Team Leader at SNV Tanzania

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Jobs in Tanzania 2023: New Job Opportunities at SNV Tanzania, 2023
SNV Tanzania Jobs, 2023

Team Leader
Contract
Contract type: National employment contract
Company Description
SNV
is a not-for-profit international development organization. Founded in
the Netherlands 50 years ago, we work in more than 20 countries in Asia,
West Africa, and East and Southern Africa. Our global team of local and
international advisors work with local partners to equip communities,
businesses, and organizations with the tools, knowledge and connections
they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services –
empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own
development.Our new Strategic plan
(2022-2030) commits us to work in three intersecting sectors (Agrifood,
Water and Energy), with a focus on the three cross-cutting issues of
climate change, institutional strengthening and governance and gender
and social inclusion, to support the achievement of nine of the US
Sustainable Development Goals.

SNV has been operating in Tanzania
since 1972. Currently, SNV is implementing seven projects in the
Agrifood, Water and Energy sectors, with staff based in offices in Dar
es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, Dodoma, Bariadi and Sumbawanga, and partners
throughout the country. SNV is an open and learning organization that
focuses on improving the lives of Tanzanians through a market-based
approach inclusive of women and youth.
For more information on SNV’s program in Tanzania, visit our website: www.snv.org/Tanzania.

NOURISH Tanzania
Empowering
Smallholder Farmers for Food Security and Climate Resilience (NOURISH
Tanzania) aims to achieve resilient food security for SHF households in
key regions of Tanzania.

Tanzanian SHF households heavily
dependent on agriculture face significant food insecurity and nutrition
challenges. SHFs have low productivity due to poor quality seed, limited
and variable rainfall, poor extension services and limited access to
markets. Lack of knowledge of nutritional requirements and how to meet
them, exacerbated by gender inequalities, affects household nutrition.

The
project focuses on two geographic areas, both of which experience food
insecurity and malnutrition, but which are distinctly different: the
central-northern zone (Singida, Dodoma, Manyara) which suffers from
acute food insecurity, and Southern Highlands (Songwe, Rukwa) which
faces chronic malnutrition.

The project targets 168,000 SHFs and
100 MSMEs and farm organisations, with special emphasis on vulnerable
SHFs. With a focus on four high-potential value chains (sorghum,
sunflower, common bean, and vegetables), the project will tackle
barriers to SHF food security through three interconnected outcome
pathways:
1) Increased productivity: strengthening SHF climate-smart agricultural knowledge, skills, and access to inputs and finance.
2)
Increased and diversified food supply to local markets: fostering
collaborations among market actors, promoting digital solutions, and
empowering SHFs and MSMEs.
3) Improved utilization of household
resources to provide nutritious and diverse food: promoting nutritious
diets, household food budgeting, and enabling women to have greater
influence in HH decisions.

Job Description
The Team
Leader will take responsibility for the implementation of project
activities and achievement of the project objectives. He/ she will form,
lead and inspire the project team, develop collaborative relationships
with partners and colleague organisations, work closely with Government
counterparts and be the primary point of contact with the donor, NORAD.

The
Team Leader will have overall responsibility for ensuring an effective
and efficient monitoring and evaluation system, for encouraging program
learning and adaptative management, and for disseminating lessons
learned to key stakeholders. The Team Leader will also ensure strict
adherence to budget and compliance with SNV and donor policies.

In
particular, the Team Leader has responsibility for ensuring a
harmonious working environment among project staff, effective working
relationships between SNV and Farm Africa and technical partners (Bizy
Tech, T-MARC and Ifakara Health Institute) and implementing partners
(RECODA and MIICO) which maximises synergy and efficiency in project
implementation, and for close liaison with Government at village, LGA
and regional level.

The Team Leader will assume the role of
Sector Leader for Agrifood in SNV Tanzania, in which capacity he/ she
will participate as a key member of SNV’s global agrifood technical
team, and also represent the agrifood sector on the SNV Tanzania Country
Management Team.

1.Team Management

Build management team and set team tone and culture.
Managerial oversight and leadership development of Deputy TL, cross-cutting and functional leads

2. Programme delivery

Leadership on articulating strategic direction, design and resourcing.
Oversight and overall accountability for achievement of project objectives.
Ensure adaptive management in response to lessons and evidence.

3. Profile and partnerships

Building profile and external high-level relationships with key partners.
Negotiation of project partnerships.
Review and ensure consortium working effectively and efficiently.
Form Project Advisory Group.

4. Monitoring, learning and sharing

Bring clarity to learning agenda and develop strategic approach to sharing and stakeholder engagement.
Monitor and manage outcomes, impacts and risks.
Ensure
that project planning and implementation is done in such a way as to
facilitate relfection and generation and takeup of ideas and
innovations.

5. Compliance and risk

Compliance oversight including project-level risk management and adherence to SNV and donor policies.
Navigating political economy.
Lead interface with SNV (Tanzania CO and global), donor and TZ government.
Primary point of contact for external reviews and evaluations.

6. SNV Tanzania country office and Agri-Food

Provide strategic and policy inputs for positioning and profiling of SNV Tanzania country office and Agrifood Sector.
Actively participate in Tanzania country office strategic planning meetings.

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Qualifications

Master’s degree in agriculture, rural development, agribusiness, nutrition or related field.
At least 12 years’ experience in international development
At least 8 years’ experience in successfully leading international development projects/ programmes
Extensive experience working in the field of agriculture, agribusiness and/ or rural development
Experience implementing development programs in Tanzania or East Africa (highly desirable)
Experience working with agribusiness, including input suppliers and off takers (highly desirable)
Technical skills in agricultural land management, agribusiness and/ or nutrition (desirable)
Experience
in cross-cutting issues of behaviour change communications, digital
technology and/ or gender and social inclusion (desirable

Required competencies

Leadership
Team management
Planning
Project management
Decisiveness
Conceptual thinking
Respect for staff, colleagues and partners
Pragmatic approach

Additional Information
Working at SNV
SNV
offers a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and
innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and
diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to,
an internal global network of Agri- food experts. For more information,
please visit our website: www.snv.org.

How to Apply
The vacancy is for internal and external candidate and it will active up to 05th December 2023 and all applications should be through Smart Recruiters on the following link https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/SNV.

All information will be in the strictest confidence and in accordance to GDPR. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We
will require that you provide us with full details of three people who
are willing to act as a referee. We will not contact these referees
without your explicit permission.
Women candidates are encouraged to apply.

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