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) – Lets Play and Learn (Education Project)

Duty station: SOS Children’s Village Dar es Salaam

Reporting to: Program Manager Dar es Salaam

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate the implementation of the Let’s Play and Learn Project accordance with the program proposal
• Establish partnership and networking with Government, Education institutions, and key education stakeholders to ensure quality education is provided in schools to the area of program intervention
• He/she must provide technical expert advice and guidance on education for development programming and support in the development of new education programs in line with the organizational strategic plan.
• Ensure Students socio-economic barriers to education development are reduced to the minimum level in the area of program intervention.
• Coordinate the capacity building for Teachers to acquire appropriate training to improve the quality of education.
• Initiate sustainable education (Formal and informal) interventions to improve enrolment, attendance, and performance for future self-reliance of the Youth.
• He/she is responsible for developing education programs and strategies for best implementation of the program.
• Strengthen community-based structures to enable them to support vulnerable children’s access to quality education.
• Expanding and Improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.
• He/she must be capable of Monitoring all Education practices within the organization and Government education policies to improve organization education practice and policies

Qualification Knowledge, skills, and abilities required

• 4 years’ minimum experience in implementing basic education programs and projects Preferably with NGO, INGO;
• Knowledge of basic education policies of our country, including all relevant teaching methodologies
• Experience in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating development projects;
• Experience of teaching or working closely with teachers and educational institutions
• Experience in working at both policy and implementation level
• Experience in developing and managing budgets;
• Fluent in oral and written English; demonstrated excellent report writing skills.
• Good computer skills including excel, word, outlook, and PowerPoint
• Good presentation skills
• The candidate with the high level of commitment and integrity is highly needed

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;

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