AJIRA TANZANIA 2019 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2019
Position: JUNIOR AGRONOMISTS/AGRIBUSINESS ADVISORS (2 Posts)
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Contract type: National employment contract
Company Description
SNV
is a not-for-profit international development organization, working in
Agriculture, Energy, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene. Founded in the
Netherlands in 1965, we have built a long-term, local presence in more
than 30 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Our global team of local and international advisors works with local
partners to equip communities, businesses and organizations with the
tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and
gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of
poverty and guide their own development.
For more information on our operations in Tanzania and SNV, visit our website: www.snv.org
The
Climate Resilient Agribusiness for Tomorrow Project in East Africa is a
5-year, € 39 million project being implemented in Kenya, Tanzania and
Uganda. The project uses an inclusive Business Development approach to
support the international and Dutch efforts on climate change and
sustainable production in arable farming. The programme will work with
and through the private sector and supports public sector partners in
creating an institutional environment for wide-scale adoption of climate
smart agriculture (CSA) practices.
It is driven by 3 pillars: i) adoption of CSA practices &
technologies in arable crop production farming systems and value chains;
ii) acceleration of investments and business growth in selected value
chains; iii) improved enabling environment for scaling out of CSA.
Interventions are centered around business cases which are derived from a
thorough climate risk assessment and financial analysis of value chains
in oilseeds, pulses, potatoes and grains. A climate innovation and
investment facility aims to further improve access to finance and
facilitate scaling for SMEs and service providers who are ready to
co-invest in making selected value chains climate proof. The project
funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) is implemented by
a consortium consisting of SNV (as lead implementing organization),
Wageningen University & Environmental Research (WUR & WEnR), the
CGIAR Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
(CCAFS), Agriterra and Rabo Partnerships.
Job Description
The
junior Agronomist/Agribusiness Advisor will be responsible for
supporting the adoption of climate smart technologies by farmers, SMEs
and service providers in project targeted value chains. S/he will
support specific climate smart field based activities and extension
systems linked to inclusive business cases, which are potentially
supported through the project’s climate innovation and investment
facility funds for interventions and scaling. S/he will work in
coordination with the senior agronomist and the senior agribusiness
advisors, the M&E advisor and the project manager to contribute to
cost/benefit analyses which will underpin the investments for effective
climate resilient production systems.
The incumbent will provide support to SMEs and farmer
groups/cooperatives on the most appropriate climate integration
strategies, which enhances the income for producers, agribusiness,
service providers and other stakeholders in selected value chains. The
incumbent will contribute to the joint learning of smallholder producers
and SME adoption of climate smart agriculture. S/he will support the
management and supervision of local extension providers in the business
cases and pilot result based performance contracts. S/he will support
technical expert missions from other consortium partners to strengthen
stakeholder capacities in arable crop value chains, and in conducting
climate risk assessments and other related studies.
Key Responsibilities
Participate in the value chain and climate risk assessments of prioritised commodities (pulses, oilseed, potatoes and grains);
Support the co-design of climate smart interventions based on farming systems approach and farmer typology and profiling;
Support the training and coaching of extension service providers on climate smart practices and technology adoption;
Support extension providers in delivering needs-based and practical trainings to male, female and young farmers;
Support
the testing of profitable climate smart innovations with smallholder
farmers in collaboration with the research partners;
Support technical field based missions from project consortium partners;
Contribute
to improved service delivery to farmers by cooperatives, agri-SMEs and
service providers in collaboration with consortium partners;
Support SMEs in the promotion, market uptake and scaling of evidence-based climate smart technologies;
Support the integration of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions in agribusinesses;
Support
the provision of tailor made information to producers and SME’s on crop
suitability, climate risks and cost effectiveness/viability of
interventions;
Support the implementation of business cases and the co-investment fund;
Support
the identification and analysis of the barriers for the uptake of
climate smart technologies and formulate recommendation to SME’s,
financial institutions and government;
Support
the brokering and creation of improved linkages between farmers,
cooperatives, public and private service providers, SME’s and other
relevant stakeholders through the development of inclusive business
cases;
Contribute to learning on scaling CSA.
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Qualifications
Minimum of 3-5 years of experience of working in agronomy advisory and/or agribusiness development;
Knowledge of technical aspects of priortitised commodities (pulses, oilseed and grains) and farming systems in east Africa;
Experience in famer extension, SME advising, and agribusiness case development;
Experience in climate smart agriculture design and financial analysis of climate smart technologies will be a plus;
Experience working with female entrepreneurs and gender integration approaches, as well as young-agri-enterpreneurs;
Knowledge climate smart innovation and farmer adoption;
Experience with result-based service provision and farmer organisation strengthening;
Excellent communication (written and oral), reporting and presentation skills;
Willingness to travel to all project locations
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Additional Information
This is a full-time national role with the successful candidate being contracted on a 3-year basis with the possibility of renewal. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience and includes a competitive secondary benefit package.
Desired start date: 1st September 2019
How to apply: Please send your application letter and CV by 20th July 2019.
Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis to identify appropriate candidates as soon as possible.
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