4 Field Associate/Officers at Farm Africa

4 Field Associate/Officers at Farm Africa

Dodoma, Manyara, Singida

Job Description

Field Associate/Officer x 4

Duty Station: Babati/Singida/Dodoma

Duration: All positions are full-time, fixed-term contract

Salary: Attractive salary & benefit package

Farm Africa is a leading international NGO specialising in Agriculture, Natural Resource Management and Market Engagement in Tanzania and across Eastern Africa.

Farm Africa is currently recruiting for six staff to join our team in the implementation of current projects in the Manyara, Dodoma, Singida and Morogoro regions in different capacities.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Implementation
  Plan and ensure all project outputs, as listed in the project documents, are effectively achieved.
• Map, register, recruit, profile and on board potential FOs, AMCOS, agro-dealers and SMEs.
• Conduct a capacity needs assessment/capacity diagnostics and determine and assess gaps in
  knowledge, skills, and their capacities to effectively implement the plan outcomes of the project.
• Strengthen the technical and business acumen of the SMEs, FOs, AMCOS, agro-dealers and
  entrepreneurs in collaboration with private sector actors and BDS providers.
•  Facilitate recruitment and registration of farmers whilst capturing critical data on farmer
  profiles, commodities and acres under production, yield estimates and forecasts, farm
  management and good agriculture practices etc.
• Conduct field-level farmer outreach and mobilization to raise awareness of project activities
• Organise, coordinate and convene B2B meetings between private sector players and other
  market actors and facilitate business deals for critical farm inputs, output markets and auxiliary
  services to farmers.
• Facilitate and showcase of potential services and products from private sector partners through
  demonstrations.
• Organise and coordinate extension advisory service provision from private sector partners
  covering GAP, GMP, PHH, CSA and leverage on extension services for SHF outreach.
• Support the aggregation and facilitate access to critical demand driven farm input and services
  by smallholder farmers (seed, fertilizer, PHH kits, soil testing, ploughing/threshing services etc).
• Map and profile commodity off takers at regional, district level for rice, maize, sesame,
  sunflower and beans, identify off takers’ procurement demand and link them to farmers.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Support the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team in acquiring high level quality
  data for the project.
• Work closely with the PC and MEL team to ensure data collection tools are aligned to
  project’s M&E activity plan and indicators.
• Perform regular monitoring and provide updates to donor on the project activities (eg.
  improved seeds sold, post-harvest technology provision, aggregation and marketing,
  mechanization services delivered, gender participation etc).
• Provide information for Farm Africa work plan, field reports, quarterly reports and donor
  reports to the PC in the agreed format and according to organisational deadlines.
• Document case studies.
• With support from the MEL team, participate in community feedback sessions and document
  lessons for improving project delivery.

For More information about the roles can be found in the Field Associate DOWNLOAD THE FULL ADVERT.

How to Apply:

If you believe you have the skills and experience required for any of the above positions, please submit a CV (maximum 3 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 1 page) that explains how you meet the job requirements and your preferred duty station, to [email protected] by 11:59 pm (EAT) on Monday, 31th of October 2022.

Farm Africa is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.