Background:

Tanzania Cheshire Foundation (TCF) with Leonard Cheshire (LC) has been awarded a four year grant since 2017 from a donor to deliver an Inclusive Education Programme in Dodoma City and Chamwino Districts Councils of Tanzania in line with the National Inclusive Education Strategy (NIES), The project aims to increase the enrollment and retention of children with disability in primary schools, to increase their learning and improve their life chances.

Job Title: Project Community Worker

Reporting to: Project Officer

Contract Type: Two years contract subject to 1st-year performance evaluation

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To work as part of the Leonard Cheshire’s (LC) and Tanzania Cheshire Foundation’s (TCF) Tanzania inclusive education project team, in Dodoma and Chamwino Districts of Tanzania. To provide technical and operational support at the district level in day to day project activities,

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Visit beneficiaries in their homes to ascertain required information and track all beneficiaries at household level in your designated district.
• Conduct scheduled school visits and updating attendance registers as directed by Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer.
• Report writing and other necessary documentation, developing and submitting activity reports as guided by the project officer.
• Creating awareness about disability issues at the district level.
• Providing operational support during the educational assessment.
• Continuous provision of information to the management about the progress of the project.
• Act as a link between the project office and stakeholders, especially children with disabilities, parents, schools and education managers in a district.
• Support project in the implementation of Child to Child dubs, and Parent Support Group activities.
• Support project officers in child protection case management and follow-up.
• Support MEL Officer to provide regular statistics and data as required.
• Submit monthly progress report.
• Any other duties as directed by senior TCF and LC staff.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Recognized and appropriate three years experience in community work.
• Degree in relevant field preferably in social work and community development.
• Excellent verbal communication and writing skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Able to maintain a strong relationship with internal and external partners.

Persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply

How to apply:

Application should be delivered not later than 16.00 PM on Friday 18th, January 2019 to The Board Chairman, Tanzania Cheshire Foundation, P 0 Box 3252, Dodoma, Tanzania, Or through email: masangiasteven@yahoo.com