Tanzania Community Project Research & Developer
This is an opportunity to join a forward-thinking educational NGO in its early development stages in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania.
Role Description:
This Role Description outlines the position of Community Project Research & Developer for TEACH’s Tanzanian operations. This is a new post and is part of the organisations plans to develop and expand their programmes within the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania.
We are a small but dynamic and fast-moving team who are looking for passionate and highly motivated team members to join us to develop a specific new community driven model. Key areas of this new model will include youth leadership, community engagement and mobilization and social entrepreneurship.
Organisation: TEACH – Time to Empower Africa’s CHildren,
Background:
TEACH – Time to Empower Africa’s CHildren’ is a dynamic, frontline charity working to alleviate poverty through the power of education. Sustainability is at the heart of TEACH’s work – which is why we believe a hand-up is more effective than a hand out. We work to provide innovative and holistic educational programmes, which place the power to act and to change, firmly in young peoples hands.
Further information can be found at our website: http://www.teachafrica.org.uk/
Role Title: Community Project Research & Developer – Tanzania
Location: Moshi town, Moshi-Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania
Travel: From time to time, travel may be required as part of the role. Mainly within the Kilimanjaro Region.
Accountable to: Head of International Development team
Hours: 5 full days per weeks. Some evenings and weekends may be required
Annual leave: 25 days (excluding Tanzanian Public Holidays)
Salary: TSH TBC per month, paid at the end of the calendar month
Expenses: Any reasonable expenses incurred will be repaid on a monthly basis following submission of an expenses form and respective receipts
Duration: 6 months probation period. Role is ongoing with an annual review of contract.
Personal Specification:
Essential:
• Minimum degree educated
• Confident/fluency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili
• Excellent written, and oral communication skills, and able to communicate to a variety of audiences
• Experience working in a Tanzanian NGO
• Project planning qualifications/ experience
• A good understanding of project and programme planning frameworks
• A good understanding of the core principles of good practice in development including youth, gender, and social inclusion; partnership & capacity building.
• Computer literate
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Experienced internet skills and online research
• High motivation, with the ability to be pro-active and work with others and on his/her own
• Willingness to work with limited resources
• Empathy and high commitment to TEACH’s mission and organisational values
Desirable:
• Experience working with youth and community mobilization
• Experience working in social enterprise & entrepreneurship area
• Experience of research techniques and methodology
• Experience of monitoring and evaluating
• Existing knowledge of Kilimanjaro Region and its Districts
Job description:
Please note that this Job description can be amended from time to time. Duties will be commensurate to those acting in a leadership role and therefore a degree of flexibility is required.
Strategy
• Work in Partnership with Tanzania team to deliver TEACH’s Mission and Objectives
• Assist with registration process of local NGO (TEACH Tanzania)
• Assist to establish monitoring, evaluation and reporting programme
• Develop TEACH’s in-country activities and partnership programmes
Finance
• Minimal financial responsibility
Programme research, planning and development
• Researching and planning youth focus group techniques and exercises
• Conducting focus groups with youth from rural communities
• Data collection and analysis
• Collaborating results and integrating them into a long term strategy
• Researching potential project locations and visits where necessary
• Assist initiating partnerships and establish clear operating guidelines including Terms of Agreement for Programme delivery
• Researching and developing a course structure to be initiated with youth from rural communities
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
The post holder will require an excellent level of competency in the following
Personal Ethos:
The Programme Assistant should be a natural advocate for change and development.
Planning and organising:
Competence demonstrated by the ability to process requirements of role effectively. Is able to gather and use resources effectively. Can prioritise their own and/or their teams’ workload appropriately and are able to review and amend priorities and actions as and when required.
Teamwork:
Competence demonstrated by the ability and inclination to work cooperatively with others. Will be able to recognize a good balance between brainstorming innovative ideas, and taking action.
Managing relationships:
Understands how to develop productive working relationships, both with international and national colleagues and informants.
Accountability:
The applicant must take responsibility for not only themselves but to continue to represent TEACH in such a way as accordance with our overall principles.
Decision Making:
Able to examine information and make balanced recommendations. Will communicate, follow through and will be accountable for outcome. Will always have the interests of TEACH at the core of the decision. Will support decisions once made.
Drive for results:
It is important that the applicant be self motivated and have a genuine desire to reach the goals set by TEACH within the timeframes laid out in the project development.
Contact: To apply for this position please send your CV and Cover letter to: myles@teachafrica.org.uk
Role Description:
This Role Description outlines the position of Community Project Research & Developer for TEACH’s Tanzanian operations. This is a new post and is part of the organisations plans to develop and expand their programmes within the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania.
We are a small but dynamic and fast-moving team who are looking for passionate and highly motivated team members to join us to develop a specific new community driven model. Key areas of this new model will include youth leadership, community engagement and mobilization and social entrepreneurship.
Organisation: TEACH – Time to Empower Africa’s CHildren,
Background:
TEACH – Time to Empower Africa’s CHildren’ is a dynamic, frontline charity working to alleviate poverty through the power of education. Sustainability is at the heart of TEACH’s work – which is why we believe a hand-up is more effective than a hand out. We work to provide innovative and holistic educational programmes, which place the power to act and to change, firmly in young peoples hands.
Further information can be found at our website: http://www.teachafrica.org.uk/
Role Title: Community Project Research & Developer – Tanzania
Location: Moshi town, Moshi-Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania
Travel: From time to time, travel may be required as part of the role. Mainly within the Kilimanjaro Region.
Accountable to: Head of International Development team
Hours: 5 full days per weeks. Some evenings and weekends may be required
Annual leave: 25 days (excluding Tanzanian Public Holidays)
Salary: TSH TBC per month, paid at the end of the calendar month
Expenses: Any reasonable expenses incurred will be repaid on a monthly basis following submission of an expenses form and respective receipts
Duration: 6 months probation period. Role is ongoing with an annual review of contract.
Personal Specification:
Essential:
• Minimum degree educated
• Confident/fluency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili
• Excellent written, and oral communication skills, and able to communicate to a variety of audiences
• Experience working in a Tanzanian NGO
• Project planning qualifications/ experience
• A good understanding of project and programme planning frameworks
• A good understanding of the core principles of good practice in development including youth, gender, and social inclusion; partnership & capacity building.
• Computer literate
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
• Experienced internet skills and online research
• High motivation, with the ability to be pro-active and work with others and on his/her own
• Willingness to work with limited resources
• Empathy and high commitment to TEACH’s mission and organisational values
Desirable:
• Experience working with youth and community mobilization
• Experience working in social enterprise & entrepreneurship area
• Experience of research techniques and methodology
• Experience of monitoring and evaluating
• Existing knowledge of Kilimanjaro Region and its Districts
Job description:
Please note that this Job description can be amended from time to time. Duties will be commensurate to those acting in a leadership role and therefore a degree of flexibility is required.
Strategy
• Work in Partnership with Tanzania team to deliver TEACH’s Mission and Objectives
• Assist with registration process of local NGO (TEACH Tanzania)
• Assist to establish monitoring, evaluation and reporting programme
• Develop TEACH’s in-country activities and partnership programmes
Finance
• Minimal financial responsibility
Programme research, planning and development
• Researching and planning youth focus group techniques and exercises
• Conducting focus groups with youth from rural communities
• Data collection and analysis
• Collaborating results and integrating them into a long term strategy
• Researching potential project locations and visits where necessary
• Assist initiating partnerships and establish clear operating guidelines including Terms of Agreement for Programme delivery
• Researching and developing a course structure to be initiated with youth from rural communities
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
The post holder will require an excellent level of competency in the following
Personal Ethos:
The Programme Assistant should be a natural advocate for change and development.
Planning and organising:
Competence demonstrated by the ability to process requirements of role effectively. Is able to gather and use resources effectively. Can prioritise their own and/or their teams’ workload appropriately and are able to review and amend priorities and actions as and when required.
Teamwork:
Competence demonstrated by the ability and inclination to work cooperatively with others. Will be able to recognize a good balance between brainstorming innovative ideas, and taking action.
Managing relationships:
Understands how to develop productive working relationships, both with international and national colleagues and informants.
Accountability:
The applicant must take responsibility for not only themselves but to continue to represent TEACH in such a way as accordance with our overall principles.
Decision Making:
Able to examine information and make balanced recommendations. Will communicate, follow through and will be accountable for outcome. Will always have the interests of TEACH at the core of the decision. Will support decisions once made.
Drive for results:
It is important that the applicant be self motivated and have a genuine desire to reach the goals set by TEACH within the timeframes laid out in the project development.
Contact: To apply for this position please send your CV and Cover letter to: myles@teachafrica.org.uk
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