Job Overview
Position: Project Officer (Adolescent Boys & Girls)
Company: World Vision Tanzania (WVT)
Location: Dar es Salaam
World Vision Tanzania (WVT) is currently seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of Project Officer (Adolescent Boys & Girls)
With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.
Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Implementation. (50%)
- Ensure quality project implementation of the gender equality-focused AHADI impact model groups at ground level, and support WV’s gender equality models where needed (e.g. MenCare)
- Lead and support the planning, development, and coordination of project activities at the district, regional, and national levels.
- Ensure strong Responsible for the performance and development of the Community structures (AHADIIM Promoters, MenCare champions) who report to him/her.
- Conduct continuous monitoring and supervision of the AHADIIM promoters
- Conduct workshop review of Lesson Plans with AHADIIM Promoters every two weeks and assure they understand the information well and can teach back the information in a participatory manner.
- Design and facilitate training programs for community structures (AHADIIM Promoters and MenCare Champions) focusing on enhancing their capacity to deliver project objectives effectively.
- Promote Sexual Reproductive Health to adolescents through behaviour change models, sports and games.
- Support in the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of project activities including work plans and budgeting
- Support documentation and dissemination of project lessons learnt and best practices for adolescents’ sexual reproductive health (ASRH)
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including government ministries, community leaders, and partner organizations.
- Represent the organization in meetings, technical working groups (TWGs), and other forums to advocate for adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights.
End Results
- Lessons timely delivered to the lead adolescent
- QIVC timely filled
- Supportive supervision conducted and documented
- Quality project implementation at ground level
Program Compliance of Reports, Plan and Stewardship of Resources. (50%)
- Monthly reporting of the implementation on ground level (AHADIIM Promoters, MenCare champions), including gender equality impacts
- Ensure the registers are properly cinoketed
- Observation of the Promoter’s Equipment (transport, scale, storage area, other materials)
- Maintain a filing system in the project office (or on a computer) so copies of registers, reports, and QIVCs are easily accessible.
- Responsible to supervise each AHADIIM Promoter who reports to him or her in the field at least twice a month, using QIVCs and completing all sections of the AHADIIM Promoter Supervision Checklist every quarter.
- Attend training and coordination meetings at the district/Area Program/cluster office, providing verbal and written reports of activities completed.
- Review of Visit to Community Leaders or Participate in a Community Leadership Meeting and Interview the Leaders
- Responsible to liaise with the appropriate people in a timely and professional manner to ensure the financial, logistical and procurement issues required to implement project activities.
End Results
- AHADIIM registers are properly completed
- Reports are timely compiled.
- 80% attendance by Adolescents
Required Professional Experience
- Experience in working with adolescents.
- Familiarity with the community in which the project is working (Dar es Salaam and/or Dodoma).
- Ability to speak both English and Swahili
Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification
- Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Social Science such as Sociology, Social Work, Education, Community Development, Public Health etc.
Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement
- The position requires the ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 60% of the time and occasionally internationally.
- Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team player.
Physical Requirements
- The position is based in Dar Es Salaam.
Language Requirements
Excellent written and spoken English and Swahili language.
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