SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is a local non-government organization affiliated to SOS Children’s Villages International, a worldwide child care organization that provides orphaned and destitute children with a permanent home and educational opportunities. Established 60 years ago, SOS Children’s Villages International the umbrella organization, currently has Children’s Villages and other projects in 135 countries around the world. Globally, it runs the SOS Children’s Village Programme which has two main arms, i.e. Family Based Care based at SOS Children’s Villages and Family Strengthening Programmes supporting families in local communities. SOS has been working in the United Republic of Tanzania since 1991 and implements its programs in the following locations Zanzibar, Arusha, Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, and Iringa. SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania seeks to recruit suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant Positions.

Job title: Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator

Duty station: National office

Reporting to: National Program Director

Roles & Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development of a comprehensive overall monitoring and evaluation framework, toolkits including performance indicators and benchmarks for each aspect of the organization’s life
• To ensure transparency and accountability in compliance with SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania and Zanzibar overall strategic directions
• Recommend and implement a systematic approach to integrate thematically defined results, indicators in Program areas strategies and program formulation (input, output, outcome, impact);
• Train SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania and Zanzibar staff (Programs staffs) on the use of Monitoring and Evaluation tools.
• Coordinate evaluations of Program location and Thematic Strategies and their contribution to the achievement of overall results, the findings of the evaluation shall inform the development of new strategies;
• In collaboration with the Head of programs, coordinates and capture good practices emerging from the program.
• Coordinate final evaluations of Programs location strategies and capture best practices from work emerging from programs location levels.
• Develop a comprehensive reporting framework with provisions for rigorous impact assessment;
• Analyze bi-annual and annual reports and produce analytical progress report to guide management decision-making;
• Put in place systems and mechanisms for collecting data to monitor the development of defined indicators under the comprehensive reporting framework;
• Implement a standardized Management Information System accessible to Senior Management Team and program locations.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities required

• Graduate in either Project Management, Statistics, Economics and/or Development studies;
• 5 Solid experience in M & E with a Non-Governmental Organization;
• Experience in Strategic Planning with a good background of reporting writing shared to donors, sponsors and other key stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills (Fluent in written and spoken in English
• Ability to present information in a logical and convincing manner, ability to engage and negotiate, etc).
• Computer literacy especially competence in MS Excel and Statistical packages of the database;

To apply for this position, send your application letter by postal or email describing how your experience, qualifications, and competencies make you the right candidate for this position. Enclose ONLY detailed and updated CV with telephone contacts, email address and details of at least 3 referees. Copies of academic, professional certificates and passport size photo will be submitted by only contacted candidates for the interview. To apply please send to;

The National Director SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania

P. O. Box 80462

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

recruit.sostanzania@sos-tanzania.org 

 

Please Note: SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer and committed to keeping children safe from abuse and harm, therefore candidates applying for this post will be subject to child safeguarding recruitment procedures and checks.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted