Summary
Date Posted: 11th April 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full_Time , Currency: TZS , Value: 2812500 , Minimum: 1968000 , Maximum: 8437000 , Period: MONTH

JOB DETAILS:
About myAgro
myAgro is an award-winning non-profit social enterprise based in West Africa. We have pioneered a mobile savings model that allows farmers to invest their own funds in high-quality seed, fertilizer, and agricultural training to increase their harvest and income by 50-100%. Our North Star is to help 1 million farmers increase their incomes by $1.50 per day by 2025 and lift themselves out of poverty. Learn more from myAgro’s founder and CEO here.
About this Role
myAgro is seeking seasoned but hands-on leaders to oversee the execution of myAgro’s long-term program strategy in Tanzania. Tanzania is an integral part of myAgro’s operations, and we have big plans for expansion and impact in the coming years: increasing our impact, reaching new geographic areas, innovating on our current models, and preparing myAgro to serve as a model for organizations reaching smallholder farmers around the globe. The Country Director – Tanzania will provide critical operational leadership to myAgro’s Tanzania program as we grow, ensuring our operations run smoothly and efficiently as we scale to reach tens of thousands more farmers in the coming years..

Responsibilities Include:
Key Goals for Next 2 Years for Tanzania
• Scale – grow from 400+ farmer pilot to 20,000+ farmers in the next 2 years, including piloting and growing a 2nd Savings Group network partnership.
• Impact – Work with sales and agriculture teams to sell packages that increase farmers’ income towards myAgro’s goal of $550 on average per farmer (this will increase farmer income by $1.50 per day to move them to middle income poverty levels.)
• Sustainability – Increase financial sustainability of field program through improved systems, processes and efficient staffing ratios supported by excellent training and supervision.
• Organizational capacity: Recruit, train, and invest in the professional development of strong Tanzanian leadership in all key departments..

Required Experience:
• English proficiency required
• A minimum of 10 years professional work experience with at least 3 years in an organizational leadership role. Preferably your background is a mix of non-profit and corporate roles, with experience implementing projects in developing countries.
• You’ve planned, managed and executed a large budget.
• You’ve built effective relationships with external stakeholders from the private and/or public sector.
• You’ve utilized KPIs, or similar metrics, to manage and direct an organization towards success.
• You’ve managed staff and demonstrated strong facilitation and training skills.
Additionally, you should possess the following:
• Passion for myAgro and our mission – the needs and realities of the farmers we serve are our top priority
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Organized and an efficient work style – able to consistently exceed expectations when dealing with farmers, team members, partners and donors
• Exceptional creative problem-solving skills – work effectively in a challenging and resource-constrained environment.
• Comfortable making decisions in the face of ambiguity
• Comfort in a fast-paced, high demand environment in a developing country
• Flexibility, a sense of humor, an open mind, and a diligent work ethic are necessary for success

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