Programme Associate, Market Access, SC6
2025-11-24T08:48:45+00:00
WFP
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Dodoma
Dodoma
00000
Tanzania
Nonprofit, and NGO
Management, Social Services & Nonprofit
2025-12-26T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
The Programme Associate will provide technical support to implementing partners, stakeholders and the community, ensuring quality of implementation, process monitoring and reporting on implementation status. Additionally, the position holder will support the activity manager to design, right fit, train and rollout implementation of activities and interventions on PHHS, aggregation, BDS, youth and women entrepreneurship and linkage to viable markets
Specific tasks and responsibilities will include the following:
- Provide technical support and assist in the design, coordination and analysis of market-based methodologies and approaches to improve productivity, PHL and access to viable market for smallholder value chains.
- Support project implementing partners to trouble shoot, identify gaps, market-based solutions, and incentives to link smallholder farmers to private sector market systems.
- Act as a point of contact with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions for inquiries on PHHS, Aggregation, and Market linkages for AMCOs, aggregators and smallholder farmers.
- Contribute to the training of technical staff from implementing partners and service providers in project methodologies and implementation tools related to agriculture, food, and market systems including development of training and user manuals for Micro-Aggregators, AMCOS, and Traders.
- Integrate community approaches, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities and ensure that there are strong linkages on gender transformation between program activities.
- Support the identification and targeting of farmer organizations and farmer-friendly aggregators through vetting, and due diligence process. Specifically, assess and analyze the profiles of target farmer organizations and their farm business management practice.
- Coordinate and manage farmer training on good agronomic practices (GAP) and regenerative agriculture, post-harvest handling, logistics delivery planning Ensure effective knowledge transfer by instituting and leveraging the lead farmer structure within the supported farmer organizations
- Support technical design and development of WFP training modules on business development for agribusinesses, aggregators, AMCOS on financial management, food safety, quality and quantity in collaboration with WFP nutrition, Supply chain, government, research organizations and academia.
- Provide specialized project management support on PHHS, aggregation, collectives including AMCOS and FCS development, and linkage to viable markets across all active and pipeline project activities ensuring timely and quality delivery in accordance with project plans and targets.
- Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate analyses of services delivered and to ensure efficient delivery of PHHS and market linkage activities including Farm to Market alliance approaches.
- Provide information and guidance to cooperating partners to enhance services to farmers and increase livelihood opportunities by working closely with private sector.
- Support timely and accurate project monitoring, review for cooperating partner reports; compare content to field monitor reports; escalate significant issues; agree on actions; and ensure actions are implemented.
- Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of the field level operational queries and problems and timely resolve issues raised through the Complaints and Feedback Mechanism.
Other Tasks
- Perform any other tasks required by the activity and SO managers.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: University Degree in one or more of the following disciplines: Agriculture/Agronomy, Horticulture, Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Agricultural Extension, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
Experience: Have minimum of 3 years working experience working in comparable and/or relevant position in the public service or private sector or an International Organization.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Demonstrate ability to analyze and write report as well as engage with external relevant stakeholders such as Government, UN Agencies, NGOs and Private Sector.
- Good understanding of food security vulnerability policies, strategies and operational framework of agricultural sector in Tanzania, and ability to link analysis to Programme design, in the context of WFP programmes.
Languages: Fluency (level C) in both written and oral communication in English and Swahili languages.
Provide technical support and assist in the design, coordination and analysis of market-based methodologies and approaches to improve productivity, PHL and access to viable market for smallholder value chains. Support project implementing partners to trouble shoot, identify gaps, market-based solutions, and incentives to link smallholder farmers to private sector market systems. Act as a point of contact with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions for inquiries on PHHS, Aggregation, and Market linkages for AMCOs, aggregators and smallholder farmers. Contribute to the training of technical staff from implementing partners and service providers in project methodologies and implementation tools related to agriculture, food, and market systems including development of training and user manuals for Micro-Aggregators, AMCOS, and Traders. Integrate community approaches, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities and ensure that there are strong linkages on gender transformation between program activities. Support the identification and targeting of farmer organizations and farmer-friendly aggregators through vetting, and due diligence process. Specifically, assess and analyze the profiles of target farmer organizations and their farm business management practice. Coordinate and manage farmer training on good agronomic practices (GAP) and regenerative agriculture, post-harvest handling, logistics delivery planning Ensure effective knowledge transfer by instituting and leveraging the lead farmer structure within the supported farmer organizations Support technical design and development of WFP training modules on business development for agribusinesses, aggregators, AMCOS on financial management, food safety, quality and quantity in collaboration with WFP nutrition, Supply chain, government, research organizations and academia. Provide specialized project management support on PHHS, aggregation, collectives including AMCOS and FCS development, and linkage to viable markets across all active and pipeline project activities ensuring timely and quality delivery in accordance with project plans and targets. Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate analyses of services delivered and to ensure efficient delivery of PHHS and market linkage activities including Farm to Market alliance approaches. Provide information and guidance to cooperating partners to enhance services to farmers and increase livelihood opportunities by working closely with private sector. Support timely and accurate project monitoring, review for cooperating partner reports; compare content to field monitor reports; escalate significant issues; agree on actions; and ensure actions are implemented. Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of the field level operational queries and problems and timely resolve issues raised through the Complaints and Feedback Mechanism. Other Tasks Perform any other tasks required by the activity and SO managers.
University Degree in one or more of the following disciplines: Agriculture/Agronomy, Horticulture, Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Agricultural Extension, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution. Experience: Have minimum of 3 years working experience working in comparable and/or relevant position in the public service or private sector or an International Organization.
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Vacancy title:
Programme Associate, Market Access, SC6
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management, Social Services & Nonprofit]
Jobs at:
WFP
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, December 26 2025
Duty Station:
Dodoma | Dodoma | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, November 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
The Programme Associate will provide technical support to implementing partners, stakeholders and the community, ensuring quality of implementation, process monitoring and reporting on implementation status. Additionally, the position holder will support the activity manager to design, right fit, train and rollout implementation of activities and interventions on PHHS, aggregation, BDS, youth and women entrepreneurship and linkage to viable markets
Specific tasks and responsibilities will include the following:
- Provide technical support and assist in the design, coordination and analysis of market-based methodologies and approaches to improve productivity, PHL and access to viable market for smallholder value chains.
- Support project implementing partners to trouble shoot, identify gaps, market-based solutions, and incentives to link smallholder farmers to private sector market systems.
- Act as a point of contact with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions for inquiries on PHHS, Aggregation, and Market linkages for AMCOs, aggregators and smallholder farmers.
- Contribute to the training of technical staff from implementing partners and service providers in project methodologies and implementation tools related to agriculture, food, and market systems including development of training and user manuals for Micro-Aggregators, AMCOS, and Traders.
- Integrate community approaches, gender sensitivity and capacity building into all activities and ensure that there are strong linkages on gender transformation between program activities.
- Support the identification and targeting of farmer organizations and farmer-friendly aggregators through vetting, and due diligence process. Specifically, assess and analyze the profiles of target farmer organizations and their farm business management practice.
- Coordinate and manage farmer training on good agronomic practices (GAP) and regenerative agriculture, post-harvest handling, logistics delivery planning Ensure effective knowledge transfer by instituting and leveraging the lead farmer structure within the supported farmer organizations
- Support technical design and development of WFP training modules on business development for agribusinesses, aggregators, AMCOS on financial management, food safety, quality and quantity in collaboration with WFP nutrition, Supply chain, government, research organizations and academia.
- Provide specialized project management support on PHHS, aggregation, collectives including AMCOS and FCS development, and linkage to viable markets across all active and pipeline project activities ensuring timely and quality delivery in accordance with project plans and targets.
- Coordinate and communicate with local partners, agencies, NGOs and government institutions to perform accurate analyses of services delivered and to ensure efficient delivery of PHHS and market linkage activities including Farm to Market alliance approaches.
- Provide information and guidance to cooperating partners to enhance services to farmers and increase livelihood opportunities by working closely with private sector.
- Support timely and accurate project monitoring, review for cooperating partner reports; compare content to field monitor reports; escalate significant issues; agree on actions; and ensure actions are implemented.
- Act as a point of contact for resolution of a range of the field level operational queries and problems and timely resolve issues raised through the Complaints and Feedback Mechanism.
Other Tasks
- Perform any other tasks required by the activity and SO managers.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education: University Degree in one or more of the following disciplines: Agriculture/Agronomy, Horticulture, Agriculture Economics, Agribusiness, Agricultural Extension, or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
Experience: Have minimum of 3 years working experience working in comparable and/or relevant position in the public service or private sector or an International Organization.
Knowledge & Skills:
- Demonstrate ability to analyze and write report as well as engage with external relevant stakeholders such as Government, UN Agencies, NGOs and Private Sector.
- Good understanding of food security vulnerability policies, strategies and operational framework of agricultural sector in Tanzania, and ability to link analysis to Programme design, in the context of WFP programmes.
Languages: Fluency (level C) in both written and oral communication in English and Swahili languages.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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