Agriculture Advisor Job Opportunity Dar es Salaam at ACDI/VOCA - Tanzania | June 2018

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Agriculture Advisor, Tanzania
Job Location TZ-Dar es Salaam 

Type: Long-term

Overview

For over 50 years and in 146 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA is a nonprofit international development organization that delivers technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society.

Agriculture Advisor, Tanzania

We are currently seeking an Agriculture Advisor for an anticipated USAID-funded Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Support Activity (MSNA) project based in Tanzania. MSNA will provide household level support to agriculture, nutrition, and water and sanitation activities.

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Responsibilities

• Facilitate the assessment of key constraints of the targeted value chains and identify solutions to improve access to inputs, productivity, post-harvest handling and processing, and end-market linkages for smallholder farmers.
• Develop the capacity of producers, processers, and other value chain actors in targeted value chains, and facilitate capacity building plans and access to training services.
• Facilitate the development of inclusive supply chains linking producers to value added markets.
• Engage with government stakeholders and relevant private sector actors in developing strong public/private partnerships to ensure development of an integrated public/private environment.
• Address priorities for the integration of nutrition into agriculture and value-chain activities.
• Provide technical assistance and monitoring for nutrition-sensitive agricultural activities and services where and as appropriate.
• Apply gender-sensitive best practices to develop innovative approaches to address barriers to female participation and/or marginalized groups in market activities.
• Represent ACDI/VOCA interests during meetings related to agriculture and other subjects with USAID Mission personnel, host-country government officials, international organizations, local and international NGOs, international donors, and others interested in ACDI/VOCA activities.
• Coordinate with relevant staff in regional offices as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in agronomy, agribusiness, environmental science or other relevant field. Additional study in nutrition and/or food security, preferred.
• Advanced degree in agronomy, agribusiness or other relevant field, preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible experience working on large projects focusing on agriculture, food security, agribusiness or other related technical areas.
• Demonstrated successful experience in implementing programs aimed at improving productivity of smallholder farmers and expanding market opportunities through multi-sectoral strategies. 
• Demonstrated history of providing highly effective technical and managerial leadership on projects of similar size and scope.
• Experience with food fortification preferred
• Experience with social behavior change preferred
• Understanding of Tanzanian agricultural context.
• Experience with USAID is preferred.
• Willingness to travel required. Applicants may be expected to relocate to regional offices depending on solicitation requirements.
• Fluency in English required.

Please apply online by click the link provided at end of this advert. No phone calls please. Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. ACDI/VOCA is an equal opportunity employer. Women, minorities, and people from diverse groups are encouraged to apply.

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