Overview
Women Fund Tanzania – “Empowering Local Women Heroes” (WFT) is a registered local NGO based in Dar Es Salaam. (WFT work towards promotion of women’s rights and gender equality agenda through grantmaking, capacity enhancement, resource mobilization, strategic alliance building for collective organizing,
voice and strengthened women’s movement in the
country. Its vision is to see a
Tanzanian society where women and girls realize their full potential and
engage fully in the transformation of their communities in order to
achieve empowerment and social justice and its mission is to contribute
to the building of a strong women’s movement in Tanzania.Women Fund Tanzania – “Empowering Local Women Heroes” (WFT) is a registered local NGO based in Dar Es Salaam. (WFT work towards promotion of women’s rights and gender equality agenda through grantmaking, capacity enhancement, resource mobilization, strategic alliance building for collective organizing,
Job Title: Field Coordinator (Children Rights)
Location:
Tanzania
Application Deadline:
2019-01-05
We are looking for a dynamic, passionate, and innovative professional
with knowledge, skills, and experience in women/children rights
protection to support the field-based implementation of “Support for
implementation Fund for the Tanzania National Plan of Action (NPA) to
End Violence Against Women and Children” Project. A three-year
undertaking to roll out an intermediary role that seeks to support the
implementation of the National Plan of Action to End Violence Against
Women and Children (NPA EVAWC) in Shinyanga.
Role
The
position will play key role in ensuring delivery of WFT mandate through
supporting NPA-EVAWC implementing actors/partners on site in Shinyanga
pilot district and communities through strengthened mobilization,
coordination, collaboration and grantmaking to support implementation
initiatives, partnering with research institutions for action led
research for documenting implementation processes, knowledge generation
and validation of evidence-based interventions that work based on the
INSPIRE strategies for replication and upscaling.
Responsibilities
The incumbent will be expected to:
- Support project implementation on site and coordination of project activities to ensure key project deliverables are realised
- Ensure supportive bridging of key stakeholders in Shinyanga through the implementation of broad base inclusive stakeholders’ engagement and collaboration strategy
- Support policy analysis and interpretation in the local level context to support evidence-based interventions and practices
- Maintaining project field budget and tracking expenditures/transactions
- Support building of broad base collaboration strategies and mechanisms to enhance implementation of the NPA EVAWC in Shinyanga
- In collaboration and support from senior project officer children’s rights facilitate provision of technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, and communities’ entities to better understanding and operationalise NPA EVAWC and INSPIRE framework, policies, strategies, processes and best practices on child protection and related issues to support program implementation, operations and delivery of results.
- In consultation with senior project officer children’s rights conduct regular field visits and surveys. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.
- Support collection and monitoring of field results and manage knowledge generation including reporting on the use of sectoral resources. Ensure organizational standards of accountability and integrity are complied with and report on critical issues/findings.
- Carry out modalities for engagement with the civil society representatives, communities and local government and follow up on recommendations for inclusive representation and engagement of community leaders in the oversight processes vis-a-vis implementation of the NPA EVAWC and the INSPIRE framework
- Manage forward and backward communications linkages to ensure smooth communications between the key stakeholders, field office and HQ and Regional Authorities in Shinyanga
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Job Title: Program Officer - Strategic Alliance Building
Overall Key requirements (qualifications and skills)
Specific skills.
Personal characteristics.
How to Apply
If you are interested kindly apply to the advertiser.
Job Title: Program Officer - Strategic Alliance Building
Location:
Tanzania
Application Deadline:
2019-01-05
We are looking for a dynamic, passionate, and innovative individual
with the requisite knowledge, experience and skills to join our
pragmatic team at WFT.
Roles
The core
objective of this position is to strengthen strategic alliances and
links between women’s rights organizations and women’s movement (s) in
Tanzania and beyond for collective action in achieving women’s rights.
Thus, this position requires a versatile individual with a mature head,
knowledgeable and multi-skilled to coordinate, support and manage WFT’s
Strategic Alliance Building portfolio. Under the general leadership of
Head of Programs, the position holder will provide overall
coordination/backstopping to coalition activities for strengthened
strategic alliances and women’s movement building in the country and
beyond, provide leadership in maintaining timely donor reporting and
preparation of specific projects budgets.
The Program Officer will also s provide technical and programming support to WFT in the areas of policy analysis and positioning.
The Program Officer will also s provide technical and programming support to WFT in the areas of policy analysis and positioning.
Responsibilities
The incumbent will be expected to:
- Provide leadership in day to day management of the Strategic Alliance Building portfolio conceptual and programming framework and policy analysis and
- Provide leadership in development of position papers in relation to Strategic Alliance Building functions within the organization
- Foster and manage linkages and collaboration with national governance and coordination structures that affects rights of womens, their political and social participation and inclusion in the broader women rights’ spheres across the country
- Play a (pro) active role in linking up with and funding like-minded women’s rights organizations and networks in Tanzania and beyond through active participation, joint action and learning.
- Contribute to the further growth of an effective body of knowledge and analysis in feminism and women’s rights issues in Africa and beyond.
- Coordinate and advance the women’s rights agenda through deepened ties with international and regional women’s rights, feminist and allied movements.
- Contribute and play an active role in organizational planning and implementation of its SP
- Represent WFT to relevant forums/meetings on womens’ rights and related others within and outside the country
- Support the compilation, review, and submission of quality programme and donor reports on a quarterly, six monthly and annually
- Support the implementation of project performance indicators for results/impact measurement.
Job Title:
Senior Program Officer - Special Programs (Children Rights)
Location:
Tanzania
Application Deadline:
2019-01-05
Role
The position will play key role in delivering WFT mandate through supporting NPA-EVAWC implementing actors/partners on site in Shinyanga pilot district and communities through strengthened mobilization, coordination, collaboration and grantmaking to support implementation initiatives, partnering with research institutions for action led research for documenting implementation processes, knowledge generation and validation of evidence-based interventions that work based on the INSPIRE strategies for replication and upscaling.
The position will play key role in delivering WFT mandate through supporting NPA-EVAWC implementing actors/partners on site in Shinyanga pilot district and communities through strengthened mobilization, coordination, collaboration and grantmaking to support implementation initiatives, partnering with research institutions for action led research for documenting implementation processes, knowledge generation and validation of evidence-based interventions that work based on the INSPIRE strategies for replication and upscaling.
Overall Key requirements (qualifications and skills)
- An advanced university degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, Social Work, Community Development, Law or other social science field required.
- A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in project/programme planning, management and research in women/children rights
- Strong interpersonal skills that allow for the development and maintenance of effective relations with key stakeholders in EVAWC processes including regional secretariat, Government, Ministries, Development partners, and the private sector
- Demonstrated experience in managing multi-stakeholder projects especially in the field of children rights, women’s rights or rights-based interventions
- Thorough understanding of social drivers/structural factors affecting vulnerable groups such as children
- Thorough knowledge, skills and attitudes related to children’s rights promotion and human rights-based approaches to development and transformation
Specific skills.
- Prior experience working with child protection frameworks e.g. NPA EVAWC
- Knowledge of the INSPIRE Framework and evidence-based interventions in Tanzanian settings
- Good analytical skills and report writing skills
- Computer literate with advanced skills
Personal characteristics.
- Integrity and honesty
- Strong work ethics
- Team player with an aptitude for collaborative work
How to Apply
If you are interested kindly apply to the advertiser.
Deadline for application is 05/01/2019.Executive DirectorP.O. Box 79235Dar es SalaamEmail info@wft.co.tzWomen fund Tanzania
