JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
NAFAKA – KILIMO is a local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) working with both public and private actors in the food systems with the objectives of expanding market opportunities for agricultural development. NAFAKA – KILIMO fosters to generate efficiencies between various agricultural value chain actors, avoid redundancy while optimizing government and donor investments that strengthen economic growth and returns for business and optimizing agricultural production for farmers, micro, small, medium, and large agricultural producers and processors.
NAFAKA KILIMO is looking for personnel to cover the open vacancies as detailed below:
1. Business Development Officers: 3 Posts
- Locations: Morogoro Urban & Morogoro Rural (1), Gairo DC & Kilosa DC (1), Chemba DC & Kondoa DC (1)
Role Overview:
The Business Development Officer (BDO) will be responsible for identification, mapping, coaching, mentoring, and linking youth farmer service centers (FSCs) to various value chain actors for job creation and last-mile delivery of services demanded by farmers. The BDO reports to the Project Coordinator.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify, profile, and onboard new youth-led FSCs (MSMEs, AMCOS/youth groups, lead farmers, VBAAs).
- Conduct business capacity assessments and develop BCAT reports, FSCs tiering, and customized capacity development plans.
- Facilitate business development and entrepreneurship training, mentorship, and coaching (BDEC) for FSCs.
- Create business opportunities in the value chain to attract youth, especially women, and facilitate access to regulatory bodies (TFRA, SIDO, TBS, TOSCI) for compliance.
- Identify and engage public and private sector partners to provide inputs, finance, aggregation, off-taking, mechanization, marketing, and other services.
- Link and coordinate service providers with FSCs and facilitate access to demand-driven products and services through B2B and B2C meetings.
- Support participation of women and youth and identify strategies to attract youth to agriculture.
- Support FSCs, especially SMEs, in value addition, agro-processing, produce grading, and by-products utilization.
- Provide tailored agribusiness training (poultry, brooding, tree nurseries, QDS production, spraying services) and connect youth to resources and markets.
- Collaborate with LGAs to strengthen youth group capacity in business planning and funding opportunities.
- Conduct financial literacy and management training and support VSLA and VICOBA integration into formal financial systems.
- Enhance marketing activities for agricultural produce and facilitate linkage meetings with local and regional markets.
- Provide TOT FSCs and support cascading marketing strategies and collective market approaches.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports and document success stories.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agronomy preferred.
- At least 3 years’ experience with smallholder farmers, especially female youth, in job creation, access to inputs, markets, finance, and mechanization.
- Excellent knowledge in cereals, sunflower, horticulture, and poultry production.
- Strong leadership, writing, and oral communication skills.
- Ability to work independently under tight deadlines.
- Fluency in Kiswahili and English; proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Zoom/Google Meet.
2. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist: 1 Post
Role Overview:
The MEL Specialist will oversee all monitoring, evaluation, and learning activities, ensuring alignment with NAFAKA KILIMO’s MEL plan and donor requirements. The role involves designing, implementing, and managing systems to track project progress, impact, and performance while applying lessons learned for adaptive management.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop and update the Project MEL Plan, including theory of change, results framework, indicators, baseline data strategies, and resource planning.
- Organize learning events, pause-and-reflect sessions, and adaptive management analyses.
- Maintain engagement with WFP, donors, peer organizations, and government initiatives.
- Encourage youth and women participation in M&E tools and ensure beneficiary feedback mechanisms.
- Develop quantitative and qualitative data collection tools and protocols for monitoring and assessments.
- Conduct field visits and develop monitoring/performance management plans; train technical teams and partners.
- Ensure regular communication of MEL activities to stakeholders and contribute to donor reporting.
- Manage MEL resources, ensuring information availability and dissemination.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Economics, International Development, Computer Science, Statistics, Social Sciences, or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in M&E for international development programs.
- Experience integrating youth and women into project activities and working on M4P, CMSD, or RtMA projects.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative skills, data analysis, and reporting experience; proficiency in statistical software (ACCESS, SPSS, Excel, Power BI, ODK).
- Knowledge of WFP rules and regulations preferred.
- Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
- Proficiency in Kiswahili and English.
APPLY:
Send your cover letter and updated resume to [email protected] and copy [email protected] no later than 5th October 2025. The email subject line should include the job title and location.