BACKGROUND:

Right To Play is a global organization committed to improving the lives of children and youth affected by conflict, disease, and poverty. Established in 2000, Right To Play has pioneered a unique play-based approach to learning and development which focuses on quality education, life skills, health, gender equality, child protection and building peaceful communities. With programming in over 20 countries, Right To Play transforms the lives of more than one million children each week using play and sports, both inside and outside of the classroom. In addition to our work with children, Right To Play advocates with parents, local communities, and governments to advance the fundamental rights of all children.

Right To Play is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Visit us at www.righttoplay.com. In Tanzania, Right To Play is legally registered under the NGO act of 2002 with a certificate of registration number 12343 and certificate of compliance number 1501, reaching more than 113 pre-primary and primary schools in Dar Es Salaam, Morogoro and Mara.

Field Facilitators (2 for Mara and 1 for Morogoro)

JOB SUMMARY:

The Field Facilitator reports directly to the Project Officer (PO) and is responsible for the implementation of Right To Play project activities and providing support and guidance to the community team in using RTP tools in the project location. He/she is also responsible for monitoring the project for quality of delivery and effectiveness.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Job Responsibility #1: Activity planning and implementation (45% of Time):

• Ensures participation of partners, children/young people and stakeholders in the process of project planning and implementation of the proposed activities.
• Supports Teachers and teachers Trainers and teachers networks in developing their activity plans and schedules, encourages their initiatives while ensuring alignment with the project proposal, facilitates their activities and reports to the PO.
• Support schools and partners to organizes and conduct special events activities, play days and sports tournaments.
• In coordination with partners, Teachers, Coaches and Coach Trainers, evaluates events, provides updates of lessons learned and best practices and reports on progress and challenges as they arise.
• Manages the logistical arrangements for training workshops and events.
• Assesses training needs of Teachers, Teachers trainers and Coaches, Junior Leaders, and partners, recommends the suitable intervention and works with them to develop training schedules.
• Organizes and facilitates training workshops conducted by other program staff and participates in the training as required.
• Facilitates the training sessions conducted by District Education Officials, School quality assurers and other
  stakeholders Trainers, evaluates them and reports to the PO.
• Handles equipment management and distribution in the assigned schools and community.
• Handles advance payments and manages cash money used for the activity implementation.
• Follows up on how partners are spending budget received for project implementation in the location and verify the accuracy of their financial reports and receipts and reports to the PO.
• Assesses needs for facility repairs and upgrades in the community facilitates the authorized work and ensures that overall work has been completed in accordance with the approved standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (must have):

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or any related discipline.
• 3 years’ experience in developing and implementing training sessions some of which should have been in senior level working with NGOs

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS (Asset to have):

• Experience implementing a development program with local populations in both rural and urban settings.
• Experience in training, leading workshops and teaching.
• Experience with the government education system and curriculum development
• Personal sport and activity background with coaching experience.
• Holds a valid driver’s license for a motorbike.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to: TanzaniaHr@righttoplay.com and kindly include title you are applying to and your name in subject line. Please indicate your salary expectations in the cover letter. For the Field Facilitator position, please specify if you apply for Mara or Morogoro).

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Right To Play provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We offer a family-friendly environment, that allows for flexible work arrangements to support staff diversity and ensure a healthy work-life balance.

We are a child-centered organization. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory police record check as a condition of employment.

To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com. Residents of respective regions are strongly encouraged to apply.