Pact is an international nonprofit that works in nearly AO countries building solutions for human development that are evidence-based, data-driven, and owned by the communities we serve. Our vision is thriving, resilient and engaged communities leading their own development. Founded in 1971, Pact works with partners to build resilience, improve accountability, and strengthen knowledge and skills for sustainable social impact.

We are a recognized global leader in creating social impact. Our staff have a range of expertise in areas including capacity development, public health, governance, and civil society, climate change adaptation and mitigation, energy, women’s economic empowerment, fragile states, artisanal and small-scale mining communities, monitoring and evaluation, microfinance, and more.

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: Technical Director – ECD Integration, Head Office (Dar es Salaam) (1 position)

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

Position Purpose:

The Technical Director – ECD Integration (TD-ECD) will lead the team responsible for achieving the objectives of the CNHF-funded activity. The TD-ECD will ensure that the CNHF-funded interventions are of high technical quality and evidence-based and that they are efficiently and effectively integrated into the ACHIEVE case management platform and linked with ACHIEVE’s systems strengthening and local partner capacity development work. The TD-ECD will directly supervise two Senior ECD Program Officers and will be part of the project’s senior leadership and management team. The TD- ECD will ensure the project aligns with the government of Tanzania National Multi-Sectoral Early Childhood Development Programme (NM-ECDP) 2021/22- 2025/26), which serves as a guiding framework for the provision of a comprehensive and holistic package of early care and development initiatives.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and support to the CNHF ECD project team and activities to ensure the achievement of all expected results.
• Lead the design, planning, monitoring, and budgeting of the CNHF-funded ECD activities, ensuring they build on existing national and international evidence, best practices, and lessons learned.
• Work closely with ACHIEVE’s Technical Director-OVC and DREAMS Service Delivery and other ACHIEVE S03 team members to plan and carry out well-integrated ECD service delivery into the ACHIEVE case management platform and other activities.
• Work closely with ACHIEVE’s Technical Director-Systems Strengthening, Director of Zones and CSO Management, Senior Capacity Development Officer, and MEL Director and their respective teams to ensure coordination, linkages, and synergies with other ACHIEVE program and technical functions and objectives.
• Ensure the availability of needed SOPs, training materials, job aids, and other tools needed for effective capacity strengthening, program implementation, and monitoring.
• Conduct training/learning needs assessment for Pacts ACHIEVE sub-grantees in areas of early childhood development in the respective project implementation area.
• Provide other direct technical inputs in line with background expertise and project needs.
• Identify key ECD-related gaps and oversee needed processes for engaging outside expertise where appropriate.
• Facilitate coordination with other relevant in-country initiatives.
• Participate in hiring, supervising, and mentoring the project’s technical, M&E, and program support staff.
• Promote integration and cross-fertilization of ideas and information technical areas and oversee initiatives to promote and strengthen knowledge management.
• In coordination with the Pact Country Director/ACHIEVE Project Director and ACHIEVE Deputy Project Director, serve as the primary point of contact for CNHF, the Government of Tanzania partners, and other ECD stakeholders.
• Participate in or ensure high-level project representation and leadership where needed on the National Multi-Sectoral ECD Programme committee, TECDEN, or other technical working groups with the Government of Tanzania and other stakeholders linked to key project initiatives.
• With the Pact Country Director/ACHIEVE Project Director and ACHIEVE Deputy Project Director represent the ECD project with CNHF, GoT, USAID, and other partners.
• Ensure the completion of all reporting requirements and other deliverables related to the CNHF ECD project.
• 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.
• Mentor the technical team as appropriate and ensure international best practice is integrated into program design and implementation.
• Coordinate with Pact global staff to support the project’s successful programmatic and technical implementation and share lessons, learning, and achievements internally and externally.
• Perform other duties as required.

Basic Requirements

• Advanced degree (Masters or higher) in a relevant field such as public health, social work, education, etc.
• At least 5 years of senior-level management and/or technical advisor-type experience in Tanzania’s health, education, and/or social welfare activities.
• Technical expertise and at least 3 years of experience implementing ECD activities in Tanzania, including in responsive caregiving, nutrition, health, safety/security, or other domains, and familiarity with the GoT’s Nurturing Care Framework for caregivers and children ages zero to three years.

• Prior experience working with or collaborating with the government, including MCDGWSG, PO-RALG, or others.
• Prior experience with project-level planning, budgeting, and reporting processes.
• Demonstrated track record of successfully building and effectively managing diverse teams of employees.
• Experience managing donor-funded programs with demonstrated capacity to create and/or maintain complex systems and procedures involving multiple implementation sites, multiple partners, and diverse beneficiaries.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal and creative problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ethical management practices.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with government and civil society partners.

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.