Job Posting – Field Facilitators (2 for Mara and 1 for Morogoro)
Closing Date: August 6, 2018
Organization: Right To Play
Department/Division: Tanzania Country Office
Work location: Morogoro & Mugumu-Serengeti -Mara
Authorized to Work in: Tanzania (for Tanzanian national only)
Employment Start Date: Immediately
Contract Duration: 1 year with possibility of Extension based on funding availability.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Field Facilitator reports directly to the Project Officer (PO) and is responsible for the implementation of Right To Play project activities and providing support and guidance to the community team in using RTP tools in the project location. He/she is also responsible for monitoring the project for quality of delivery and effectiveness.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Job Responsibility #1: Activity planning and implementation (45% of Time):
- Ensures participation of partners, children/young people and stakeholders in the process of project planning and implementation of the proposed activities.
- Supports Teachers and teachers Trainers and teachers networks in developing their activity plans and schedules, encourages their initiatives while ensuring alignment with project proposal, facilitates their activities and reports to the PO.
- Support schools and partners to organizes and conduct special events activities, play days and sports tournaments.
- In coordination with partners, Teachers, Coaches and Coach Trainers, evaluates events, provides updates of lessons learned and best practices and reports on progress and challenges as they arise.
- Manages the logistical arrangements for training workshops and events.
- Assesses training needs of Teachers , Teachers trainers and Coaches, Junior Leaders, and partners, recommends the suitable intervention and works with them to develop training schedules.
- Organizes and facilitates training workshops conducted by other program staff and participates in the training as required.
- Facilitates the training sessions conducted by District Education Officials, School quality assurers and other stakoholders Trainers, evaluates them and reports to the PO.
- Handles equipment management and distribution in the assigned schools and community.
- Handles advance payments and manages cash money used for the activity implementation.
- Follows up on how partners are spending budget received for project implementation in the location and verifies the accuracy of their financial reports and receipts and reports to the PO.
- Assesses needs for facility repairs and upgrades in the community, facilitates the authorized work and ensures that overall work has been completed in accordance with the approved standards.
Job Responsibility #2: Monitoring and reporting (20% ofTime):
- Conducts regular field visits with education officials, schools quality assurers, partners, Teachers Trainers and Coaches to follow up and provide support as needed.
- Participates in workshops/training to partners, Tecahers, Coaches and Trainers in the quantitative data collection tools and qualitative monitoring tools and ensures accurate and timely submission of quantitative and qualitative data to RTP team.
- Provides narrative, qualitative and quantitative monitoring information/data to support monthly, quarterly and annual reports to update Country and Regional Office on project progress.
- Submits financial reports related to activity implementation.
Job Responsibility #3: Establish and maintain partnerships. ( 20% of Time):
- Identifies schools and community needs, participates in the selection of partner schools, communities and partners to be included in RTP program in the respective Field.
- Represents RTP in the project location and relevant forums and have regular consultations with local partners, stakeholders and key beneficiaries in the assigned community.
Job Responsibility #4: Supervision and guidance ( 10% of Time):
- Conducts performance assessment of Teachers, Trainers and Coaches and recommends supportive measured to improve the quality of the program.
- In collaboration and consultation with partners, PO and the Training Officer implements a Teacher motivation apporoach that will be approved by the organisation
- In collaboration and consultation with partners identifies potential Teachers who can become Teacher Trainers.
- Recommends Teachers and Coaches for certification and discuss with the government responsible body about teachers’ certification.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (must have):
EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
• Bachelor’s degree in Education or any related discipline.
• 3 years’ experience in developing and implementing training sessions some of which should have been in senior level working with NGOs
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS (Asset to have):
• Experience implementing a development program with local populations in both rural and urban settings.
• Experience in training, leading workshops and teaching.
• Experience with the governemement education system and curriculum development
• Personal sport and activity background with coaching experience.
• Holds a valid driver’s license for motorbike.
Source: Daily News July 26, 2018
How to Apply
HOW TO APPLY: If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to: TanzaniaHr@righttoplay.com and kindly include title you are applying to and your name in subject line. Please indicate your salary expectations in the cover letter. For the Field Facilitator position, please specify if you apply for Mara or Morogoro).
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Right To Play provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We offer a family-friendly environment, that allows for flexible work arrangements to support staff diversity and ensure a healthy work-life balance.
We are a child-centered organization. Our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children in our programs. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory police record check as a condition of employment.
To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com. Resident of respective regions are strongly encouraged to apply.