Field Extension Officer
2025-04-04T12:31:57+00:00
World Vision
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FULL_TIME
Kigoma
Dar es Salaam
00000
Tanzania
Business Management and Administration
Admin & Office
2025-04-12T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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Key Responsibilities:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Activity
Project Direct Implementation
- Achieve high-quality project implementation and reporting of project interventions, track the targets and share on time with the District Project Coordinator, DME and WVT Head Office
- Innovatively collaborate with partners, allies, LGAs and like-minded stakeholders to influence policy and achieve a multiplied impact;
- Maintain a tight understanding of all field activities, program strategies, resources and actual responsibilities as necessary to ensure appropriate progress toward objectives;
- Contribute to improved food security, resilience, and employment opportunities among targeted beneficiaries.
- Identify and work with vulnerable and needy households in the assigned project location within the District Council.
- Work with project beneficiaries and partners to social cohesion between refugees and host communities through the promotion of peace and stability.
- Enhance gender equality & protection for project beneficiaries
- Spearhead all day-to-day project operations.
End Results
- Effective project implementation according to PDD and Log frame.
- Inclusion of the most vulnerable households in the project interventions.
Activity
Project Budget and Resource Management
- Participate in annual and multiyear budget plans, reviews, and report preparation in collaboration with finance staff.
- Ensure compliance with WVT finance policy and donor requirements in management and use of financial and non-financial resources;
- Take part in the management of project funds, including monitoring of monthly budget burn rates, budget realignments, and supporting internal and external auditing;
- Creating synergies and resource leverage with local government and other actors through facilitating integrated district and local level planning and budgeting;
End Results
Effective activity implementation according to the approved budget, WV and donor standards.
Activity
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEAL) and Reporting
- Adapt in collaboration with project colleagues, especially the MEAL Officer, the project's theory of change;
- Participate in the development and spearhead the implementation of the program’s impact measurement system, including the collection of baseline and periodic data for tracking programme performance and decision making;
- Deliberately collaborate with other World Vision projects, ensure that the project is well implemented, generate evidence for policy impact and contribute to World Vision and WFP strategies.
- Prepare and share quality project progress reports as per timelines and submit them to the relevant authority;
- Take part in annual program review meeting to assess progress, adjust plans, and draw/disseminate lessons learned;
- Participate in planning, organizing and conducting reflective learning forums (quarterly reflection meetings, workshops, etc) internally and externally with project stakeholders, including the government.
End Results:
Quality monitoring, evaluation, and learning to enhance project progress towards the goal and influence decision-making
Activity
Networking, visibility, and donor recognition
- Establish and maintain good relations with partners, LGA stakeholders and other consortium members about implementation and accountability.
- Ensures project interventions and donors are recognized by the government, partners and communities through project branding, and participation in different forums, including national, zonal, regional and local events.
- Develop and support effective linkages and collaboration with key public institutions in the relevant field.
- Represent the project in various assigned learning and sharing meetings/workshops/conferences.
- Facilitate documentation and sharing of processes, challenges, best practices and lessons learnt among partners in the consortium.
- Build a network and create a positive image about the project, WV and WFP in general
And Other Duties as Assigned by the Supervisor.
Required Professional Experience:
- Must have at least six months of experience in the implementation of agriculture or rural development projects.
- Experience with INGOs, WFP and other UN Agencies' project management is an added advantage.
- Must have experience working in and interacting with rural communities.
- Having worked in the refugee and host communities’ context is an added advantage.
- Should have experience and a general understanding of inclusive and holistic programming, such as but not limited to GESI responsive and transformative designs, Environment, market-led approaches, Financial Management, and related mainstreaming strategies and activities, especially in the livelihood sector.
Required Education Qualification: Should have a university degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Agriculture general, Rural Development, Community Development or Other related fields.
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications:
- Report writing skills: Ability to write reports
- Strong facilitation skills in the community
- Basic understanding of advocacy approaches and issues at local and/or national levels.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and Swahili
- Proven experience in facilitating effective project documentation and dissemination of results to a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines
- Strong commitment to WV Values, Mission and Vision
Project Direct Implementation Achieve high-quality project implementation and reporting of project interventions, track the targets and share on time with the District Project Coordinator, DME and WVT Head Office Innovatively collaborate with partners, allies, LGAs and like-minded stakeholders to influence policy and achieve a multiplied impact; Maintain a tight understanding of all field activities, program strategies, resources and actual responsibilities as necessary to ensure appropriate progress toward objectives; Contribute to improved food security, resilience, and employment opportunities among targeted beneficiaries. Identify and work with vulnerable and needy households in the assigned project location within the District Council. Work with project beneficiaries and partners to social cohesion between refugees and host communities through the promotion of peace and stability. Enhance gender equality & protection for project beneficiaries Spearhead all day-to-day project operations. End Results Effective project implementation according to PDD and Log frame. Inclusion of the most vulnerable households in the project interventions. Activity Project Budget and Resource Management Participate in annual and multiyear budget plans, reviews, and report preparation in collaboration with finance staff. Ensure compliance with WVT finance policy and donor requirements in management and use of financial and non-financial resources; Take part in the management of project funds, including monitoring of monthly budget burn rates, budget realignments, and supporting internal and external auditing; Creating synergies and resource leverage with local government and other actors through facilitating integrated district and local level planning and budgeting; End Results Effective activity implementation according to the approved budget, WV and donor standards. Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEAL) and Reporting Adapt in collaboration with project colleagues, especially the MEAL Officer, the project's theory of change; Participate in the development and spearhead the implementation of the program’s impact measurement system, including the collection of baseline and periodic data for tracking programme performance and decision making; Deliberately collaborate with other World Vision projects, ensure that the project is well implemented, generate evidence for policy impact and contribute to World Vision and WFP strategies. Prepare and share quality project progress reports as per timelines and submit them to the relevant authority; Take part in annual program review meeting to assess progress, adjust plans, and draw/disseminate lessons learned; Participate in planning, organizing and conducting reflective learning forums (quarterly reflection meetings, workshops, etc) internally and externally with project stakeholders, including the government. End Results: Quality monitoring, evaluation, and learning to enhance project progress towards the goal and influence decision-making Activity Networking, visibility, and donor recognition Establish and maintain good relations with partners, LGA stakeholders and other consortium members about implementation and accountability. Ensures project interventions and donors are recognized by the government, partners and communities through project branding, and participation in different forums, including national, zonal, regional and local events. Develop and support effective linkages and collaboration with key public institutions in the relevant field. Represent the project in various assigned learning and sharing meetings/workshops/conferences. Facilitate documentation and sharing of processes, challenges, best practices and lessons learnt among partners in the consortium. Build a network and create a positive image about the project, WV and WFP in general And Other Duties as Assigned by the Supervisor.
Report writing skills: Ability to write reports Strong facilitation skills in the community Basic understanding of advocacy approaches and issues at local and/or national levels. Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and Swahili Proven experience in facilitating effective project documentation and dissemination of results to a wide range of audiences. Ability to work under tight deadlines Strong commitment to WV Values, Mission and Vision
Should have a university degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Agriculture general, Rural Development, Community Development or Other related fields.
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Vacancy title:
Field Extension Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
World Vision
Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, April 12 2025
Duty Station:
Kigoma | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, April 4 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Key Responsibilities:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Activity
Project Direct Implementation
- Achieve high-quality project implementation and reporting of project interventions, track the targets and share on time with the District Project Coordinator, DME and WVT Head Office
- Innovatively collaborate with partners, allies, LGAs and like-minded stakeholders to influence policy and achieve a multiplied impact;
- Maintain a tight understanding of all field activities, program strategies, resources and actual responsibilities as necessary to ensure appropriate progress toward objectives;
- Contribute to improved food security, resilience, and employment opportunities among targeted beneficiaries.
- Identify and work with vulnerable and needy households in the assigned project location within the District Council.
- Work with project beneficiaries and partners to social cohesion between refugees and host communities through the promotion of peace and stability.
- Enhance gender equality & protection for project beneficiaries
- Spearhead all day-to-day project operations.
End Results
- Effective project implementation according to PDD and Log frame.
- Inclusion of the most vulnerable households in the project interventions.
Activity
Project Budget and Resource Management
- Participate in annual and multiyear budget plans, reviews, and report preparation in collaboration with finance staff.
- Ensure compliance with WVT finance policy and donor requirements in management and use of financial and non-financial resources;
- Take part in the management of project funds, including monitoring of monthly budget burn rates, budget realignments, and supporting internal and external auditing;
- Creating synergies and resource leverage with local government and other actors through facilitating integrated district and local level planning and budgeting;
End Results
Effective activity implementation according to the approved budget, WV and donor standards.
Activity
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEAL) and Reporting
- Adapt in collaboration with project colleagues, especially the MEAL Officer, the project's theory of change;
- Participate in the development and spearhead the implementation of the program’s impact measurement system, including the collection of baseline and periodic data for tracking programme performance and decision making;
- Deliberately collaborate with other World Vision projects, ensure that the project is well implemented, generate evidence for policy impact and contribute to World Vision and WFP strategies.
- Prepare and share quality project progress reports as per timelines and submit them to the relevant authority;
- Take part in annual program review meeting to assess progress, adjust plans, and draw/disseminate lessons learned;
- Participate in planning, organizing and conducting reflective learning forums (quarterly reflection meetings, workshops, etc) internally and externally with project stakeholders, including the government.
End Results:
Quality monitoring, evaluation, and learning to enhance project progress towards the goal and influence decision-making
Activity
Networking, visibility, and donor recognition
- Establish and maintain good relations with partners, LGA stakeholders and other consortium members about implementation and accountability.
- Ensures project interventions and donors are recognized by the government, partners and communities through project branding, and participation in different forums, including national, zonal, regional and local events.
- Develop and support effective linkages and collaboration with key public institutions in the relevant field.
- Represent the project in various assigned learning and sharing meetings/workshops/conferences.
- Facilitate documentation and sharing of processes, challenges, best practices and lessons learnt among partners in the consortium.
- Build a network and create a positive image about the project, WV and WFP in general
And Other Duties as Assigned by the Supervisor.
Required Professional Experience:
- Must have at least six months of experience in the implementation of agriculture or rural development projects.
- Experience with INGOs, WFP and other UN Agencies' project management is an added advantage.
- Must have experience working in and interacting with rural communities.
- Having worked in the refugee and host communities’ context is an added advantage.
- Should have experience and a general understanding of inclusive and holistic programming, such as but not limited to GESI responsive and transformative designs, Environment, market-led approaches, Financial Management, and related mainstreaming strategies and activities, especially in the livelihood sector.
Required Education Qualification: Should have a university degree in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Agriculture general, Rural Development, Community Development or Other related fields.
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications:
- Report writing skills: Ability to write reports
- Strong facilitation skills in the community
- Basic understanding of advocacy approaches and issues at local and/or national levels.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills in English and Swahili
- Proven experience in facilitating effective project documentation and dissemination of results to a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines
- Strong commitment to WV Values, Mission and Vision
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 6
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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