Overview

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: Program Coordinator (1 post) Family Strengthening Program**

Duty station: Dar (1 post) Zanzibar (1 post) Pemba (1 post)**

Reporting to: Program Manager Dar es Salaam / Zanzibar**

Roles & Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordinating the implementation of the programs and its overall management:
• Leads the Programs from the Planning, implementation to exit stage of the beneficiaries.
• Establish effective Networking and Partnerships with the community, local authorities and other stakeholders.
• Establish mechanisms for and undertake ongoing monitoring & evaluation of the program's activities
• Identifying opportunities for OVC supportive partnerships within the programme area
• Prepare progress reports of the programme to be shared by the different stakeholders including the donor
• Establish partnership and networking with Government, relevant government departments on Children’s and youth affairs
• Strengthen community based structures of OVC & MVC to enable children and youth access to quality essential services
• Build and manage a strong programme team in the area of intervention.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required

• Bachelor Degree in Community Development, Social work, Development Studies, Rural Development, and any other related field from recognized university or its equivalent.
• At least 4 years’ experience in implementing community development or OVC support programs, 2 years in the managerial position.
• Sound understanding of child rights, child development, family and community development, rights-based programming and management of CBOs.
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Good reporting writing skills.
• Computer literate is a must.
• The candidate with the high level of commitment and integrity is highly needed