JOB ADVERT:Community Initiative Officer -Arusha

snochet · 2013-01-03T05:47:51+00:00

JOB ADVERT Community Initiative Officer Background : In line with the mission of Omasi, the Social Department plays a critical role in creating viable, locally owned enterprises producing economic gains and beneficial social outcomes that help counter rural-urban migration. The core business of OMASI´s Social Department (SD) is to build and foster strong linkages between the Omasi and the communities with a view to promote the economic, social and environmental impact of Omasi and its value chains and enhance the social-economic welfare of the rural population. Function characteristics: The community initiative officer will play a central role in realizing these objectives by performing the following duties and tasks · Support the Omasi Liaison Manager to develop and implement a strategy and plan for OMASI involvement with and support to communities, · Identify and select the villages, sub-villages and communities with whom Omasi and its partners will work for specific projects · Support communities, groups and/or social entrepreneurs in the planning and feasibility analysis (business case) of economic initiatives. Examples: (SisiOmasi) shops, milk bikers, wood collectors groups, bakeries, candle factory ... · Establishment and strengthening of producer associations and similar groups like beekeeper groups, milk suppliers associations, wood collections groups. · Support the establishment of social businesses by individual or group entrepreneurs (like bakeries or shops) and coach these entrepreneurs during start-up of their business. · Support and strengthen the communities in managing and maintaining water and electricity supply systems. · Capacity development, training and coaching of community groups and individuals in skills needed to run their projects (technically and in management) · Help introducing a micro-finance facility that will allow groups and individuals to access financial resources for investing in their projects, · Support the community-based environmental conservation and natural resources management programmes of OMASi IMPORTANT : in all of the above activities the officer will work closely together with other actors especially : - Omasi value chain groups and companies - NGOs like IOPA - micro-finance institute or rural bank - government departments. Qualification and skills: - MSC (or BSc) in Community development economics with at least 5 years experience in social-economic development programmes and/or social enterprises, - Hands-on attitude and necessary social skills to pro-actively take up and carry out social-economic projects with communities / groups in rural areas - knowledge and experience in project planning including financial and economic feasibility analyses (fair expertise in business case development) - experience in participatory community-based development processes and methodologies - acquainted with the characteristics and challenges of social business development. - good knowledge and insight in rural development issues and challenges specifically of Simanjiro District and Maasai society - fluent in English, Kiswahili and Maasai language - good English writing skills - team player, networker, strong social skills, good communicator Please send your CV and motivation letter to Group Human Resources Manager, P.o.Box 12785, Arusha or Email to: israel@omasi.org

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Start date Jan 3, 2013

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