Looking for a career that makes a difference? AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) is offering exciting job opportunities in Tanzania! Join a passionate team dedicated to transforming agriculture and empowering smallholder farmers. At AGRA, you’ll contribute to innovative solutions that drive sustainable food systems and boost incomes. Don’t miss out on these impactful roles – visit ajiratimes.com for the latest AGRA vacancies and start your journey towards a rewarding and meaningful career today!
AGRA is an African-led institution that actively supports the drive towards inclusive agricultural transformation and sustainable food systems. We do this by empowering the continent’s 33 million smallholder farming households to transform their agriculture from a struggle to survive to profitable businesses. The continent’s farmers regularly face challenges, and we aspire to provide uniquely African solutions that respond to their agricultural and environmental challenges, leading to increased harvests, reduced hunger, and more income.
Why Join Us?
We work with incredible people and partners who have roots in farming communities across the African continent combined with an inclusive, diverse, and talented workforce from over 25 nationalities. Our commitment to a call to action goes beyond ourselves as we arise to catalyze African Food Systems transformation and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
We are looking for people who are passionate about being part of a mission-driven team that is making a real difference on the continent, love to work on cutting-edge Ag technologies, and are able to grow their skills, expertise, and experience career growth while enjoying very competitive compensation and benefits.
AGRA Vacancies
In-Country Grants Officer – Tanzania
Job Reference: GQ/PD/TZ/07/2024
The In-Country Grants Officer is responsible for working flexibly and collegially in offering support to the Country Director, grants, and programs staff, as well as in processing grants and maintaining a grants database. S/he will oversee the grants monitoring and evaluation processes in the assigned Country, and efficiently manage the flow of grants as per donor rules and regulations and in compliance with AGRA’s internal policies and processes and uses technology to achieve the set turnaround times.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day project and grants management of grantees within their portfolio. Additionally, identify grantees requiring technical assistance and provide relevant training on AGRA grants compliance and reporting requirements.
- Furthermore, collaborate with country leadership, as well as HO regional grants officers, in implementing systems, policies, and procedures related to grants administration in the designated country.
- In addition, collaborate with the program staff to analyze, revise, and formalize any necessary modifications and/or amendments to grants and contracts.
- Moreover, prepare and conduct start-up orientation workshops for new awards and coordinate monthly/quarterly meetings with project staff to ensure grant contract clauses and all project-related requirements are complied with.
Key Qualifications and Experience required:
Essential: Bachelor’s degree in a commercial domain or equivalent experience in a related field.
Desirable:
- Working knowledge of key donor agencies including MCF, USAID, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Fluency in English and French and experience in a grant-making environment.
- Computer proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet search skills, PowerPoint.
- Ability to learn new applications quickly.
Technical Competencies:
- Database management.
- Training and Coaching.
- Negotiation.
- Evaluation.
Behavioral Competencies:
- Ability to drive collaboration through inclusive and agile teaming, breaking siloes, sharing information celebrating joint successes.
- Ability to execute excellently by delivering high-quality work at speed, committing to decisions and plans, and increasing accountability to deliver impact at scale.
- Ability to be increasingly entrepreneurial by breaking hierarchies, embracing learning, and innovation to unlock the potential of diversity and ideas.
How to Apply
If you believe you are the right candidate for this position, kindly submit your application with a detailed CV (including your e-mail and telephone contacts) to [email protected]. Please quote the job reference number in the subject line of the application e-mail.
Applications must be received on or before 24th July 2024. Due to the large volumes of applications, we usually receive, we will only be able to contact those candidates who are shortlisted. AGRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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