EADD is an ambitious five-year program designed to transform the lives of
resource poor farming families through a competitive and inclusive dairy value
chain in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. EADD II in Tanzania is targeting to reach
35.000 farm families, about 210,000 dependents and 200,-000 dairy stakeholders
in the dairy value chain in Tanzania. The program is implemented in the
Southern Highlands of Tanzania.
The OM will provide overall compliance gu
idance and coordination of field based
activities (constituting of consortium partners) in the implementation of the
EADD2 project in Tanzania. To this end, S/he will take the overall
responsibility of increasing dairy production at farm level, sustainable
functioning of hubs and gender equity. S/he will also ensure that the project
is implemented in compliance with the donor (BMGF) and Heifer policies and that
it meets all compliance standards consistent with conventional good project
management practices.
Responsibilities
1. Coordinate and ensure a robust facilitative support to Cluster leads and
team leaders to guarantee quality and timely implementation and achievement of
the set project outcomes. Support cluster I field based teams to ensure quality
and timeliness in the :execution of project.
2. In close collaboration with the CPM and Technical Leads supervise, manage
and oversee activities of cluster teams (including partners) to ensure that
maximum output is achieved.
3. Provide leadership to teams on implementation and project operations
including enhancing compliance standards among POs in areas such as developing
SOPs, different codes of practices, SOPs, registration of groups and
businesses. Support the CPM in ensuring full compliance to financial and other
internal controls in all project sites and at the country level.
4. In close collaboration with the MLE coordinator, lead planning and
implementation processes of project interventions. With the MLE Coordinator and
consortium partner identify trends and take relevant action to address related
gaps and/ or challenges.
5. In collaboration with Dairy Production and Business Teams, ensure training
of farmers on production and productivity, business skills
and financial literacy including farm level business planning and economics.
6. Support the project to mainstream gender, youth and social capital
activities and ensuring there is increased women and youth participation in
dairying within the project area by facilitate training programs that enable
farmers to achieve sustainable development and to increase percentage household
incomes realized from dairy and other related enterprises.
7. Working in close collaboration with the CPM, ensure EADD creates and
maintains good public .relations with farmers, processors, like-minded
development agencies, relevant government entities and other stakeholders.
8. Work closely with the MLE coordinator to ensure timely preparation and
submission of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports as per the
project reporting templates and ‘deadlines.
Minimum Requirements
• Masters Degree in livestock Production.
• Agriculture Economics, Project Management or other related field with seven
(7) years hands-on experience (5 years at managerial level} in a mix of dairy
production.
• Value chain competitiveness and project cycle management.
• Understanding of dairy value chain of Tanzania; experience setting up
producer/ market groups, cottage industries to process locally branded dairy
products (such as cheese, butter, fortified milk and yoghurt) for onward supply
to niche and other markets).
• Hands-on experience managing agricultural related projects in consortium
arrangements.
• Other requirements include understanding and experience hands-on general
project cycle, planning and budgeting.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement strategies aimed at providing
institutional capacity building’ to key partner institutions with a view to
build a more efficient, competitive, and sustainable dairy industry.
Mode of Application
Potential candidates are encouraged to apply by sending application letter with
enclosed CV and certificates/ testimonials. Application should be channelled by
mail to:
Country Director,
Heifer international Tanzania
East Africa Dairy Development Project (EAOD)
P.O.BOX 344
MBEYA
OR
Electronically
through: Benedict.Kayombo@heifer.org.
All applications
should be marked “APPLICATION FOR OM” on the envelope or as subject if sent
electronically.
Remember, Heifer
international is an equal employer and recruitment is by merits.
Deadline for this
application Is 13th February. 2016.
