New Job Opportunity at The Foundation For Tomorrow (TFFT) – Consultant
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Jobs in Tanzania 2021: New Jobs Vacancies at The Foundation For Tomorrow (TFFT) 2021
Background/Context
The Foundation For Tomorrow (TFFT):
TFFT
is a dynamic and fast-growing non-governmental organization that
focuses on addressing vulnerability through the power of education. We
offer individual orphan and vulnerable children the opportunity to
succeed through access to quality schooling, health and psychosocial
support, and life skills programs. Additionally, we work to improve the
quality of instruction and school management to ensure widespread,
sustainable impact through training educators to strive for and attain
excellence in the delivery of basic education. TFFT believes systemic
change happens from the community level and is excited to play a role in
transforming the education landscape in Tanzania. Our new initiative –
The Learning Centre – will expand and strengthen TFFT’s commitment to
the students, teachers, families, and communities that we have been
working with for over 10 years. The Learning Centre’s participatory
environment will bolster TFFT’s existing programs, engage the entire
community, and ignite lifelong learners. The centre is designed in
partnership with the local government and with the support of our most
steadfast partners.
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In
order to deliver on our goal to combat vulnerability with education,
TFFT recognizes the value of developing a strategic plan to assess the
strengths and weaknesses of our approach and to consider the internal
and external factors that influence the trajectory of our work. TFFT
plans to develop a five year strategic plan for 2021-2025, to reconfirm
the Organization’s vision and to establish a design process and approach
for the effective implementation and sustainability of its mandate over
the next five years. TFFT firmly believes that its staff members,
scholars, boundary partners and key stakeholders are at the centre of
this strategic planning effort, helping to assess ways in which to
strengthen the impact of the organization, providing direct input into
consultations.
Purpose of the consultancy
The strategic
development consultant will facilitate a directional analysis of TFFT
and a communications, monitoring, and evaluation plan. This includes
assessing the Theories of Change employed by TFFT and examining how they
serve to deliver TFFT’s mission. The consultant will support the
definition of a detailed outcomes measurement methodology for TFFT’s
anticipated Learning Centre. The purpose of this consultancy is to
implement a strategic methodology and support and lead TFFT staff,
partners, and board in a participatory planning process, ensuring a
sense of ownership, engaging meaningfully with the boundary partners,
board of governance and key stakeholders. The substantive outcome is a
five year strategic plan for the period 2021-2025.
Scope of Work
The
plan must address, amongst other things, development of strong
partnerships and resource mobilization initiatives and how to more
effectively engage government agencies and communities more meaningfully
in the realization of TFFT’s mission and vision. The consultant will
draw from any best practices within similar strategic plans for other
non-governmental organizations with similar modus operand as The
Foundation For Tomorrow.
Elements of the plan will include but not limited to:
- Develop
a sound methodology that grounds the strategic plan and facilitates a
directional analysis for TFFT’s current operations and the integration
and development of The Learning Centre. - Conduct a needs
assessment of the Organization including consideration of situation
analysis and identification of constraints and opportunities for growth
and - Guide stakeholder mapping and consultations and understand,
obtain, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data relevant to
stakeholders and - Develop plans and strategies with clear
deliverables, indicators and tools that address the constraints and
create the needed support systems and - Development, validation,
finalization and costing of the strategic plan 2021-2025, including
outcome mapping for monitoring and evaluation, detailed implementation
for 2021-2022, and general activities for 2023-2025. - Recommend methodology and tools for evaluating outcomes and develop monitoring and communication
- The
Consultant will collect, evaluate and lead in the presentation and
validation process. Some of these elements may be included in the final
document, as an appendix or cited as separate literature.
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Specific Task
The Consultant will:
- Carry out a desk review of documents relevant to an understanding of the mandate, legal frame, work and context of
- Review
existing national strategies/actions, laws and policies on education
and governing NGOs in the education sector and include these when
developing strategic - Assess existing Theories of Change employed
by TFFT and support the TFFT team in establishing an Organizational
Theory of Change for 2021-2025. - Conduct needs assessment of
TFFT, which shall include a review of the existing structure, financial
strategy and sustainability and engagement with a view for the future
expansion to be components of the final - Support the definition and development of the Learning Centre, including:
- Facilitate
an assessment of what role The Learning Centre will play in furthering
TFFT’s mission and incorporate its development/operations into our model
for growth and Theory of - Map out and finalize the program
design process, timeline, and scope and delivery of each Learning Centre
component, inclusive of - Support the strategy for reaching target populations and map and characterise the community needs in the target
- Understand, obtain and analyze data relevant to target population (e.g. community conditions).
- Recommend options for metrics for program evaluation and outcomes for each program of The Learning Centre.
- Review
strengths and weaknesses of existing community learning center models
and utilise best practice and evolving trends to inform The Learning
Centre development model. - Provide a risk matrix for each program and an overview of major challenges of implementation.
- Develop a comprehensive methodology and work plan for a participatory process with a view of
- achieving
support from members and partners, which includes holding consultations
and facilitating interviews with relevant stakeholders including, but
not limited to, donor and development partners, private sector and civil
society NGOs. - Together, with the steering committee, lead a program of wider consultations to receive feedback on the draft strategic
- Finalize
the strategic plan, including the log frame and detailed implementation
plan, for 2021-2022 and provide general activities for 2023-2025. The
plan should include priority programs and strategies, baselines and
targets, timelines and resource allocations and a monitoring plan and
communication - Include a plan to align actions with existing
relevant sectors’ strategies informed by best practices internationally
and within Africa and Tanzania working in a similar
Deliverable Outputs
Based
on the above, Consultant shall prepare and complete the five year
strategic plan. This shall entail, among other things the following:
- A
five year strategy with clear deliverables, key milestones, and direct
guidance on implementation to strengthen The Foundation For Tomorrow’s
mission and - External environment assessment and internal environment assessment of the stakeholders/SWOT analysis.
- Establish specific objectives for the communication strategy and implement tools for evaluation of the communication
- Present the draft strategic plan to stakeholders to Commitment to Quality Work
- The
consultant shall use an evidence based approach and ensure the highest
standards of work and timely deliverables at every stage of this
assignment. The consultant shall ensure clarity of objectives and
process during the consultations, counter check all facts and figures
cited, ensure that the content and format of the draft strategic plan
meets the high standard for such documents and ensure proper editing and
clarity. - The consultant shall, at the onset of the planning
process, identify all stakeholders having a direct and indirect interest
in the strategic plan. Listing people, groups and institutions that
influence the work of TFFT. All stakeholders must be able to make inputs
into the strategic plan to promote ownership of the plan.
Method
The
consultant shall obtain disaggregated data, review relevant literature,
interviews, and undertake field visits in selected areas. The
consultant is permitted to form a team for the delivery of the
objectives of the consultancy. TFFT’s Form 4 leavers and alumni may be
trained in semi-structured interview methodology by the consultant to
assist in community interviews.
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Qualifications/Competencies/ Experience
TFFT
is seeking for the services of a professional or a consultancy firm to
develop a five year strategic plan. The firm/individual must possess the
following:
- Relevant work experience in strategic planning and development
- Excellent and proven analytical skills
- Excellent organizational and communication skills, ability to prioritize and work with minimum supervision
- Possess knowledge in the general social, economic and political environment that influences education landscape in Tanzania
- Understanding of participatory approaches to management and operations
Duration
The consultancy shall be for a period no longer than two months, beginning on January 25th, 2021.
Details:
- Remuneration and Method of Payment: To be negotiated
- The consultancy costs for travel and meetings should not exceed USD $750
- The
Consultant shall receive 20% of the final cost after delivery and
acceptance of the work plan, 40% of the final cost after the delivery
and acceptance of a satisfactory report based on the terms of reference,
and 40% of the final cost after meeting all deliverable outputs
The payment shall be by cheque or bank transfer
- Penalty: The consultant is subject to a 15% reduction of the total agreed once
- The report is submitted two weeks after the agreed timelines (without just and reasonable mutually agreed explanation) and
- Non
delivery of the tasks shall lead to withholding of the final payment
(40%) until receipt and approval of all deliverables’ outputs
Application materials:
Interested
parties should submit a concise proposal for how the work will be
carried out. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their bids
alongside detailed proposals, indicating their work schedule from the
commencement to the end of the Included should be:
- Technical approach and suggested timeline (maximum 5 pages)
- Case studies of previous experience of strategic development planning (maximum 2 pages)
- Budget for work to be undertaken (submitted in a single Excel worksheet and broken down into personnel, fees, travel and other)
- Any restrictions on consultant availability to begin work on 25th January 2020
- Any restrictions on consultant availability to travel during the contract
Application timeline
Proposals should be submitted to: jobs@thefoundationfortomorrow.org with the subject line ‘TFFT Strategic Planning Consultancy’
Application deadline: Monday, January 04th 2021
Short-listed
applicants may be invited to attend a video conference interview the
week of January 11th and an in person interview in Arusha, Tanzania January 22nd. Candidates should endeavor to be available on these dates
Any questions should be sent to the email address above by 29th December 2020, with “TFFT Strategic Planning Consultancy” in the subject
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