Good Neighbors has been working in Kigoma Region for Refugees Response since 2015 in Nyarugusu, Nduta, and Mtendeli Refugee Camps. This year 2023, GNTZ in cooperation with KOICA-WFP and World Vision is planning to implement the projects to the Famers, and local civilians.
Good Neighbors Tanzania is looking for individuals to join our highly motivated team in the following role;
PROJECT OFFICER (3 Posts)
GUIDER; Social Cohesion and Marketing Coordinator
LOCATION: Kasulu, Kakonko and Kibondo Districts in Kigoma Region
CONTRACT : (8-month contract with 4-month probation from May-December, 2023, the contract extension is subject to funding availability, employee performance, and the agreement between employee and employer).
Under the overall authority of the Country Director (CD) of Good Neighbors Tanzania (GNTZ), and direct supervision of Social Cohesion and Marketing Coordinator, the Project Officers, will be responsible to implement the KOICA-WFP support improved Livelihood & relations between Host and Refugees communities in Kigoma by improved food security, resilience and employment opportunities, and improve social cohesion between Refugees and Host communities through promotion of peace and stability in Kasulu, Kakonko, and kibondo Districts- Kigoma Region.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
- Design, develop and implement creative partnerships and approaches to increase access to markets by smallholders including catalyzing the structuring of buying from farmers.
- Increase access to finance for farmer organizations & SMEs to better support their farmers.
- Conduct trainings for farmers and aggregators in business management, postharvest handling, contracts and negotiations, value addition, pricing storage and use of equipment, and generally how improve the quality of produce from farm to market.
- Creating best practices for improving farming to the beneficiaries, linkages to productive value chains and markets and addressing issues leading to post-harvest loss.
- Maintain good working relationships with partners and stakeholders and participate effectively in all relevant coordination meetings.
- Timely identification of challenges, gaps and the development of solutions for the project.
- Arrange meetings and workshops to promote the aggregators among higher level buyers and smallholder farmers, facilitate the negotiation of the terms of contract, monitor the fulfilment of the contracts, and advocate on behalf of aggregators/farmer organizations.
- Manage facilitation and development of market research and gap analysis through market assessment and research, empowering AMCOS and farmer groups.
- Communicate regularly with the leadership of existing farmer groups in order to support their activities, provide additional support, and track key metrics.
- Support the improvement of smallholder market access by identifying and recommending aggregators, identifying, and supporting farmer groups with timely feedback and advice on how to improve their business.
- Strengthening the operations of AMCOS through building their financial management, improving the technical knowledge.
- Collaborate with Agritech partner in operationalizing digital platform in the Farmers Service Centers/AMCOS and Train farmers on using and updating data on the online/digital platform.
- Establishing early warning and participatory mechanism for host and refugee’s communities.
- Working on peace building with members of both refuges and host communities to ensure stability, economic growth and prosperity.
- Ensure sufficient resources are mobilized (E.g. Financial/ Develop and manage project budgets, people, data, and information) to deliver results.
- Developing in-depth understanding of project scope and particulars i.e., timeframes, and outcomes and develop an annual workplan that is broken down into quarters and weeks in collaboration with Project Manager.
- Attend and participate in all trainings set forth by GNTZ management.
- Required to achieve not less than 90% of individual and team’s annual targets.
- Any other related work as may be assigned
ERIGIBILITIES.
- Bachelor degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Agricultural Education and Extension, Agronomy, Project Management, Community Development or any other related field.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in humanitarian/development context preferably.
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in similar field.
- In-depth knowledge of best farming practices, agriculture, productive value chains and related areas.
- Demonstrate capacities to establish and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with government officials, local organizations, Co-operatives, communities, and other stakeholders.
- Experience in volatile and complex situations.
- Prior experience of living and working in Kigoma is preferable
- Experience in working with NGO
- Strong verbal/written communication skills
- An excellent written and oral command of English and Swahili
- Strong problem-solving skills, creativity in decision making
- Strong leadership, operation and management skills
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