Company: FHI360
Location - Dar Es Salaam
Position Type - Full Time
Organization Type - NGO
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
FHI360 is a global non-profit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in Health, Education, Nutrition, Environment, Economic Development, Civil Society, Gender, Youth, Research and Technology– creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI360 serves more than 60 countries, with 4,400 staff in the U.S. and around the world. We currently seek qualified candidates for position of SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICER –CHILD PROTECTION, PAMOJA TUWALEE PROGRAM-DSM.
The Position Description:
The position will provide overall strategic leadership in the development and implementation of child safeguarding/protection activities in the Program both at national and local levels. Will work closely and assist Program staff, Technical partners, District Government Authorities and IPs to improve their child safeguarding/protection implementation capacity and ensure child safeguarding/protection policy is adhered throughout the program.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Supporting sub grantees in reviewing policies and ensuring staff and volunteers adhere to child safeguarding policy.
· Developing tools and guidelines that will guide sub grantees in implementing and monitoring child safeguarding policy.
· Providing technical guidance to sub grantees and district councils, hospitals and other key stakeholders in the establishment of one stop center that respond to child abuses and gender based violence victims.
· Providing technical guidance to sub grantees and LGA’s in the implementation of activities on protection of street children.
· Representing the organization at national and other levels on issues related to child protection.
· Providing technical guidance on the formation of district child protection teams in districts.
· Ensuring functionality of the district child protection teams through trainings, supportive supervision, coaching and mentoring.
· Advocating for subsidized or free of charge access to birth certificates for MVC.
· Overseeing identification, synthesis and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned from child safe guarding/protection and other Program activities.
· Supporting the Program in periodic meetings with other key stakeholders to discuss achievements, challenges and lessons learnt.
· Participating in the development of the Program work plan and budgets.
· Participating in writing monthly updates, and other reports as deemed necessary.
The Position Requirements:
· Master’s degree in Social Science, Public Health, or Law and 5 years’ experience in child protection or other OVC work, community and/or HIV related programs; or Bachelor’s Degree with 7 years relevant experience.
· Knowledge of relevant national and international child rights and protection protocols and the Tanzanian Law of the Child Act.
· Skilled in reporting project results; experience with PEPFAR projects is preferred.
· Experience and ability to providing technical assistance in the same.
· Experience in planning and facilitating trainings.
· Experience in writing abstract and presenting research findings in different audiences
· Solid computer knowledge and skills -Microsoft-Word, Excel, Power Point and other packages.
· Excellent organizational and time management skills.
· Excellent interpersonal, teamwork, and supervisory skills.
· Solid communication skills, both oral and written, in English and Swahili.
Application procedure:
Interested candidates should send Application letter, Photocopies of Academic Certificates, detailed Curriculum Vitae (with three references including addresses, telephone numbers and e mail addresses) to:
Attention:
Human Resources Department,
FHI360,
P.O.Box 78082 Dar es Salaam;
And/or Email to: tzrecruitment@fhi360.org
Application Closing date is May 10, 2014
Please note: In no circumstance should you pay any one to secure a job trough www.nobelpages.com, In case this happens to you please email us on onlinejobsc@gmail.com and we shall take it from there.
You Can Find Simillar Jobs Updates And Career Tips at: www.nobelpages.com We wish you a happy stay and safe browsing
