Agriculture, Research, Monitoring & Evaluation
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Employer Name:
Brighter Monday Tanzania
Organization Type: NGO
Role: Management
Position Type: Full Time
Location:
Mbeya
Mbeya Mjini
Mbeya Mjini
Application Deadline: 28-10-2016
Listed on: 21-10-2016
Description
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
Heifer International is a global non-profit, humanitarian development organization founded by Dan West in 1944 dedicated to ending hunger and poverty and caring for the Earth by empowering smallholder farm families around the globe become self-reliant and attain sustainable livelihood through economically viable animal agricultural enterprise. The global headquarters is located at 1 World Avenue, Little Rock Arkansas, USA.
Heifer International’s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For more than 70 years, we have provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. And we continue to make incredible progress toward that mission in the 30 countries which we work. Over the course of the past year, we have set a refined goal within the context of our original mission: to help 4 million families, within the communities where we work, achieve living income by 2020
Heifer International has been working in Tanzania since 1974. Heifer International currently supports a wide portfolio of development projects designed to transform the lives of resource poor farming families in Tanzania. In last four years, Heifer International Tanzania Country Program has continued to its significant growth in the diversification of its funding support in order to continue to increase scale in program impact. The growth in diverse funding support is reflected in the continues increase in program and project portfolio.
Heifer International is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
Country Program is seeking to recruit competent candidate for the following position.
Project Officer – livestock
Job Location - Mbeya, Tanzania
Function:
The Project Officer – Livestock Production is responsible for providing strategic and technical support regarding the implementation of all field operations relating to good livestock husbandry, production and overall animal well-being, carrying out field capacity building to stakeholders, organizing groups for input supplies (veterinary drugs and feeds) and writing progress reports.
Essential Character Traits:
Energetic, Positive, Collaborative, Values-Oriented, Enthusiastic
RESPONSIBILITIES and DELIVERABLES
(including approximate percentage effort)
DELIVERABLES
· Asset management reports
· Number of OG and POG ceremonies
· Provide timely updates to Heifer officials on the status of all procured assets and ensure they are properly managed according to Heifer policies and procedure
DELIVERABLES
· Annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly work plans produced and shared with the Senior Program Manager for review and approval
· Detailed implementation plans of all trainings and other project activities undertaken per quarter
· 200 heifers and 10 bulls procured and distributed to 200 farmers
· 40 farmers’ field schools for dairy cattle husbandry established
· 400 farmers trained on group dynamics, management and leadership through 20 SHGs
· 40 farmer facilitators trained on Heifer’s Cornerstones
· 400 farmers trained on Heifer cornerstone
· 80 FFS facilitators trained on FFS management
· 400 farmers trained on dairy cattle husbandry through FFS
· 400 farmers supplied with forage seeds
· 400 farmers assisted with the cattle shed construction materials
· 10 para-professionals trained on community-based animal health service provision
· 20 farmers trained on business groups involved in setting up milk collection centers
· Ensure that the monitoring and evaluation system is fully implemented
· Prepare and submit progress reports of the MFLI project activities
· Facilitate PSRPs for SHGs’ self-evaluation
· Design data collecting tools and supervise their administration
· Develop and promote best practice examples and ensure the documentation of experiences and lessons learned
· Visit project sites on a regular basis for monitoring and proper execution of activities
· Write precisely and submit timely all required periodical reports in the agreed formats
DELIVERABLES
· A rigorous, innovative and multi-method monitoring and evaluation system is in place
· Manage key project information by documenting knowledge and best practices for informed decision making and project management
· PSRP report submitted quarterly
· Well-prepared monthly, quarterly and semi-annual reports uploaded into Kimetrica in a timely manner
· Produce at least one success story each quarter
· Produce at least two monitoring visit reports per quarter.
DELIVERABLES
· Document best practices as a driving force and evidence into new project design
· Promote collaboration between Heifer Tanzania and other development agencies (NGOs, GO, CBOs, etc.) in the program cluster.
· Manage and maintain operational networks/partnerships in project communities.
· Strengthen effective communication from the project committees and farmer groups to the program level and vice versa
DELIVERABLES
· Well cemented collaboration between Heifer Tanzania, SHIPO and MDC in the project communities
· Handle matters of interest to Heifer Tanzania with the public, donors, volunteers, collaborators and partners in the project communities with courtesy and tact.
· A collaborative network of practitioners with monitoring and evaluation and program staff at country and area levels
· Demonstrate professionalism in the execution of duties
May perform other job-related duties as assigned.
· Skills with Microsoft Office package, internet browser and other appropriate technology
Application Instructions
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY WITH HEIFER INTERNATIONAL
Heifer International is a global non-profit, humanitarian development organization founded by Dan West in 1944 dedicated to ending hunger and poverty and caring for the Earth by empowering smallholder farm families around the globe become self-reliant and attain sustainable livelihood through economically viable animal agricultural enterprise. The global headquarters is located at 1 World Avenue, Little Rock Arkansas, USA.
Heifer International’s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. For more than 70 years, we have provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. And we continue to make incredible progress toward that mission in the 30 countries which we work. Over the course of the past year, we have set a refined goal within the context of our original mission: to help 4 million families, within the communities where we work, achieve living income by 2020
Heifer International has been working in Tanzania since 1974. Heifer International currently supports a wide portfolio of development projects designed to transform the lives of resource poor farming families in Tanzania. In last four years, Heifer International Tanzania Country Program has continued to its significant growth in the diversification of its funding support in order to continue to increase scale in program impact. The growth in diverse funding support is reflected in the continues increase in program and project portfolio.
Heifer International is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
Country Program is seeking to recruit competent candidate for the following position.
Project Officer – livestock
Job Location - Mbeya, Tanzania
The Project Officer – Livestock Production is responsible for providing strategic and technical support regarding the implementation of all field operations relating to good livestock husbandry, production and overall animal well-being, carrying out field capacity building to stakeholders, organizing groups for input supplies (veterinary drugs and feeds) and writing progress reports.
Energetic, Positive, Collaborative, Values-Oriented, Enthusiastic
(including approximate percentage effort)
1. Budget and Asset Management 20%
Manage project material and financial resources so that data about
original placements and Passing on the Gift of livestock and other
resources is available for learning, adaptation, and donor reporting as
per the given time frame, scope, budget and other resources
· Asset management reports
· Number of OG and POG ceremonies
· Provide timely updates to Heifer officials on the status of all procured assets and ensure they are properly managed according to Heifer policies and procedure
2. Project Planning, Coordination, and Implementation (40%)
· Prepare results-oriented annual work plans and budgets taking
into consideration recommendations from in-house monitoring reviews and
mid-or other external evaluations.
· Provide strategic technical assistance to both project
supervisors and farmers on issues pertaining to animal husbandry
(feeding, housing and disease control) and breeding and offer
appropriate follow-up measures.
· In conjunction with the Mbozi District Council livestock
specialist, arrange and conduct village level training sessions on
subjects needing intervention for farmers and farmer groups.
· Facilitate and organize the project’s stated interventions
including various capacity building programs in the area of push/pull
technologies, business management, group formation and dynamics and
dairy cattle husbandry.
· Facilitate the sourcing of construction materials for cattle
housing and provide technical support in the entire building process.
· Keep the Senior Program Manager updated with regard to
project implementation and provide advice as to the management of
project operations.
· Facilitate and coordinate trainings in all aspects of crop/livestock production and well-being.
· Facilitate and coordinate the purchase of heifers and reinforce livestock disease prevention and control programs.
· Annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly work plans produced and shared with the Senior Program Manager for review and approval
· Detailed implementation plans of all trainings and other project activities undertaken per quarter
· 200 heifers and 10 bulls procured and distributed to 200 farmers
· 40 farmers’ field schools for dairy cattle husbandry established
· 400 farmers trained on group dynamics, management and leadership through 20 SHGs
· 40 farmer facilitators trained on Heifer’s Cornerstones
· 400 farmers trained on Heifer cornerstone
· 80 FFS facilitators trained on FFS management
· 400 farmers trained on dairy cattle husbandry through FFS
· 400 farmers supplied with forage seeds
· 400 farmers assisted with the cattle shed construction materials
· 10 para-professionals trained on community-based animal health service provision
· 20 farmers trained on business groups involved in setting up milk collection centers
3. Monitoring and Evaluation 20%
· Ensure the availability of quality project and program data,
information, analysis and insights for country staff, management,
resource mobilization staff and external donors in collaboration with
the Project Officer and Monitoring and Evaluation Manager· Ensure that the monitoring and evaluation system is fully implemented
· Prepare and submit progress reports of the MFLI project activities
· Facilitate PSRPs for SHGs’ self-evaluation
· Design data collecting tools and supervise their administration
· Develop and promote best practice examples and ensure the documentation of experiences and lessons learned
· Visit project sites on a regular basis for monitoring and proper execution of activities
· Write precisely and submit timely all required periodical reports in the agreed formats
· A rigorous, innovative and multi-method monitoring and evaluation system is in place
· Manage key project information by documenting knowledge and best practices for informed decision making and project management
· PSRP report submitted quarterly
· Well-prepared monthly, quarterly and semi-annual reports uploaded into Kimetrica in a timely manner
· Produce at least one success story each quarter
· Produce at least two monitoring visit reports per quarter.
4. Proposal Development and Funding 10%
Ensure program effectiveness support to resource mobilization teams -
assuring the availability of information, and assuring consistency and
quality in the technical areas of project management, monitoring,
learning, evaluation and reporting as required to meet resource
mobilization staff needs. Participate in project proposal development
and in developing winning grassroots development project proposals for
funding
· Document best practices as a driving force and evidence into new project design
5. Field Collaboration/Partnerships and Networking (10%)
· Promote collaboration between Heifer Tanzania and all
relevant ministries of the Government of Tanzania in the project
communities in the program cluster.· Promote collaboration between Heifer Tanzania and other development agencies (NGOs, GO, CBOs, etc.) in the program cluster.
· Manage and maintain operational networks/partnerships in project communities.
· Strengthen effective communication from the project committees and farmer groups to the program level and vice versa
· Well cemented collaboration between Heifer Tanzania, SHIPO and MDC in the project communities
· Handle matters of interest to Heifer Tanzania with the public, donors, volunteers, collaborators and partners in the project communities with courtesy and tact.
· A collaborative network of practitioners with monitoring and evaluation and program staff at country and area levels
· Demonstrate professionalism in the execution of duties
May perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Most Critical Proficiencies:
· Knowledge of and experience in livestock programs
· Knowledge of and experience with or within community-based organizations
· Fluent in Swahili and English languages, both spoken and written
· Good leadership qualities
· Have an interest in animal/agriculture/community-based development
· Excellent organizational skills including strong attention to detail
· Skills with Microsoft Office package, internet browser and other appropriate technology
Essential Job Functions and Physical Demands:
· Motivated to work responsibly with little supervision
· Ability to meet and deal with others in courteous and tactful manner
· Demonstrate a high degree of honesty and Integrity
· Constant face-to-face, telephone and electronic communication with colleagues and the general public
· May require constant sitting and moving; working at a computer for extended periods
· Ability and willingness to work with a flexible schedule
· Ability to foster and maintain a spirit of unity, teamwork and cooperation
· Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds (14 Kilograms)
· Willingness and ability to travel extensively, both locally and internationally
· Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality
Required Experience
Minimum Requirements:
A Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture/Animal Science, Veterinary
Medicine or related fields, plus at least five (5) years of field
experience in agriculture/rural development projects.
Application Instructions
This position requires AMCAT assessment. Please click the APPLY NOW button to register for your free online assessment. Only candidates that complete the assessment will be considered for the position.
This position requires AMCAT assessment. Please click the APPLY NOW button to register for your free online assessment. Only candidates that complete the assessment will be considered for the position.
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