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Project Overview

Pact has received funding from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (CNHF) to scale up integrated early childhood development (ECD) services in Tanzania by integrating early childhood care and development activities into Pact’s ongoing, USAID-funded ACHIEVE project. ACHIEVE uses a comprehensive, family-centered case management approach led by community-based case workers to provide a broad package of services to households with orphans and other vulnerable children in close coordination with the Government of Tanzania’s health and social services and other service providers. With support from CNHF, Pact will build on the ACHIEVE platform to provide additional, critical early childhood care and development services to improve the well- being and future prosperity of infants and young children, focusing on the 14 councils in the regions of Mbeya and Tabora.

Pact Tanzania is looking for an enthusiastic, creative, energetic individual to fill the following vacant positions for the Hilton Foundation Project:

Position: Senior ECD Program Officer – Head Office (Dar es Salaam)(2 positions)

Project: Hilton Foundation Project Contract Duration: 1-year contract (Renewable)

Position Purpose:

The Senior ECD Program Officer Integration (SPO-ECD) will work closely with a local implementing partners) to ensure the achievement of the objectives of the CNHF-funded activity in the assigned region of Mbeya or Tabora. The SPO-ECD will ensure the CNHF-funded interventions are implemented with high technical quality and are efficiently and effectively integrated with ACHIEVE project activities and platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the implementation and technical quality of CNHF-funded ECD activities in all councils in the assigned region (Mbeya or Tabora).
• Lead the identification, planning, implementation, and monitoring of ECD activities to be integrated into the ACHIEVE case management platform and/or other suitable community platforms.
• Contribute to project activity design, develop work, and action plans with the TD-ECD, and monitor progress toward targets.
• Serve as a provider of TA, mentoring, and coaching to local implementing partners to assist them in planning, implementing, and monitoring high-quality, evidence based ECD activities.
• Conduct supportive supervision mentoring visits to the field no less frequently than monthly to ensure activities adhere to guidance and SOPs and high-quality services reach targeted children and caregivers.
• Facilitate high-quality training to relevant staff of CSOs and other project stakeholders.
• Disseminate guidance, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and other job aids to implement high-quality, age-appropriate services to children and caregivers.
• Support the development of tools for CSOs to implement and monitor activity progress effectively.
• Work closely with the Health Informatic Developers to regularly monitor project activities and use data to improve project quality and implementation; proactively identify implementation challenges and help develop and implement practical solutions promptly.
• Submit monthly written updates to the TD-ECD for inclusion in quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports.
• Participate in local, regional, and/or national-level meetings related to ECD to ensure coordination, technical quality, and learning.
• Help define the project learning agenda on ECD, including working with M&E team on defining critical data to be collected and analyzing data.
• Work with national and local government authorities and ACHIEVE Local Implementing Partners to ensure the designed ECD programming aligns with the government of Tanzania’s guiding framework for providing a comprehensive and holistic package of early care and development initiatives.
• Document and share lessons learned and best practices in ECD for experience sharing and replication.
• Stay up to date on state-of-the-art and evidence-based approaches in ECD, and work to integrate these into project activities.
• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the TD-ECD.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in public health, social work, education, or another related field.
• At least 5 years’ experience in an ECD-focused field position.
• Strong technical knowledge of national and international ECD activities, guidelines, and policies, including the GoT’s Nurturing Care Framework for caregivers and children ages zero to three years and the adapted Care for Child Development (CCD) package.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt policies, frameworks, and program analyses into actionable steps for community-level implementation that are appropriate for children and caregivers.
• Experience creating strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders, including local government, CSOs, and community members.
• Demonstrated experience with using M&E data for program monitoring and decision- making.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in Kiswahili and English, including writing high-quality reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Tanzanian work experience is necessary; Tanzania National is preferred.

Instructions on How to Apply:

If you believe you are the ideal person we are looking for, please submit your application letter and a Curriculum Vitae online via email describing why you are the right candidate for this position detailing your experience and three (3) professional referees from your previous and current place of employment. Please send the application online (through Email: humanresourcestz@pactworld.org identifying the position you are applying for in the subject line). Only the applications sent online will be reviewed.

The closing date for applications is on April 10th, 2023.

Qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, citizenship status, genetic information, matriculation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, credit information, tobacco use (except in the workplace), membership in an employee organization, or other protected classifications or non-merit factors.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.