Call for Agribusiness and Smallholder Agriculture Consultants
Farm Africa Tanzania
Job Summary
Farm Africa Tanzania is currently recruiting international and national
development experts for short and long-term roles with senior technical
expert
Job Description
Call for Experts
Farm
Africa Tanzania is currently looking to engage international and
national development experts for short and long-term assignments with
significant technical expertise in the following areas:
· Agriculture value chain analysis and development
· Market systems analysis and M4P
· Investment, business climate reform, policy
· Agribusiness (esp. MSMEs), cooperative, and farmer group capacity/enterprise development
· Access to finance
· Youth and gender specialists
· Job creation
· Technology and digital solutions for agriculture development
· Monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management and communications
Aligned
with the Government of Tanzania priority areas, we specifically are
seeking experts with experience in the following value chains: Coffee,
Cotton, Cashew, Grapes, Oil Palm, Sesame, Dairy, Beef, Bee keeping, and
Fisheries.
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Your profile would likely include:
·
Minimum of seven years’ experience working in agricultural
development, value chains, enterprise, access to finance and/or
agribusiness;
· In-depth technical knowledge related to value chain development;
· Professional experience in Tanzania is highly preferred. Experience in sub-Saharan Africa is required;
·
Post-graduate degree or equivalent in Agriculture, Business
administration/management, Economics, Rural development / livelihoods,
or other relevant fields;
· Fluency in Swahili and English required;
This
work is contingent upon funding for existing and future assignments.
Specific Terms of Reference will be developed for each assignment. This
call aims to establish a roster of interested experts capable of
providing additional technical expertise and surge support. We are
predominantly seeking individual experts, however are willing to
consider collaborating with local consulting firms and organisations.
About Farm Africa
Farm
Africa is non-governmental organisation delivering agriculture, natural
resource management, and market system projects across Sub-Saharan
Africa. The organisation works with key development actors, including
smallholder farmers, pastoralists, communities, governments and the
private sector to catalyse rural transformation in Africa. The
organisation has a deep commitment and long-term presence in the region,
with over 35 years’ experience of supporting rural communities across
sub-Saharan Africa to lift themselves out of poverty through
interventions focused on improving production and productivity of crops
across agricultural value chains, reduced aid dependency through
improving the livelihoods of fragile communities, improved climate
change governance and disaster and risk management, empowering
communities to manage their natural resources sustainably, and
increasing access to profitable markets.
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Register your interest
If
you are interested in being considered for future opportunities with
Farm Africa, please submit your current CV, availability, and
anticipated fee rate or salary expectations to: consulting@farmafrica.org
Please subject your email, “Experts Tanzania – Name”
Deadline: Thursday 19th November 2020 11:59pm EAT
