INTERN Job Vacancy at Catholic Relief Services (CRS), 2024

Overview

Job Title: Intern – Youth and Agriculture Project

Job location: Mbeya

Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

 

Background of CRS:

The recognized worldwide humanitarian organization representing the Catholic community in the US is called Catholic Relief Services. CRS works without respect to nationality, color, or religion to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries. Through programs in emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peace-building, CRS carries out its relief and development efforts. People of all faiths and secular traditions who share our beliefs and our dedication to helping those in need are invited to join our staff and work with us as partners.

Background of the Country:
In Tanzania, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) collaborates closely with local churches and secular partners to execute initiatives. Since 1962, CRS has worked in Tanzania to enhance the lives of impoverished and vulnerable families through programs related to WASH, agriculture, health, and microfinance, as well as orphans and vulnerable children.

Summary of Work:
He or she will assist, monitor, and report on project operations as an intern for the Youth and Agriculture Project (GHG) in support of Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) mission providing assistance to the underprivileged and vulnerable. Your meticulous and customer-focused approach will guarantee that the project continuously employs best practices and strives to increase the impact of its advantages for the people it serves. He or she will oversee GHG’s technical operations in order to give efficient methods and plans for helping our opportunity youngsters.

Workplace Duties:

In cooperation with the team dedicated to youth and agriculture:

• Enable the maize demonstration plot and the bean Quality Declared Seeds (QDS) farms to be monitored.
• Encourage farmers to receive post-harvest and harvest training, and make sure they follow the application of GAPs.
• Encourage farmers to have access to financing through share-out meetings, SILC, and links to FSP in order to guarantee that data is gathered for MIS system uploads.
• Assist in creating business plans and oversee the operations of youth groups, paying particular attention to record-keeping.
• Assist with the gathering and management of field data during regular monitoring, and carry out yearly evaluations to evaluate the advancement of improved productivity for maize and beans, adoption of new good agricultural practices (GAPs), reduction of post-harvest losses, and input accessibility.
• Recording of the field report, lessons discovered, and success stories.

Typical Qualifications, Experience, and Background:

• Preferred fields of study include agribusiness and agricultural economics.
• Graduates between 2022 and 2023 are expected.
• An added benefit is having financial literacy and entrepreneurial knowledge.
• Extensive knowledge of the tenets, regulations, and contemporary methods of agricultural development in Tanzania and around the world.
• Preferred is prior experience gathering pertinent data and overseeing projects.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office and Windows (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Individual Capabilities:

• Ability to make wise decisions through analysis, active listening, and observation.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to collaborate closely with neighbors and other community members.
• Paying close attention to details, being precise, and finishing tasks on schedule are all important.
• Proactive, goal-oriented, and focused on providing services.

60% of the trip is required to go to the field sites.

Important Working Connections:

Supervisory: None

Internal: Project coordinator, Head of Programs, Head of Office (Mbeya), and other Program and Operation staff.

External: HRNS and Tanzanian government delegates; local partners YB and KyK.

 

Agency-wide Proficiencies (for every employee of CRS):

Each staff member uses these, which have their roots in CRS’s mission, values, and guiding principles, to carry out their duties and produce the intended outcomes.

• Relationships You Can Trust.
• Advancement in Career.
• Collaboration and responsibility.

Notice: The expertise, effort, obligations, and duties that go along with the job are not all included in this job description.

Our dedication to preventing abuse and exploitation of children and vulnerable adults is reflected in CRS’s personnel acquisition processes.

Mode of Application:

To be considered for the post, interested and qualified individuals should send their resume and cover letter in Word or PDF format, detailing their expertise and suitability for the role, to TZ_HR@crs.org by May 30, 2024.
In the email subject line, candidates should explicitly mention the job title they are applying for.
Only those who have been shortlisted will be contacted.

CRS is an Employer of Equal Opportunity:

Applications from women, individuals with disabilities, and those from other acknowledged marginalized backgrounds are highly welcomed for this role. CRS Tanzania is aware that many people lack access to higher education, have restricted travel opportunities, take professional pauses to care for their families, and that there are some companies that restrict physical access for those with disabilities, especially those in the field. CRS Tanzania employs a competency-based selection procedure for all recruitments. This makes sure that a candidate’s competencies and prior experience are evaluated even if they don’t have a college degree or a lot of work experience.