Junior Programme Officer
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
(Madagascar)

Position Overview
Based in the coastal town of Fort Dauphin in the southeast of Madagascar, this post will provide support
to  our  Environment and Conservation projects implemented by the NGO. The successful candidate will
work within a combined national and international team to assist in the development of projects, from
initial  planning  stages  to final evaluations. Primary responsibilities include the writing of donor reports
and  proposals,  providing  additional  support  to the project team surrounding project management and
monitoring and evaluation. The role is predominantly office-based with some bush travel. The diversity
of  activities  undertaken  will  provide  a  wide-ranging  experience  for  an  early  career  development
professional who can effectively and efficiently deal with a comprehensive range of tasks related to the
complex world of overseas development.

Location: Fort Dauphin, Anosy Region, Madagascar
Timeframe: 1 year, extendable
Terms and conditions: Voluntary with local monthly stipend towards accommodation and contribution to
insurance of £650

Duties and responsibilities

●  Write project reports, to a high standard of English, that clearly demonstrate the successes and

challenges of the Environment and Conservation projects, learning and providing clear
budgetary information

●  Compile funding proposals based on past evaluation, team discussion and International best

practice in an engaging and professional manner

●  Conduct internet searches and searches through SEED’s funder database for potential donors to

fund projects

●  Take a leading role in gathering statistics and ensure that all existing statistics relating to the

projects are accurate

●  Work alongside the Communications and Media Officer to build a communications plan for the
Conservation and Rural Livelihoods projects, writing regular Facebook, blog posts and website
copy

●  Support the development of projects that fulfil local need and sit within the aims of SEED taking
into account research findings, local needs and constraints, government objectives and SEED’s
previous experience

●  Conduct research into international best practice with regard to Conservation and Rural

Livelihoods programmes and take the lead in discussing these with the team

●  Monitor and update project trackers according to project activities, ensuring the project is on

track to meet project indicators and objectives

●  Take an active role in project management meetings, leading these where appropriate
●  Take an active part in international team meetings and support to other members of the team
●  Work with national staff in increasing their skills and capacity, providing mentoring or training

where appropriate

●  Assist in data collection and basic analysis where required and where there is an Monitoring,
Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer in post assist them in developing monitoring and
evaluation tools and completing MEL reports for projects

●  Work alongside the Head of Programmes and Head of Finance in developing and managing the

budgets relating to projects

●  Maintain a database of projects and funders alongside the UK team in London
●  Form part of the team representing projects or SEED when required
●  Liaise with the UK team in London ensuring clear communication at all times
●  Ensure all of SEED’s policies and procedures are evident throughout the work of the department,
including those for safeguarding, whistleblowing, and anticorruption, and undertake continual
training to ensure these are promoted at all times

●  Complete other ad-hoc tasks as required by the Conservation and Rural Livelihoods Project
Coordinators, Head of Department, Head of Programmes, or Director of Programmes and
Operations to further the aims and work of the organisation

Person specification

●  Hold an undergraduate in or relating to conservation, environmental studies, related disciplines

or have equivalent experience

●  Demonstrate strong writing skills. Previous experience in grant-writing is an asset
●  Demonstrate sound knowledge and keen interest in Conservation and its interface with

international development; previous experience of Conservation or community-based work
would be an asset

●  Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to SEED’s ethos and approach and be a good

ambassador for SEED at all times

●  Have passion, curiosity and motivation for the job and the ability to enthuse others
●  Have the ability and desire to work with teams from different economic and cultural

backgrounds and across multiple language barriers

●  Demonstrate proven ability to recognise and appropriately deal with challenging situations
●  Demonstrate an awareness of and comfort with increased social and professional responsibility,

working at all times with cultural sensitivity and respect

●  Demonstrate the ability, social skills and confidence to give clear guidance and support to other
members of the team in respect of the philosophy and procedures of SEED in order to protect
both their safety and the reputation of the NGO

●  Be able to work to and advocate for all of SEED’s policies and procedures, safeguarding those

that SEED works with and reporting any concerns appropriately

●  Be punctual and be able to work to tight deadlines in an organised manner and to a high

standard

●  Have a flexible and patient attitude
●  Have excellent problem-solving skills
●  Be able to work both independently and as part of a team

Practicalities
The successful candidate will be able to financially support themselves for the full duration of this post

About the Organisation
SEED  Madagascar  is  a  British  Charity  working  in  partnership  with  communities  in  the  southeast  of
Madagascar. We integrate high quality community health, rural livelihoods; education infrastructure and
conservation  programmes  to  support  long  term,  sustainable  change  and  add  to  international  best
practice  through research and publication across all programmatic areas. We are now looking for entry
level interns and officers to work alongside national staff and expand our team.

Application Procedure
Interested applicants should send a CV and covering letter in English outlining why they wish to take up
this position and how their skills and experience match the requirements in the job description criteria
to  SEED  Madagascar  Director  of  Programmes  and  Operations,  Lisa  Bass  by  email  on
lisa@seedmadagascar.org.

Please note: AI generated cover letters and recruitment exercises will not be processed.

We value concise and focused applications. To help us review all submissions efficiently, please limit your
CV to a maximum of four pages. Unfortunately, longer CVs cannot be considered.

Application  Deadline:  Monday  2nd  February  2026  at 23:59 GMT. Applications will be reviewed on an
ongoing basis throughout this period.

Candidates  will  complete  an  exercise,  long-listed  applicants  will have an initial informal interview with
Madagascar  based  staff  and  short-listed  applicants  will  then  be  offered  an  interview with the London
team.

SEED  Madagascar  actively  encourages  equality,  diversity,  and  inclusion  in  the  workplace  and  aims  to
create  a  working  environment  free  of bullying, harassment, victimisation, and unlawful discrimination,
where individual differences and the contributions of all staff are recognised and valued.