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Level 3 the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people
either frequently e.g. once a week or more or intensively e.g. four
days in one month or more or overnight because they work country programs; or
are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for
implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

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ROLE PURPOSE

The Livelihood Officer will work as part of an interdisciplinary team,
under the guidance of the Livelihood Coordinator. She/he will be based in
Kongwa / Mpwapwa and will be responsible for coordinating with project
Nutrition Officers to identify and provide assistance to members of Care
Groups. Assistance includes productive asset transfers, agricultural
production training, homestead garden support and training, post-harvest
handling and storage assistance, and food preservation training. She/he will
also manage the formation of village Savings and Loans Groups VSLAs composed
of members of Care Groups who voluntarily wish to join. She/he will also be
responsible for working closely with Nutrition Officers to identify and train
various stakeholders in nutrition-sensitive agriculture including the
importance of diversified household food production and consumption,
sanitation and hygiene practices, and gender-equitable household decision
making regarding food security resources such as food, food storage items and
potable water devices such as filters. He/she will be responsible for ensuring
high quality project implementation, monitoring and reporting of all project
activities.



SCOPE OF ROLE

Save the Children has been operational in Tanzania since 1986 providing
support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes
delivered in support of Government of Tanzania priorities and policies both
directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, nutrition, HIV/TB and
emergency response. In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save
the Children combined programmes of SCUK, SCUS, SC Sweden to create a single
operation in Tanzania. We currently have an operational presence in Morogoro,
Iringa, Rukwa Lindi, Shinyanga, Zanzibar, Songwe, and Kigoma and we work
through partners in other parts of the country. We employ nearly 100 staff and
have an annual operating budget of approximately $15million.


Reports to Livelihood Coordinator- Dodoma


Staff directly reporting to this post Nil

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY

1. Technical
2. Co-lead with Nutrition Project Officers, the start-up, implementation, monitoring and adaptation of nutrition-sensitive agriculture and livestock activities to improve access to and use of nutritious food through behaviour change and the diversification of food production.
3. Manage and oversee training in nutrition-sensitive agriculture for various stakeholders.
4. Manage asset transfer activities, demonstration plot development, and training in agriculture production and homestead gardening practices with women and households participating in Care Groups.
5. Manage and oversee training in post-harvest handling, storage and food preservation practices.
6. Manage the formation of and provide training to VSLA groups, and monitor group activities and progress.
7. Train and oversee agricultural extension officers and community volunteers who deliver household outreach and group training.
8. Regularly travel to field site locations in councils to lead the start-up, manage implementation, and in coordination with MEAL staff, the monitoring of project activities.
9. Build other staff capacity for nutrition-sensitive agriculture activity design, implementation and monitoring.
10. Oversee and contribute to the design of assessments in order to guide program design, implementation, monitoring and adaptation.
11. Develop technical materials, in collaboration with technical coordinators and possibly outside consultants, to further project activities, objectives and results.



1. Operational
2. Provide timely and accurate written and verbal reporting.
3. Contribute to project strategic planning and to well-written, focused project reports, annual implementation plans, success stories and other written products.
4. Ensure high quality project implementation, monitoring and reporting.
5. Make regular field visits to monitor project quality and collect data.
6. Collaborate with MEAL staff to ensure that collection and analysis of data is accurate, rigorous and incorporated into project implementation.
7. Coordinate with other Project Officers in work planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and adaptation.



1. Representation and Coordination
2. Participate in technical working groups and liaise with other project implementing organizations.
3. Serve as a focal point with local and international partners, government representatives, donors and other organizational stakeholders.



BEHAVIOURS Values in Practice

Accountability

-->holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values;
-->holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved;

Ambition

-->sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same;
-->widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
-->future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale;

Collaboration

-->builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters;
-->values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength;
-->approachable, good listener, easy to talk to;

Creativity

-->develops and encourages new and innovative solutions;
-->willing to take disciplined risks;

Integrity

-->honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity;



QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

-->Bachelor’s Degree in agriculture or related field preferably Bsc Agriculture general.
-->Minimum one 1year of relevant field experience with an international organization in agriculture and livestock programming.
-->Strong technical grasp of agriculture, livestock, climate change adaptation CCA, environmental safeguards strategies, and natural resource management.
-->Experience, knowledge and skills in improved homestead garden production, demonstration plots, agricultural extension agent engagement, food preservation, and post-harvest handling and storage practices.
-->Demonstrated experience in project and time management.
-->Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English required.
-->Demonstrated experience in working effectively with CSOs and community-level actors, stakeholders and beneficiaries.
-->Experience applying and knowledge of the design, implementation and best practices for promoting behaviour change and adoption of improved practices and technologies in agriculture and livestock programming.
-->Significant knowledge of agriculture, food security, nutrition and gender issues in Morogoro.
-->Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations and independently.
-->Familiarity and understanding of donor policies and procedures is a plus.
-->Local candidates are encouraged to apply.



Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the
role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within
reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI
Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures;

Child Safeguarding

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes
rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of
children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI
anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI
Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Date advertised 23 Jul 2020

Closing date 31 Jul 2020 – 2359 EAT

Location Dodoma, Tanzania, United Republic of

Department Programme Operations

Type Contingent

Schedule Full-time



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Closing Date 29th July, 2020.



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