Vacancy Announcement

Shushilan - a national NGO has been working in the field of Livelihoods, Environmental Resource Management, Health & Nutrition, Human Rights & Good Governance, Disaster Management and People organization development in Bangladesh since 1991. Shushilan is implementing a project entitled “Technical Skills Development and Establishment of Market Linkages for Farmers’ Groups in Cox’s Bazar” with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financial support from The Embassy of the Kingdom of  Netherlands (EKN). The project has been implementing in collaboration with Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Department of Livestock Services (DLS) and Department of Fisheries (DoF) to build the capacity of the farmer groups, both technically and socially, to improve production through production assessment, customized design, input provision and skills building to address the  key environmental, economic and sociological impacts of the crisis on the local population through both a short and medium-term approaches. Shushilan is inviting application from the qualified and interested candidates for the following positions.

Position: Community Service Provider (CSP)

Organization: Shushilan
No. of Vacancies: 50

Job Description / Responsibility

  • Take part in formation of Farmers Field School, Farmers group under the guidance of the Project Officer of Shushilan and Assistant Technical Coordinator of the FAO to implement the SAFE PLUS Project;
  • Assist/conduct participatory Market Chain Analysis (PMCA), Sub sector analysis in collaboration with farmers’ group/FFS, to develop a business plan for each group;
  • Assist farmers group in increasing crop intensity and innovation in the following subsector;
  • Documentation, monitoring and reporting and develop monthly report in prescribed format;
  • Update farmers profile, production prediction, economic return of production and initiative by FFS/farmers’ group;
  • To promote farm mechanization & diversification (crop, livestock and fisheries), judicious use of water resources for irrigation, post-production activities,  and Good Agronomic Practices (GAP);
  • promote financial inclusion for farmers’ group by promoting access to agricultural credit, savings and its reinvestment in profitable activities;
  • In addition to that any other duties and responsibilities may assigned by the authority / organization which need to be carried out.

Educational Requirements: At least higher secondary school certificate education (12 years of schooling).  Diploma in Agriculture/Fisheries/Livestock will be given priority

Experience Requirements:

At least 2-3 years working experiences with agricultural projects, livelihood projects and markets. Experiences will be flexible who have diploma in Agriculture/Fisheries/Livestock.

Additional Job Requirements

The incumbent will be from anywhere in Bangladesh but priority will be given to the inhabitants of Cox’s Bazar district and conversant with local language. Each CSP have to manage 10-12 Groups (FFS, farmers’ group, fisheries group and livestock group). However, the person should have the following qualifications but not limited to-

  • Market literacy/leadership, agricultural production/results oriented.
  • Effective communication and relationship building with buyer, seller and DAE/DLS/DoF
  • Problem solving and decision making for the farmers’ group.
  • Time flexibility;
  • Basic computer literacy on MS word and MS Excel.
  • Able to ride bicycle

Salary: BDT 20,000 – BDT 24,000 per month

Job Level: Entry level

Job Location:  Union level of Cox’s Bazar Sadar, Ramu, Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazila under Cox’s Bazar District.

Apply Instruction

Shushilan - a national NGO is inviting application from qualified candidates for the project entitled “Technical Skills Development and Establishment of Market Linkages for Farmers’ Groups in Cox’s Bazar” has been implementing with Technical support from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financial support from The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands (EKN).

If you are interested and meet the criteria, please send your application along with a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copy of all academic certificates and two (02) copy passport size photographs, copy of national ID to Head of HR Cell, Shushilan, Head Office: 155 Jalil Sharoni, Commercial cum Residential Area, Rayermohol, Boyra, Khulna 9000 or Shushilan Office, South Kolatoli, Marin Drive Road, Cox’s Bazar on or before 28 July 2019. Only short listed candidates will be called for interview. Requirements are flexible for highly skilled candidates and women are especially encouraged to apply. All Rights Reserved by the Authority.

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