World Vision Tanzania Jobs Jan 2013

Position Description:

Ref No WVT/P&C/F13/14

Job Title:  Stores Assistant

Reports to:Store Officer

Location: Arusha

Purpose of the position:

Providing support on  Stores officer through receiving, custody, and issuing of supplies and equipment, together with Stores Control by maintaining Stock levels  and reporting for any alarming consumption and unserviceable  with the intention of steward use of WVT resources within the storehouse. 

Major Responsibilities:

Receive, inspect, certify goods from suppliers and issue as per approved requests

Prepare Good Received Note for payment 

Update store ledgers and bin cards

Participate in stock taking and verification

Prepare list of unserviceable and all obsolete stores for disposal

Minimum Qualification required:

1. Minimum Qualification required: Bachelor Degree in Materials Management/Procurement and Logistics

Experience:

1. Experience:  1yr in Procurement and Logistics

1. Preferred: CSP

Technical Skills & Abilities:

1. Excellent computer skills.

1. Experience in working with donor funds

1. Working knowledge of procurement services and practices is an added advantage.

1. Good planning and organizational skills

1. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and suppliers

Application Instructions:

How to apply:

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications letter (addressed to People and Culture Director) together with an updated CV to wvt_recruit@wvi.org and copy to orestes_sotta@wvi.org before 14^th, January 2013 .Please indicate the post you are applying for. 

Qualified women are highly encouraged to apply

World Vision Tanzania candidates for employment should be ready to read, understand , sign and adhere to the World Vision Tanzania Child protection policy which helps safeguard children from any forms of exploitation, sexual and physical abuse. The discovery of any previous child abuse offenses (before or after an offer of employment) WILL disqualify a candidate.

Areas: Kigoma, Tanga
Application Deadline: Jan 14, 2013

Position Description:

Ref No WVT/P&C/F13/11

Job Title:  Livelihoods Facilitators(4)

Reports to: Zonal Manager (administratively) and Livelihood Specialist (Technically)

Location: Kigoma/Tanga

Purpose of the position:

Under the supervision of Livelihood Manager, the Livelihood Facilitator will be responsible for the development, planning, implementation, evaluation and reporting of all livelihoods activities under his/her supervision

The position will specifically work to enhance knowledge and capacity of communities, agricultural groups, businesses, Department of Agriculture and other program partners to implement a series of activities designed to increase income of rural households and hence combating the exploitive child labor in Tanga and Kigoma regions.

The Livelihoods Facilitator will work under the direction of the Livelihoods Manager and in collaboration with the Livelihoods Specialist for WEKEZA Program will perform the designated tasks in order to achieve programmatic objectives and demonstrate a quality of excellent work standards that is an example to others.

S/he will also communicate World Vision's Core values and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life

Major Responsibilities:

1. Support the Livelihood Manager in pproviding technical support, training and guidance on best practices to the proposed project as related to sustainable livelihoods and youth employment interventions

1. Facilitating the quality and relevance of the project’s livelihoods activities to promote the sustainable reduction of child labor and safe and productive employment for young people of working age within the target geographic areas

1. In collaboration with Livelihood Manager facilitate the project team, including partner staff, and others to ensure that all interventions take into account the holistic needs and capabilities of conflict-affected youth and support their protection and development

1. Supporting the project beneficiaries in the establishment of, or strengthening of, non-formal or functional literacy and numeracy programs, technical vocational education, livelihood and enterprise development opportunities, that provide targeted support and opportunities to youth

1. Facilitate the design, monitoring and evaluation of activities aimed at the economic strengthening of households and communities to reduce reliance on child labor

1. Perform day to day program activities and ensuring that in all interventions, there are an explicit inclusion and expectation of promoting the active engagement of youth at all stages of the project cycle, and building leadership capacity

1. Report project progress ensuring goals and objectives are achieved within approved budgets.

1. Facilitate a market-based agricultural approach, including analyzing value chains and linking private sector to targeted farmer groups and communities to improve agriculture production, agribusiness and marketing of food crops and facilitate access to price information and connect farmers to markets by creating linkages between farmer groups and the private sector

1. Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports in a timely manner

1. Demonstrate child protection standards, core values and gender inclusion and integration in the INVEST/WEKEZA project.

Minimum Qualification required:

1. ·     A degree in agricultural marketing, agriculture economics or other agriculture discipline with work experience in rural agriculture and or marketing and agribusiness.

Experience:

1. At least three years experience working with agricultural production and rural agribusiness.

Technical Skills & Abilities:

1. Ability to conduct assessments, especially agriculture systems, technology, markets and products assessments and using market data for decision making.

1. Demonstrate abilities as a motivator, mobilizer, mover, networker, escalated oral and written presentation skills.

1. Good understanding of food security concepts and livelihood programming.

1.  Computer skills, particularly with online web applications and Microsoft Excel, necessary.

1. Ability to work independently with little guidance and to report effectively on project progress.

1. Ability to represent World Vision in key stakeholder meetings, on telephone calls, and at food security, livelihoods and Environmental management forums required.

1. Willingness to work in rural areas.

Application Instructions:

How to apply:

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications letter (addressed to People and Culture Director) together with an updated CV to wvt_recruit@wvi.org and copy to orestes_sotta@wvi.org before 14^th, January 2013 .Please indicate the post you are applying for. 

Qualified women are highly encouraged to apply

World Vision Tanzania candidates for employment should be ready to read, understand , sign and adhere to the World Vision Tanzania Child protection policy which helps safeguard children from any forms of exploitation, sexual and physical abuse. The discovery of any previous child abuse offenses (before or after an offer of employment) WILL disqualify a candidate.

Position Description:

Ref No WVT/P&C/F13/12

Job Title:  Procurement Analyst

Reports to:Supply Chain Manager

Location: Arusha

Purpose of the position:

Receipting and tracking movement of Purchase Requests (PRs) & Purchase Orders (POs) within the Supply Chain Department ensuring that all PR received in NO supply chain office are accounted for.  Draw various reports pertaining to purchases against the PRs and share the reports with the Senior Leaders and Supply Chain officers on a weekly basis and with the rest of stakeholders on a monthly basis.

Major Responsibilities:

1: Management of PRs coming to SCM Dept

• Capture all details of PRFs coming to Procurement from the user departments
• follow up and capture all data on the processing of the PRFs on a weekly basis from the time it comes into procurement to the time when the delivery is done to the stores

2. Track POs for deliveries of goods and services    

• Together with the stores  liaise with the Divisions / ADPs / grants officers to confirm receipt of goods in condition to enable accounts to pay

3. Management of PR and PO tracking tools and draw management reports          

• Draw various reports pertaining to procurement on received PRs on a weekly basis and share with the Supply Chain  Manager and Support services Associate Directors and  share with other stakeholders on a monthly basis
• Show any financial savings on the procurement process for each PRF
• Show any savings in the procurement process in terms of time taken to procure the goods and/or service

4. Capture data from the accounts office on payments to the suppliers for the goods and services delivered to WVT

Capture data from the accounts office on payments to the suppliers for the goods and services delivered to WVT

5.Contribute to the development and implementation of sourcing strategies

6. Assist in the coordination and consolidation of annual procurement plans from the ADPs and all other WV departments to create an annual aggregated procurement plan

Minimum Qualification required:

1. Bachelors degree preferably Business related

• Post graduate qualification in Supplies chain management preferred

Experience:

• At least 3 years experience in SCM or data analysis work

Technical Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent computer skills, MS excel and Access
• High professional ethics and whose integrity is beyond reproach
• Good interpersonal skills and a natural organizer
• Proven people and communication skills

Application Instructions:

How to apply:

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications letter (addressed to People and Culture Director) together with an updated CV to wvt_recruit@wvi.org and copy to orestes_sotta@wvi.org before 14^th, January 2013 .Please indicate the post you are applying for. 

Qualified women are highly encouraged to apply

World Vision Tanzania candidates for employment should be ready to read, understand , sign and adhere to the World Vision Tanzania Child protection policy which helps safeguard children from any forms of exploitation, sexual and physical abuse. The discovery of any previous child abuse offenses (before or after an offer of employment) WILL disqualify a candidate.

Ref No WVT/P&C/F13/10

Job Title:  Livelihood Manager (2)

Reports to: Zonal Manager (administratively) and Livelihood Specialist (Technically)

Location: Kigoma/Tanga

Purpose of the position:

To provide technical leadership for a program to combat exploitive child labor in Tanzania. This is a four years program funded by the US Department of Labor (USDOL) aiming to reduce child labor through an area-based approach in geographic areas where there is a prevalence of child labor in agriculture production and domestic service. The program will work with local entities and build on existing efforts to reduce the worst forms of child labor, including programs to protect orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), increase access to education and promote economic opportunities for Tanzanian households most vulnerable to the worst forms of child labor. Project interventions must address the following areas: a) promote children’s access to, enrollment, retention and completion of education and training opportunities; b) promote improved livelihoods for households of target children; c) promote youth employment; d) work with government structures to support implementation of policies and strengthen institutional capacity; e) raise awareness about child labor in the agriculture and domestic labor sectors; f) support research, evaluation and collection of reliable data on child labor; and g) promote transparency, accountability and sustainability of efforts to combat child labor.

Technically work closely with WVT Livelihood Unit, the Regional Food Security, Climate Change & Economic Development Learning Center, and donors.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Leadership

1. Provide leadership in supporting selected districtsto combat exploitive child laboras per program design.

1. Ensure high quality project implementation and reporting for all project activities; submitted and shared in a timely manner and meeting donor reporting requirement

1. Effectively lead the livelihoods facilitators to perform their duties and take responsibility for their performance management

1. Providing technical support, training and guidance on best practices to the proposed project as related to sustainable livelihoods and youth employment interventions

1. Ensuring the quality and relevance of the project’s livelihoods activities to promote the sustainable reduction of child labor and safe and productive employment for young people of working age within the target geographic areas

1. Working with the project team, including partner staff, and others to ensure that all interventions take into account the holistic needs and capabilities of conflict-affected youth and support their protection and development

1. Supporting the establishment of, or strengthening of, non-formal or functional literacy and numeracy programs, technical vocational education, livelihood and enterprise development opportunities, that provide targeted support and opportunities to youth

1. Providing technical support in the design, monitoring and evaluation of activities aimed at the economic strengthening of households and communities to reduce reliance on child labor.  Ensure effective cooperation with the WVT Communications division to ensure activities and impact are clearly communicated to a range of stakeholders.

1. Ensuring that in all interventions, there will be an explicit inclusion and expectation of promoting the active engagement of youth at all stages of the project cycle, and building leadership capacity.

1. To ensure that child protection standards and Core values values are adhered to and they are adequately integrated in INVEST/WEKEZA project.

1. To ensure that child protection standards and Core values values are adhered to and they are adequately integrated in INVEST/WEKEZA project.

Minimum Qualification required:

·     A minimum of Bachelor degree in Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Natural Resource Management, Community Development or related field of study. Master degree would be added advantage.

Experience:

1. A minimum of three years’ experience in managing rural livelihood projects of at least US$1.5M.

1. Experience managing US Government grants

Technical Skills & Abilities:

1. Superior research analysis and report writing skills, particularly in advocacy policy briefs and publications

1. Demonstrate abilities as a motivator, mobilizer, mover, networker, escalated oral and written presentation skills.

1. Good understanding of food security concepts and livelihood programming.

1.  Computer skills, particularly with online web applications and Microsoft Excel, necessary.

1. Ability to work independently with little guidance and to report effectively on project progress.

1. Ability to represent World Vision in key stakeholder meetings, on telephone calls, and at food security, livelihoods and Environmental management forums required.

1. Experience in rural areas among pastoral and semi-pastoralists in Tanzania preferred.

1. Ability to travel extensively.

Application Instructions:

How to apply:

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications letter (addressed to People and Culture Director) together with an updated CV to wvt_recruit@wvi.org and copy to orestes_sotta@wvi.org before 14^th, January 2013 .Please indicate the post you are applying for. 

Qualified women are highly encouraged to apply

World Vision Tanzania candidates for employment should be ready to read, understand , sign and adhere to the World Vision Tanzania Child protection policy which helps safeguard children from any forms of exploitation, sexual and physical abuse. The discovery of any previous child abuse offenses (before or after an offer of employment) WILL disqualify a candidate.