ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SPECIALIST

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 Apply before: 14 Mar 2014

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor (SAGCOT) is an
international public private partnership that aims to transform agricultural in Tanzania’s Southern Corridor. Partners include local and international companies, farmers, development partners, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Tanzanian Government. By 2030, the partnership aims to attract USD 3.2 billion of investments, transforming 350,000 hectares of arable land into profitable production and lifting 10,000 small scale farmers into commercial farming to the Southern Corridor.

SAGCOT Centre Ltd is the administrative unit to the partnership and functions as a hub to promote investments in inclusive, sustainable commercial value chains. The SAGCOT Centre Ltd is also a neutral broker and catalyst that links different agriculture stakeholders in order to create synergies and help them achieve the SAGCOT objectives.

SAGCOT Centre Ltd is currently looking for:

Position: Environmental & Social Specialist (1)

Reporting to: Head of Cluster Development

Key Responsibilities:
- Act as an ambassador to initiate and implement the Green Growth and social agenda in cluster/corridor
- Conducting E&S situational analysis of all SAGCOT agribusiness related activities
- Developing E&S strategies, training modules/manuals/guidelines, and executing best E&S practices across Partner activities
- Generating a communication plan, quarterly E&S reports, and inputs to the SAGCOT Annual Progress Report on E&S aspects
- Linking SAGCOT farmers with projects/programs/NGOs, and initiating the transfer of knowledge between clusters

Qualifications & Experience
1) A Bachelors degree in Agriculture, or Agricultural Economics, or Business Administration, or Food Science; and 2) A minimum of 6-year experience in related field.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Kindly send your CV and cover letter to the addresses below:

Physical: Favorite Group Ltd. Infotech Place, 2nd Floor South, 565 Mwai Kibaki Road - Kawe Beach

Postal: Favorite Group Ltd, P. O. Box 105300, DSM TZ