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.

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 right 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 role will provide strategic leadership for Plan International’s program in Tanzania, including program strategy, technical support, program effectiveness, knowledge management and learning and overall program implementation (sponsorship, development).  The Director of Programs is responsible for leading a large technical and programmatic team in designing, planning, implementing, and monitoring and evaluating gender transformative program interventions both through partners and direct implementation. The Director of Programs will lead work with government and local partners as an increasingly significant component of Plan International Tanzania’s country portfolio.

 

The role is operational level for the Plan’s NORAD Project on ending child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Rukwa, will focus on the implementation of the day to day transport activities to ensure timely programme delivery, to provide transportation services to Plan NORAD staff in a safe, courteous and timely manner to enable the programme effectively carry out its operational plan.

Dimensions of the Role

• Ensure vehicle is fit for purpose to deliver the projects and is actively managed
• Staff and material transportation
• Ensure fully compliance with the regulations, policies and procedures
• Maintain updated and accurate vehicle records
• Provides clerical duties for implementation of the programme

Accountabilities

Ensure vehicle is fit for purpose to deliver the projects and is actively managed:

• Ensure vehicle is always in good usable condition, well maintained and cleaned vehicle
• All-time maintenance of vehicle in mechanically and technically good usable condition, well-maintained vehicle, daily vehicle checking before use;
• Timely processing of service and maintenance request; and
• Maintaining vehicle operating books.

 

Ensure fully compliance with the regulations, policies and procedures:

• Abide to the required country regulations to avoid unnecessary problem with the law enforcers, updated the administration assistant with vehicle insurance status, safety week stickers and all time valid driving license.
• Adherence to Plan policies and standard operating procedures, laws and regulations

 

Maintain updated and accurate vehicle records:

• Manage well and updated vehicle records, submit vehicle monthly reports, logbook, trips, and fuel records to the administration assistant.

Provides clerical duties for implementation of the programme:

• Support smooth and quick dispatch and delivery of documents between Plan and other stakeholders;

 

Staff and material transportation:

• Responsible for staff, visitors and materials safe and timely transportation to the required destination

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) 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. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Key relationships

The post holder will be required to maintain effective working relationship with the Programme Unit administration assistant, procurement and logistics coordinator, programme staff, garages and parters.

Technical expertise, skills, and knowledge

Knowledge

• Class C drivers licence plus valid defensive driving certificate
• A minimum of ordinary level secondary school education certificate
• Fluent in Swahili, ability to read, write and speak English
• A minimum of five years of experience in vehicle maintenance and driving
• Previous experience working in an international organisation

 

Skills

• Basic mechanic and auto repair skills
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Computer skills

 

Plan International’s Values in Practice

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

We strive for lasting impact

• 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.

We work well together

• 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.

 

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.

Physical Environment

The position will be based in Nkasi, involves driving of project staff, visitors and dispatching parcels from one point to another. The position requires a lot of field travels 75% field works and 25% office works

LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN

• Occasional interaction with children
• Plan International Tanzania strives to ensure that children are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization further has a Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy that every staff is required to sign. As a result, this position comes with additional responsibilities for safeguarding children and young people:
• Adhere to the Children & young People safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct and reporting any CYSP issues.