Programme Officer Agroecology Job at SWISSAID
Programme Officer Agroecology Job at SWISSAID… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at SWISSAID.
Description;
SWISSAID is a non-government organization headquartered in Switzerland with operations in nine countries. It has operated in Tanzania since 1972, focusing on small-scale farming, gender equality, and extractives. Swissaid Tanzania is implementing a CROPS4HD project in Lindi, Mtwara, Dodoma, Dar es Salaam, Pwani, and Morogoro, whereby the focus production regions are Lindi and Mtwara. The programme officer will be based in Masasi in the Mtwara region, providing technical support to small-scale farmers on ecological organic agriculture in project areas.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Take a leading role in coordinating and implementing activities related to ecological farming.
- Coordinate the implementation of the training plan across farmer organizations and other possible partners including organizing training sessions for animators/lead farmers farmer groups and contributing the production of training materials.
- Coordinate implementation of participatory plant breeding and participatory cultivar evaluations through mother and baby seed trials
- Coordinate the establishment of community seed banks and provide technical assistance to the seed guardian and community seed banks’ members.
- Coordinate annual seed fairs and participate in community awareness creation and promotion of farmer-managed seeds.
- Provide technical backstopping on agroecology and conduct regular field visits to farmer groups in remote areas.
- Participate in project development including proposal writing.
- Ensure a good and constructive collaboration with other team members.
- Prepare detailed activity and monthly reports and effectively contribute to quarterly and annual reporting
- Support other projects as needed and foster good coordination and synergies with other elements of the Country Programme.
- Participate in planning, financial management and monitoring & evaluation related to the Country Programme.
Qualifications and experience:
- Hold a first university degree in agronomy, with a minimum of five years working experience in an area related to agronomy.
- Significant experience in ecological organic agriculture/agroecology.
- Demonstrated experience with project management and leadership, with the capacity to effectively manage multi-years projects and lead a team of up to 10 people.
- Interest and experience with grassroots communities in the agriculture sector.
- Practical experience in project designing and proposal writing.
- Practical experience in participatory plant research activities
- Practical experience and interest in working with partners including the government, civil society organizations, academia, and the private sector.
- A commitment to equal opportunities and promotion of gender equity.
- High-level analytical and report-writing skills in English.
- Fluent in English and Swahili.
- Must be computer literate.
- Ability to work independently, multitask, and under pressure.
- Focused on results.
- A team player.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Candidates should submit a letter of intent describing how they qualify for this position, a CV, and two referees including contact phone numbers and email addresses at their earliest convenience.
Applicants MUST indicate expected gross salary in Tanzania shillings.
Send the application to: [email protected]
Application Deadline: 30th July 2023.
