Senior Livelihoods and Rural Finance Officer at Jane Goodall Institute November, 2023

[Jamii Opportunities]

Position: Senior Livelihoods and Rural Finance Officer
Project/Program: USAID Tumaini Kupitia Vitendo
Duty Station: Kigoma or Mpanda
Reporting Line: Deputy Chief of Party- Conservation and Livelihoods

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

Main responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• To support the access to finance for alternative, environmentally friendly rural livelihoods (new financial services and products from banks, support for VSLAs, impact investment, etc.).
• To strengthen management capacity and governance of community development groups (farmers, beekeepers, mushroom collection groups, AMCOs/Cooperatives, etc.) on how to set up, manage and share benefits from member-owned institutions.
• Serve as the principal liaison between financial institutions – including banks and microfinance institutions, impact investors, and other financial services providers.
• To improve market access by forging linkages with key off-takers for the products produced by the target groups/communities.
• Provide technical leadership to operationalize support for alternative livelihoods and enterprises that promote biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and sustainable development.
• Lead the technical preparation of the project annual work plans and quarterly reports.
• Supervise and verify the quality of rural finance and alternative livelihood related services delivered by service providers to stakeholders.

Minimum Job Qualifications and other Requirements:

• Master’s degree in community focused economic development and entrepreneurship, rural development, banking and finance, agribusiness, cooperative development, or a related field; A bachelor’s degree with commensurate field experience will also be considered.
• At least 5 years of experience supporting village level rural economic development. Experience with organizing farmers/rural communities for finance and markets, finance provision, through Village Savings and Loan systems, banking, or other institutions. Ideally with some management responsibility.
• Experience in engaging the private sector, developing and/or marketing inclusive financial products, including micro, small and medium or even large loans that support new livelihoods and enterprises.
• Experience integrating livelihoods improvement with biodiversity conservation (conservation enterprises like Eco-tourism, forest products, or other livelihoods that are environmentally friendly and sustainable).
• Fluent English and Swahili, written and oral communication skills.

Application Procedure:

All applications should be submitted together with the most recent Curriculum Vitae (CV)/resume, copy of relevant academic certificates & transcripts, testimonials, three names of reputable referees, day-time telephone number or e-mail address, and should be send to the following e-mail address: recruitment@janegoodall.or.tz

Only the final shortlisted candidates will be interviewed and provided with the interview feedback.

Deadline: Saturday, 16th December, 2023 before 5pm in the evening.

JGI Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, national or tribal origin, religious belief, gender, and marital status.

QUALIFIED FEMALE APPLICANTS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.