Senior Head of Program Quality
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
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Working together with children, young
people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world,
tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all
vulnerable children.We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
ROLE PURPOSE
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.
We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
The Senior Head of Program Quality is an innovative position responsible for resourcefully planning, monitoring and supporting Plan International Tanzania’s quality programming, including through our local society partners. (S)he has supervisory responsibility for the thematic leads, including gender and inclusion, partnerships, monitoring, evaluation, learning and research, education, child protection and youth economic empowerment, and ensuring close coordination with SRHR and WASH. The Senior Head of Program Quality is responsible for the development and delivery of quality programming placing a high value on innovative design of new proposals/ grants and creative partnerships.
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Dimensions of the Role
- Support the implementation of impactful, sustainable and evidence based projects and programs, aligned with Plan’s strategic priorities.
- Work in coordination with the Business Development team and National Organisations to ensure that new project designs meet program quality standards, including Plan’s commitments to gender equality and inclusion.
- Support planning of activities for particular projects to ensure integration of program interventions and efficiency in implementation.
- Effectively supervise a dynamic team of staff, provide coaching, strategically tailor individual development plans, and complete performance assessment.
- Ensure accountability, learning and knowledge management as part of the implementation of the MEAL policy.
- Coordinate the identification, assessment and strengthening of appropriate partnerships with local CSO, Private sectors and government.
- Organize and coordinate regular program reporting and conduct reviews of content, ensuring on-time submission of high quality reports.
- Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding children and young people and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility.
Key Result Area 1: Support in the design and implementation of high quality evidence-based Inclusive and gender transformative projects which are in line with Country Strategy Plan (CSP).
Indicators for success:
- Lead in the design of the programmes for Plan International Tanzania as prioritized in the Country Strategic Plan and aligned with government and donor priorities;
- Support the Identification of key implementing and strategic partners with whom Plan can work to leverage meeting its CSP objectives;
- Make sure that all project plans are complete with outcome level monitoring and evaluation plans;
- Develop programme strategies through participatory processes so that integrated quality programming can be achieved.
- Ensure the Integration of sustainable approaches, gender responsive and inclusion into all activities as appropriate
- Lead the application of Plan’s global programme quality policy and framework, global M&E standards and Plan International Tanzania’s M&E vision in all program plans and implementations;
- Ensure timely development of high quality both narrative and financial reporting to donors (monthly, quarterly annual and final)
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Key Result Area 2: Coordinate sectoral (thematic) planning processes and ensure proper understanding of the sector (thematic) goals and objectives, and strategic engagement of key stakeholders;
Indicators for success:
- Oversee sectoral (thematic) programme management;
- Develop and oversee programme implementation strategies, including partnership frameworks, protocols and agreements, and capacity building of partners as potentially identified;
- Ensure that project teams have access to and are appropriately using routine monitoring and periodic assessment;
- Manage the preparation of scopes of work to hire and manage technical consultants, including review for technical capacities and contract budgets;
- Support and maintain systems to ensure effective and transparent use of financial resources and timely, accurate and informative reporting in compliance with donor regulations;
- Provide support to your immediate reports in effective budget management, including accurate spending forecasts and expense monitoring;
- Review activity plans or monthly spending projections, according to the project budgets and annual spending projections;
- Support and where possible, improve operational systems and structures to ensure effective administrative and logistics support for programmes;
- Ensure documentation of evidence based best practice, success stories and learning for advocacy and scaling up of proven and evidence based models.
Indicators for success:
- Support business development team and National Organisations in the development of high quality concept notes and proposals as well as seeking of new opportunities
- Effective linkage and relationship established and maintained with National Organisations ;
- Maintain effective communication with internal and externals donors and development partners;
- Good relationship established with new/ existing proposed partners for upcoming resource mobilisation opportunities.
Indicators for success:
- Work closely with the HR department to hire, orient and supervise new team members as necessary;
- Provide regular coaching and mentoring to the thematic staff;
- Develop capacity building plan for project staff (as well as partners, where needed) that strengthen work environment in which team members strive to achieve excellence;
- Contribute to country team-building and staff development efforts, and support the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.
- Ensure thematic programme staff compliance with the Plan International Tanzania policies and related procedures.
Internal:
- This position works closely with the Operations department (Medium)
- This position works closely with the Business Development Unit (medium)
- This position works closely with the Program Area Manager/PUMs (Medium)
- This position works closely with the Communications, Influencing and Advocacy (low)
Essential
- Master’s Degree in Social science, International Development, or any relevant field. A research based degree is an advantage.
- Minimum of 5 years work experience in a program management position with progressive responsibilities for an international NGO, with a strong focus on rights based approaches, gender equality and inclusion in programming.
- Demonstrated experience in project grants management, including project design, budget preparation, expenditure tracking, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, including institutional donors.
- Excellent English writing skills.
- Excellent understanding of the local civil society sector and experience engaging partners and strengthening partnerships.
- Demonstrated commitment to addressing gender equality and addressing the rights of girls and women in development programming.
- Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment.
- Some experience and abilities in capacity strengthening – developing curricula and facilitating trainings.
- Experience using MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information and budget management systems, and knowledge sharing networks.
- Experience working with children and understanding their special needs.
- Strong process and time management skills and ability to motivate others to develop and practice these skills.
- Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment and operationalize innovations.
- Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work effectively with culturally diverse, cross-disciplinary, and geographically disperse groups.
- Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.
- Team leadership abilities
- Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented
We are open and accountable
- Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
- Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
- Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
- Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
- Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people
- Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
- Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
- Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
- Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
- Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
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We are inclusive and empowering
- Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
- Typical office environment with at least 20% of travel to programme locations.
- Low contact: No contact or very low frequency of interaction
Reports to: Director of Programs
Closing Date: 17th June, 2020
Head of Education
The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
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Working together with children, young
people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world,
tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all
vulnerable children.We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
ROLE PURPOSE
Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.
We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
This is a short term position for up to six months. The Head of Education is responsible for leading Plan International Tanzania’s Education program, including leading design of new projects for funding, planning and delivering implementation of existing projects and managing the close out of the USAID funded Tusome Pamoja component that Plan is implementing. (S)he will support the COVID-19 response team including design of a recovery education program and, in partnership with the Business Development Section, development of new funding and partnerships, including at national level networking and advocacy.
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Dimensions of the Role
- The post holder lead program design, planning and implementation to ensure the education program is of high quality, gender transformative and inclusive of children with disabilities and aligned with the Areas of Global Distinctiveness.
- The post holder reports to the Director of Programs, oversees Education programming and technical support to the COVID-19 response team
- Lead in the close out of Tusome Pamoja Project.
- The post holder is a senior manager and a member of the Extended CMT.
- The Post holder represent Plan International Tanzania in all education sector forums and meetings, both external and internal within Plan globally
- Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews and follow-up on annual performance objectives and plans.
- Provide team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance, look for ways to innovate, and reach objectives
- Work in partnership with MERL team in the development of M& Plan in line with Country Strategic Plan indicators and Global Strategy Results
- Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding children and young people and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility.
Key Result Area 1: Leads in the design of high quality evidence-based Inclusive Quality Education and gender transformative projects which are in line with Country Strategy Plan (CSP), for both sponsorship and grants and Areas of Global Distinctiveness.
Indicators for success:
- Lead in the design of the Education programme for Plan International Tanzania as prioritized in the Country Strategic Plan and aligned with government and donor priorities;
- Identify key implementing and strategic partners working in the field of education with whom Plan can work to leverage meeting its CSP objectives;
- Seek out innovations that can be used in the education space, including the use of ICT4D;
- Work in partnership with the Head of MER to ensure that all project plans are complete with outcome level monitoring and evaluation plans;
- Ensure the Integration of sustainable approaches, gender responsive and inclusion into all activities as appropriate
- Lead the application of Plan’s global programme quality policy and framework, global M&E standards and Plan International Tanzania’s M&E vision in its Country Strategic Plan III;
- Ensure timely development of high quality both narrative and financial reporting to donors (monthly, quarterly annual and final)
Indicators for success:
- Oversee programme management for all Education related projects;
- Oversee the implementation of partnership frameworks, protocols and agreements, and capacity building of partners as potentially identified;
- In coordination with the Monitoring and Evaluation department, ensure that Project teams have access to and are appropriately using routine monitoring and periodic assessment;
- Draft and/or review scopes of work to hire and manage technical consultants, including review for technical capacities and contract budgets;
- Lead in the smooth close-out of Tusome Pamoja Project, as stipulated in the close-out plan
- Support and improve operational systems and structures to ensure effective administrative and logistics support for programmes;
- Lead the COVID 19 response team in the implementation of all Education projects.
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Key Result Area 3: Contributes to a comprehensive funding strategy and support the fundraising initiatives of the education sector for Plan international Tanzania
Indicators for success:
- Support business development team and National Organisations in the development of high quality concept notes and proposals as well as seeking of new opportunities
- Effective partnerships established and maintained with National Organisations;
- Strong, strategic partnerships with relevant donors (current and potential) and development partners;
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Indicators for success:
- Effective partnerships with government’s relevant departments and ministries and strategic networking are established and maintained to ensure influence at national and regional level;
- Represent Plan International Tanzania in various education forums, relevant platforms and technical groups and during partner and donor representative in-country visits;
- Strong technical and strategic partnerships with UNICEF and UNESCO;
- Work closely with advocacy and communications team in the development of evidence based advocacy and influence
Internal:
- This position works closely with the Operations department (Medium)
- This position works closely with all Project Managers related to Education (high)
- This position works closely with the Business Development Unit (medium)
- This position works closely with PUMs (Low)
- This position works closely with the Communications and MEL (low)
- This position represents Plan International Tanzania in all education related external representation.
Essential
- A graduate degree in education
- 8 years demonstrated experience in the education sector;
- Demonstrated experience in teacher training, professional develop or training with other stakeholders in the education sector (volunteers, civil society organisations, parents or others);
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Tanzanian education system, key policies and strategies;
- Demonstrated understanding of the principles and practice of inclusive education and gender equality in education;
- 5 years project management experience, including management of multiple donor projects with sound results, project monitoring and evaluation, and donor reporting in English;
- Experience in writing and designing successful grant proposals;
- Skill in representation at senior levels in the field of education;
- This position requires high computer literacy with a full knowledge of office applications.
- Ability to multitask and work under pressure with minimal supervision
- Experience working with children and understanding their special needs.
- Experience with rights based approaches.
- Experience in civil society strengthening
- Experience managing staff, including demonstrated experience in staff training, coaching and mentoring.
We are open and accountable
- Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
- Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
- Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
- Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
- Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people
- Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
- Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
- Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
- Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
- Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES (1,216+ POSTS)
We are inclusive and empowering
- Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
- Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
- Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
- Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
- Typical office environment with at least 30% of travel to programme locations.
- High contact
Reports to: Director of Programs
Closing Date: 7th June, 2020
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