Programme Policy Officer – Production & Market Systems Development, NOB FT
2025-09-11T13:32:54+00:00
WFP
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FULL_TIME
Dodoma
Dodoma
00000
Tanzania
Professional Services
Admin & Office
2025-09-24T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Closely oversee the implementation of all projects, to ensure that they are on track as per WFP and donor project and budgetary requirements, providing technical guidance and support to the team, and identifying and addressing any challenges, building capacity of WFP staff and partners in the process, utilizing M&E data to inform and improve programming.
- Manage a team of specialised staff, supporting successful performance, ensuring deliverables are met and facilitating strong coordination and communication across SOs, sub-offices and country office;
- Ensure high quality and timely project reporting;
- Support the development and successful implementation of government, public and private sector stakeholder engagement, including policy and strategy support as required;
- Provide technical expertise and backstopping in the development of market-based business interventions and strategies for the WFP’s Smallholder Farmer Support (SO3) Unit across selected value chains.
- Create opportunities for collaboration between the different workstreams to promote integration and a broad food systems approach with the cross-cutting lens on gender, youth (Youth-in-Work), disabilities, social protection & resilience.
- Provide professional and technical guidance support on areas of MSMEs, financial institutions, bank guarantee schemes including insurance products linking to existing collaboration with partner institutions in scaling up smallholder farmers interventions.
- Work in close coordination across SOs and with relevant internal units to foster the engagement of other stakeholders and partners (farmers groups, aggregators, off-takers, business service providers/MSMEs, insurance providers and credit providers).
- Work with country office teams to support a pipeline of private sector buyers and identify various associated risks and issues concerning their procurement engagement in Tanzania and propose possible solutions to CO management.
- Organize strategic regular meetings (preliminary and follow up) and attend workshops and seminars at the national, regional and district level on behalf of WFP, including reviews and improvements of the smallholder sourcing strategies.
- Lead the expansion of aggregation networks leveraging the Farmers Service Centre (FSC) model in rural areas to improve access to agricultural input and output markets for smallholders and other value chain players, especially women and young people.
- Coordinate across teams regarding the use of digital and e-commerce platforms to enhance equity and inclusive access to various agribusiness services including financial services, markets, logistics, weather and market information, insurance products and mechanization services.
- Provide the lead in ensuring aggregators adhere to commodity standards that meet market requirements including volumes and grade.
- Support resource mobilisation efforts, including liaison with donors.
- Perform any other related duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education: University degree or postgraduate in one or more of the following disciplines: Business Administration, Economics (Agriculture or General), Agribusiness Management, Agriculture Science, Project Management and administration, or a field relevant to agricultural value chain and market systems development would be an asset.
Desired experience for entry into the role:
- At least 3-5 years of working in postgraduate experience, with proven experience in planning and implementing smallholder farmer projects.
- Experience in supporting and capacity building of partners at national or sub-national levels.
- Strong writing and communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience in government, private sector and donor liaison.
- Experience in implementing agribusiness projects and conducting of value chain analysis with a strong focus on the private sector.
- Strong project management and marketing within public or private sectors using market systems development approaches.
- Field level experience with smallholders and pro-smallholder procurement, and MSMEs development work.
- Demonstrated knowledge of gender responsiveness to the agriculture sector.
- Strong knowledge and experience in market access approaches that work for smallholder farmers.
- Competencies in problem solving, negotiation skills and ability to travel extensively in remote areas.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Swahili and any other official UN language would be an asset.
Closely oversee the implementation of all projects, to ensure that they are on track as per WFP and donor project and budgetary requirements, providing technical guidance and support to the team, and identifying and addressing any challenges, building capacity of WFP staff and partners in the process, utilizing M&E data to inform and improve programming. Manage a team of specialised staff, supporting successful performance, ensuring deliverables are met and facilitating strong coordination and communication across SOs, sub-offices and country office; Ensure high quality and timely project reporting; Support the development and successful implementation of government, public and private sector stakeholder engagement, including policy and strategy support as required; Provide technical expertise and backstopping in the development of market-based business interventions and strategies for the WFP’s Smallholder Farmer Support (SO3) Unit across selected value chains. Create opportunities for collaboration between the different workstreams to promote integration and a broad food systems approach with the cross-cutting lens on gender, youth (Youth-in-Work), disabilities, social protection & resilience. Provide professional and technical guidance support on areas of MSMEs, financial institutions, bank guarantee schemes including insurance products linking to existing collaboration with partner institutions in scaling up smallholder farmers interventions. Work in close coordination across SOs and with relevant internal units to foster the engagement of other stakeholders and partners (farmers groups, aggregators, off-takers, business service providers/MSMEs, insurance providers and credit providers). Work with country office teams to support a pipeline of private sector buyers and identify various associated risks and issues concerning their procurement engagement in Tanzania and propose possible solutions to CO management. Organize strategic regular meetings (preliminary and follow up) and attend workshops and seminars at the national, regional and district level on behalf of WFP, including reviews and improvements of the smallholder sourcing strategies. Lead the expansion of aggregation networks leveraging the Farmers Service Centre (FSC) model in rural areas to improve access to agricultural input and output markets for smallholders and other value chain players, especially women and young people. Coordinate across teams regarding the use of digital and e-commerce platforms to enhance equity and inclusive access to various agribusiness services including financial services, markets, logistics, weather and market information, insurance products and mechanization services. Provide the lead in ensuring aggregators adhere to commodity standards that meet market requirements including volumes and grade. Support resource mobilisation efforts, including liaison with donors. Perform any other related duties as required.
Education: University degree or postgraduate in one or more of the following disciplines: Business Administration, Economics (Agriculture or General), Agribusiness Management, Agriculture Science, Project Management and administration, or a field relevant to agricultural value chain and market systems development would be an asset. Desired experience for entry into the role: At least 3-5 years of working in postgraduate experience, with proven experience in planning and implementing smallholder farmer projects. Experience in supporting and capacity building of partners at national or sub-national levels. Strong writing and communication skills. Demonstrated experience in government, private sector and donor liaison. Experience in implementing agribusiness projects and conducting of value chain analysis with a strong focus on the private sector. Strong project management and marketing within public or private sectors using market systems development approaches. Field level experience with smallholders and pro-smallholder procurement, and MSMEs development work. Demonstrated knowledge of gender responsiveness to the agriculture sector. Strong knowledge and experience in market access approaches that work for smallholder farmers. Competencies in problem solving, negotiation skills and ability to travel extensively in remote areas.
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Vacancy title:
Programme Policy Officer – Production & Market Systems Development, NOB FT
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Admin & Office]
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Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, September 24 2025
Duty Station:
Dodoma | Dodoma | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Closely oversee the implementation of all projects, to ensure that they are on track as per WFP and donor project and budgetary requirements, providing technical guidance and support to the team, and identifying and addressing any challenges, building capacity of WFP staff and partners in the process, utilizing M&E data to inform and improve programming.
- Manage a team of specialised staff, supporting successful performance, ensuring deliverables are met and facilitating strong coordination and communication across SOs, sub-offices and country office;
- Ensure high quality and timely project reporting;
- Support the development and successful implementation of government, public and private sector stakeholder engagement, including policy and strategy support as required;
- Provide technical expertise and backstopping in the development of market-based business interventions and strategies for the WFP’s Smallholder Farmer Support (SO3) Unit across selected value chains.
- Create opportunities for collaboration between the different workstreams to promote integration and a broad food systems approach with the cross-cutting lens on gender, youth (Youth-in-Work), disabilities, social protection & resilience.
- Provide professional and technical guidance support on areas of MSMEs, financial institutions, bank guarantee schemes including insurance products linking to existing collaboration with partner institutions in scaling up smallholder farmers interventions.
- Work in close coordination across SOs and with relevant internal units to foster the engagement of other stakeholders and partners (farmers groups, aggregators, off-takers, business service providers/MSMEs, insurance providers and credit providers).
- Work with country office teams to support a pipeline of private sector buyers and identify various associated risks and issues concerning their procurement engagement in Tanzania and propose possible solutions to CO management.
- Organize strategic regular meetings (preliminary and follow up) and attend workshops and seminars at the national, regional and district level on behalf of WFP, including reviews and improvements of the smallholder sourcing strategies.
- Lead the expansion of aggregation networks leveraging the Farmers Service Centre (FSC) model in rural areas to improve access to agricultural input and output markets for smallholders and other value chain players, especially women and young people.
- Coordinate across teams regarding the use of digital and e-commerce platforms to enhance equity and inclusive access to various agribusiness services including financial services, markets, logistics, weather and market information, insurance products and mechanization services.
- Provide the lead in ensuring aggregators adhere to commodity standards that meet market requirements including volumes and grade.
- Support resource mobilisation efforts, including liaison with donors.
- Perform any other related duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Education: University degree or postgraduate in one or more of the following disciplines: Business Administration, Economics (Agriculture or General), Agribusiness Management, Agriculture Science, Project Management and administration, or a field relevant to agricultural value chain and market systems development would be an asset.
Desired experience for entry into the role:
- At least 3-5 years of working in postgraduate experience, with proven experience in planning and implementing smallholder farmer projects.
- Experience in supporting and capacity building of partners at national or sub-national levels.
- Strong writing and communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience in government, private sector and donor liaison.
- Experience in implementing agribusiness projects and conducting of value chain analysis with a strong focus on the private sector.
- Strong project management and marketing within public or private sectors using market systems development approaches.
- Field level experience with smallholders and pro-smallholder procurement, and MSMEs development work.
- Demonstrated knowledge of gender responsiveness to the agriculture sector.
- Strong knowledge and experience in market access approaches that work for smallholder farmers.
- Competencies in problem solving, negotiation skills and ability to travel extensively in remote areas.
Language: Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Swahili and any other official UN language would be an asset.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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