40 years of age on the last date of application.

 

10.0 Salary and Allowances

●       Monthly consolidated salary isBDT47,500/-.

●       Other admissible benefits (Festival Bonus, Bangla Noboborsho allowance, Mobile allowance, yearly increment etc.) as per the project allocation or 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.

●       Application link http://jobs.proyas.org/jobs/70

●       Application last date 30/10/2024