Senior Project Officer - Production, Soya ni Pesa

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental agency specializing in relief and community development activities. The agency provides equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, gender, religion or disability.

Major Responsibilities:

Serve as the technical lead in soya production for the Soya ni Pesa Project

Identify technical needs and gaps in soya production and facilitate filling those gaps through mobilizing internal or external expertise

Provide technical leadership in the establishment and demonstration of best soya agronomic practices, including leading or collaborating with research activities

Ensure that systems are in place so that farmers acquire necessary production inputs in a timely manner, including facilitation of the establishment of a sustainable soybean seed system

Provide technical leadership and assistance in post-harvest activities, including advice on establishment and use of storage systems

Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with key stakeholders in the soybean sector

Develop, adapt and roll out tools and guidelines to support CRS and partners to facilitate production activities

In collaboration with M&EL staff, implement' appropriate monitoring, evaluation and learning system

Qualifications and Skills:

Masters or BSc in Agronomy or other related fields.

Minimum 5 or 7 years of experience in the field of agronomy and related interventions

Experience in soya production or research highly desirable

Wide knowledge and, excellences implementing participatory learning methods for helping smallholder farmers improve their production and productivity (farmer field schools, farmer research groups)

Excellent communication and inter-personal skills

Physical Requirements/Environment:Based in Dar es Salaam with more than 50% travel time inNjombe, Songea and Morogoro      '

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Application Instructions:

Please send the CV and application letter to:      

Human Resource Manager,

 P.O. Box 34701,

Catholic Relief Services,

Dar es Salaam.    

Please send the CV and application letter to:
Human Resource Manager, P.O. Box 34701, Catholic Relief Services, Dar es Salaam. Email address: 
tz_hr@global.crs.org
Application Deadline: Aug 02, 2013