Position

Team Leader, Agriculture Insurance Project, Microfinance Programme (Contractual)

Job Description/Responsibilities:

Lead the project team, and manage the implementation of agriculture insurance project activities, work plan and initiatives. Ensure project implementation is on time and aligned with project goals.
Provide technical support and guidance to the team in planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of the project through communication and regular field visit;
Drive market assessment, awareness creation campaigns among smallholders, capacity building of the staff for the promotion of agriculture insurance;
Co-designing innovative index insurance products with stakeholders and run pilot tests with the view of devising a scalable solution to mitigate risks of smallholder farmers;
Maintain strong coordination with diverse stakeholders (e.g. donors, insurers, regulators, development & financial institutions, technical partners, etc.) and clients;
Assist management in planning, designing, reviewing various initiatives, and providing technical input for achieving project goals and taking new initiatives

Requirements

Educational Requirements:

Post Graduate Degree, preferably in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Economics, Business, Insurance or Risk Management in any recognised educational institute

Experience Requirement:

Proven track record of leading development programmes/projects in the field of agriculture (e.g. crop life, production, agribusiness, etc.), agriculture insurance, agro-industries, and/or value chain management, agrifinance with 10+ years of experience

Additional Requirements:

Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and commitment to agriculture sector, value chain & market development, agriculture risk mitigation;
Ability to follow project management plan and deliver task orders in a timely manner.
Must be a Bangladeshi national with strong understanding of agricultural sector and prepared to work with smallholders in Bangladesh.
Excellent oral and written communication skills (in Bangla and English)
Sound understanding on agriculture sector and financial sector including insurance and the role of government and regulators.

Age: N/A

Salary & Benefits

Salary:Negotiable

Other Benefits: Festival Bonus, Health Insurance and others

Job Location: BRAC Head Office

Last Apply Date: 12/Feb/2020

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