Program Officer - Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania

The Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania 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 Mio 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 relationship 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 in 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 on Tanzania agriculture and youth employment issues and stakeholders
- Strong analytical and conceptual ability
- Strong ability to write concise and clearly structured reports and articles

APPLY ONLINE THROUGH

Interested candidates who fulfill the requirements are requested to submit the required application form (see our website:
https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/tanzania/en/home/news/open-job-vacancies.html ) along with a motivation letter and a recent photograph by e-mail to daressalaam.application@eda.admin.ch
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an assessment.

Application Deadline: 02 January 2017

Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)