New Job Opportunity at Save the Children International Tanzania – Project Officer
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| Save the Children International |
Project Officer
TITLE: Project Officer
TEAM/PROGRAM: Programme Operations
LOCATION: Dodoma
GRADE: 4
CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year, renewable
Child Safeguarding:
Level
3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to
have regular contact with or access to children or young people
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ROLE PURPOSE:
The
transition to becoming a parent for the first time is a time of major
life changes. At the same time that young mothers are removed from
family, school, and social support networks, they must navigate caring
for their own health while learning to care for a newborn. Young mothers
(ages 15-24) are vulnerable to poor health outcomes and are also less
likely than older women to access reproductive and maternal health
services, including family planning. In Tanzania, the youngest mothers
have the lowest use of modern postpartum family planning (PPFP) and the
shortest intervals between births. Low use of effective methods of FP
makes young mothers vulnerable to unintended pregnancies and rapid
repeat pregnancies. Both younger age at first birth and closely spaced
pregnancies contribute to increased risk for maternal and infant
morbidity and mortality. Yet this transition to becoming a parent for
the first time offers opportunities to improve life-long health and
wellbeing for first-time mothers and their families.
In
September 2019, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the
Connecting young parents to PPFP through diverse platforms (Connect)
project to Save the Children. Connect will complement the USAID-funded
Lishe Endelevu project led by Save the Children, which aims to reduce
stunting in children under five and improve nutrition for women and
children. Over 4 years, Connect will “enhance” the Lishe Endelevu
project by introducing PPFP activities into Lishe Endelevu’s community
support groups and supporting household visits for first-time mothers.
In Tanzania, the project will be implemented in two phases. Phase One
will be implemented in Kongwa District, Dodoma region from January
2021-May 2021. In Phase Two, Connect will expand implementation to
additional regions and districts. Throughout, Connect will document and
share results and implementation challenges and lessons learned.
Connect
seeks to recruit one Project Officer to support the Project Coordinator
in planning, coordination, and technical implementation of innovative
integrated Postpartum Family planning and social behaviour change
communication (SBCC) activities in Kongwa Dc . The Project Officer will
build capacity of relevant stakeholders at district level and
communities in Postpartum family planning throughout the first phase of
project implementation. The Project Officer will also work closely with
the Connect MEAL officer and Project Coordinator to ensure progress is
achieved towards set targets. S/he will establish and maintain close and
effective liaison with government partners at LGAs and communities to
facilitate flow of information, reports and updates including staying
abreast of current trends.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Save the
Children has been operational in Tanzania since 1986 providing support
to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes
delivered in support of Government of Tanzania priorities and policies
both directly and through local partners. The Connect project will be
directly implemented by Save the Children in Kongwa Dc in Phase One with
the aim of increasing PPFP uptake and changing household and community
attitudes towards child spacing, PPFP and the use of LARCs. The Project
Officer will be vital in ensuring smooth implementation at the community
level with all relevant community level actors.
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Reports to: Connect Project Coordinator
Staff directly reporting to this post: Nil
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Technical
- In
collaboration with Project Coordinator and Community Health workers,
lead in the implementation, monitoring and adaptation of Postpartum
Family planning, and SBCC activities to improve the knowledge and
supportive attitudes and practices of First Time Parents on child
spacing, and use of PPFP and LARCs services at household and community
level. - Provide technical support to Community Health workers
through coaching and mentorship for quality implementation of Postpartum
Family planning, and SBCC activities at Community level - Draft activity monthly and quarterly reports on Community Level project implementation
- Establish
and maintain solid collaboration with target relevant LGA departments
and staff during planning, implementation and monitoring of PPFP related
activities at community level. - Provide support to village
leadership and committees, community promoters/CHWs to ensure quick and
sustainable uptake of improved PPFP behaviours.
Operational
- Provide timely and accurate written and verbal reporting.
- Support documentation of lessons learned and project success stories
- Ensure high quality project implementation, monitoring and reporting.
- Make regular field visits to monitor project quality and collect data.
- Collaborate with MEAL officer to conduct routine data collection, entry and compilation.
- Coordinate with the Project Coordinator in work planning, implementation
- Serve as a project focal point for LGAs, community and other implementing stakeholders at district level.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
Accountability:
- Holds
self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently,
achieving and role modelling Save the Children values - Holds the broader team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and take responsibility for their own personal development
- Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
- Approachable,
good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective
relationships with colleagues, managers, members and external partners
and supporters - Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
- Commitment to Save the Children values
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QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Development, Social Science, or other relevant field.
- Minimum
of 3 years of relevant field experience with an international
organization in adolescent sexual and reproductive health and family
planning programming. - Personal and professional commitment to adolescent sexual and reproductive health and family planning
- Familiarity
/ experience with the start-up, management and implementation of
adolescent sexual and reproductive health activities including the
formation and training of community support groups. - Demonstrated
success in providing hands-on training and technical assistance to
community support groups, CHWs, and other stakeholders. - Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English required.
- Demonstrated experience in working effectively with community-level actors, stakeholders and beneficiaries.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a large team-oriented setting;
- Strong experience with Microsoft Office applications;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in team situations and independently.
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Additional job responsibilities
The
duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the
role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within
reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The
role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the
SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures;
Child Safeguarding:
We
need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes
rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of
children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
Date advertised: 11 Jan 2021
Closing date: 22 Jan 2021 – 23:59 EAT
Location: Dodoma, Tanzania, United Republic of
Department: Programme Operations
Type: Fixed-term contract
Schedule: Full-time
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