SAGCOT JOB OPPORTUNITIES - FEBRUARY 2017

The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) is an international public private partnership that aims to transform agriculture in Tanzania's Southern Corridor. Partners include local and international companies, farmers, development partners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOS) and the Tanzanian Government. By 2030, the partnership almost attract USD 3.2 billion of investments, transforming 350,000 hectares of arable land into profitable production and lifting 10,000 small scale farmers into commercial farming to the Southern Corridor.

SAG COT Centre Ltd is the administrative unit to the partnership and function as a hub to promote investments in inclusive, sustainable, commercial value chains. The SAG COT Centre Ltd. is also a neutral broker and catalyst that links different agriculture stakeholders in order to create synergies and help them achieve SAG COT Centre Ltd objectives

SAGGOT Center Ltd is currently looking for the following position

Partner Manager

Place of work; Dar Es Salaam
Reports to; Deputy CEO’s provided on the job description

Key Responsibilities
• Engage investors to understand and prioritize key challenges, and identify opportunities for SAG COT intervention
• Follow up of current and proposed interventions by the GoT and Development Partners in the clusters/corridor, by Partner Coordinators and their alignment to investment activity in the corridor
• Promote collaboration amongst SAG COT partners within the SAG COT corridor/ clusters to drive agribusiness and smallholder farmer growth

Qualification and Experience

Successful candidates should have the following minimum qualifications:
Graduate degree required in Business Administration, Economics, International Development, Agribusiness, Finance, or a related field
Relevant Master's degree from accredited university with an excellent academic record will be an added advantage
Background and experience in Project Management
At least five (8) years of progressively responsible experience
Experience of working within large-scale and complex private sector development programs, including market facilitation programs with responsibility for management of a specific component of these programs
Significant experience and expertise in program management, including the management of staff and monitoring and evaluation of sector programs
Proven experience of producing and presenting written and oral material in a concise, insightful and structured manner for a variety of audiences, including presenting evidence to influence decision-makers within public and private sectors
Excellent experience and proven skills in cross sector team management with a high sense and level of responsibility
Experience in training of staff on various operational project aspects and series of deliverables
Strong Communication skills including good interpersonal and presentation skills

Application Instructions
Qualified Candidates who meet the criteria above are welcome to apply before 28th February 2017 Please attach a cover letter clearly stating job you are applying for and copy of your curriculum vitae and sent it to only one of the address below Physical Address: Favourite Group ltd 2nd floor South 565 Mwai Kibaki Road Kawe Beach Or Postal address Recruitment, Favorite Group Ltd P.O.Box: 105300 Dar Es Salaam