Agriculture and Enterprise Development Coordinator

Vacancy Announcement

(First Time Published Notice)

BEE-Group is an autonomous, independent, non-partisan, nonprofit making independent, non-governmental organization (NGO). It was established in 2000 AD, registered in the District Administration Office, Banke, and affiliated with the Social Welfare Council, Nepal. It is serving in the Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim Province of Nepal for the protection and promotion of human rights, environmental conservation, biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, building access to quality education health and WASH services, sustainable livelihoods, and community development. Since it is working on the rights-based approach to issues such as social justice, peace, human rights, environment conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and community development. It works to attain peace, development, and justice through peoples’ meaningful participation and a bottom-up approach to establishing an equitable, healthy, and self-reliant society by building a trustworthy reputation.

BEE-Group has been implementing a EU-funded project named CSO Actions for Resilient Ecosystem and Community (Samvardhan) in partnership with ADRA Nepal with objectives to contribute in improving the biodiversity, well-being of the targeted Community Forest Users Groups and farmers of Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality, Kohalpur Municipality of Banke district and Madhuban Municipality and Thakurbaba Municipality of Bardiya district through CFUG strengthening, wild-life resistant farming, forest, farm and ecotourism based enterprise development, and policy advocacy and support to strengthen the local capacity.

BEE-Group is seeking qualified, experienced, and self-motivated staff for the mentioned project and requests for applications from eligible candidates.

1. Position: Agriculture and Enterprise Development Coordinator – One

Duty Station: BEE Group Office, Banke with 60% field travel

Job Summary: Under the direct supervision of the BEE Group Executive Director (ED), the Agriculture and Enterprise Development Coordinator will be responsible for overall lead for actions under BEE group and project office, track the project results with coordination and collaboration of consortium partner organizations (ADRA, FECOFUN, ANSAB Nepal) and concerned stakeholders’ i.e., local government and like-minded organizations. The coordinator is also directly involved in the facilitation, efficient, and timely implementation of the project activities according to the detailed implementation guidelines budget planning, and team mobilization. S/he will ensure the success of a project as per the MEAL framework and project’s log-frame and contribute to the further development of the program. 

Major Task and Responsibility

1. Project Management: Delivering performance and achieving change/impact

• Ensure effective and efficient planning and implementation of the activities under the project objectives, results, indicators, and strategy with desired output within the approved time frame of the project document, budget, and work plan, 
• Ensure that the project objectives and targets are achieved in a timely manner and that activities are carried out according to standards: the major outputs are 
  • Farmers strengthen their individual and collective capacities to develop enterprise and sustainable livelihoods protecting biodiversity and the environment and contributing to improved livelihoods, well-being, and health.
  • Coordination between local actors and stakeholders is improved and contributes to safe practices in biodiversity conservation and climate-smart and wildlife-resilient farming practices.   
  • Sustainable alternatives and initiatives are supported in green jobs created utilizing natural resources and ecosystem services.
• Supervision and mobilization of the project team including concerns related to program-related issues, organizing regular meetings within the project team, sharing relevant information with Executive Director, and the Executive Committee to discuss the problems & solutions and create a constructive work environment.
• Responsible for results-based program and budget monitoring with regular field visits.

2. Coordination, Liaison, communication, and representation: Coordination with stakeholders, advocacy, and resource generation

• Communication and coordination with relevant stakeholders, government authorities, and donor agencies for better implementation of the project interventions.
• Maintain relationships with the project participants, local, district, and provincial government authorities, and other relevant stakeholders ensuring that transparency at all levels is maintained and project information communicated to relevant stakeholders in a timely fashion.
• Understand that the specific knowledge and skills to get the work done and to deliver organizational outcomes are collaboratively supported when required between different thematic areas and projects. 
• Assist the fundraising team of the organization to develop proposals for fundraising.
• Support the management team for updating and implementing the resource generation and mobilization plan.
• Attend the relevant workshop, training, and meeting and express the organizational view

3. Monitoring and Reporting

• Implement and follow up effective monitoring and evaluation mechanisms in coordination with a consortium partner organisation to ensure project objective and result framework.
• Prepare annual, quarterly, and monthly plans and Standard Operational Procedures for the execution of the project activities in accordance with the project's logical framework and Gantt chart.
• Contribute to developing guidelines, templates, training, and support to project members involved in data collection, and ensure the monitoring tools are operated correctly. 
• To ensure the data are entered into the system using the relevant tools, such as the Monitoring tool, for the project activities. Contribute to the analysis of the project's results and potential corrective measures to be taken, in collaboration with the consortium partner organization. 
• Responsible for periodic reporting (monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual) of both programmatic and financial in a quality and timely manner to the coordination Executive Director and consortium partner organisation and ADRA Nepal, funding agencies, etc.
• Prepare, implement, and facilitate the evaluation process according to the initial project timeline and in coordination with government authorities and the consortium partner organisation team. 
• Ensure that the project participants and stakeholders are well aware of the organization's complaint-handling mechanism and they have good access to reporting and responding to their complaints in a timely fashion.
• Ensure that the working environment is well for all team members making a safer and cooperative working place.

4. Strengthen Organizational Profile

• Support to prepare and implement a learning capturing and dissemination plan and to ensure that learning and knowledge of the project and activities are effectively captured and disseminated to help achieve the organization's objectives.
• Coordinate with other stakeholders (i.e., government, academia, I/NGOs, research institutes, etc. as relevant) to share the project's knowledge as well as to encourage them to capture and disseminate learning and knowledge related to the project interventions.
• Led the team to prepare and disseminate a learning capturing and dissemination plan.
• Assist in updating the organizational periodic and safety security plan and other responsibilities assigned by the organisation and supervisors.

Education and Experience:

• Master’s Degree (2 years’ experience) or Bachelor’s Degree (5 years in experience) preferably in Agriculture Science or Forest Science with proven experience in grant management, enterprise establishment, business planning and development, market development and mobilization of MSMEs.
• Experience in program development, planning, implementation, management, and coordination with local government, MSMEs, commodity associations and development partners
• Well familiar with the locality and communities of Banke and Bardiya districts
• Proven knowledge and skills for managing teams and mobilization
• Strong willingness to work with diverse communities, including CFUG, farmers' groups, and less advantaged /marginalized communities
• Excellent communication, reporting and documentation skills in English at a professional level
• Good command of data collection, analysis and management (MEAL); and computer skills in MS Office, and database software.

Interested candidates who meet the criteria are requested to send their application according to BEE Group's Job application form (Find the application form in the vacancy notice) and send it to beegroup.vacancy@gmail.com by Wednesday, December 11, 2024, before 5:00 PM. The names of two referees with contact details must be written on the application form.

Application Form Link:

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1FqNSE8bm8aw7NHm7lP4IUI4VxsZLp04C

Encourage people from disadvantaged and marginalized communities (Women, Dalit, Janajati, Madhesi, Muslims, and People with disabilities) to apply. Local candidates will be given high priority. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further process. Telephone inquiries shall not be entertained.

Candidates applying for a job with BEE-Group must be ready to comply with our Child Protection Policy and Safeguarding Policy on Preventing Harassment, Sexual Exploitation, and Abuse.