New Job MOROGORO at The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) – Livelihood Specialist
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Jobs in Tanzania 2020: New Job Vacancies at The
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) 2020
Duty Station: Morogoro
Project: Farmer Market School/RIPAT Pilot Project
Duration: Two Years (renewable)
Qualified females are encouraged to apply as well as persons from
minority communities ADRA is an equal opportunity employer.
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Background:
Adventist
Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is a global humanitarian actor
with the purpose of serving humanity, so all may live as God intended.
Focused on promoting the wellbeing of a human being, the organization
envisions Health, Livelihoods and Education as key aspects of human
development and wellbeing. At the center of them all is Livelihood. It
is undeniable that changing climate conditions will increasingly put
agriculture and the survival of those whose mainstay depends on it at
risk. Moreover, rural smallholder farmers who subsist below the poverty
line and other groups such as women-headed households, children, the
elderly, the disabled and indigenous communities, are particularly
vulnerable.
Smallholder farmers’ growing engagement with the
market is a key precondition for increased income to farmer household
and generally for agrarian economies. But most often farmers –
especially smallholder farmers – remain at the fringes of the market.
They are not included in the value chains for their commodities as
conscious actors, but – if at all – they are perceived as merely an
economic factor or ‘input suppliers’. Typically, farmers do not know
much more about the value chains than the first link they meet, which is
often the middleman – much hated and demonized by the farmers, who feel
that they get too low prices for what they produce.
Agriculture
is the dominant sector in Tanzanian economy; which accounts for around
24.5% of its GDP and employs almost 67% of labour force as of 2016 (CIA,
2017). Agricultural crops, livestock, and other outputs are also a key
provider of employment and livelihoods for rural population; therefore
the sector has a huge bearing on poverty reduction strategies in
Tanzania (National Bureau of Statistics , 2016). According to FAO
(2018), eighty percent of the annual crop production by smallholder
farmers is dedicated to food production, underlining the potential that
improved agricultural productivity will alleviate poverty of Tanzanian
family farms
ADRA through the Farmer Market School approach
seeks to un-lock the stallholder farmer poverty and market limitations
through facilitation of discovery learning activities which enable and
motivate farmers to become central actors in the market and value chain
engagement, thus achieving more from their efforts. The FMS approach is a
bottom up approach where farmers explore and discover markets for their
produce and aim at producing in response to the market. The Project
will also empower farmers to use Rural Initiatives for Participatory
Agricultural Transformation (RIPAT) to produce as a response to market
demand
Based on availability of funds, ADRA wishes to employ a Livelihood Specialist
to spearhead its livelihood sector initiatives starting with
implementation of the FMS/RIPAT pilot project in Morogoro which is to be
carried out in partnership with RECODA and Sokoine University of
Agriculture.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the overall supervision of the Programs Manager, the Livelihood Specialist (LS) will:
- Contribute to the promotion of Farmer Market School/RIPAT pilot
project aimed at empowering smallholder farmers especially women and
marginal groups to get more from their produce. - Identify, from
the global, regional and national good practices, livelihood adaptation
measures that can be introduced through the project; - Assess the
existing livelihood practices in the target rural farming communities
and the extent to which these practices (including support provided by
various agencies and extensions workers) are effective elimination of
rural/agriculture poverty. - Identify existing livelihood assistance provided by both public and private agencies
- Formulate
and implement projects that strengthen agricultural/rural extension and
provide technical assistance in capacity development of Farmer Market
Schools - Prepare advocacy materials and documents to support implementation of Farmer Market School interventions.
- Provide technical advice on design elements to strengthen and reform extension systems.
- Provide
support in the organization and delivery of technical workshops,
consultations, seminars and training sessions on conceptual and
practical aspects of extension services especially to do with Framer
Market Schools. - Contribute to and manage the learning agenda of
ADRA in the implementation of FMS and other livelihood interventions in
Tanzania. - Maintain networks of collaboration with technical
specialists to gather information and promote awareness of technical
issues to improve FMS programs and extension systems and advisory
services. - Facilitate dialogues with livelihood actors including
smallholder farmers and farmer groups, government extension staff, local
leaders, civil society, research institutions and other likeminded
stakeholders. - Be the technical person in development of other livelihood programs for ADRA in Tanzania
- Lead and participate in proposal writing activities in livelihoods and related fields.
- Perform other related duties as required
NEW TANZANIAN JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES 2020 (1,433 POSTS)
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Candidates should meet the following:
• Advanced University Degree in Agribusiness, Extension, Agriculture Sciences, Rural Development, or related field
• 5 plus years of relevant experience in planning, organization, and
agribusiness, execution of agricultural/rural extension, rural
development, or agriculture innovation programmes and activities related
to the needs of rural smallholder farmers or poor communities.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English and Swahili.
A good understanding of the social landscape of Tanzania is an added advantage.
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SELECTION CRITERIA
Candidates will be assessed against the following:
• Relevance of working experience
*Demonstrates the general management knowledge and skills
• Essential knowledge of the agricultural livelihood sector
• Demonstrates the ability to manage projects and make reports
• Demonstrates the ability to plan, organize, and conduct technical meetings and training activities
• Master’s degree is preferable
*Demonstrates technical writing skills including the proposal writing.
Please note that all candidates should possess computer/word
processing skills and should be capable of working with people of
different backgrounds.
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REMUNERATION
A competitive compensation and benefits package will be offered.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates should apply via our online application portal by 23:59HRS, October 09th, 2020.
Hand delivered and late submissions will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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