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Comprehensive Council Social Welfare Operational Planning and Budgeting Advisor
PACT – TANZANIA
Job Description
Reporting to Systems Strengthening Technical Director
Location Dodoma
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Pact Overview
At
the heart of Pact is the promise of a better tomorrow. A nonprofit
international development organization founded in 1971, Pact works on
the ground in nearly 40 countries to improve the lives of those who are
challenged by poverty and marginalization. We serve these communities
because we envision a world where everyone owns their future. To do
this, we build systemic solutions in partnership with local
organizations, businesses, and governments that create sustainable and
resilient communities where those we serve are heard, capable, and
vibrant.

Pact is a recognized global leader in international
development. Our staff have a range of expertise in areas including
public health, capacity development, governance and civil society,
natural resource management, poverty, fragile states, monitoring and
evaluation, small-scale and artisanal mining, microfinance and more.
This expertise is combined in Pact’s unique integrated approach, which
focuses on systemic changes needed to improve people’s lives.

Project Overview
ACHIEVE
is a five-year, USAID-funded global cooperative agreement with the dual
objectives of attaining and sustaining HIV epidemic control among
at-risk and hard to reach pregnant and breastfeeding (PBF) women,
infants, children, and youth, as well as to mitigate the impact of HIV/
AIDS and prevent HIV transmission among these populations; and
supporting the transition of prime funding and implementation to capable
local partners in order to meet the PEPFAR goal of 70 of funding to
local partners.

ACHIEVE has been funded by USAID in Tanzania to
implement a four-year activity which aims (1) to improve national- and
community-level social welfare systems in order to sustain support for
orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and families affected by HIV; (2)
to deliver high-quality services to OVC in assigned regions; and (3) to
strengthen the capacity of local organizations to deliver OVC services.
ACHIEVE will begin activities in Tanzania in October 2020

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The
Comprehensive Council Social Welfare Operational Planning and Budgeting
(CCSWOP) Advisor, reporting to the Systems Strengthening Technical
Director, and located in Dodoma, Tanzania, will support the project’s
activities under SO 1, which include advocacy and use of the CCSWOP to
strengthen social welfare planning and budgeting at the community level
to foster evidence-based community engagement and resource allocation.

Key responsibilities
The CCSWOP Advisor will support the following
Technical
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Provide technical leadership for community council social welfare
planning and budgeting processes and related capacity development
activities, including the provision of technical assistance, coaching,
and mentoring at national, regional, and council levels.
– Provide
and/or facilitate the project’s technical assistance to PO-RALG,
MoHCDGEC/DSW, and other project stakeholders to plan and implement
activities related to community council social welfare planning and
budgeting.
– Support PO-RALG and the Ministry of Finance and Planning (MoF) to develop and disseminate a CCSWOP implementation plan.
–
Work in collaboration with PS3 to support PO-RALG and MoHCDGEC/DSW to
revise social welfare service outputs to be incorporated into PlanRep.
–
Provide technical assistance to PO-RALG to plan to roll out the CCSWOP
Implementation Guide and the budgeting process, including trainings and
orienting stakeholders, including CHMTs, on using the CCSWOP to prepare
social welfare plans and budgets.
– Provide technical support and
training to councils on budgeting processes to ensure that budgets are
informed by and linked to community social welfare plans.
– Update guidelines as needed after an assessment of implementation of the roll-out.

Program Management
– Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual planning, monitoring, and reporting for all CCWSOP related activities.
–
Coordinate to ensure the documentation and dissemination of best
practices and lessons learned, capture timely, high quality information
and utilize data to inform decisions and foster learning and innovation.
– Monitor and maintain relevant manuals, training materials, and reports for social welfare workforce strengthening.
– Ensure all CCSWOP strategies are gender-sensitive and promote equitable programming.
–
Identify emerging areas of challenge and participate in the
modification of program approaches and/or materials to meet those needs.

– Ensure that program information is accurately and promptly communicated from and to the field.
– Regularly travel to project districts to provide CCWSOP technical support and mentorship for project counterparts.
–
Contribute to work plans, quarterly and annual reports, and other
reports and papers summarizing project results and evidence.
– Any other duties as assigned.

Basic Requirements
– Masters’ degree in public health, public administration, social welfare, business administration, finance, or a related field.
–
Minimum of 8 years of experience working in the social welfare/social
services sector in Tanzania, including at least 5 years in a
senior-level position.
– Demonstrated experience designing and
implementing health, education, or social welfare system strengthening
interventions in the areas of budgeting, financial management, policy
development, coordination and management, or planning.
–
Understanding of the Tanzania Health Sector HIV/AIDS epidemic response
strategies, country structures for the provision of HIV services, and
PEPFAR goals in Tanzania, with preference for experience in programming
for children and families impacted by HIV.
– Extensive experience strengthening the capacity of Tanzania GOT counterparts at all levels.
–
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with
senior-level colleagues, government agencies, NGOs, other cooperating
agencies and donor organizations; and successfully bring together
diverse groups of partners to achieve project goals.
– Excellent
organizational, analytical, oral and written communication skills with
the ability to conduct business in English and Swahili.

Preferred Qualifications
–
Prior experience on US Government funded or other donor-funded programs
supporting strengthening of social services systems in Tanzania.
–
Prior experience providing technical assistance to government agencies
in developing and strengthening social welfare or human resources for
health systems in Tanzania
– Demonstrated experience in the design,
development and use of budgeting and planning-specific systems and
tools, such as CCSWOP, PlanRep and EpiCor in Tanzania.
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Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
(only shortlisted candidates will be contacted)
Pact
is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its
selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color,
religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability,
genetic information, age, citizenship status, genetic information,
matriculation, family responsibilities, personal appearance, credit
information, tobacco use (except in the workplace), membership in an
employee organization, or other protected classifications or non-merit
factors.