Subject: VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Rural = Salas=20 Program under Economic Development Unit
CARE Bangladesh invites application from qualified = candidates for=20 Rural Salas Program under Economic Development Unit for the=20 position.
Community Facilitator =
(3=20
positions, based in Tangail, Bogra Rangpur)
The =
duration=20
of the contract is up to December 31, 2010.
Job Summary
The RSP is an initiative of Care Bangladesh which started = in 2004=20 as a pilot initiative. In this program, a rural sales force=20 comprising of destitute women is created =96 these women are = called=20 Aparajitas. The RSP initiative has proven to be a riveting = example=20 of how private companies can enter the rural markets and = expand=20 their businesses with the help of NGOs such as CARE =96 and = at the=20 same time engender socio economic progress amongst rural=20 people.
The Community Facilitator (EDU) serves as the main = interface with=20 the Community and Rural Sales Program, Economic = Development=20 Unit. His primary role is to serve Aparajita [women sales = agent] for=20 her door-to-door sales activities. Identify constraints and = provide=20 solution for her sales activities. CF will also help to = identify her=20 sales route and to build relationship with hub manager for = smooth=20 supply. S/he will also need to involve in the sales data = collection=20 for both Hub and Aparajita. CF will also engage to provide = training=20 for Aparajita and maintain overall management = activities.
Required Qualifications and=20 Competencies
Candidates need to be highly motivated and committed to = CARE=20 Bangladesh=92s vision, mission, and long term development = work to=20 significantly improve the lives of the most vulnerable and=20 marginalized. Candidates must be capable of displaying great = learning agility, support and encouragement of knowledge = sharing=20 across projects, to the ultimate benefit of all of CARE=92s = mission=20 wide initiatives.
This is an interesting time in the development of CARE as = an=20 organization which is shifting towards a program approach = where it=20 has developed longer-term impact visions to have MORE = sustainable=20 changes in the lives of the extreme poor and marginalized. = CARE is=20 looking for a Community Facilitator who = will play a=20 key role in the leadership of the Rural Salas = Program under=20 Economic Development Unit whilst at the same time = building=20 a learning culture that promotes knowledge sharing across = CARE and=20 excellence.
Compensation: Monthly gross = salary is=20 Taka 19,000 plus other admissible benefits = as per=20 policy.
CARE Bangladesh invites applications from qualified =
individuals.=20
Summary job descriptions and the application format can be =
found on=20
the website at: