ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice with a special emphasis on women and girls. CARE Tanzania is part of CARE International, with the vision to seek a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. CARE International is a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people. CARE Tanzania and partners contribute to the empowerment of the most marginalized and vulnerable rural women and girls to exercise their rights.

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Her Resilience, Our Planet project funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) aims to increase the socio-economic empowerment of women and female youth in gender responsive and ecosystem-sensitive agricultural sectors in five districts of two SAGCOT’s geographic priority clusters: Ihemi cluster (Iringa, Kilolo, Mufindi and Wanging’ombe districts) and Mbarali cluster (Mbarali district).

The 6-year Her Resilience, Our Planet (HROP) project will enhance the adoption of gender-responsive Climate-Smart Agriculture systems, biodiversity protective food systems for nature, and positive climate change adaptation by food insecure communities, especially women and youth. The project strives to increase the utilization of gender-responsive, Climate-Smart, and nature-positive agricultural business development resources and services by food insecure communities and enhance leadership and participation of women and female youth in the processes leading to gender-responsive, climate and nature informed policies, strategies, plans, and budgets in SAGCOT area.

The project will be implemented by a consortium of six organizations: CARE, WWF and four local implementing partners: SAGCOT Centre Ltd (SCL), Tanzania Gender Networking Program (TGNP), Shahidi Wa Maji (SwM) and Conservation Farming Unit Tanzania (CFU-Tanzania) offering decades of experience in women’s leadership, climate change adaptation and ecosystem conservation. This project will also harness learning from 15 years of joint programming by the CARE-WWF Alliance.

CARE Tanzania seeks to recruit dynamic qualified Tanzanians to fill five (9) positions for the anticipated Her Resilience, Our Planet project funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) based in Iringa.

POSITION TITLE: Impact and Communication Coordinator

REPORTS TO: Senior Project Manager

LOCATION: Iringa

JOB SUMMARY

The communications and impact coordinator will be responsible for demonstrating and communicating the impact of the project activities. Including developing the project communications strategies, Initiating the communication related activities including content gathering, packaging and dissemination that informs the public on the project’s implementation, and learning. Also, communicating the project and CARE purpose in general and sharing progress and best practices while maintaining the organization’s core purpose and brand identity. She/he will form an integral part of project implementation.

Impact and Communication Coordinator will frequently collaborate with the Communication Officer based in Dar es salaam, M&E/PQ team, and Project team, to plan and implement the project and Country office communication strategies and ensure timely submission.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Manage internal engagement and ownership of influencing plans and campaigns, including developing key multiplying project impact communication products.
Manage communication and reporting requirements as per the government regulations and requirements.
Create and support internal systems and processes for sharing information and championing learning, as well as building accountability to implementing best practices and lessons learnt.
Manage PIIRS reporting, government, and donor reporting.
Support the communications officer to update government reports, updating of internal and external communication platforms, as well as report tracking and posting to internal portals.
Support in strengthening quality across all external communication products and
Work closely with the communications officer on producing content that highlights the project and organization's impact.
Design promotional materials such as flyers, brochures, roll up banners, PowerPoints and other Comms related materials, that will aid in increasing the brand and visibility of the project and Tanzania in general.
Work closely with project managers to develop field events stories, and project participants success stories related to the project. Work closely with different media houses to design and disseminate audio – visual content, community activities, spot messages, and key events related to the project.
Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to collect, analyze, and report data on the project activities. Creating detailed impact reports and visual presentations to showcase the effectiveness of the project.
Practice a behavior consistent with CARE’s core values, and promotion of gender equity and diversity goals.
Plays a leadership role in identifying and implementing initiatives that enhance CARE’s commitment to gender and diversity. Actively support program development and resource mobilization, and efforts to strengthen the competitive advantage of the Country Office.
Perform other duties as assigned by his/her supervisor.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

University degree in Social Sciences, International Development, Public Policy, Political Science, or related area from a recognized institution.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Minimum 2 years of directly relevant experience, with proven success across key responsibility areas.
Established networks and relationships with key stakeholders.
Experience working at middle level in international NGO.
Strong analytical skills for impact measurement and reporting.
Ability to think and operate strategically and creatively, and able to look at issues from various perspectives and provide thorough and quick guidance.
Ability to work and communicate with a range of stakeholders including policymakers and government officials, NGOs.
Demonstrated success in applying lobbying and political skills, i.e. persuasive, diplomatic, and articulate.
Experience with media and making public statements and presentations.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a fluent writing style and use of both English and Kiswahili, and a strong portfolio of communication materials across a range of mediums.
Excellent computer skills – MS Word, MS excel, Window’s Explorer, SharePoint, internet, Adobe Acrobat, Publisher and Outlook
Proven ability to achieve and maintain a compliant organizational culture by partnering to provide practical standards of compliance that can be implemented and adhered to.
Demonstrated gender awareness and sensitivity, and an ability to integrate a gender perspective into tasks and activities.
Operational experience including planning, development, and implementation of operational activities.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with people of different national and cultural backgrounds whilst remaining impartial and objective.
Demonstrated experience with proposal development with range of international donors (i.e USAID, EU, DFID, CIDA).
Ability to thrive in team environments, with a strong understanding of diversity and other cultures.
Flexible, self-starter, sense of humor, team player, attention to detail.

MODE OF APPLICATIONS:

Only a letter of application and updated CV including names of at least 3 reputable referees from previous jobs (preferable line Managers) with reliable contacts should be sent by email to Human Resources Department TZAHumanResourcesDepartment@care.org by CoB, 25th June 2024 at 1700hrs. The applicants should clearly state the Job title applied for in the subject line of the email. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

CARE is an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity. Female and people with disability candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children and vulnerable adults from abuse.