Community & Stakeholder Relations Manager (CSRM) at Kilombero Valley Teak Company (KVTC), Morogoro – December 2025

Community & Stakeholder Relations Manager (CSRM)

Company: Kilombero Valley Teak Company (KVTC)

Title: Community & Stakeholder Relations Manager (CSRM)

Reporting To: Chief Executive Officer (CEO), KVTC

Duty Station: Mavimba, Ulanga District, Morogoro Region

Objective

The CSRM is responsible for ensuring all aspects of the company’s social responsibility objectives, policies, strategies, and programs are implemented in KVTC participating villages and beyond. These participating villages invested land and labor into KVTC and have the right to expect significant economic and social benefits from the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Communication: Communicate information, reports, and regular news to the community for greater understanding of the business operations.

• Consultation: Consult and seek feedback from surrounding communities on company operations.

• Social Fund Management:

  • Liaise with village governments to ensure proper administration of social fund projects.

  • Facilitate annual social fund disbursement to respective village social fund accounts.

  • Ensure each participating village has an active social fund account.

  • Ensure each social fund project is properly documented and recorded.

  • Create community awareness on social fund projects implemented by village government.

• Contract Management: Facilitate village contract agreement, enforcement, bonus, and village game scout patrol invoices calculation and payment.

• Grievance Handling:

  • Receive and record illegal incidences reports from village Game scouts as per village contract.

  • Receive, file, raise internal action requests, and make a follow-up on grievances raised from local communities.

  • Making follow up of social field cases.

• Advisory: Advise the company on matters pertaining to the social side of the business module.

• Land & Environment:

  • Facilitate land acquisition and record keeping.

  • Promote the sustainable use of Non-Timber Forest Products by the local community.

  • Identify cultural, religious, and historical sites in discussion with the local community prior to company operations.

  • Adherence to Safety, Health & Environment policy, and procedures.

  • Involve in HSE internal audits.

• Reporting: Produce written reports and accounts/retirements as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Community Development, Sociology, Rural Development, Social Sciences, Public Administration, or any related field.

  • A Master’s degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage.

• Experience: 7-10 years of progressive experience in community relations, stakeholder engagement, program management, or forestry/agriculture-based community projects.

• Knowledge: Strong understanding of Tanzania’s local government structures, land matters, rural development dynamics, and community governance systems.

• Skills:

  • Proven experience in conflict resolution, community consultation, and managing community development initiatives.

  • Excellent communication skills in Kiswahili and English (both written and spoken).

  • Strong report writing, negotiation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

• Desirable: Experience working with rural communities in remote or hard-to-reach areas is highly desirable.

📧 How to Apply

• Submission: Applicants should email their CV, copies of certificates, and application letter to: hr@kvtc-tz.com

• Deadline: Not later than Monday, 15th December 2025.

• Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted and scheduled for interviews.