Emergency Field Coordinator

Coordinates FAO emergency agriculture, livestock and resilience activities across assigned Upazilas in Bangladesh. The national Field Coordinator supports community preparedness, Village Savings and Loan Associations, input delivery and field monitoring, while coordinating government services and partners to deliver accountable, climate-resilient assistance for vulnerable households.

• Guide communities on livelihood diversification, disaster risk reduction and climate-resilient practices
• Establish Village Savings and Loan Associations and farmer aggregation centres
• Oversee timely field implementation and accountable delivery of emergency inputs
• Coordinate suppliers, storage, distribution and stock records
• Develop monitoring tools and quality-assurance mechanisms
• Collect, verify and report field information with Field Facilitators
• Coordinate government services and local stakeholders
• Document lessons, good practices and evidence of project outcomes

• Bachelor degree in agriculture, economics, disaster management, development studies or a relevant field
• At least 7 years of experience in agriculture, emergency response, resilience, monitoring or community development
• Working knowledge of English
• Bangladeshi nationality

• Experience in cash or voucher programming and stakeholder coordination
• Knowledge of climate-smart agriculture and agricultural market systems
• Previous UN-agency experience

• Emergency Agriculture
• Livelihood Recovery
• Field Coordination
• Project Monitoring
• Community Engagement
• Input Distribution

• Microsoft Office

• Five Upazila-based posts are available