Name of the Post: Market Facilitator (EFSN Shop)

Number of Post: 01

Location of Posting: Ukhiya & Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar

Contract Duration: Initially for 9 months (1st April 2025 to 31 December 2025).

Job Summary

PROTTYASHI, a social development organization has been working for the development of disadvantaged population of the country since its establishment with an aim to ensure everyone to live with dignity and prosperity. PROTTYASHI reaches the community with basic needs and supports to save lives and facilitate all the people of the community to live with equal value and priority. PROTTYASHI works for the disadvantaged portion of the population in community addressing their pressing needs following the strategies contextually viable and environmentally sustainable. PROTTYASHI has been actively supporting the refugee population in the humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar as one of the first responders since August 2017. PROTTYASHI has been vigilantly supporting these crises affected population to accomplish its promised commitment towards humanity and people in distress.

To ensure improved food security for the refugee population helping them to meet nutritional requirement in an environmentally sustainable manner, PROTTYASHI is going to implement “Promotion of Market Linkage” Activity of WFP Cox’s Bazar Resilience Programme with the technical support of Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation in selected host communities of Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas. PROTTYASHI invites applications for the vacant position titled- Market Facilitator (EFSN Shop) for the Project and encourages the persons enthusiastic to contribute to the increased resilience of the humanitarian crisis affected host community people in Cox’s Bazar.

Reporting

Market Facilitator (EFSN Shop) will report to Market Linkage Officer (Off-farm). S/He has to maintain functional relationship with his/her peers, project teams and organization’s other priority teams. S/He must be able to communicate with other teams and units both program and operational of the organization. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor shop performance, identifying challenges and proposing solutions for improvement.
  • Assist shopkeepers on business management, digital payment systems, , and inventory control.
  • Organize and assist different events like workshops, meetings, fair, bootcamp, visits etc. conduction
  • Communicate with different entrepreneurs of collection of products for EFSN Shops and ensure delivery to the EFSN shop timely all over the Cox’s Bazar district under WFP resilience project.
  • Assist Shopkeeper to settle the payment of entrepreneurs
  • Facilitate capacity building of entrepreneurs on supply chain management
  • Assist Market Linkage Officer (off-farm) to promote market expansion of EFSN shop
  • Any other activities as assigned
Organizational values and norms towards Safeguarding and PSEA
PROTTYASHI is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and expects staff to promote the welfare of children, young people and adults at all times.  PROTTYASHI expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our Code of Conduct.  We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate this commitment are recruited to work with us.

Required Educational Qualification and Experience

  • Diploma or degree in business, agriculture, supply chain management or any other relevant subject.
  • 1–2 years of experience in market facilitation, retail, food supply chains, or business development.

Technical skills

  • Basic knowledge of, inventory management, and cash handling.
  • Ability to interact respectfully with program beneficiaries and stakeholders.
  • Experience in digital payment systems or voucher-based transactions is an advantage

Salary and benefits: Monthly Gross Salary will be 25,000 BDT regular traveling and communication bill.

Application instructions

Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions.

Last date of application is 19/03/2025

Apply Instruction

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Interested applicants with relevant background have to apply with a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV) along with a recent photograph to career01.prottyashi@gmail.com

Note:

  • PROTTYASHI aims to attract and select a diverse workforce ensuring equal opportunity to everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, HIV status, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion.
  • Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
  • Any personal persuasion/phone-call will result in disqualification of candidature. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.
  • PROTTYASHI has a non-negotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards discrimination, harassment and abuse. All employees are expected to abide by the Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse & Child Protection Policy of PROTTYASHI.
  • Internal and external applicants shall be treated equally in the entire selection process.
  • To ensure transparent processes during recruitment, internal candidates should discuss potential applications with their Line Managers to ensure endorsement of their applications by respective Line Managers.
  • There is no cost involved with applying for positions with PROTTYASHI. Any solicitation of job application costs should be regarded as fraudulent.