New Job Opportunity at The Grumeti Fund Tanzania – Project Officer | Deadline: 07th October, 2020
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Jobs in Tanzania 2020: New Jobs Vacancies at The Grumeti Fund 2020
Grumeti Fund Trust
The
Project Officer, Rural Enterprise Development (RED) is a
multi-disciplined individual primarily tasked with implementing the
end-to-end Rural Enterprise Development program for the Grumeti Fund
Trust within Bunda and Serengeti districts of Mara Region, Tanzania.
This implementation includes the operational day-to-day running of the
program as well as the functional delivery of the program outcomes (i.e.
Guiding of entrepreneurs and facilitation/training of entrepreneurs and
rural community members). The Rural Enterprise Development program is
being implemented under the technical direction of Raizcorp, a business
incubator based in South Africa.
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Job Description
DUTY STATION GRUMETI: MARA REGION, TANZANIA
REPORTING LINE: COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM (COP) MANAGER
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Project Officer’s key responsibilities include:
- Successfully undergoing induction training with Raizcorp. This
induction training may take up to two months and the Project Officer
will need to be flexible enough to attend such training electronically.
It includes completing, and successfully passing all assessments,
observations and evaluations. The Project Officer will be required to
participate in ongoing training and development, which may be done
either electronically or via travel to Raizcorp Base Camp South Africa. - Training community members/entrepreneurs:
- The Project Officer will be expected to attend Raizcorp Facilitator
Training, complete and pass all assessments and evaluation and submit to
learning and facilitation observation sessions. - The Project Officer must proactively study, question, understand and
be able to apply all Raizcorp based learning and training courses that
he/she will need to deliver to community members / entrepreneurs. - The Project Officer must critically understand, and be able to apply
all Raizcorp based learning methodologies, practices and standards to a
diverse audience. - All learning / facilitation / training must be delivered to the required standard as determined by Raizcorp.
- Collate all information required by Raizcorp and/or the Grumeti Fund
with which to measure the impact of learning courses delivered. - Guiding established entrepreneurs (when/where required):
- The Project Officer conducts detailed entrepreneur sessions on a
weekly basis that is both backward and forward looking, taking key
business drivers into consideration. - Maintains client files and updates information monthly and within reporting deadlines.
- The Project Officer will be required to write reports and submit
them to Raizcorp and the Grumeti Fund COP Program Manager within 48
hours of having a session with an entrepreneur. The report is required
to be factually correct, grammatically sound, and meet the minimum
standard set out for reporting at Raizcorp. Although training is
provided, it is the Project Officer’s responsibility to ensure that they
are familiar with the reporting standards as they may change from time
to time. Reporting is to be logged electronically via e-mail. - Adheres to all the requirements of the Raizcorp Academy.
- Provides quarterly testimony regarding entrepreneur performance.
- Keeps apprised of relevant legislation that may impact the small
business sector or relevant industries being catered to in the rural
development program. - Applies knowledge of changed legislation in the small business environment to entrepreneur sessions.
- Collates all information required by Raizcorp and/or the Grumeti
Fund with which to measure the impact of learning courses delivered. - Meticulously completes all administrative tasks, including learning
administration and report writing (quarterly and ad hoc as required by
Raizcorp and the Grumeti Fund) to the required quality outlined by
Raizcorp and to the agreed deadline dates. - The Project Officer must administer and update all Raizcorp provided
systems at least on a weekly basis to ensure all information,
learning/guiding attendance, statistics and compliance remains highly
accurate at all times. - The Project Officer accepts and understands that all
learning/guiding/project administration must be done with strong urgency
to ensure both Raizcorp and Grumeti Fund have full, detailed insight to
the program delivery and information at all times. The Project Officer
must complete all systems-related administration at least once a week on
the allocated administration day; however, capturing learning/guiding
attendance should be done immediately before/after such session as best
practice.
TYPICAL WORKING WEEK
A working week for the Project Officer, once initial training has been completed comprises a six-day work week with Sundays off.
The job will be both field- and office- based.
Three
leave cycles, of 20 days each, will be provided per annum. Costs
associated with travel to the site of recruitment will be provided.
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QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field preferred.
- A good all-round understanding and passion for business and
entrepreneurship. Although being an entrepreneur is not an express
requirement, it is preferred. - Experience in project management will be highly advantageous.
- A sound business knowledge and a minimum of five years’ experience.
- Strong background experience in facilitation, coaching and/or mentoring.
- Strong, disciplined administrator and ideally should be used to head-office style reporting.
- Experience in rural enterprise development and a good understanding of policy issues related to this sector is a plus.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili is a must
- A valid drivers’ license.
- Computer knowledge at least in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- The candidate must possess skills and ability to interact with people from all background especially from local communities.
BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES
- Candidate applying for this position must be a person with empathy.
- Highly engaged team player with strong collaborative spirit.
- The proven ability to work independently, without supervision, while delivering on project outcomes and deadlines.
- A defined ability to build and maintain effective people relationships.
- Strong solutioning capability and pro-active need to solution around problems.
- Out-of-the box thinking and creativity.
- Good attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to work under pressure and deadlines.
- Open to change and to new opportunities to learn.
- Not afraid of confrontation and challenging people engagement.
- Ability to take constructive criticism and take corrective action to make improvement.
- Emotional maturity and ability to take ownership and accountability.
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Mode of application:
Interested
applicants with qualifications for this position should submit their
applications letter and CV with details of their abilities and
qualifications and at least three (3) contact persons via email to: jobapplications@grumeti.singita.com and or by postal mail clearly addressed to:
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
GRUMETI RESERVES
P.O.BOX 65, MUGUMU, SERENGETI, TANZANIA.
Deadline for receiving Applications is 07th October 2020.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Grumeti Fund Trust is an equal opportunity employer, women with qualifications are highly encouraged to apply.
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