Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Employment Type: Full-Time
Key Duties:
The duties mentioned here below are informative only. The
Secure Livelihood programme officer will be a key member of adynamic team and
we therefore expect the candidate to be flexible
Programme Work
•Work with the secure livelihood programme manager to manage
the secure livelihood program (strategy elaboration, partner’s identification…)
•Identify the partners needs and prepare volunteers
placement documents
•Work closely with Volunteer Programme Advisers at the
Recruitment Bases
•Assist the Programme Manager with Programme and Partnership
and placement Review
•Work closely with the
program manager to identify funding opportunities and writing funding
proposals
•Manage Secure Livelihood Sector specific projects
•Work with the finance team to ensure that budget is done
and monitored accordingly
•Network with a variety of stakeholders at national and
local level to promote the work of VSO.
•Liaise with other members of the VSO programme team to
ensure VSO’s holistic approach and coordination
Volunteer and Partnership Management.
•Conduct at least two visits per year to each region where
sector volunteers are placed to meet with partners and volunteers.
•Participate in volunteer orientation, training and other
activities as required.
•Take appropriate action to ensure volunteers’ safety at all
times and especially in times of civil, military or natural disturbances.
General duties :
•take the lead in
emergencies as required.
•As and when required manage cover for colleagues.
•As and when required take on additional duties as
instructed by line manager or CD.
•Record and reflect on learning arising from practice and be
prepared to share this with both the sector and wider VSO teams.
•Participate in regular supervisions, annual appraisals and
any staff development identified.
•Liaise with programme support team to ensure that secure
livelihood programme success stories are documented and shared on VSO intranet
and external communications tools.
•Contribute to VSO Global initiatives and campaigns.
Company Description:
VSO is the world’s leading independent international
development organization that works through volunteers to fight poverty in
developing countries. VSO has been working in Tanzania since 1961. Our
volunteers (about 80 international volunteers per year) work on both the
mainland and the island of Zanzibar. Our
work focuses on education, health and secure livelihood. We also deliver
gender, disability and HIV/AIDS mainstreaming and support the development of
local volunteerism movements. We deliver change through applying a programmatic
people to people approach at community, district, regional and policy level to
support improved quality of services, wealth creation, organizational capacity
development, learning and advocacy.
Requirements:Requirements:
University degree
in agriculture, agri-business, or any other relevant qualification combined
with experience in the private sector development/SMEs promotion
Knowledge of
working and managing Agriculture and
SMEs Projects
Knowledge and
experience in fundraising and proposal writing
Closing Date:19 January 2012
Contact Info:
VSO
Country Director,
VSO Tanzania
P. O. Box 6297,
Dar Es Salaam
