JOB DETAILS:
Work closely with child protection partners, ASPDI program staff and members of the child protection sector working Group in Kigoma Region, to ensure that the programme goals are achieved. Specific areas of concern are the provision of Child friendly space activities in host communities. He/She provides overall leadership at programme level for the sector, and ensures that ASPDI vision and overall program goals related to the sector are met. He/She is responsible for providing managerial, technical, and administrative support to partner staff during the implementation of an integrated program.

Reports to: Gender and Protection Coordinator

Duties and Responsibilities
• Lead on child protection rapid assessments, Produce, or support the production of, funding proposals.
• Identify and agree within and between agencies and other stakeholders the roles, responsibilities and accountability for planned action and future decision-making based on assessment outcomes.
• Ensure that child protection interventions through child friendly space activities are informed by and integrated with other core sectors of education, WASH and food security and livelihoods.
• Contribute to the coordination of child protection actors in the response through the local partner.
• Identify staffing gaps and collaborate with child protection stakeholders to initiate recruitment of staff and/or identify capacity building requirements.
• Initiate and/or carry out capacity-building of key stakeholders in specific child protection competencies including appropriate child protection approaches, where needed
• Ensure planning and subsequent initial cooperation and program structures are done in an integrated manner, with ASPDI staff and co-workers through the local partner.
• Promote planning and subsequent initial cooperation with key stakeholders and aim to establish/strengthen processes and mechanisms at local, district, national (and broader level) which supports identification, monitoring and response to the care and protection concerns of children, including in the longer term if appropriate. To the extent possible, children’s participation should be included.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice) Accountability:
• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving results together with children and role modelling the African Social protection values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
• Creates a managerial environment in-country to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for self and team, takes responsibility for own personal development and encourages team to do the same
• Widely shares personal vision for African Social Protection and Development Initiatives, engages and motivates others
• Future oriented, thinks strategically and on a global scale Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with own team, colleagues, members, donors and partners
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength Creativity:
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks Integrity:
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency
• Always acts in the best interests of children

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
• University Degree in Social Sciences or related technical field.
• Knowledge in Child Protection, Child´s rights, programming and mainstreaming
• experience of natural disasters or conflicts
• At least graduate from 2020
• Experience in designing, managing, monitoring and evaluating child protection programs in emergency, transition and development contexts
• Ability to identify the main gaps in child protection in the given context to inform a holistic response for children.
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, ASPDI’s aims, values and principles and Code of Conduct
• Experience in capacity building and in strengthening various duty bearers understanding of and response to child protection through Child friendly spaces.
• Self-awareness and proven ability to operate successfully in different cultural environments
• Ability to achieve results and maintain consistent high standards of professional behavior and achievement, including when working alone.
• Good team leader and team member skills, including the ability to be part of and organize, support, manage and develop a small team.
• Experience of working with partners and a participatory approach
• Ability to manage stress, be flexible and accommodating in difficult and frustrating working circumstance.

Applications must include: Maximum 1 page signed cover letter explaining why you consider yourself to be the best fit for the position;

A CV indicating your relevant skills and experiences;

Copies  of  relevant certificates.

Please send applications by registered mail to:

Country Director African Social Protection and Development Initiatives (ASPDI)  P.O.Box 137 Kibondo

Or by email address: info@aspditanzania.or.tz

Letters and emails should clearly indicate the position you are applying for on the envelope or for emails in the Subject line. Late applications will not be considered. Only short listed applicants will be notified.