JOB OPPORTUNITY AT ADRA TANZANIA, LIVELIHOOD SPECIALIST

Job Description

Livelihood Specialist

Closing on: Oct 9, 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

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

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

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.

REMUNERATION

A competitive compensation and benefits package will be offered.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply through email:recruitment@adra.org