Position: Project Manager
Location: Mtwara, Tanzania
Salary: Annual Salary Gross Minimum 45,000,000.00 TZS
Contract type: Fixed Term
Contract length: 1 year
Full Time: 35 hours per week
Application Closing Date: 1 Apr 2019
Interview date: To be announced
Overview
VSO is the world’s leading international development
organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in
24 countries around the world, our unique role in international
development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected
organisations where their skills can have the greatest impact. Our
extraordinary volunteers live and work in some of the world’s poorest
communities. Sharing their unique skills and experience to generate new
ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities they work in
lift themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes,
but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will
impact generations to come. Join us and help us work towards our vision
of a world without poverty.
Role overview
The Kila Mtoto, Kila Mama project aims to
save the lives of vulnerable mothers and newborns in Mtwara region of
Tanzania. Focusing on strengthening both the supply and demand side of
maternal and newborn health (MNH) continuum.
The ideal person will
provide management, coordination and direction to the Kila Mtoto, Kila
Mama project. This includes volunteer recruitment and management;
managing implementing partners and stakeholders relationships; ensuring
project deliverables, financial management, reporting and networking. If
you are passionate about making a difference for marginalised mothers
and babies, giving them a voice, this is your job!
Skills, qualifications and experience
Essential:
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in relevant area, e.g. public health or related field.
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience of managing health projects with a particular focus on maternal and newborn projects
• Demonstrated experience of applying project cycle management practices at a project or community level
• Demonstrated success at networking and partnership development
• Proven experience in financial management, including budgeting, monitoring and managing expenditure
• Proven ability to manage, develop and motivate others within a team
• Demonstrated ability at successfully monitoring and evaluating projects
• Evidence of leadership skills including handling complex situations to an effective conclusion.
• Oral and written fluency in English, with confidence in communicating to a wide range of audiences
• IT literate (Microsoft packages)
• Self-motivated, ability to use own initiative, flexibility.
• Excellent coordination and planning skills with experience of working under pressure. Time management skills.
Desirable:
• Practical experience gained within an volunteering NGO context
• Commitment to VSO’s work and values
• Experience and knowledge of project location
Competencies and Behaviour
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:
• Ability to be open minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge
Equal Opportunities
VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
NOTE: THIS ROLE IS FOR TANZANIA, TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE NATIONAL CONTRACT.
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.
VSO has zero tolerance of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people. We expect all our employees/volunteers to ensure we protect children, young people and vulnerable adults from harm and abide by our safeguarding policy (PDF).
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Position: Driver
Location: Lindi or Dar with regular travel, Tanzania
Salary: 10,000,000.00TZS Minimum Gross per Annual
Contract type: Fixed Term
Contract length: 1 years
Full Time: 40 hours per week
Application Closing Date: 1 Apr 2019
Interview date: To be confirmed
Start date: 06th of May 2019
OVERVIEW: VSO
is the world’s leading independent international development
organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in
developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to
share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding
and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.
Role overview
The
Ideal Candidate primary responsibilities will be to drive passengers,
run errands and undertake other logistical activities. Consistently
ensure that Project vehicle and driving policies and good practice are
followed at all times. Manage vehicles as requested, including cleaning;
checking toolbox contents are complete also daily checks.
Skills, qualifications and experience
Essential:
Form 4 or 6 certificate, Full valid and clean driving licence and
significant level of driving experience with minimum of 4 years and
above.
Experience:
• Familiar with and able to under-take basic 4WD vehicle check.
• Excellent knowledge of the Country geography
• Good understanding and Speak-ing English.
• Holding of secondary School Certificate
• Able to travel and spend time away from home for extended periods of time
• Commitment to delivering excellent customer service
• Flexibility to adapt to new situations, with a positive attitude to
working in an international or-ganisation with progressive work
standards
• Commitment to VSO’s values and sensitivity to equal oppor-tunities particularly regarding HIV&AIDS, disability and gender
Desirable
• Experience working with inter-national Non-Government Organizations
VSO has zero tolerance of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people. We expect all our employees/volunteers to ensure we protect children, young people and vulnerable adults from harm and abide by our safeguarding policy (PDF).
• Experience working with inter-national Non-Government Organizations
Equal Opportunities
VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.
To submit your application, click on ‘Make an application’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.
VSO has zero tolerance of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people. We expect all our employees/volunteers to ensure we protect children, young people and vulnerable adults from harm and abide by our safeguarding policy (PDF).
