Inclusive and Safe Schools Lead - Shule Bora

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 know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. 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.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

ROLE PURPOSE & DIMENSION

The Inclusive and Safe Schools Lead is part of the Core Team representing Plan International Tanzania. S/he will manage the disability inclusion, gender, community engagement and climate and environment specialists on the team. S/he will provide strategic leadership, quality assurance and coordination across inclusion, safety and climate and environment working closely with other technical leads as well as Team Leader (TL) and Deputy Team Leader (DTL) and government stakeholders to ensure a coherent, coordinated approach and strong ownership. S/he will ensure the inclusion and climate and environment plans and all interventions follow the Shule Bora operating principles, support government-led education sector reform, and are focused on sustainable strengthening of the education system. The post-holder will be based in Dodoma. The role is initially for 2 years with the option to extend for an additional year.

ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Inclusive and Safe Schools Lead will:

• Work closely with Team Leader (TL) and Deputy Team Leader (DTL) in reviewing and adjusting strategy when needed and update roadmaps in coordination with the Shule Bora coordinators.
• Oversee the planning, implementation and review of all interventions under the inclusion and climate and environment plans in conjunction with the Shule Bora Coordinators at MoEST and PO-RALG.
• Provide technical assistance within government on inclusion, safety, and climate and environmental issues.
• Lead on supporting the government to implement its safe schools programme.
• Support technical leads to help programme regional coordinators and interventions specialists to support regions and Local Government Authorities (LGAs) to implement inclusion, safety and climate and environment-related interventions.
• Ensure collaboration with other technical leads and partner organisations to ensure a coherent approach to implementation.
• Oversee technical support and oversight on construction activities across the LGAs.
• Quality assure Terms of Reference, concept notes and short term technical assistance (STTA) inputs under the inclusion and safety and climate and environment workstreams.
• Network and build partnerships with other actors working on education, inclusion, safety, climate and environment to ensure effective collaboration and prevent duplication.
• Document and disseminate stories of change for lesson learning and influencing purposes.
• Contribute to the development of the quarterly progress report, annual report and any other reports as required.
• Provide training and mentorship internally as required in areas of expertise.
• Identify short term technical assistance needs and ensure technical assistance related to inclusion and climate management is relevant and being brought to each level of the system as agreed with the government.
• Work closely with the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) and disbursement linked indicator (DLIs) teams to ensure harmonisation across the programme.
• Coordinate with the MEL team to ensure data related to climate management and inclusion are made available on time and can be used for reporting.
• Coordinate with DTL and Project Regional Coordinators to ensure grass roots qualitative results are being collected and used as evidence both in reports and influencing communication pieces.
• Provide input on design, approach and content of materials and provide quality assurance.
• Support the institutionalisation programme activities within PO-RALG, LGAs and Regions.
• Identify development needs and build capacity of programme staff and counterparts.
• Coordinate staff input for technical assistance and capacity building at national and regional levels.
• Review and approve budgets for activities related to this technical area and monitor activity and STTA budgets to ensure they are managed effectively.
• Where possible and relevant, ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP), Safeguarding, and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded across all project activities.
• Represent Plan International Tanzania at all Shule Bora management committee meetings, consortium and government partner meetings at district, regional and national levels.
• Oversee and provide technical backstopping and support for three (Plan International) Regional Intervention Specialists.
• Line manage and contribute to the ToR/work plan development for the Gender Advisor and Early Career Professionals.

Location: Dodoma

Closing Date: 31st December, 2024