Senior Technical Specialist – Value Chain Development

Farm Concern International (FCI) is an Africa-wide market development agency whose work is focused on the commercialization of smallholder farmers through developing market led production systems that are continuously informed by the market needs, demands and trends. We develop pro-poor business and marketing models that competitively and sustainably enhance economic growth among the smallholder farmers in Africa. With a vision of Commercialized African households with increased incomes and better livelihoods, FCI currently operates in 12 countries serving over 3.5 Million smallholder farmers, connecting them with more than 10,000 buyers in informal trade, 500 private sector companies and over 1000 small and medium enterprises across Africa. With Its headquarters in Nairobi Kenya, FCI is an equal opportunities employer.

VACANCY – TZ/01/09/14

Senior Technical Specialist – Value Chain Development (based in Dar)

Location: Dar es Salaam Tanzania

Job summary

Reporting to the Africa Director, the Senior Technical Specialist is responsible for delivery of the organization’s program work in the country, management of partners and donor relationships, financial and grant management, research and communication, monitoring and evaluation.

This position will directly manage and mentor senior managers and field managers for our field-based operations and promote measurable economic impact, financial sustainability and desired outcomes of our programs. This position will also foster and maintain strategic relationships with local, regional and international partners.

Roles & Responsibility
• Provide technical support on smallholder livelihood and economic development

• Provide leadership in the programmes in development of commercialization and marketing strategies, work plans, budgets and monitoring & evaluation.

• Facilitate partnerships with government, government departments, development agencies and private sector players

• Build capacity, support and Supervise programmes implementation team

• Oversee implementation of interventions, supporting key stakeholders and developing partnership framework and guidelines

• Implement monitoring, learning, compliance and evaluation strategies to ensure targeted outcomes



and impact is realized across all interventions, target regions and markets.

• Ensure timely development of Project Implementation Plans, Events Schedules, annual reports and other technical reports for the programmes.

• Ensure overall up to date data management, documentation and data analyses from various interventions

• Oversee media and communications activities to ensure programmes branding and visibility at all levels.

Required

• A Minimum of 5 years of experience in senior management position for donor-funded development projects.

• Master’s Degree in Agribusiness, Agriculture, International Development, Marketing, or any related field.

• Willing to work anywhere in Tanzania or in the region.
• Experience working with or for private sector company(s) engaged in agriculture or agribusiness.

• Demonstrate experience and success in leading, supervising, coaching and developing technical teams.

• Demonstrate experience and success in fostering and leveraging strategic partnerships.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Preferred

• Regional level management experience.

• Field experience overseeing donor-funded agriculture or economic growth project(s).
• Skills in languages other than English that  are relevant to the region and program portfolio.

• Sub-grants and sub-contract management experience
• A Tanzania National.

How to apply

Interested candidates should apply by sending an email with the specific vacancy number and the position to  hr@farmconcern.org to get a detailed job description .Application deadline is Friday 14th November 2014.