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The International Fund for
Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the Republic of
Tanzania (GoT) have entered into a partnership agreement in order to
improve the livelihoods of rural people through an intervention focused
on smallholder dairy producers. The project goal is to contribute to the
transformation of the dairy value chain to improve livelihoods,
increase food safety, and to mitigate the impact of the dairy sector on
climate change. The development objective is to improve income, climate
resilience and nutrition of smallholder dairy producers and their
participation in a competitive and safe value chain. The
project aims to deliver on the following two interlinked development
outcomes, backed with effective project management, monitoring and
evaluation; (i) increased climate-smart production, productivity, and
resilience of dairy smallholder production systems and; (ii) improved
market access for smallholder farmers and reduced environmental
footprint of the dairy value chain;

Climate Smart Smallholder
Dairy Transformation Project (C-SDTP) targeted geographical areas are
Mbeya (Rungwe, Mbeya, Mbarali), Iringa (Mufundi, Kilolo, Iringa),
Njombe(Njombe,Makete, Wanging’ombe), Tanga (Lushoto, Muheza, Korogwe,
Pangani, Tanga), and Morogoro (Mvomero, Kilosa, Morogoro rural) and for
Zanzibar, in Unguja (West A, West B, Central, North A, North B and South
Districts) and Pemba (Wete, Micheweni, Chakechake and Mkoani
districts). A total of 120,000 households representing 600,000 people,
will directly benefit from the project, of which 40% of direct
beneficiaries will be women and 30% are youth.

The C-SDTP will
be managed under the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (MLF) aligned
with the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Vice President’s Office (VPO)
and President Office-Regional Administration and Local Government
(PO-RALG) for mainland; and First Vice President Office in Zanzibar
(VP1), Ministry of Finance and Planning President’s Office for Zanzibar,
as well as representatives from the Private Sector and Farmers’
Organizations.

The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Office
wishes to recruit suitable candidates for the following positions in the
project supported with the financial contribution from IFAD

Project Coordinator (PC) – DODOMA
Operating
within the C-SDTP and reporting to the Ministry of Livestock and
Fisheries, he or she will be responsible for all matters pertaining to
the effective implementation, management and coordination of activities
for effective delivery on the project objectives. He/ she will also be
responsible for technical support to the District teams. He/ she will be
based in the PCO headquarters, MLF in Dodoma with frequent visits to
the regions of intervention (Iringa, Mbeya, Morogoro, Njombe, Tanga) as
well as Zanzibar (PCT).

This is a high-level professional
position with a highly demanding mission to attain the desired outputs
of C-SDTP Seasoned professionals with strong organizational and
managerial experience are required. A solid understanding of the project
area and of the dairy sector is highly commendable.

Under the
authority of the MLF, who simultaneously chairs the national steering
committee of C-STDP, the Project coordinator will:
The main responsibilities of this position will be:

• Provide orientations for the project strategy and methodology;
• Coordinating
  and managing the project team and creating team spirit with PCO project
  staff, including the PCT located in Zanzibar, implementing partners,
  MLF and district staff; Ensure project performance in accordance with
  the financing agreements and the various related procedures through
  results-based management;
• Ensure timely implementation of the project, including coherence with the Annual Work plan and Budget.
• During
  the first three months of the assignment, develop an expert
  understanding of IFAD’s project performance indicators and ensure at
  least satisfactory rating of all indicators.
• Develop approaches to accelerate the achievement of results, anticipate implementation risks and develop mitigation measures;
• Ensure synergies between project components to maximize the project impact
• Manage
  the funds allocated to the project by the various donors as the final
  accountable officer of these funds vis-a-vis the Tanzanian government
  and the donors and report to the authorities mentioned in the financing
  agreements on the physical and financial progress of the project.

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Academic qualifications, experience, skills, and attitudes:

• Holder
  of a Master’s degree at least in one of the following fields: Animal
  Science and Production, Agriculture Extension, Veterinary Medicine,
  Agriculture Economics and Agri-Business agro­economics, or related
  programs. A PhD in such fields will be an added advantage;
• At
  least ten (10) years of professional experience in the planning,
  coordination and management of agricultural or rural development
  projects, funded by multilateral or bilateral (international) donors;
• Professional experience in monitoring and evaluation and/or financial management will be an asset;
• Demonstrated skills and abilities in business negotiation, communication and public relations, human resources management;
• Commitment to the principles of good governance and ethics;
• Perfect command of English and Kiswahili;
• Very good knowledge of the main office software (Office);

Duration: 5
years of yearly performance-based contract, and 6 months’ probation
period. The identification and hiring of the Project Coordinator will be
based on competitive recruitment from seconded government staff and/or
external candidates. Dairy Value Chain and MarketSpecialist(DVCMS)

The
Dairy Value Chain and Market Specialist (DVCMS) will support the field
implementation of the activities of the C-SDTP in the domain of dairy
value chain. He/she will support the Dairy sector specialist in all
aspects of implementation of the program, with a particular focus on
value chain aspects.

The main responsibilities of this position will be:

• Carry
  out a dairy enterprise training needs assessment for the target groups,
  including gender considerations, during the baseline survey;
• Identify
  opportunities for new business models for dairy input services offered
  by the milk MCCs, e.g. Dairy Hub and productive alliances model;
• Contribute to the preparation of the Annual Work Plans& Budget (AWPBs);
• Ensure
  that the concept of an enterprise approach and market-oriented
  smallholder dairy development is integrated and mainstreamed in the
  dairy sector, and encourage the implementation and demonstration of
  market-oriented activities that support smallholder dairy farmers
  Solicit, screen, advise, and direct contract service providers to
  develop and administer training modules suited to the needs of
  smallholder dairy farmers, transporters, processors and
  distributors/retailers including women, youth and other target group;
• Identify
  key problems and offer interventions in the use of existing
  technologies and practices with respect to the hygiene standards,
  quality and safety control, equipment, packaging, branding and marketing
  of dairy products;
• Based on the analysis, propose
  recommendations (including new technologies, equipment, TA and training
  etc.) for improvement to enhance the value chain actors’ capacity to add
  value and increase income;
• Assist the project’s procurement
  officer in sourcing and procuring required new technologies, equipment,
  TA and training for participating enterprises throughout the dairy value
  chain;
• Assist the Director with dairy value chain Development program implementation and reporting at regional level;
• Prepare necessary reports as required by the Project Coordinator and IFAD;
• Ensure the implementation of gender activities related to women and youth participation in the dairy agribusiness.

Academic qualifications, experience, skills, and attitudes:
Educational Background: