Delivery Officer – Livestock and Fisheries

Location: Dodoma, Tanzania

AGRA and its Work to Transform Agriculture

AGRA is an African-led institution that actively supports the drive towards inclusive agricultural transformation and sustainable food systems. We do this by empowering the continent’s 33 million smallholder farming households to transform their agriculture from a struggle to survive to profitable businesses. The continent’s farmers regularly face challenges, and we aspire to provide uniquely African solutions that respond to their agricultural and environmental challenges, leading to increased harvests for reduced hunger and more income aligned with the Kampala CAADP and national priorities.

Working in alignment with the development priorities of our focus countries, we enable farmers to access improved and high-yielding seeds, gain knowledge on sustainable farming, and linkages to profitable markets. In our work, we aspire to build the alliances, partnerships, and networks required to drive an inclusive agricultural transformation. We work with our partners to create an equitable youth-friendly environment that harnesses the youth dividend on the continent to drive growth and facilitate open employment opportunities for young women and men. We achieve our key objectives through a focus on the following four areas of intervention:

1. Policy and state capability – We support governments in creating an enabling environment for private sector involvement in agricultural transformation.
2. Seed systems – We trigger higher productivity by increasing the availability and access to improved seeds by farmers allowing them to increase their harvests for food security and better incomes.
3. Sustainable farming – We support farmers in building resilient farming systems for sustained high yields through interventions such as mechanization and irrigation.
4. Inclusive markets and trade – We work to increase the linkages between farmers, and other market actors for a positive, sustained cycle of commercialization and reinvestment.
5. Youth, Gender, and Inclusiveness – We enable women and youth to contribute to and benefit from agriculture for their economic empowerment.

Implementing Our New Strategy Through People

People are the heartbeat of our organization and remain the true drivers of our delivery, impact, and success.

We work with incredible people and partners who have roots in farming communities across the African continent combined with an inclusive, diverse, and talented workforce from over 24 nationalities. nationalities. Our commitment to a call to action goes beyond ourselves as we arise to catalyze African Food Systems; transformation by being Deeply collaborative, Executing Excellently, Sincerely Constructive, and Increasingly Entrepreneurial, aligned with our values of (I-RISE; Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Stewardship, and Equity).

We are looking for people who are passionate about Africa to join our innovative, growing, and multidisciplinary team. Together, we can accelerate Africa’s food system’s transformation, thereby improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Want to join us?

Background

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), in partnership with the Government of Tanzania, supports the operationalization of the Agricultural Transformation Office (ATO) under the Ministry of Agriculture. The ATO functions as a delivery enabler that strengthens coordination, implementation discipline, performance management, and inter-institutional follow-through for the Agricultural Master Plan (Agricultural Master Plan 2050). Achieving the Agricultural Master plan’s ambition requires substantial financial resources from the government, development partners, development finance institutions (Development Finance Institutions), and private investors. The Resource Mobilization Specialist will coordinate efforts to mobilize, align, and track financial commitments toward Agricultural Master Plan priorities. The role ensures that funding discussions, investment materials, and partnership engagements are coherent, strategically sequenced, and aligned with the Agricultural Master Plan flagship programs.

The Position Overview

Delivery Officer – Livestock and Fisheries

The Delivery Officer- Livestock & Fisheries will contribute to the ATO’s mission of accelerating the delivery of Agricultural Master plan by strengthening coordination, implementation discipline, and performance management within this cluster. The officer will operationalize delivery tools, performance processes, and reporting routines that enable timely tracking of progress, identification of bottlenecks, and data-driven decision-making. This role will ensure that delivery systems are institutionalized across implementing ministries, agencies, and private-sector actors, and that evidence-based problem-solving becomes integral to achieving productivity, value addition, and sustainability outcomes within Tanzania’s livestock and fisheries sectors.

The ideal candidate will play a central role in driving the delivery of flagship programs under the Agricultural Master Plan 2050, focused on livestock, dairy, poultry, and aquaculture systems. He/she will collaborate closely with focal persons in ministries, research institutions, local governments, and implementing agencies to support and accelerate implementation across the cluster.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the Specialist – Implementation and Delivery in embedding delivery systems, performance routines, and accountability mechanisms within the Livestock and Fisheries Cluster.
• Facilitate the design and rollout of coordination frameworks that improve collaboration among ministries, local governments, private-sector actors, and development partners engaged in livestock and fisheries programs.
• Coordinate the development and updating of cluster workplans, implementation trajectories, and performance dashboards for flagship initiatives under the Agricultural Master plan.
• Institutionalize delivery and problem-solving routines, including delivery-chain analysis, stock-takes, and prioritization processes to identify and address implementation bottlenecks.
• Strengthen linkages between production, veterinary, processing, and market systems, ensuring coherence in planning and resource allocation.
• Contribute to knowledge management by documenting lessons, best practices, and innovations that inform adaptive management and scaling of livestock and fisheries programs.
• Work closely with focal persons in ministries, local governments, and implementing agencies to facilitate coordination, timely implementation, and follow-up of key activities.
• Support collaboration between programs targeting livestock breeding, feed production, animal health, and aquaculture to ensure aligned implementation.
• Engage with private-sector partners, cooperatives, and processors to strengthen linkages along livestock, dairy, and fisheries value chains.
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder review meetings and coordination sessions, ensuring agreed actions are tracked and executed.
• Provide coaching and supervision to analysts, building capacity in data analysis, reporting, and structured problem solving.
• Promote teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement within the ATO and among cluster stakeholders to sustain a results-driven delivery culture.
• Track progress of flagship initiatives under the cluster, analyze performance trends, and recommend corrective actions where needed.
• Coordinate preparation of quarterly progress briefs and performance summaries for leadership, highlighting key achievements, challenges, and priority actions.
• Maintain accurate and timely data collection and validation on indicators related to livestock, dairy, poultry, and fisheries productivity and value addition
• Ensure follow-up and problem resolution through structured reviews and continuous communication with responsible institutions.
• Support the Implementation and Delivery Specialist in preparing leadership dashboards, stock-take reports, and cluster performance reviews.
• Contribute to strengthening evidence-based decision-making by translating data and field insights into actionable recommendations.

Key Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science, Aquaculture, Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural Economics, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• A Master’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as Livestock Development, Agribusiness, Aquaculture Systems, or Development Management will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional experience in livestock, dairy, or fisheries program implementation, coordination, or performance management within government, development partners, or the private sector.
• Proven experience in supporting the implementation of programs related to animal health, breeding, feed systems, aquaculture, or value-chain development.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder initiatives, including ministries, local governments, producer organizations, and private-sector partners.
• Experience in results-based management, monitoring and evaluation, or delivery approaches aimed at improving performance and accountability.
• Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills, with experience in synthesizing data and developing actionable insights for leadership and program improvement.
• Familiarity with livestock and fisheries value chains, commercialization strategies, and agribusiness models in Tanzania or comparable contexts.
• Demonstrated knowledge of production systems for livestock, dairy, poultry, and aquaculture, including feed, breeding, health services, and value.
• Engages private sector and cooperatives to strengthen supply chains, processing infrastructure, and access to finance for livestock and fisheries enterprises.

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For more information on the AGRA, visit www.agra.org.

AGRA is an Equal Opportunity Employer