Summary
Date Posted: Friday, September 29 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position Summary:
Livelihood Economic Strengthening Officer (LESO) is an important position for each council implementing USAID Kizazi HODARI Tanzania project with an overall objective of supporting at risk Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) and OVC Caregivers participation in Economic Strengthening (ES) activities. The position holder will specifically strive to integrate evidence based financial literacy modules to empower AGYW and OVC Caregivers to establish and sustain viable Income Generating Activities (IGAs).

Roles & Responsibilities:
• Directly supervise and provide technical support to Livelihood Volunteers (LEVs) and Independent Livelihood Volunteers (ILEVs) in his or her council.
• Provide consistent monitoring, coaching and mentorship support to Livelihood Volunteers (LEVs) in his or her council and ensure that they master the skills to graduate into Independent Livelihood Volunteers (ILEVs).
• Recruit and train LEVs in the WORTH Yetu model and oversee LEVs to establish and support technically new and inherited WORTH Yetu groups.
• Ensure that LEVs provide facilitation support for WORTH Yetu Groups and ensure that 60% of project enrolled caregivers, destitute household members with lower savings levels and interest join WORTH Yetu Groups.
• Ensure that WORTH Yetu Groups establish Community Resource Mobilization Team (CRMT) to map community resources for social protection.
• Conduct overarching mapping of economic strengthening service providers in implementation areas.
• Work with district-level TASAF to ensure USAID Kizazi HODARI Project Tanzania is aware of new expansion areas and that TASAF can refer TASAF beneficiaries to USAID Kizazi HODARI Project Tanzania for screening and enrolment.
• Roll out a Household Financial Literacy and Money Management curriculum to LEVs and ensure a quality roll out to WORTH Yetu members.
• Lead in conducting market assessments and creation of business networks and learning and sharing cohorts within industry types.
• Train LEVs to roll out a self-assessment tool with mature groups; establish relationships with pro-poor financial institutions.
• Provide continuous supportive supervision to LEVs to ensure quality economic strengthening programming through Instruction, Modelling, Rehearsing and Feedback (IMRF) approach.
• Submit timely economic strengthening and youth updates to the Program Manager for inclusion in the quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports.
• Document Economic Strengthening specific lessons learned and best practices for experience sharing and replication.
• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the Project Coordinator.

Minimum required Qualifications, Experience and Skills
Education:
• Bachelor’s Degree in business administration, or economics, Community Development, Community Economic Development (CED), Social Work etc.
• Master’s degree or higher, in the above-mentioned fields will be an added advantage.

Skills:
• Strong M&E skills and experience in strategic information
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in Swahili and English including excellent training skills in working with adult learner leaners, particularly at the community level.
• Able and willing to work flexible hours as needed without constantly or close supervision
• Demonstrate leadership and team building skills.
• Diplomacy and negotiation skills that demonstrate ability to collaborate coordinate with a range of stakeholders and complex priorities.

Experience:
• At least two (2) years’ experiences in a field position with an organization in public health or OVC programming. Experience in establishment, formation, and supporting community groups, IGAs etc. is preferred.
• Experienced with PEPFAR 3.0 funded project in Tanzania.
• Experience implementing program and donor regulations, systems, and procedures.
• Experience in an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) approach in development and social work.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

If you meet the criteria given above and interested in the vacancies, please send an application letter and CV combined in as one document indicating your present employer and position, daytime telephone contact, names and addresses of three referees.
SHDEPHA+ Kahama will conduct interviews at Kahama municipal Office for the shortlisted Applicants.

To be considered, your application deadline is on Friday 3rd October 2023; The subject line of your job application email should mention the job position that you are applying as it appears in this advertisement. Failure to do that your application may not easily be retrieved.

All correspondences and applications should be emailed to:
recruitmentskahamashdepha@gmail.com 


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