Post : Senior Program Specialist (Horticulture)

Age : Not more than 50 (Fifty) years.

Duty Station : Dhaka, Bangladesh

Closing Date : 5th March 2026

Date of Joining : Sixty (60) days from the date of issue of offer letter

Duration : 3 years

Qualification and Experience:

PhD in Horticulture with 12 years experience or Master’s Degree with 15 years experience. Professional Competence:

Person should be specialized in the field of Horticultural program development, implementation and management aspects, coordinating and monitoring regional adaptive trial, project activities analyzing impact of climate change, seed system, value chain development, marketing and quality standards of Horticultural products and preparing quality scientific and popular article. 

Brief Job Description:

Initiate program/project/activities in line with set priorities in the areas of Horticulture in particular and other related areas to accomplish the responsibility of the division under the guidance of Director. Prioritize programs based on country/ regional needs in the field of Horticulture along with management and risk issues in SAARC countries. Maintain linkage with national, regional and international institutes for effective planning and implementation of the Centre’s program through networking. Collect necessary relevant data, analyze, translate into information, document and disseminate for the end users like farmer, entrepreneurs, and policy planners. Ensure proper implementation of divisional activities/works, their monitoring, evaluation and reporting in appropriate form, production of necessary technical reports, annual reports, policy input etc. on timely basis. Provide necessary support and cooperation to other divisions of the Centre for successful implementation of the program/ activities of the Centre. Assist the Director; and extend necessary cooperation to other divisions. Any other responsibility relevant to the Centre’s programs.

Common requirements:

1. Clear understanding on the regional and global context is essential.

2. Shall be able to work in a mixed culture and in a team.

3. Shall have proven background and proficiency in written as well as communicative English.

4. Competence in computer use is required and to be able to work independently and to produce result oriented quality output.

5. Assist the Director in all activities and carry out assignments.

6. Any other responsibility relevant to the Centre programs.

General Information: Preference will be given to persons having work experience in related field as well as in the National Agricultural Research System (NARS)/ Extension service/donor agencies. Must obtain minimum 2nd class/ division in all stages of academic records. Age may be relaxed for highly deserving candidates. Applications in prescribed form (available at the SAARC Division of Foreign / External Affairs Ministry of SAARC Member Countries and also at the SAC web site: www.sac.org.bd duly filled in by the applicant and recommended by the competent authorities should reach to the Director, SAARC Agriculture Centre (SAC), Farmgate, Dhaka - 1215, Bangladesh through ministry of foreign/external affairs of the respective member countries no later than 5th March 2026.