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:
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Activity
Strategic Implementation 50%
- Coordinates with project partners, project staff, government ministry staff and other stakeholders regarding upcoming activities and needs at the community and provincial levels.
- Responsible for the performance and development of the NCG Promoters who report to him/her.
- Supervise the promoters while teaching care group volunteers.
- Review the Promoter’s Registers of Care Group Volunteers and Neighbor Adolescents (once per quarter)
- Review Flipchart Lesson Plans with NCG Promoters every two weeks and assure they understand the information well and can teach back the information in a participatory manner.
- Model good facilitation and supportive supervision techniques.
- Model the new positive behaviours they are teaching to NCG Promoters in their own homes and while in the community.
End Results
- Lessons timely delivered to the lead adolescent
- QIVC timely filled
Activity
Program Compliance of Reports, Plan and Stewardship of Resources. 50%
- Collect NCG Promoter reports on a monthly basis, review the reports and assure the information presented is reasonable and complete.
- Ensure Promoter’s registers are properly filled
- Prepare a monthly report using the information provided by NCG Promoters.
- 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 NCG Promoter Reports, and QIVCs are easily accessible.
- Responsible to supervise each NCG Promoter who reports to him or her in the field at least twice a month, using QIVCs and completing all sections of the NCG 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 liaison 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
- NCG register are properly filled.
- Reports are timely compiled.
- 80% attendance by Adolescent
KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATION FOR THE ROLE
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, etc.
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications
Master’s in Public Health is an added advantage.
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 Dodoma.
Language Requirements
Excellent written and spoken English and Swahili language.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
Care group Promoter
Reason for contact
To monitor the progress of implementation in each respective Area
Frequency of contact
Day to day
Contact (within WV or outside WV)
Project staff
Reason for contact
Discussing project’s day-to-day issues
Frequency of contact
Day to day
CORE COMPETENCIES
☒ Deliver Results
☒ Be Accountable
☒ Improve and Innovate
Applicant Types Accepted:
Local Applicants Only
