Organization: Right To Play Tanzania Office
Department/Division: Program
Work location: Mara – Two Positions
Authorized to work in: Tanzania (Eligible to work legally without requiring sponsorship or work permit)
Target Start Date: Immediate
Contract Duration: Permanent-Full-time (1-year contract with possibility of renewal based on availability of funding)
Closing Date: 17th December 2021
BACKGROUND:
Right To Play is a global organisation that protects, educates and empowers children to rise above adversity using play. By harnessing play, one of the most powerful and fundamental forces in a child’s life, we helped 2.3 million children last year to stay in school and out of work, to prevent life-threatening diseases like HIV and malaria and to stay safe from exploitation and abuse. We are the only global development organization focused exclusively on using play to transform the lives of children and youth impacted by poverty, war, disease and inequality.
Established in 2000, Right To Play reaches children through experiential programming in 15 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These programs are supported by our headquarters in Toronto, Canada; London, UK and eight national offices across Europe (Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK) and North America (Canada, US).
With a shared passion for our mission, our Culture Code guides how we act and interact based on five core pillars:
• Accept Everyone – Be intentional about inclusion
• Make Things Happen – Seek opportunities to lead and innovate
• Display Courage – Act with integrity
• Demonstrate Care – Look after yourself and one another
• Be Playful – Have fun at work
Please visit our website to learn more about who we are and what we do, and watch this video to find out about the five pillars of our Culture Code.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Field Facilitator reports directly to the Project Officer (PO) and is responsible for project implementation including planning and delivering on training related activities, mentoring and coaching, monitoring and reporting. He/she ensures the accountability of the project results on the covered implementation area.
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, Teacher 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 stakeholders 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 (30% of Time):
• 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, Teachers, 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: Other Tasks as Assigned (5% of Time)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (Must have):
EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:
• Bachelor’s degree in Education or any related discipline.
EXPERIENCE:
• 3 years’ experience in developing and implementing training sessions some of which should have been in senior level working with NGOs
COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
• Ability to confidently represent oneself and Right To Play
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:
• Effective planning and organizing skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Strong development and team building skills
LANGUAGES:
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Swahili Languages
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS (An Asset)
• Experience implementing a development program with local populations in both rural and urban settings.
• Experience in training, leading workshops and teaching.
• Experience with the government education system and curriculum development
• Personal sport and activity background with coaching experience.
• Experience in riding Motorbike
WHO YOU ARE:
You are highly driven, results-oriented, collaborative, well-rounded leader with a passion for working with children and youth. You are an exceptional communicator with excellent networking skills.
WHAT YOU’LL GET:
The opportunity to work with a passionate, innovative and collaborative team where you have the ability to make things happen. You will gain experience working for a globally recognized organization with a healthy culture premised on our Culture Code (accept everyone, make things happen, display courage, demonstrate care and be playful). In addition, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package including personal learning and
development days.
HOW TO APPLY:
If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply here to upload your resume and cover letter in English.
While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. Shortlisting of applications will begin immediately and interviews may be held before the closing date.
Right To Play provides equal employment opportunities to employees regardless of their gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. As such, we encourage groups who have been historically disadvantaged with respect to employment to apply for positions at Right To Play. We offer a family-friendly environment that allows for flexible work arrangements in order 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 Vulnerable Sector Screening or equivalent criminal check as a condition of employment.
Should you require any form of accommodation during the recruitment process, kindly contact the People & Culture team by email at careers@righttoplay.com
To learn more about who we are and what we do, please visit our website at www.righttoplay.com.
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