Program Officer – Employment & Income

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is an international development agency working in partnership with governmental institutions, NGOs, as well as with other national and international agencies. The goal of SDC is sustainable poverty reduction. In Tanzania the focus of SDC’s program support is on Health, Employment & Income as well as on Good Governance.

In order to strengthen our Employment & Income team we are currently looking for a pro-active, competent and independent professional in order to fill the position of a

Program Officer – Employment & Income

Job Description / Responsibility

Management of grant proposal

-       Elaboration and preparation of entry or/and credit proposal for new projects

-       Contract or carry out risk assessment of projects or the (potential) partners and review  or provide report

-       Manage the procurement process in case of a project mandate

Contract Management

-       Preparation of project documents and ToR for contracts with partner organisation

-       Negotiation and verification of the prices and fees (budget)

Project Control/ Monitoring

-       Oversee and coach the establishment of results framework (logframe or outcome mapping), baselines and other tools for the monitoring of the mandates/contributions

-       Review and analyze operational and financial reports of partners/project(form)

-       Prepare, update and document input on socio-economic and political context analysis relevant to the steering and strategy of the SDC country program and the domain.

-       Establish and maintain relationship with project stakeholders and other related public and private partners

Requirements

Education

-       Age 35+

-       Tanzanian National

-       Master degree in Economics, Agronomy or Agricultural Economics (or related field)

-       Excellent command of written and spoken English and Kiswahili

Experience / Skills

-       Min. 10 years professional experience, 5 year in development and work experience outside of Dar Es Salaam

-       Good knowledge in project cycle management, especially with respect to planning, monitoring and reporting

-       Work experience in an agency implementing and funding rural development programs
Excellent IT skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

-       Strong analytical and conceptual ability, good knowledge on Tanzanian rural development issues

-       Strong ability to write concise and clearly structured reports and articles

Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements are requested to submit the required application form (see our website) along with a motivation letter and a recent photograph by e-mail.

http://www.sdc.or.tz

des.jobapplication@sdc.net

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an assessment

Application Deadline: 30th of June 2014