Vacancy title:
3 Business development officers

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]

Jobs at:
NAFAKA KILIMO

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, October 5 2025

Duty Station:
Morogoro Urban & Morogoro Rural)-1, (Gairo DC & Kilosa DC)-1 and (Chemba DC & Kondoa DC | Tanzania | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, September 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

As the Business Development Officer, generally will be responsible with identification, mapping, coaching, mentoring and linking youth farmer service centers to various value chain actors for the purpose of job creation and last mile delivery of services demanded by farmers. The Business Development Officer (BDO) will report directly to the Project Coordinator with the following roles:

• . Identify, profile and onboard new potential youth-led FSCs (MSMEs, AMCOS/youth groups, Lead farmer, VBAA).
• .Carry out business capacity needs assessment, including financial maturity assessment and develop BCAT report, FSCs tie ring and develop customized capacity development plans.
• .Facilitate business development and entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and coaching (BDEC) for FSCs based on business and entrepreneurial skills.
• . Create business opportunities in the value chain to attract youth, particularly young women to engage and realize income growth and employment through strengthening of MSMEs and financial inclusion while Facilitating youth access to relevant regulatory bodies-such as TFRA, SIDO, TBS, and TOSCI, to obtain necessary permits, enroll in accredited training programs, and meet compliance requirements for launching and sustaining agribusiness and service ventures.
• Identify, profile and perform due diligence to public and private sector partners to be engaged in provision of inputs, finance, aggregation, off taking, mechanization, marketing and other services to FSCs and youth.
• Link and coordinate service providers both public and private sector partners with FSCs, and facilitate access to demand driven products, services (aggregated) and information, through B2B and B2C meeting at regional/ village level and collaborate with them to integrate youth FSCs into the supply chain as commission-based aggregators, strengthening last-mile delivery of agricultural inputs and creating income-generating opportunities for youth.
• . Support full participation of women and youth in the project through participatory approaches and Identify strategies to attract youth in agriculture and their engagement with new and existing Fos.
• Support FSCs, esp. small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in value addition (agro processing, produce grading, standardization of produce, and by products utilization) of the value chain to enhance market linkages.
• . Provide youth with tailored training and support in agribusiness models such as brooding, poultry fattening, tree nurseries, QDS production, and spraying services, and connect them with strategic partners to secure production resources and market access.
• Collaborate with LGAs to strengthen the capacity of youth groups in development of viable business plans, effectively leverage the 4-4-2 loan scheme and other funding opportunities.
• Conduct training in financial literacy and management to youth-led FSCs and Build the financial literacy and operational efficiency of VSLA and VICOBA structures, while supporting their integration into formal financial systems to unlock funding and investment potential.
• . Enhancing marketing activities for agricultural produce at the aggregation or collection centers/warehouses and strengthening relationships between buyers/traders and farmers to maintain reliable markets.
• Facilitate linkage meeting between farmers and FSCs with marketable surplus to local and regional markets to ensure access to profitable market opportunities.
• .Provide TOT FSCs and support cascading program on marketing strategies, including collective market approaches, identification of market channels, negotiation of offtake agreements, and adoption of proactive techniques for engaging with buyers and expanding market reach.

Other activities

• .Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly reports
• .Prepare success stories

Qualification requirements

• .Bachelor in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics Agriculture, Agronomy are more preferred)
• . At least 3 years’ working experience with Smallholder farmers (especially female youth)in creating jobs and facilitation to access inputs, markets, finance and mechanization
• Must have excellent knowledge in cereals sunflower, horticulture and poultry production, as well as possess strong leadership skills and have a proven track record in agribusiness development projects.
• .Excellent writing skills and oral communication skills
• . Ability to work independently and produce quality communications under tight deadlines.
• Fluency in oral and written Kiswahili and English Computer knowledge in Microsoft word, Excel,zoom/Google meeting

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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