The position
About Schools2030
AKF,
in partnership with a global consortium of private foundations, is
delivering Schools2030, a 10-year (2020-2030) learning improvement
programme. Schools2030 will partner with national governments and 1000
school sites from pre-primary, primary, secondary, and youth education
providers across 10 countries. Schools2030, as part of the EIP, will
develop understanding and evidence of ‘what works’ in equipping children
and young people with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values
needed to successfully navigate uncertainty and become contributing
members of society. In Tanzania, AKF will partner with 100 school sites
to drive classroom-level innovation to enable teacher-generated
solutions to identify and inform ‘what works in education’ for Tanzania.
Purpose of the position
AKF
is seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual to
lead the direct delivery of AKF’s education work, including Schools2030
activities, in Tanzania. Working under the direct supervision of the
National Coordinator, the Project Officers will be responsible for the
direct delivery and support to schools, contributing to developing
positive partnerships with government and non-government stakeholders,
and effectively communicating AKF Education and Schools2030. This role
will also engage with the Country and Regional Education Teams, the
Regional Education and ECD Advisor, and the broader global Schools2030
team.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the direct delivery of AKF EIP activities in Lindi, including Schools2030 activities with partner pioneer schools and youth partners.
- Activity areas include, but not limited to, school and teacher support, delivering design processes with teachers, school-level data management and use by schools and teachers, school networking, and partnership with local government and Civil Society Organisations
- Collaborate on the development of education programme work plans and budgets.
- Ensure activity reports and financial accountabilities are submitted and contribute to project reporting where needed.
- Ensure all funds are fully accounted for and liquidation is done on time to enable timely reporting.
- Ensure all delivery and processes comply and promote AKF’s gender and social inclusion and child and community safeguarding policies.
- Be an ambassador of the Education Improvement Programme at the district level.
- Engage and coordinate principal partners and stakeholders at the district level to ensure collaborative delivery of project activities.
- Work with education actors to strengthen the education ecosystem connections and networks at the district level.
- Lead on the effective collection and management of data at the school level
- Ensure project learning is effectively communicated through the internal and external feedback loops and that principal partners have access to and understand the learning.
- Effectively engage in internal AKF learning opportunities to develop a professional and technical understanding of education and Human-Centred Design.
- The document, synthesize and share lessons learnt and best practices through design journey, case stories, and learning pieces considering progress made in addressing persistent challenges to enhance learning and scalability of the classroom solutions.
The requirements
Qualification, Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
- BA in Education, Sociology, Business Administration, Statistics, Design Thinking, or related field.
- Proven experience of working in social programming with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience working in education programming, international development, and design thinking.
- Strong and practical understanding of the essential design thinking skills and mindsets.
- Experience collaborating with government and non-government partners as well as schools, children, teachers, and young people.
- Strong understanding of the Tanzanian education system and emerging technologies in the education and development sector.
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation for education programmes with experience in designing data collection tools, data collection methods, analysis and report writing.
- Experience in working independently, under high pressure and fast-moving conditions.
- Strong ICT skills, experience in Microsoft office package and emerging new software including Online and offline applications.
- Excellent community mobilization, facilitation, and team-building skills.
- Strong accountability, inter-personal skills and working collaboratively with the internal project team and non-project partners.
- Excellent communication skills in English and Swahili language, Strong team player, creative and problem-solving skill.
AKF Is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is Committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Expects all Staff and Partners to Share this Commitment.
The Aga Khan Foundation is an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (www.akdn.org)
Sector
Social Development
About the Agency
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), alongside its sister AKDN agencies, has implemented innovative, community-driven solutions to development challenges for over 50 years. It brings together human, financial and technical resources to address some of the challenges faced by the poorest and most marginalised communities in the world. Special emphasis is placed on investing in human potential, expanding opportunity and improving the overall quality of life, especially for women and girls. It works primarily in six areas: Agriculture and Food Security; Economic Inclusion; Education; Early Childhood Development; Health and Nutrition; and Civil Society.
Region: Eastern Africa
Location: Tanzania
Salary: Salary and package to attract the best candidate
Job Expires: 19-Apr-2021
