World Vision Tanzania , Sustainable Livelihood and Economic Development Specialist - BPP

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World Vision Tanzania is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the following position:

Job Ref No: WVT/P&C/FY13/62

Job Title: Sustainable Livelihood and Economic Development Specialist - BPP

Reports to: Chief of Party

Location: Babati Cluster

Purpose of the position:

The Sustainable Livelihood and Economic Development Specialist will be responsible for ensuring smooth operations of the livelihood and economic development components of the Babati Pamoja Project.

He/She will be responsible to the Chief of Party in providing technical advice and support in the planning, designing, implementation, training/guiding, monitoring and evaluation of livelihood and economic development interventions and play an active role in coordination, technical assistance and advocacy with the Local government, local communities, partners and other key stakeholders.

Furthermore, he/she will carry-out action research on livelihood and economic development according to the World Vision Results Based Management framework, form and strengthen farm based livelihood interventions whilst applying the World Vision Savings group model (VICOBA) to promote village savings and assets promotion.

 Major Responsibilities:

The Livelihood and Economic Development Specialist ensures the following responsibilities:

• Provide technical advice to the Babati Pamoja Project in planning, designing, monitoring and evaluating livelihood and economic development interventions.
• Provide inputs into the overall strategic planning, donor proposal development and conduct research studies related to sustainable livelihood and economic development.
• In collaboration with the project staff, facilitate the conceptualization and development of livelihood  promotion and sustainable economic development project interventions at a local level, including sub-project proposals, implementation plans, project budgets, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
• Work closely with field project facilitators to build their capacity on integrating market-driven approaches in projects and support them to identify opportunities for replication and scale-up within the existing projects.
• Support the monitoring of the quality of project delivery within the framework of the overall programme strategy. Develop and use innovative approaches to monitor and evaluate performance, effectiveness/impacts of livelihoods interventions and document lessons learned.
• Support the development of sustainable livelihoods initiatives including the World Vision Savings group model at the community and streamline the programmatic approach of model in order to provide effective mechanisms for achieving scale and sustainability in the interventions.
• Facilitate the development of a number of private sector engagements in the programme and guide the field teams on risk management processes to assess and manage the risks of potential alliances with the private sector.
• Produce case studies of market-driven approaches to programming that clearly demonstrate both the social transformation and sustainable development outcomes of the interventions.
•  Provide technical advice on sustainable development and livelihood intervention with the focus of food Security, environmental risks, biodiversity, climate change, etc.
• Use innovative approaches to monitor and evaluate performance, effectiveness/impacts of livelihoods interventions.
• Explore strategies and modalities to strengthen existing collaborations or networking amongst ED and livelihood stakeholders.
• Build and maintain cordial relationships with the LGA and other stakeholders to ensure their cooperation and smooth implementation of the economic development and livelihood component of the Babati Pamoja project.
• Ensure compliance with the National Office is established and agreed implementation methodologies and plans.
• Conduct frequent socio-economic monitoring of the project area with a view to generate analytical information about project implementation.
• Build on the synergies that may be identified during project implementation stage.
• Represent Babati Pamoja project in economic development and sustainable livelihood fora,  meetings, workshops, conferences and contribute to technical interactions and discussions
• Build and strengthen effective relations for networking and cross learning to enrich Babati Pamoja economic development and  livelihoods programs/ interventions and have in operation networking structures composed of project partners and beneficiaries for long term results.
• Participate in such networking meetings and guide members in obtaining mutually beneficial and optimal ways to enhance livelihood activities.
• Any other tasks assigned by the Chief of Party

Qualifications:  Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• Master’s Degree in Agriculture, Livestock, Agriculture Economics or Agribusiness with B.A in Business Administration similar from an accredited University
• Minimum 5 working experience in the area of local economic development /livelihood development, SME development and private sector engagement.
• Experienced in community mobilization and group formation
• Prior experience with the World Vision system would be an advantage
• Outstanding communication, project management and organizational skills
• Familiarity with the working environment and professional standards of international organizations
• Working experience with Institutions involved in sustainable development/ community empowerment/ natural resource management
• Experience in working with NGOs and civil society, and with participatory approaches
• Strong conceptual and research/analytical skills, with the ability to think strategically       and to rapidly analyze and integrate diverse information from varied sources into conclusions and recommendations
• Substantial knowledge of Socio-Economic Development
• In-depth practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development issues
• A self-starter and able to inspire and influence action
• Seeks and applies knowledge, information and best practices inside and outside World Vision
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
• Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
• Ability to lead effectively, and possesses mentoring and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, proven networking, team-building, organizational and communication skills
• Computer literacy is essential 

Other Competencies/Attributes:

• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key duties.

How to apply: 
Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications letter (addressed to People and Culture Director) together with an updated CV and copies of relevant credentials, contacts and three referees one of them being a church leader towvt_jobs@wvi.org OR wvt_recruit@wvi.org