AICT Diocese of Geita Jobs: Project Officer, MEL Officer, Accountant & Field Officers – Deadline 15 November 2026

Project: Integrated Climate-Smart Food Security and Resilient Livelihood Project (ICFL) – Project #3318

Implementing Organization: Africa Inland Church Tanzania (AICT), Diocese of Geita.

Introduction

The Diocese of Geita was established in 1993 and is one of the seven Dioceses of the Africa Inland Church of Tanzania (AICT). The Diocese is located in the Western part of Tanzania covering Sengerema District in Mwanza and all Districts of Geita and Kagera Regions. The Diocesan Offices are located in the Shilabela area, Geita Town. The Diocese has 170 Pastorates and about 655 local churches administered by local Pastors and Evangelists, respectively. Our vision is to see whereby every person lives in fullness of life, serving one another in love and care as well as praising God for His goodness. The Diocese tackles on building the capacity of her congregations and the community to bring about holistic transformation to the people to enable them to live jubilant today and in the future to come.

AICT Diocese of Geita, in partnership with World Renew Tanzania, is preparing to implement the five-year Integrated Climate-Smart Food Security and Resilient Livelihood Project (ICFL) in Geita Town Council, Geita District Council, Chato District Council and Sengerema District Council. The project aims to improve household food security, nutrition, sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience among vulnerable smallholder farming households through climate-smart and conservation agriculture, nutrition-sensitive production, Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), market systems development, gender equality and youth empowerment, and community capacity strengthening.

AICT Diocese of Geita invites qualified, committed Christian and suitably experienced Tanzanian candidates to apply for the following positions.

1. Project Officer

Number of positions: 1 position

Reports to: Diocesan Development Coordinator

Duty station: Duty station: AICT Diocese of Geita project office, with travel to project sites as required.

Job purpose

To coordinate day to day implementation of Project #3318, ensuring activities are delivered on time, within budget, to the required quality standards and in line with the approved project proposal, work plans, donor requirements and AICT policies.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Prepare and coordinate annual work plans, activity plans, budgets and implementation schedules with project staff and community stakeholders.

• Lead delivery of project interventions in conservation and climate-smart agriculture, mechanization access, nutrition-sensitive agriculture, VSLAs, market linkages, gender equality, youth empowerment and community capacity strengthening.

• Supervise, coach and support the M&E Officer, Project Accountant and Field Officers; hold regular planning and review meetings.

• Coordinate with district, ward and village authorities, government extension staff, community structures, private-sector actors and World Renew Tanzania.

• Monitor activity and budget progress, identify implementation challenges, agree on corrective actions and escalate risks promptly.

• Ensure timely, accurate narrative reports, work plans, success stories and other project deliverables are submitted to AICT and World Renew Tanzania.

• Promote participation, accountability, safeguarding, gender equality, youth inclusion, environmental stewardship and community ownership.

• Support farmer-to-farmer learning, demonstration plots, VSLA clusters, aggregation and market-system partnerships, and sustainability/exit planning.

• Ensure project records, activity reports, attendance sheets, beneficiary data and other documentation are complete and properly filed.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Extension, Agribusiness, Rural Development, Development Studies, agronomy or a related field.

• At least 8 years of relevant experience in managing or coordinating agriculture, food security, livelihoods or resilience projects; donor-funded project experience is an advantage.

• Practical knowledge of conservation agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, farmer extension, VSLAs, nutrition-sensitive programming and market linkages.

• Demonstrated experience in work planning, budgeting, staff supervision, partner coordination, reporting and community engagement.

• Strong written and spoken English and Kiswahili, computer skills and report-writing ability.

• Should hold a valid and clean driving licence.

Key competencies

Leadership, planning and organization, problem-solving, teamwork, communication, integrity, accountability, gender sensitivity and ability to work with rural communities.

2. Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL/M&E) Officer

Number of positions: 1 position

Reports to: Project Officer

Duty station: Duty station: AICT Diocese of Geita project office, with travel to project sites as required.

Job purpose

To establish and maintain a reliable monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning system that tracks project outputs and outcomes, supports evidence-based decisions and ensures accurate, timely and disaggregated reporting.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Operationalize the project’s logical framework, results framework, indicator tracking table, monitoring plan and data collection tools.

• Collect, compile, verify, analyze and report quantitative and qualitative data against approved indicators, targets and work plans.

• Conduct regular field monitoring, beneficiary verification, data quality assessments and follow-up on corrective actions.

• Maintain an accurate project participant database, ensuring data are disaggregated by sex, age, location and other required categories.

• Support baseline, midline, end line, outcome monitoring, assessments, evaluations and learning exercises as required.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual monitoring summaries, indicator tables, dashboards and evidence for donor reports.

• Facilitate reflection meetings, learning reviews, feedback mechanisms and documentation of good practices, case studies and lessons learned.

• Support community feedback and complaints mechanisms, ensuring issues are recorded, referred appropriately and handled confidentially.

• Train Field Officers and lead farmers on data collection, record keeping, and reporting and accountability standards.

• Ensure data confidentiality, informed consent, safeguarding and secure storage of monitoring records.

• In collaboration with Project officer prepare Quarterly, semiannual and annual reports.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Development Studies, Economics, Agriculture, Social Sciences or a related field.

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation, project data management or results-based management, preferably in donor funded development programs.

• Experience developing or using indicator tracking tables, logical frameworks, and data collection tools and data quality assurance procedures.

• Strong skills in Excel and data analysis; experience with KoboToolbox, ODK, mobile data collection or statistical software is an advantage.

• Strong report-writing, facilitation and communication skills in English and Kiswahili.

• Driving license is a MUST.

• Ready and ability to ride motorcycle.

Key competencies

Accuracy, analytical thinking, attention to detail, ethical data handling, learning orientation, communication and ability to explain findings clearly.

3. Project Accountant

Number of positions: 1 position

Reports to: Diocesan Accountant/Diocesan Development Coordinator

Duty station: AICT Diocese of Geita project office, with travel to project sites as required.

Job purpose

To ensure sound financial management, accurate accounting, budget monitoring and timely financial reporting for Project #3318 in compliance with AICT financial policies, donor requirements and applicable laws and regulations.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Maintain complete and accurate project accounts, ledgers, payment records, journals and supporting documentation.

• Prepare payment vouchers, process approved payments and verify that expenditure is properly authorized, eligible, supported and coded to the correct budget lines.

• Monitor expenditure against the approved project budget and prepare regular budget-versus-actual reports and forecasts.

• Support preparation of annual budgets, cash-flow projections, financial plans and budget revisions.

• Prepare timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and support donor financial reporting.

• Reconcile bank, cash, advance and other relevant accounts; follow up on outstanding advances and ensure timely retirement.

• Maintain an orderly filing system for invoices, receipts, contracts, payroll records, procurement documents and other financial evidence.

• Support procurement and asset-control processes, ensuring compliance with approval limits and organizational procedures.

• Prepare for internal and external audits, respond to audit queries and follow up on agreed recommendations.

• Promote fraud prevention, segregation of duties, and value for money, confidentiality and compliance with financial and safeguarding policies.

Required qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced diploma in Accounting, Finance or a related field; professional accounting qualifications such as CPA(T), ACCA or equivalent are an advantage.

• At least 5 years of relevant accounting or financial-management experience, preferably with an NGO or donor-funded project.

• Knowledge of budgeting, accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, internal controls and audit preparation.

• Strong Excel skills and experience using accounting software; familiarity with donor-funded project accounting is an advantage.

• High integrity, accuracy and ability to meet deadlines; good written and spoken English and Kiswahili.

Key competencies

Integrity, numerical accuracy, confidentiality, organization, analytical skills, compliance awareness and clear communication.

4. Field Officer

Number of positions: 2 positions

Reports to: Project Officer

Duty station: Duty station: AICT Diocese of Geita project office, with travel to project sites as required.

Job purpose

To facilitate community-level implementation of project activities and provide regular technical follow-up to participating households, farmer groups, VSLAs and local stakeholders to support adoption of improved practices and achievement of project results.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Mobilize and engage participating households, farmer groups, VSLAs, community leaders and local government extension staff.

• Facilitate training, demonstrations and follow-up on conservation agriculture, climate-smart agriculture, soil fertility management, integrated pest and disease management, agroforestry and soil and water conservation.

• Support establishment and management of Mother-Baby Demonstration Plots, farmer field learning and farmer-to-farmer exchange activities.

• Facilitate kitchen gardening, nutrition education, cooking demonstrations and improved small-livestock husbandry activities with relevant technical services.

• Support formation and strengthening of VSLAs and clusters, financial literacy, household planning, agribusiness, collective marketing and produce aggregation.

• Promote women’s leadership, youth participation, gender-transformative dialogue and equitable household decision-making, including use of GALS tools where trained.

• Link farmers with government extension officers, input suppliers, mechanization providers, financial service providers, traders and other relevant partners.

• Collect and submit accurate activity data, attendance records, participant feedback, field reports, and photographs with consent and success stories.

• Identify implementation challenges, safeguarding concerns, environmental risks and community feedback, and report them through the appropriate channels.

• Monitor adoption of promoted practices, maintain community records and support project sustainability and exit planning.

Required qualifications and experience

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Extension, Livestock Production, Community Development, Agribusiness or a related field.

• At least 3 years of relevant field experience in agriculture, livelihoods, extension, food security or community development; experience with an NGO project is an advantage.

• Practical knowledge of smallholder farming systems, farmer training, community mobilization and participatory approaches.

• Ability to maintain accurate records, prepare activity reports and use basic computer or mobile data-collection tools.

• Fluency in Kiswahili and working knowledge of English; willingness to travel frequently to villages and work directly with communities.

• Ready and ability to ride motorcycle.

• Up to date driving license.

Key competencies

Facilitation, teamwork, initiative, respect for community members, gender sensitivity, reliability and practical problem-solving.

How to apply

Application documents to be submitted when applying

Applicants should submit the following documents:

• An application letter explaining their interest in the position and suitability for the role.

• An updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) containing current contact details and relevant work experience.

• Copies of relevant academic and professional certificates.

• A copy of the National Identification Card (NIDA).

• A copy of the birth certificate.

• Names and contact details of three professional referees.

• A recent passport-size photograph.

• A recommendation letter from the applicant’s church pastor, where applicable, confirming good character and Christian commitment.

• Applicants must ensure that all submitted information is accurate and verifiable.

Applications should be addressed to:

THE DIOCESAN SECRETARY
Africa Inland Church Tanzania (AICT), Geita Diocese
P.O. Box 523 Geita, Tanzania.

Applications may be submitted through the following email:

Email: info@aictgeita.net

Application deadline: 15 November 2026

Qualified female candidates who meet the qualifications are strongly encouraged to apply.

Write the position you are applying on the email subject.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.