The Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania and Zambia safeguards Switzerland’s various interests. The Embassy is involved in development cooperation and is working in partnership with governmental institutions, NGOs, as well as with other national and international agencies. The goal of the Swiss Development Cooperation is sustainable poverty reduction. In Tanzania, the focus of the program support is on Health, Employment & Income as well as on Governance with a budget of approx. 23 million Swiss francs per year. In order to strengthen our Employment & Income team, we are currently looking for a pro-active, dynamic, competent and independent professional in order to fill the position of a

Program Officer – Employment & Income

Job Description / Responsibility

Project development

-          Contribution to strategic planning of the Employment & Income portfolio for the Swiss Cooperation Strategy

-          Management of projects, programs and contributions related to the subdomains “Youth Employment” & “Smallholders Farmers’ Influence”

-          Elaboration and preparation of entry or/and credit proposal for new projects

-          Contract / carry out risk assessment of projects and of partners and review / write risk management reports

-          Manage the procurement process in case of a project mandate

Contract Management

-          Preparation of project documents and ToR for contracts with partner organizations

-          Negotiation and verification of the prices and fees (budget)

Project Control/ Monitoring

-          Oversee and coach the establishment of results framework (logframe or outcome mapping), baselines and other tools for the monitoring of the mandates/contributions

-          Review and analyze operational and financial reports of partners/project

-          Prepare, update and document input on socio-economic and political context analysis relevant to the steering and strategy of the SDC country program and the domain

-          Establish and maintain relationships with project stakeholders and other related public and private partners

Requirements

Education

-          Age 35+

-          Tanzanian National

-          Master degree in Agricultural Economics, Development Studies or related fields

-          Excellent command of written and spoken English and Kiswahili

Experience / Skills

-          Minimum 10 years of professional experience, thereof 5 years of progressive project management experience, especially with respect to planning, monitoring, and reporting

-          Work experience in an institution implementing and/or funding projects related to agriculture and vocational skills development/youth employment

-          Experience with youth organizations, training institutions, smallholders farmers advocacy and/or social accountability is an asset

-          Good knowledge and understanding of Tanzania agriculture and youth employment issues and stakeholders

-          Strong analytical and conceptual ability

-          Strong ability to write concise and clearly structured reports and articles