Job Title: Programme Officer for ACATI project
Jobs at: Tanzanian Civil Society Forum on Climate Change (FORUMCC)
Deadline of this Job: 30th April 2019
JOB DETAILS: Tanzanian Civil Society Forum on Climate Change
(FORUMCC) is an association of civil society organizations committed to
work on climate change in their own programmes as well as through
advocacy.
It links up local
environment and climate change organizations across a range of sectors.
It was initiated in October 2008 and formally registered in early 2013.
The purpose of the forum is to ensure effective and informed engagement
of Civil Society Organizations in Tanzania on Climate Change issues for
the benefit of the environment and people in poverty who are affected.
It is therefore established to provide leadership and CSOs mobilization,
lobbying and advocacy for accountable climate actions, information
sharing and climate change policy engagement.
FORUMCC in partnership with Ilala Municipal Council (IMC), Singida
District Council (SDC) and Sustainable Environment Management Action
(SEMA) is implementing a project entitled “Accountable Climate Actions
and Finance Transparency Initiative” (ACATI) funded by European Union.
The project aims to strengthen national and local CSOs to advocate and
engage the Government to act responsibly and collaborate in relation to
environment and climate resilience; Enhance civil societies knowledge,
skills and access to information to advocate for improved transparency,
coherence and alignment of climate finance, and accounttable climate
actions; Develop sustainable platforms for collaborative engagement on
climate actions between civil society and local authorities.
Thus, the Programme Officer will be responsible for overall implementation of the project and reporting. FORUMCC is currently looking for a dynamic and knowledgeable Programme Officer to enhance the impact of our work..
Duties and Responsibilities
• Keep abreast of relevant initiatives, policy developments and relevant initiatives nationally and internationally
• Interact and work with Executive Director and FORUMCC ACATI partners in implementing ACATI activities.
• Prepare quarterly detail plan with budget and activity action plan in line with ACATI annual work plan.
• Support and facilitate workshops, seminars, learning sessions and dissemination of information and reports to members,
key stakeholders and the general public.
• Support, facilitate development of M&E tools and its
implementation in collaboration with ACATI partners and manage data
collation, analysis and report writing in line with boundary partners’
progress makers.
• Travel to support and facilitate ACATI partners and boundary partners
in the implementation and monitoring of the programme activities.
• Synthesize and summarize information to be uploaded on the FORUMCC
website, FB page, twitter, Instagram and other social media.
• To maintain various official programme documents and produce to programme manager as need arises.
• Work with FORUMCC administrative and program management staff to drive
organizational efficiencies, impact, and overall improvements.
• Ensure timely achievement of outcomes, financial consistence, and
reporting; for effective teamwork, timely implementation and efficient
internal and external programme communications.
• Link and support other projects, members and key stakeholders with relevant issues where FORUMCC work comes into confluence.
• Develop strategic partnerships, resources and maintain a strong
network of relationships with members and key players in the climate
arena to enhance the impact of the Programme
• To provide progress and annual report of the programme
• Represent the organization in various meetings and for a, in connection with current and new initiatives when appropriate.
Programming & Proposal Development:
• Pursue resource mobilization opportunities aligned to FORUMCC strategy
by working closely with key stakeholders in developing proposals for a
variety of donors to meet local community needs that are aligned to
FORUMCC Strategic Plan.
• Anticipate, plan for and write proposals with high win rate. Lead in
the selection of sectors and geographic areas which maximize FORUMCC
program impact, cost efficiency and donor preferences or requirements.
• Regularly review project evaluations, lessons learned workshop
documents, field and project reports across the program and from other
NGOs and donors to apply emerging innovations and best practices in
future proposals
Qualifications and Experience
• A Master’s degree in Climate Studies, Renewable Energy, Development Studies, Environmental and Natural Resource Management or related fields.
• University degree in social and/or relevant environmental or, natural sciences.
• At least 5 years of professional experience, working with NGOs and networking with stakeholders; a track record of significant achievement in a discipline related to climate change.
• Strong interpersonal and networking skills are a requirement
• Experience in implementing community mobilization, broad-based awareness raising, advocacy, lobbying and capacity building (e.
• Practical experience in organization development, civil society engagement, communication, lobbying and policy advocacy engaging civil society, private sector and government on sustainable energy-related issues is a requirement
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Job application procedure
FORUMCC is a equal opportunity employer and this position is open to all. Suitable candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Internal candidates should submit an expression of interest. All applications should be submitted to: vacancy@forumcc.org enclosed with application letter, copy of certificates, curriculum vitae with three referees (immediate and previous employers, supervisors). The closing date for this application is April 30th 2019. If you have not heard from us within one week after closing date, you can assume your application was not successful.
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Job Title: Consulting & Strategy
Jobs at: Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private Sector (SHOPS)
Deadline of this Job: 26th April 2019
Duty Station: Within Tanzania , Dar es Salaam , East Africa , 00000 , TZ
Summary
Summary
Date Posted: 19th April 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Currency:
TZS , Value: 1562000 , Minimum: 1093750 , Maximum: 4687500 ,
Period:MONTH
JOB DETAILS:
Background The Sustaining Health Outcomes through the Private
Sector (SHOPS) Plus project is a five-year (2015-2020) Cooperative
Agreement funded by the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID). The strategic goal is to improve health outcomes
and support the achievement of U.S. government commitments to Ending
Preventable Child and Maternal Death, an AIDS-Free Generation, and
FP2020 at the global, regional, and country levels.
Scope of Work
SHOPS Plus is seeking a short-term local country national consultant to
support the collection, coordination, and analysis of financial data
from the high performing facilities selected for the activity. Specific
responsibilities include:
• Screening all short-listed facilities, using a checklist created by
SHOPS Plus, to select facilities for inclusion in the analysis.
• Coordinating with stakeholders from each of the selected facilities to
ensure that financial data is shared in a timely manner and format that
is conducive to rapid analysis
• Contributing to financial data analysis.
• Providing targeted technical assistance to facility stakeholders to
promote use of financial data for decision making around sustainability
measures.
Potential areas of
assistance may include ensuring that financial analysis is well
understood and replicable by finance teams within each facility,
supporting finance teams to identify strategies and/or methods for
routinely analyzing data and sharing findings with facility management,
and developing key performance indicators to measure progress.
• Contributing content to a final report of findings.
• Contributing to one or more consultation events to validate and refine
findings and discuss opportunities to replicate and scale best
practices across CSSC’s network.
• Participating in regular check-in meetings with SHOPS Plus and/or CSSC as appropriate.
DELIVERABLES
• Completed screening tool for short-listed facilities
• Complete financial data from selected facilities in format provided by SHOPS Plus
• Brief weekly progress reports
• Contribute to a report documenting financial analysis and promising practices as assigned
• Contributions to validation workshop(s) materials as assigned
Desired Qualifications
• Minimum of five years of experience in financial accounting and audit, with a strong preference for experience with not-for-profit health institutions
• Proven experience evaluating financial management systems
• Experience implementing financial management systems, including budget formulation, budget execution, monitoring, and audit
• Experience providing short-term technical assistance
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and other software applications for data analysis and presentation
• Excellent interpersonal, communications and coordination skills
Estimated level of efforts: Up to 40 days with possibility of travel to facilities selected for analysis
Estimated period of performance: May 1 – September 30, 2019
Job application procedure
Please manually apply for this job using the details below: To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to Anna_Wadsworth@abtassoc.com by April 26, 2019.
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Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow – Gender and Youth
Job ID: HQ00994
Location Tanzania
Closing Date 30-Apr-2019
About IRRI
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is the world’s premier
research organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through
rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and
consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future
generations.
Working with in-country partners, IRRI develops advanced rice varieties
that yield more grain and better withstand pests and disease as well as
flooding, drought, and other harmful effects of climate change.
Job Purpose
The Accelerated Genetic Gain in Rice Alliance (AGGRi) project of IRRI
aims to catalyze a globally aligned, modernized, rice breeding
‘community of practice,’ unified by a set of jointly developed standards
for making breeding decisions consistent with the demands of regional
farmers, consumers, and processors, and including empowerment of women
in the value chain.
This
position will contribute to achieving two primary outcomes in the
project (a) ensure that the products delivered by NARES-IRRI breeding
networks are consistent with the demands of regional farmers, consumers,
and processors and empower women within the rice value chain and (b)
increase the rate of varietal turnover and delivery of genetic gain to
farmers’ fields through the systematic identification of superior
products, generating demand for those products, and targeting
dissemination plans to bring those products to the most vulnerable
populations in a gender-equitable way.
Under the minimum supervision of the Senior Scientist, the postdoctoral
fellow will design and conduct gender and youth related research studies
related to AGGRi and, publish and communicate results. The incumbent
will use mixed methods approaches choosing appropriate tools and methods
to generate and validate data to inform development of
gender-responsive product profiles; assess opportunities for engagement
of women, youth and their collectives in rice value chains with a
particular focus on seed entrepreneurship and advisory services
provision; context-specific strategies for dissemination to provide
preferential access of breeding products to women farmers. The position
will contribute to supporting processes as outlined in Project Outcome 2
for development of gender-responsive product profiles through
consultations with national partners and value chain actors.
It will also contribute to development and deployment of
gender-integrated monitoring, learning and evaluation frameworks and
tools to assess effectiveness of various strategies and generate
learning across geographic and socio-cultural contexts in Africa and
Asia.
This position will be based at the IRRI Tanzania Office and is open to international applicants.
Roles and Responsibilities
Purpose
Purpose
• Work with the AGGRi project management team and specialists to ensure
strong integration of gender, with a coherent approach to achieving the
strategic objectives of the project
• Lead the planning, designing and implementation of mixed methods
research and other activities related to Gender Research in AGGRi and
associated initiatives with a focus on generating data/evidence to
infom:
• development of gender-responsive product profiles
• assessment of opportunities for engagement of women, youth and their
collectives in rice value chains with a particular focus on seed
entrepreneurship and advisory services provision
• development of context-specific strategies for dissemination to
provide preferential access of breeding products to women farmers.
• Perform and guide data analysis using the most appropriate and
advanced statistical tools to support gender research studies at IRRI
• Lead the development of scientific publications, communication
products and research proposals including review of related literature,
selection of adequate research tools and sampling methods, verification
of suggested methodologies and establishment of parameters
• Contribute to strengthening the technical capacity of IRRI and its
partners to use advanced tools and methods for gender research and
integration
Engagement
evaluate
and provide recommendations to improve research activities/tasks
performed by survey enumerators and partner staff in order to maintain
smooth conduct of research as well as to foster a productive working
environment
• Lead communication with internal and external project partners and
collaborators to gather feedback and to exchange conceptual ideas and
other research-related requirements for the advancement of the project
• Maintain regular contact with the HQ and other Country Office teams to
ensure activities are implemented as planned and reporting deadlines
are regularly met
• Organize regular meetings with partners and stakeholders to discuss, streamline and implement activities
• Develop and communicate guidelines to internal and external stakeholders considering the implementation of research activities
• Constantly monitor,
Delivery
• Publish scientific articles based on research results in high quality disciplinary and interdisciplinary journals
• Support project team in dissemination of research results through appropriate communication products and channels
• Lead contextual analysis based on the program/project research needs
• Prepare and submit updated research outputs in a timely manner
• Supervise and lead the maintenance of accurate data recording and
update database for efficient storage and retrieval of information
Qualifications
• PhD in Social Sciences, preferred disciplines include sociology and rural sociology, anthropology, agricultural extension, development studies or, gender studies, or another discipline which provides suitable advanced knowledge
Skills Required
Mandatory
• Demonstrated ability to perform in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment and team
• Experience in gender research in agriculture and mixed methods
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written English language skills
Preferred
• Strong communication skills
• Experience working in developing countries in South Asia and Africa
IRRI offers a highly extensive employee benefits package inclusive of globally-covered medical insurance, retirement plan, life and accident insurance and other allowances. Join our team and be part of our story!
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
This position will remain open until filled.
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PARADISE & WILDERNESS LTD
Job offer: Receptionist in Paradise Beach Resort
Paradise & Wilderness Ltd. is a Tanzanian safari &
Zanzibar specialist led by a Dutch owner. We have our own accommodations
and we organize all the Safari Game Drives ourselves.
At Zanzibar we have Paradise Beach Hoteland Zanzibar Bay Resort in Uroa, Reef & Beach Resort in Jambiani and Shaba Boutique Hotel in Stone Town.
Just outside the Mtemere Maingate at Selous we have Africa Safari Selous and next to Lake Manyara, in northern Tanzania, our Africa Safari Lake Manyara. We also have our Africa Safari Serengeti Central, in Seronera.
Purpose of the function As a receptionist you are aware of everything what is happening in the resort. You’ll also often be the first person that guests and employees see, so you’re always representing the paradise and wilderness company with a professional manner and a big smile. You need to give customers a perfect first impression.
Guest relations part of the job:
You will welcome the guest. You communicate the problems with the right
departments and is taking care of the guests in a good manner. When the
holiday for the guest is finished, you handle the financial
administration and organize the feedback for our resort.
You are the face of our company, guests needs to feel home because of you.
Operational Tasks
Operational Tasks
Receptionist’s duties also may include room reservations and assignment,
guest registration, cashier work, credit checks, key control as well as
mail and message service.
Receptionist is responsible for handling front office reception and
administration duties, including greeting guests and offering them a
beverage, answering phones, handling company inquiries.
Welcomes visitors by greeting them,
Prepare the check in list and organize welcome drinks. Do a short explanation of important subjects in the resort.
Welcome directs visitors by explaining the property, prices and possibilities.
Knowledge
3 years of experience as a receptionist or similar job.
Can handle stress and making the right priorities.
Effective communication.
Naturally, a receptionist should have excellent verbal communication skills.
Self-motivated
Good with computer systems
Do you have a big smile and qualities we are looking for? Fill in the form below and apply on our vacant job, and maybe we can welcome you in our Paradise & Wilderness team!
