New Job Vacancy at BRiTEN Tanzania – Project Coordinator

The Project:
Project Purpose and Outcomes for Pilot Phase
Project
Purpose – Improvement of bean marketing through access and adoption of
improved seed varieties, improved post-harvest handling and farmer group
aggregation

Expected Systemic Changes:
Farm level
changes: increased smallholder competitiveness and inclusiveness into
the bean value- chain through improved quality of produce which will
fetch good price.

Market level changes: improved market
functions resulting from improved coordination of the value chain
leading to enhanced contractual relationships of producers and private
sector leading to increased trust.

The project will critically
address challenges around coordination and market access segments of the
value chain which will lead to the development of sustainable and
scalable approaches to job creation and increased incomes:

• Outcome
  1: Improved bean seed varieties are commercially available to
  smallholder women, men and youth farmers in Njombe and Ruvuma regions
• Outcome
  2: Smallholder women, men and youth farmers purchase improved bean
  varieties from the availed commercial channels in Njombe and Ruvuma
  regions
• Outcome 3: Smallholder farmers in Njombe and Ruvuma regions improve their agronomic practices for bean farming
• Outcome 4: Farmer organizations increase collective action for their members (smallholder women, men and youth farmers)
• Outcome 5: Smallholder women, men and youth farmers increase the market share in the common beans market

Recommended:

Our
Co-Facilitator /Partner believes that enabling large-scale systemic
change targeting market systems critical for the productive poor, for
marginalized women and youth, creates a much stronger chance of
achieving a sustained pro-poor impact.

The partners are mutually
supportive of the goal of funding Governments which aims to increase
incomes and employment opportunities for poor women, men, and young
people in Tanzania.

The Project will facilitate the emergence of
new market systems to supply small holder farmers with reliable, high
quality agro inputs and access to extension support which in return will
increase volumes, the quality of production and connect farmers to
markets.

Who we are looking for
The Project
Coordinators main role in the market development systems project is to
provide oversight and coordination to the implementing clients (MAs
& SPs) and other stakeholders along the target value chains. BRiTEN
is looking for a qualified professional to fill the position of a
Project Coordinator. This role is an exciting opportunity for a highly
qualified and experienced development professional. Specific technical
expertise in M4P is a must. We are looking for someone who has proven
leadership and Project Management Skills and experience in development
programs as well as delivering Projects working with agricultural value
chains.

Roles and Responsibilities.

• Planning.
  The Project Coordinator must develop and manage the entire project
  schedule including make plans to reach the objectives of the project in
  relation to the budget and Must be able to identify performance and
  impact indicators
• Leading. The Project Coordinator must be a Team He/she must lead the team to make sure results are delivered harmoniously.
• Execution.
  The Project Coordinator must devise strategies to make sure the plans
  are put in action in relation to the timelines and
• Time
  management. He/she must ensure that every activity is aligned to the
  timelines to meet the objectives of the project within the designated
• He/she
  is responsible to make plans in accordance to the budgets and make sure
  all activities align with the budgets to avoid any inconveniences that
  may jeopardize the running of the project.
• The Project
  Coordinator must ensure that the data collection is done on time
  following the right procedures and tools, Reports are prepared and
  submitted on time and all relevant actions must be approved and
  documented for future review and referencing.
• Project
  maintenance and sustainability. The Project Coordinator must have
  strategies in place that foresee the sustainability of the objectives of
  the Project even after the Project has
• The project Coordinator
  should coordinate regular project meetings with all market
  actors/project staff and follow up with all open issues.
• Develop
  a sound understanding of the M4P facilitation based interventions in
  the agriculture sector and its supporting markets including
  demonstrating a clear understanding of the market opportunities for the
  rural
• Develop a monitoring and evaluation plan in collaboration with the Results and Knowledge Manager
• Manage
  the results chain including providing key insights on program results,
  lessons learned, strategies for course correction and amending the
  results