Program: Task order 51

Position: Program MEL Officer

Reporting to: Program Manager

Position Type: Full Time

Location: Shinyanga

Contract duration: 2.5 years

Deadline: 9^th February 2022

Persons with disabilities candidates are particularly encouraged to apply and as a ‘disability confident employer’ ADD guarantees to interview all persons with disabilities candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We want to see you at your best and so please let us know if there are any adjustments at all that we can make to the recruitment process to ensure that it works for you. We are also committed to ensuring that we continue to review and make adjustments throughout your employment with ADD. 

ABOUT ADD International Tanzania

In Tanzania like many other countries, persons with disabilities are likely to experience discrimination linked to negative stereotypes associated with their impairment. ADD Tanzania works to address this by building an inclusive society that accepts persons with disabilities as part of the human diversity, through interventions that benefit and support all persons with disabilities’ dignity whatever their impairment, gender, religion, ethnic background, social status, and geographical location.

Across the country, we work with 15 local Disabled People’s Organisations reaching a total of 58,000 persons with disabilities. Our key priorities are inclusive education, tackling gender-based violence (GBV), and creating livelihood opportunities. Under each thematic area, we work with disability activists to empower local persons with disabilities, to challenge community stigma, and to hold powerholders to account for delivering on disability services and rights.

Our strategy lays out plans for delivering independence, equality, and opportunity for persons with disabilities in Tanzania.

ABOUT TASK ORDER 51- INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PROJECT

Task Order 51 is a two and a half-year Inclusive Education program implemented as a consortium between three Organizations that is ADD International, Sense International, and Leonard Cheshire, targeting children with disabilities.

Through the developed and proposed PPPIET model previously, this Task Order 51 will demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed PPPIET model for potential adoption nationally by the Government of Tanzania,  The project will be involved in strengthening the identification, and assessment of children with disabilities through multidisciplinary teams; increasing community awareness on disability and inclusive education through OPDs; strengthening Parent Teacher Partnerships, School Management Committees and school clubs; training teachers in screening and identification, inclusive pedagogy, adapting teaching and learning materials; improving infrastructure and safeguarding through SMC training and funding for renovations.   

The project aims at ensuring that no child with disability is left behind, regardless of the type of disability, So Part of the focus of the program will be on changing the discriminatory attitudes of the community as well as of teachers and school stakeholders towards children with disabilities. More efforts will be put into deepening and improving approaches to working with schools and communities.

program MEL OFFICER JOB PURPOSE.

Job Purpose: To design, coordinate and manage the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation, research, and learning framework of the To51 Project. He/she will develop a systematic monitoring framework to improve the qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered by the Project.

KEY areas of responsibility

Programme SUPPORT

In consultation with and guidance from the Programme Manager, will:

• Prepare and implement the Disability Inclusion (Task Order 51) MEL plans in support of ADD’s mission to tackle the root causes of the barriers to education and wellbeing of people with disability. This will be done while overseeing the activity delivery and monitoring of set KPI in line with result framework, Theory of change and logframe as detailed in Task order 51
• Observe Gender sensitivity in MEL design and planning for the implementation of Disability Inclusion activities.
• Facilitate and support the awareness and advocacy meetings in line with result framework and activity planning.
• Writing, publishing, and disseminating Inclusive Education, learning documents, changed stories as per result framework for the project
• Support preparation of evidenced based and quality reports (narrative) that demonstrate accountability.
• Support the identification, initial assessment, treatment/rehabilitation, and enrolment of children with disabilities accordingly.
• Support the establishment of learning groups/team
• Conduct training, outreach, and educational presentation on programme/ project activities
• Undertake any other lawful tasks as may be assigned by the Line Manager

Policy, Research, and Influencing

• Participate in the development of research opportunities that inform ADD International Tanzania on its influencing work
• Lead the influencing work, including supporting Organization of persons with disabilities to engage with both local and national level officials on the Rights of Persons with disabilities inclusion.
• Participate and advocate on matters concerning disability inclusion at the local to national level based on evidence and learning produced by the To51 project

ONGOING MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING work

• Lead the design and implementation of M& E/MEL, setting up and periodically reviewing the system and ensuring it is implemented effectively.
• Undertake joint development discussion on MEL framework and systems including baseline, mid-evaluation, and program end evaluation.
• Provide leadership and MEL management support to ADD International Tanzania.
• Facilitate the development and Implementation of the MEL system in Tanzania Country program by ensuring that each member is fully aware of ADD’s MEL system and how each staff contributes to program work.
• Work with the Program Manager to complete Data Management Sheet and program indicators. Ensure the biannual program review includes all projects and is submitted on time.
• Manage the MEL budget provide an appropriate explanation on the variance and suggest ways to meet the plan by submitting activity budgets for implementation in the area of MEL
• Providing activity (financial) reports to the finance department within the authorised time frame and donor requirements.
• Working closely with Program Manager and Lenard Cheshire MEL Officer to develop a baseline, final project review and undertake the ongoing project data collection

Financial Management & Control.

• Setting up and overseeing component’s budgets.
• Develop and submit activity budgets for disability Inclusion implementation (Task Order 51).
• Submit activity (financial) reports to the finance department within the authorised time frame and donor requirements.

Safeguarding RESPONSIBILITIES.

• Level 3- regular access to children/vulnerable adults including on their own, or lead responsibility for safeguarding within office/location 
• Ensure familiarity, and compliance with, ADD’s child and vulnerable adult safeguarding policy and undertake training as required
• Contribute to creating and maintaining an environment that prevents safeguarding violations and promotes the implementation of ADD’s policy
• Report any concerns or suspicions regarding safeguarding violations by an ADD staff member or associated personnel to the child and vulnerable adult focal person or appropriate Government reporting channels.
• Develop publicity materials on ADD’s safeguarding policies to be shared with communities with whom ADD works
• Ensure safeguarding activities are budgeted for in project activities and in proposals to enable existing and new projects to fulfil ADD’s safeguarding requirements

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, or in project planning, management and Monitoring, or equivalent level of experience
• Knowledge and experience in working with people with disabilities and related networks
• Experience in planning and implementing Inclusive education programs/ projects targeting different stakeholders at different levels (including teachers and learners with disability)
• Minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in an M&E position responsible for implementing MEL activities and working in consortium setting, ideally within the INGO sector.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and operating project MEL systems from project initiation to closeout stages.
• Experience in designing and managing database systems.
• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator tracking, reporting, database management, and developing MEL and performance monitoring plans.
• Experience in planning and managing activities like trainings, awareness and sensitization campaign meetings and community dialogues for target project beneficiaries.
• Experience in developing and refining data collection tools.
• Experience with data quality assessments and oversight.
• Languages: Excellent written and spoken command of English and Swahili

COMPETENCIES

• Good knowledge of programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation techniques and practices.
• Good knowledge and experience regarding inclusive education, gender mainstreaming and disability rights inclusion
• Good moderation, coordination, communication, teamwork facilitation and training skills.
• Ability to work with and manage partners.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to work in a team and good interpersonal skills.
• Good computer applications skills.
• Ability to deal with people with diversities. Non-discrimination for all partners including OPDs and project beneficiaries.
• Ability to build on relevant knowledge within and outside T051 as well as actively share her/his experience and expertise with colleagues and partners.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Ability to work under time pressure and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in diversified environments.

HOW TO APPLY.

Interested applicants should send the following attachments by email (please include in the email subject 'Ref: Programme MEL Officer Shinyanga’): 

• Their CV (max 3 pages)
• Letter of motivation (max 2 pages), please state your current or most recent salary
• Completed equal opportunities form (please choose relevant form for applying a job in ADD International Tanzania Program Office)
• The names, contact numbers and addresses of 2 referees (please state if you are not happy for them to be contacted at this stage)

Please send your application to: recruitment@add.org.uk by the closing date specified below.  

Closing date for receiving applications is 9^th February 2022 at 1630hrs. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you need an accessible format, please contact our Finance and Operations Manager by email through info@add-tanzania.org  

Incomplete applications will not be accepted. We are unfortunately only able to reply to those shortlisted.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES.

We are keen to promote strong principles of equality and diversity and would welcome applications from all backgrounds. Disabled people are strongly encouraged to apply and as a ‘disability confident employer’ ADD guarantees to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. For more information on this please see our Equal Opportunities Policy.

SAFEGUARDING.

The nature of ADD’s work is as an ally to the global disability movement promoting the rights of all people with disabilities. It does mean that our staff, consultants, trustees, and volunteers may come into contact with children and vulnerable adults in some capacity or another. ADD is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, consultants, trustees, and volunteers to share this commitment.

At ADD, we’re committed to creating a safe and rewarding environments for all of our people to work and volunteer, as well as for those we come into contact with through our work. 

This means we have robust safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure everyone is treated properly, and a whistle-blowing policy and process so people can raise any concerns they have, confidentially. 

For more information on this please see the safeguarding pages on our website.

Data Protection.

ADD International is aware of its obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Bill and is committed to processing your data securely and transparently. For more information on this please see our ‘Job Applicant Privacy Notice’.