Agrifood Systems Advisor - Arusha, Tanzania

Rescue For Hunger seeks to employ an Agrifood Systems Advisor in Arusha, Tanzania. This role will contribute to improving health systems, enabling education for all, and amplifying the voices of people with disabilities in the workplace and beyond.

Key Responsibilities

• Support youth advocates in fostering partnerships to drive disability-inclusive agrifood policies and practices.
• Engage private sector agrifood actors to promote inclusive business practices and opportunities for youth with disabilities.
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder consultations and co-creation processes for disability-inclusive agrifood solutions.

Advising, Training & Capacity Building

• Provide hands-on technical support, coaching, and mentoring to Disability Inclusion Advisors (DIAs), Disability Inclusion Facilitators (DIFs), and YAW partner organizations on disability-inclusive agrifood systems.
• Support the development and implementation of agrifood Disability Inclusion Action Plans (DIAPs) for country and multi-country agrifood programs, ensuring alignment with program objectives and best practices.
• Contribute to learning sessions, workshops, Communities of Practice (CoPs), and working groups focused on agrifood systems and disability inclusion.
• Strategize with DIAs and DIFs to tailor interventions to organizational and contextual needs.

Facilitator Pool Management

• Support recruitment, training, and mentoring DIFs in agrifood systems.
• Ensure high-quality and consistent implementation of advisor and facilitator-led activities through monitoring, learning, and refresher trainings.
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Training Material & Tool Development

• Contribute to co-creation processes for developing training manuals, tools, and learning content for agrifood-focused disability inclusion.
• Identify gaps and propose additional resources or tools to enhance learning, uptake, and impact.

Qualifications and Skills Needed

• University degree or higher in development studies, agriculture, agronomy, agribusiness, program management, or a related field.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in NGOs, OPDs, or development programs, preferably in agrifood systems.
• Experience with adult learning/participatory training methodologies.
• Practical understanding of barriers faced by persons with disabilities in accessing opportunities in agricultural value chains and solutions to overcome them.
• Proven experience as a trainer, facilitator, or mentor in capacity-building workshops.
• Excellent interpersonal, networking, and communication skills.

How to Apply

Applications that do not meet all requirements will be discarded.

Attach 1 single file including a combined Cover Letter (describing how you meet the minimum qualifications) and your current CV only. Attachment size is limited to 1MB; emails with larger file sizes will be discarded.

Application updates and confirmations of applications received are not provided. If selected for a shortlist interview, you will be contacted by phone and/or email.

Send your applications to environment@rescueforhunger.org by 29th June 2026.