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Agribusiness Officer at BRAC
Career with BRAC International
BRAC is an award-winning international non-governmental development organisation, with the vision of a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. BRAC is a leader in developing and implementing cost- effective, evidence-based programmes to assist poor and disadvantaged communities in low- income countries, including in conflict- prone and post-disaster settings. It is an organisation of and for the people of the Global South, pioneering new development and social enterprise approaches to equip communities to achieve prosperity. As well as being the world’s biggest NGOby number of staff and people directly reached, BRAC has regularly been ranked the number oneNGO in the world by the Geneva-based NGO Advisor, an independent organisation committed tohighlighting innovation, impact and governance in the non-profit sector. BRAC retained the top spot in 2020 among the top 500 NGOs for the fifth consecutive year.
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BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. It started its first programme outside of Bangladesh in Afghanistan in 2002, and has since reached millions of people in 11 countries in Asia and Africa. BRAC has a holistic approach to development that uses a wide arrayof programmes and social enterprises, including in microfinance, education, health, agriculture, gender and human rights. BRAC believes that every person has inherent potential, and when anenabling environment is created and that potential is unleashed, even the poorest can become agents of positive change in their own lives, for their families and their communities.
BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania is part of a leading development organization that started its operations in 2006 in Tanzania, focusing on thematic areas of Agriculture, Youth and Women Empowerment, Food Security and Livelihood
About the Programme
The WFP (World Food Programme) has awarded BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania with a Smallholder Sorghum and Sunflower Development Project locally named Vijana Kilimo Biashara (VKB) to be implemented in Simiyu region addressing the challenges facing the smallholder farmers in sorghum and sunflower value chains. Specifically, the project will be implemented in 2 districts of Meatu and Maswa (Simiyu). The project anticipates reaching 15,000 people including young people and adult farmers.
BRAC International is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self- motivated individuals to fill the following position in BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania
Position (01): Agribusiness Officer
Job Location: Maswa
Purpose of this job:
The Agribusiness Officer will lead and oversee all agribusiness components of the Vijana Kilimo Biashara Project (VKB). This position aims to ensure that agribusiness development activities align with the project’s objectives of enhancing youth and women engagement, increasing incomes, and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. The Agribusiness Officer will be instrumental in linking farmers to markets, enhancing value addition, and building the capacity of farmer groups to operate as competitive agribusiness entities.
Responsibilities:
Technical and Implementation Support:
Provide strategic direction for the agribusiness components of the VKB Project, ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder expectations.
Identify and implement innovative agribusiness models to enhance the competitiveness of project beneficiaries in the sorghum and sunflower value chains.
Facilitate market access by linking farmers and farmer groups to local, national, and international buyers.
Support value addition initiatives, including processing, packaging, and branding, to improve the marketability of sorghum and sunflower products.
Work closely with private sector actors, farmer organizations, and agribusiness service providers to strengthen value chain linkages.
Design and implement training programs for farmer groups on business planning, financial literacy, marketing, and cooperative management.
Develop tools and materials to improve record keeping and decision-making among farmer groups.
Create tailored business plans to support the growth and success of small, medium, and micro agribusinesses.
Coordinate the aggregation of produce from smallholder farmers to ensure consistent supply volumes for market demand.
Establish and strengthen aggregation centers to streamline collection, sorting, and distribution processes.
Collaborate with farmer groups to improve quality control and storage practices at aggregation points.
Build partnerships with government agencies, financial institutions, NGOs, and other stakeholders to support project implementation.
Represent the VKB Project in forums, workshops, and meetings related to agribusiness development.
Collaborate with the M&E team to track progress on agribusiness activities and assess their impact on project outcomes.
Prepare and submit regular progress reports, including success stories, challenges, and lessons learned.
Promote the adoption of innovative technologies and practices that enhance productivity and profitability.
Ensure that agribusiness initiatives are environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive.
Safeguarding Responsibilities:
Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and
exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation
Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do the same
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Business Administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree is an added advantage.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Strong understanding of gender issues in agriculture and rural development.
Experience in gender training and capacity-building initiatives.
Proficiency in data collection, analysis, and reporting with a focus on gender- disaggregated data.
Excellent communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
At least 5 years of experience in agribusiness development, value chain analysis, or market linkages, agricultural financing, preferably in projects targeting youth and women.
Employment type: Contractual
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Salary: Negotiable
If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:
Candidate needs to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades,years of experience, current and expected salary at: bimcf.tanzania@brac.or.tz.
Please mention the name of the position and your preferred region in the subject bar.
Only complete applications will be accepted and shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Application deadline: 03.April.2025.
BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder andevery member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender,status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment process includes extensive reference and background checks, self-disclosure of prior issues regarding sexual or other misconduct and criminal records and our values are a part of our Performance Management System.
BRAC is an equal opportunities employer
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