Senior Associate (Tanzania) Job at GDI
Senior Associate (Tanzania) Job at GDI… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at GDI.
Description:
Aceli Africa is a market-enabling facility with the aim of mobilizing over $600M in private sector lending for agricultural SMEs in Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda by 2025. To achieve this goal, Aceli Africa addresses constraints on both the capital supply and demand sides of the market.
Responsibilities:
- Support outreach to and relationship management with current and prospective lending partners for Aceli’s financial incentives programme and lender capacity building.
- Recruit, screen, register, and manage the participation of agricultural SMEs in Aceli’s technical assistance programme.
- Coordinate with Aceli learning partners to set up and implement impact studies, including site visits and surveys, with SMEs and their affiliated farmers and employees.
- Support stakeholder engagement and project management related to innovation and policy.
- Ensure timely and accurate reporting of program activities to Aceli’s donors.
- Provide key inputs and coordinate with GDI finance & operations team to meet donors’ financial reporting requirements.
- Take initiative to identify and implement other key priorities in close coordination with the Country Representative for TZ and Aceli colleagues in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and the U.S.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in International Development, Agriculture, Finance, or related field.
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience.
- Demonstrated experience managing strategic relationships with financial institutions, agricultural development organizations, and international donors.
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to present information, both in writing and verbally, in a structured and insightful manner.
- A go-getter who takes initiative and is able to work independently and collaboratively with a multi-country team in a rapidly evolving environment.
- Professional with a demonstrated record of the highest integrity and ethical conduct.
- Passion for applying financial and business acumen to have a positive impact on farmer livelihoods, food security, opportunities for women and youth, and climate resilience in Tanzania.
How to Apply
Interested and suitable applicants should CLICK HERE to apply.
Application Deadline: 5th November 2021.