30 Agriculture/Irrigation Engineers job at Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)
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Vacancy title:
30 Agriculture/Irrigation Engineers

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Education, and Training , Category: Agribusiness ]

Jobs at:

Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA)

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, December 15 2023 

Duty Station:
Within Tanzania , Morogoro, East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 12 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Announcement of 200 Temporary Jobs Through a Special Program to Develop the Cotton Crop in The Country

Introduction
The Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) collaborates with the Ministry of Agriculture in the implementation of the program to involve young people in agriculture called Jenga Kesho Ilyo bora (Building a Better tomorrow- BBT). BBT is implemented through various strategies and projects in the value chain of crops and some of its goals are to increase employment for 20,000 youth and women through skills development activities (internship), to establish 12,000 economic activities at the village level as well as the cultivation of large farms (Block farms) by 2030.

As part of the strategy to strengthen extension services in this country, the Ministry of Agriculture has also planned to implement a special program for extension services through young graduates (BBT Agricultural Extension Entrepreneurship Scheme- BBT AEES). Through BBT-AEES, 200 positions need to be filled by graduates of agricultural fields to provide extension services in the cotton crop in the order of temporary employment as follows: -

Position: Agriculture/Irrigation Engineer (30 Positions)

Key responsibilities include:
• provide education on the maintenance of machines and equipment used in farm production
• To supervise the preparation of farms
• Managing the irrigation infrastructure
• Supervising the maintenance and adjustment of machines and equipment used in farm production
• Managing the production and improvements of farm infrastructure (warehouses, screen/greenhouses)
• Supervise the construction and improvement of roads in the countryside
• To manage the processing of the crops to be produced

Required qualifications
For this position the applicant must have the following qualifications:
• Let him be an honest Tanzanian, who is self-motivated and has good relations with others
• He must have graduated with a degree in agricultural engineering from a college recognized by the government
• He should not be employed or fired in the public service
• He has never been imprisoned for any criminal offence
• Be ready to work in various rural areas
• Be able to work well without supervision
• Be willing to work on a temporary contract and be paid a monthly allowance as specified in the contract
• He should be at least 18 years old and not more than 40 years’ old
• Be prepared to sign an agreement with performance criteria for the period
• of the relevant season
• Work experience in the cotton crop or participation in training to develop skills (internship) inside or outside the country are additional qualifications


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
All applications must be accompanied by
a) shadows of birth certificates, NIDA, certificates of secondary education and training colleges
b) academically.
c) Two recent passport size photographs of the applicant
d) Curriculum vitae of the applicant with complete address, telephone contact, e-mail address and addresses of three reliable referees All applications should be sent to the Department of Agriculture of the Sokoine University of Agriculture via email coa@sua.ac.tz and a copy to the head of the department of Soil Sciences and Geology soil@sua.ac.tz. Applicants are advised to send their application via email although they can also bring the application (hard copy) directly to the Rasi wa Ndaki agriculture office- SUA.

Application Deadline All applications must reach us before or by December 15, 2023.



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Job Info
Job Category: Environment, Forestry and Agriculture jobs in Tanzania
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, December 15 2023
Duty Station: Morogoro
Posted: 12-12-2023
No of Jobs: 30
Start Publishing: 12-12-2023
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 12-12-2077
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