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Jobs in Tanzania 2020: New Jobs Vacancies at One Acre Fund Tanzania 2020
AJIRA TANZANIA 2020 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2020
Job Title: Tanzania Program Associate
We
are seeking an exceptional candidate with 5+ years of consulting,
project management or entrepreneurial experience and a demonstrated
passion for poverty alleviation.
JOB DESCRIPTION
One
Acre Fund is developing new business units to push innovation in
retail, finance and marketing in rural communities. One of these units
is the Seed Adoption Campaign, which aims to build access and demand for
improved seed across Tanzania.
Improved
seed can generate significant increases in yield and farm productivity,
with minimal behaviour change required. However, adoption of improved
seed is lower than 25% in many Sub-Saharan countries. Increasing
adoption of improved seed in Tanzania represents millions of dollars of
potential impact for smallholder
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Seed-related
innovations are one of the organisation’s highest priority areas for
generating impact for farmers and the Seed Adoption Campaign will
continue to grow rapidly in both work scope and team size, serving over
70,000 farmers in the 2019-20 farming season. The goal for most
innovations like this is to scale them to reach huge populations of
smallholder farmers, generating as much impact as possible.
We
are seeking exceptional individuals to join this team. Strong
candidates would be managing region-wide and nationwide ventures to
innovate within and expand the Seed Adoption Campaign, supporting
farmers in new markets.
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Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Strategy
•
Ready the programme for expansion to reach our 2020/21 season goal to
double our reach to 160k+ farmers, helping us to reach 780k+ farmers by
2023/24
•
Develop innovations to increase impact for our farmers. You will be
responsible for developing and implementing operational improvements as
well as identifying new products and programme innovations.
• Design trials and data collection plans for new innovations/products and effectively evaluate impact through data analysis.
•
Collaborate with internal teams to build programme solutions such as
improved delivery models, better government cooperation or new product
trials.
•
Establish and develop collaborations with external stakeholders such as
executives from seed companies, local distributors and government
officials, to explore potential partnerships that improve our service
delivery to farmers
Operations
•
Ensure efficient financial management by monitoring and forecasting
budgets for expansion and other programme innovations. Help to deliver
more impact for farmers through efficient use of resources.
•
Build a high performing programme and team of 100+ field staff, by
identifying and executing innovations to boost operational performance
as well as managing professional development and hiring.
•
Pilot the programme in a new region for OAF, understanding local
differences and challenges and building solutions to meet them
• Monitor and adapt the project execution of key field activities as well as new trials and innovations to meet programme goals
CAREER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
We
have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing
our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to
mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your
performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time
to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the
opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding
long-term career.
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QUALIFICATIONS
Specific qualifications include, but are not limited to:
We are seeking an exceptional candidate with 5+ years of consulting, project management or entrepreneurial experience and a demonstrated passion for poverty alleviation. Candidates who match the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
• Strong management experience of large projects including budgetary management or successful entrepreneurial experience.
• Experience developing innovative ideas and opportunities. We are seeking someone who is able to contribute to operations and strategy development.
• Leadership experience at work or outside of work. Strong ability to work through others and manage a large team of 100+ staff.
• Proven relationship building and stakeholder management with public and private sector actors.
• Humility. We are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills with good humour, patience and a humble approach to serving smallholder farmers.
• Language: Fluency in English and Kiswahili required both written and oral
• No agriculture-specific experience required but advantageous
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PREFERRED START DATE As soon as possible
JOB LOCATION Morogoro/Kilimanjaro/Tanga, Tanzania
COMPENSATION Commensurate with experience
DURATION Full-time job
BENEFITS Health insurance, paid time off
One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here (globalhotline@oneacrefund.org).
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