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PROJECT BACKGROUND

CARE Tanzania is implementing a phased-Her Money, Her Life (HMHL) project from December 2021 and currently the project is in the second year of the phase II. The overall development objective for phase II is to improve farmer livelihoods in tea, herbs and spices sourcing communities by engaging communities, government, and the private sector. CARE, Kazi Yetu Limited and other partners works together to incentivize and support women farmers to get connected into the specialty tea supply chain, herbs and spices; work with government to transform the higher level tea sub-sector through advocacy work and direct implementation through land acquisition, collective investment, and GAP training work; through existing VSLAs, provide unique training bundles and business mentorship, aligned with the depth and demand for priority buckets with nuanced men, women, boys and girls programming across all workstream on the Tanzania program; expand the VSLAs work through CARE’s VSLA methodology.

JOB SUMMARY

The Project Coordinator- CI Agent for VSLAs is expected to provide technical and operational leadership and support to VSLAs and similar saving and groups in such a way that the farmers in the project areas increase financial resilience and invest into profitable and environmentally sustainable enterprises.  With an intention to support their tea, herbs and spices value chains' development by improving in processing, tools, including their post-harvest handling approaches, access to capital and saving ability. She/he is expected to maintain effective working relationships with other project staff including close working relationship and capacity building to Kazi Yetu Limited officers on VSLA approach and collective investment innovation to help women groups to take forward these initiatives beyond the lifetime of the project and CARE.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

1. VSLA strengthening and provision of appropriate interventions as per VSLA needs (Digital, Credit, Entrepreneurship and Market).

2. Capacity Building and technical support to the cluster team and partners.

3. Evidence & Learning (M&E and Program Quality)

4. Promote Women and Girls’ Equality

5. Maintain relationship with Key partners and stakeholders (LGAs) at region and district level.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

·       Bachelor’s degree in Rural development, Project Planning and Management, Community development or any other relevant social science qualification

·       Minimum 3 years’ experience in conducting training and sensitization sessions on socioeconomic activities engagement with specific emphasis on women and girls’ development and community wellbeing.

·       Minimum 3 years’ practical experience interacting with rural community and sharing critical agendas towards leveraging sustainable development.

·      Extensive experience in saving groups formation, including capacity building to members, sensitization training provision and promotion of women, girls, men and boys equity and equality.

·       Knowledge on VSLA model and saving groups management in rural settings with specific focus on women and girls.

·       Knowledge of community development, climate change, human rights, land rights, project planning and management, administration.

·       Experience in working with village representatives, government staff and government authorities.

·       Practical research undertaking, survey and community information gathering and analysis.