Assistant Monitoring & Evaluation Officer |
‘Agricultural Growth and Employment Programme’ (AGEP), a Danida funded program for the development of the agriculture sector in Bangladesh, has been approved. Implementation of the components has started and will continue until 2018. The largest component of AGEP, the ‘Integrated Farm Management Component’ (IFMC) will be implemented by the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) under the Ministry of Agriculture. IFMC will promote the concept of Integrated Farm Management through Farmers’ Field School (FFS). The immediate objective of the IFMC is ‘Increased agricultural production and diversification among female and male members of landless, marginal, and small farming households.’
IFMC will implement a large number of FFS as well as supporting the development of farmer’s organizations. The FFS activities will be implemented through established DAE structures with facilitation by project trained Farmer Facilitators; supported, monitored and mentored by IFMC staff and DAE officers. Support to Farmers Organizations will involve component staff with support from DAE structures.
For implementation of the above, IFMC is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Assistant Monitoring & Evaluation Officer in the project offices in six regions:
Regionally based, the M&E Assistant will be responsible for implementation of M&E activities under the supervision and guidance of the National Adviser – M&E and the regional M&E Officer. S/he will participate in surveys, M&E data collection, compilation and cleaning of data.
Key Responsibilities
The Assistant Monitoring Officer will be responsible for
- Organizing and implementing data collection for monitoring the progress of the FFS and FOs according to key indicators.
- Maintaining the database on FOs at the regional level.
- Ensuring that information on progress is submitted to regional office management.
- Liaising closely with the District level Community Development Officers (CDO).
- Assisting the M&E officer in ensuring that all activities are carried out and that all deadlines and targets are met.
- Conducting assessment of training workshops and other project activities/events as required.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelor/Master degree in Statistics/Economics/ Business Administration/ Computer Science/ Agriculture Economics from any recognized & UGC approved Universities. Masters is preferred.
- At least five years working experience in implementation of M&E activities in development projects of which at least two years continuous experience of working in FOs in one organization, especially with a position that deals on M&E.
- Person having working experience in Danida supported ASPS-II project will get preference.
- Must be skilled in quality data collection and data management.
- Excellent written communication, liaison and representational skills.
- Strong computer skills are essential.
Job Location
- For 6 regions - Rangpur, Rajshahi, Jessore, Comilla, Mymensingh and Barisal.
- Significant travel throughout the Region and for meetings in Dhaka.
- Willingness to undertake extensive travel by motorcycle is essential.
Salary Range
- TK. 34,500 - 36,200 (All Inclusive)
Application Requirements
- Applicants must apply through proper channel.
- Interested candidates are requested to apply mentioning current and expected salary.
- No phone or personal inquiries will be accepted.
- We carefully review all applicants' credentials and experience. However, due to the high volume of applications we receive, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. If you have not been contacted within 60 days of the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
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