New Job at Save the Children International Tanzania – Connect Project Team Lead/ASRH-FP Advisor
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Connect Project Team Lead/ASRH-FP Advisor
Save
the Children has been working in Tanzania for more than 30 years. We
are working with the government, local organizations and other
international agencies to reduce child malnutrition, improve new-born
and maternal health, support and strengthen early childhood development
and primary education systems. We strengthen child protection systems
for vulnerable children, promote children’s participation and
contribution to policy and resource allocation for services which
concern them, support, and respond to emergencies.
Our employees
play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.
We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along
with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition,
creativity, and integrity are highly valued.
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Role Purpose
The
transition to becoming a parent for the first time is a time of major
life changes. Young first-time mothers (FTMs; 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 (FP). 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 FTMs 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 (2019-2023) to Save the Children. Connect, a
multi-country research and evidence-generation initiative, is supported
by teams in both Tanzania and the US. In Tanzania, connect will
“enhance” 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. Connect’s approach involves
introducing PPFP activities into Lishe Endelevu’s community support
groups, supporting household visits for FTMs, and supporting on-the-job
respectful care trainings for facility-based health providers. In
Tanzania, the project will be implemented in two phases. Connect will
introduce and test the approach in Dodoma Region in 2021, then expand
implementation to additional regions and districts. Throughout, connect
will document and share results and implementation challenges and
lessons learned.
Connect seeks to recruit a Team Lead for
Connect’s efforts in Tanzania. In collaboration with the Lishe Endelevu
leadership and implementation teams and the Connect team, the Connect
Team Lead will lead the planning, implementation, and monitoring of
Connect’s activities at the community and facility levels. The Team Lead
will oversee Connect’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and
Learning (MEAL) efforts, including monitoring efforts and documentation
of implementation learning, as well as providing support to qualitative
and quantitative evaluations led by an external research partner, in
collaboration with Connect’s MEAL Officer. This position will ensure
community and facility approaches are implemented according to the
workplan and MOH respective guidelines; lead refinements to tools and
approaches based on challenges and lessons learned; ensure that best
practices and key lessons learned are captured and shared with national
and global stakeholders; and represent Save the Children and Connect at
relevant technical working groups and committees. The Team Lead will be
based in Dar es Salaam and support Connect’s implementation, initially
in Dodoma, and with potential scale-up to Iringa, Morogoro, and/or
Rukwa. The Team Lead will supervise two Dodoma-based Connect project
staff. In addition to support from the Lishe Endelevu and SC Tanzania
teams, the Team Lead will be supported by the global Connect technical
team.
Contract Duration: 1 Year
No of Vacancies: One (1) Position
Reporting to: Chief of Party – Lishe Endelevu
Location: Dar es Salaam
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KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Program Management (20%)
- In
joint collaboration with the US-based Connect Project Director, lead
Connect project strategic planning, exercise decision-making authority
on matters of program design, implementation, learning, documentation
and country and global dissemination of results and lessons. - Ensures
Connect leadership and technical team are kept abreast of project
progress, proactively troubleshoot challenges, identify and implement
mitigation strategies, for improved implementation and donor relations. - Contribute to well-written, focused project and research reports, success stories and other written products.
- Conduct regular field visits to monitor project quality and collect data.
Technical Leadership (80%)
- In
close coordination with the Health and Nutrition Specialist and Lishe
Endelevu team, lead the implementation of Connect’s community and
facility activities. Lead scale-up of Connect’s community and facility
activities, in close collaboration with Lishe Endelevu and government
stakeholders. - Oversee Connect MEAL efforts, to ensure that
collection and analysis of data is accurate and rigorous, and lead
application of project learning to improve project implementation. - Support qualitative and quantitative evaluations led by an external research partner.
- Convene
pause-and-reflect meetings with frontline implementers to identify and
document challenges, promising practices, and needed revisions to tools
and approaches. - Convene consultations with the Connect Technical Advisory Group.
- Liaise with the Ministry of Health to gather feedback to improve the approach and to plan for scale-up and sustainability.
- Contribute
to documenting and sharing results and lessons through local and
international presentations, meetings, and events, and inputs into
written technical products (briefs, reports, toolkits).
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Qualifications and Experience
- Masters Degree in Public Health, Development, Social Science, or other relevant field.
- Minimum
of 7 years of relevant field experience with an international
organization in adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) and/or
family planning (FP) programming. - Demonstrated experience
managing evidence-based ASRH and FP interventions with community and
facility components, aligned with global best practices. - Experience
with monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning in ASRH and FP
programs, including with application of program lessons to improve
programs. - Proven track record in working collaboratively with
government stakeholders to introduce and scale-up FP/ARSH interventions,
with familiarity with MOH guidance on FP/ASRH and an established
network of relationships with government stakeholders. - Flexible, innovative, creative, adaptable, and open to new ideas, comfortable with change and uncertainty.
- Demonstrated experience in working effectively with community-level actors, stakeholders and beneficiaries.
- Familiarity working on programs funded by USAID and by large foundations.
- Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English and Kiswahili required.
- Ability to travel within Tanzania as needed for meetings and oversight of activities. International travel may also be required.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a large team-oriented, matrix management settings.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Office applications.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively in team situations and independently.
How to Apply.
Please read the full details of the position at https://tanzania.savethechildren.net/careers and apply as instructed. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for Interview.
Application closing Date: 23rd April 2021
We
need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our
commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Employment is
subject to our Child protection standards including background checks
and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy. All employees are
expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global
anti-harassment policy.
Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best-qualified talent.
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
Please note:
Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process
Date advertised: 8 Apr 2021
Closing date: 23 Apr 2021 – 23:59 EAT
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Department: Programme Operations
Type: Fixed-term contract
Schedule: Full-time
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