Agriculture and Livelihood Officer

• PARI Development Trust is a national NGO registered with NGOAB working in greater Mymensingh. PARI is implementing community development, maternal & child health, nutrition, food Security livelihood, agriculture and child rights program in several Upazilas of Mymensingh, Netrokona, Sunamganj, Jamalpur and Sherpur districts. In addition, PARI is implementing a 3 years` period project "Nirapod” Agriculture and Livelihood Project Phase ll from 1st October’2026. This project focuses on engaging marginal male and female farmers with agricultural activities using sustainable agriculture methods to meet their basic needs and nutrition as well as increase production, income and Agro-based income generating activities for the well-being of their family and community and thus transform their lives as a long-term impact in Nalitabari upazila under Sherpur district.
• The program seeks 01 (One) Agriculture and Livelihood officer to look after livelihood components of the project as one of the frontline lead change agents to achieve the expected results through a well-coordinated management alongside other team players of the project.

Job Responsibilities-

• Support to implement livelihood program related activity such as vegetable training, agriculture training, livestock training, land management, vermin compost, market linkage, value chain etc. and supporting Community Facilitators who are working directly with targeted farmers and local governments to achieve project outputs.
• Establish functional relationships with Upazilas agriculture department, livestock office, fishery office to have technical support.
• Prepare activity plan, MIS and reports on a regular basis.
• Arrange and conduct meetings with different stakeholders (community, union council, GO and NGOs).
• Supervise and monitor field activities and report on regular basis.
• Establish good relationship with union council chairman, members, secretary, teachers, Upazila level service providers, religious leaders, elite persons etc.
• Facilitate implementing livelihood initiatives in the community.
• Select, train, support and monitor community volunteers in implementing planned activities.
• Initiate community development plan with stakeholders through participatory approach.
• Support Program Manager for Result-based planning, monitoring and reporting.
• Support to form community structures/groups engaging disadvantaged adults (male and female), adolescents and children.
• Facilitate meeting, training, workshops with target participants and stakeholders.
• Ensure monitoring and evaluation of activities as per M&E systems, tools and guidelines
• Generate new ideas about livelihood options and support group members to utilize savings money into an appropriate income generation activity.

• Age At most 45 years

• Strong Knowledge on social dimension, Legal structure of the local government, power dynamics and government relations- Essential.
• Good communication, networking and facilitation skills- Essential.
• Good proficiency in Bengali, both written and verbal- Essential.
• Good time management skills- Essential.
• Good proficiency in English, both written and verbal- Desirable.
• Decision making, problem solving and multi-tasking skills- Essential.
• Competent in using MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint presentation- Preferred.

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• 46,614.00 plus other benefits included contributory provident fund, gratuity, bonus is admissible as per PARI Policy.