Company: iFarmer
Department: Agri Input
Location: Gulshan-2, Dhaka (Head Office)
Workplace: On-site (Frequent travel to regional and field sites)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Job Category: Regulatory Affairs / Agriculture
Salary: BDT 40,000–50,000 (Negotiable based on experience)
Job Description
iFarmer is looking for a detail-oriented and diligent Regulatory Affairs professional to join its Agri Input Operations team at the Head Office. The primary focus of this role is pesticide licensing and product registration.
The selected candidate will be responsible for obtaining, maintaining, and renewing product registrations, licenses, and permits required for importing, trading, and distributing pesticides in Bangladesh. The role also involves ensuring compliance with the Pesticide Act 2018, Pesticide Rules, and other relevant government regulations.
Key Responsibilities
1. Pesticide Product Registration
- Prepare, compile, and submit registration dossiers for new pesticide products.
- Manage renewals and amendments of existing registrations with the Plant Protection Wing, DAE.
- Coordinate with suppliers, manufacturers, and principals to collect technical and legal documents.
- Arrange and follow up on bio-efficacy trials, residue data, and toxicological evaluations.
- Ensure product labels, packaging, and leaflets comply with regulatory requirements.
2. Licensing & Permits
- Manage applications, renewals, and maintenance of pesticide import, dealership, and trading licenses.
- Process import permissions and related documentation for pesticide consignments.
- Coordinate with Procurement, Supply Chain, and Clearing & Forwarding teams.
- Maintain an updated tracker of registrations, licenses, permits, and renewal deadlines.
3. Regulatory Compliance
- Monitor changes in pesticide-related laws, rules, notifications, bans, and government circulars.
- Ensure pesticide import, storage, handling, distribution, and sales comply with regulatory and safety requirements.
- Support internal compliance reviews, inspections, and regulatory audits.
4. Stakeholder Liaison, Documentation & Reporting
- Maintain professional relationships with DAE offices and other government authorities.
- Follow up on applications and approval statuses.
- Provide regulatory guidance to Procurement, Sales, and Legal teams.
- Maintain organized regulatory documentation and a centralized document repository.
- Prepare regular reports on registrations, licenses, renewals, and compliance risks.
- Perform other related duties assigned by management.
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Agriculture.
- Master's degree in Entomology, Plant Pathology, or Agrochemistry.
Experience Requirements
- Executive: 1–3 years of relevant experience.
- Senior Executive: 3–5 years of relevant experience.
- Hands-on experience in pesticide registration, licensing, or regulatory compliance in Bangladesh is strongly preferred.
- Working knowledge of the Pesticide Act 2018, Pesticide Rules, and Plant Protection Wing, DAE procedures will be an advantage.
- Candidates with a strong technical background in crop protection and an interest in regulatory affairs may be considered for the Executive position.
Compensation & Other Benefits
- Salary: BDT 40,000–50,000 (Negotiable based on experience).
- TA/DA for field visits.
- Annual salary review.
- Festival bonus.
- Comprehensive health insurance coverage.
- Two weekly holidays.
- Lunch facility.
- Friendly, collaborative, and inclusive work environment.
- Indoor and outdoor sports and recreational activities.
- Opportunity to work with dynamic and cross-functional teams.
- Learning, growth, and innovation opportunities.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who meet the requirements are encouraged to send their updated CV to:
Email: career@ifarmer.asia
Email Subject: Application for Executive / Senior Executive – Regulatory Affairs
