PROGRAM OFFICER – COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION – MMWW REMA 1000

POSITION: PROGRAM OFFICER – COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION – MMWW REMA 1000

Organizational Context:

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice with a special emphasis on women and girls.  CARE Tanzania is part of CARE International, whose vision is to seek a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security.  CARE International is a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty.  We are known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people.  CARE Tanzania and partners contribute to the empowerment of the most marginalized and vulnerable rural women and girls to exercise their rights.

Job Summary

The purpose of the Program Officer position is to effectively implement the assigned program initiative component activities. He/she oversees the proper implementation of the assigned component of the program,  These components include  collaboration the Bright sola lamp project and MMWW REMA 1000 activities in Michiweni district.  He/she is also responsible for assisting the program manager in program, planning, budget preparation, reporting and documentation  S/he is expected to maintain effective working relationships with other staff working with other CARE program initiatives and impact group in Pemba region including, key government partners and NGOs working in the same geographic areas.

The Program officer (PO) – Making markets works for Women Imitative (REMA 1000) is responsible for supervision and monitoring project implementation to support  the seaweed and soap business clusters in   Pemba. The PO under guidance and  will work closely with the  Business Development  provider  and liaise with with GE -WEP team in Pemba and Ungujai to supporting the women to engage in profitable businesses. The PO will provide technical inputs for establishing one distribution centres for the sale of products produced by women the business clusters. Furthermore, the PO shall also support women income generating groups to develop their own brands for marketing purposes. 

The PO is responsible at District level for planning, budgeting, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of project activities. PO will also contribute to documentation of most significant change stories and general progress against outcome indicators as well as facilitate the documentation of the business cluster model for sea weed and soap in Pemba. The position have no supervisory role and are based in Pemba. The position will be supervising the Bright project as well. by  providing support to CBTs who will be involved in the sales of the solar lamps in 7 shehias in Michiweni district.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

Job Responsibility #1: Program Initiative Implementation and Activity Planning and Budgeting

35 % of time

·         Facilitate participatory planning learning and action with the respective clusters in the with Program Initiative objectives.

·         Participate in the testing and adaptation, in collaboration with other program team of staff and partners, the program’s theory of change; 

·         Prepare and implement work plans (e.g. quarterly, monthly) and activity budgets for Bright and MMWW

·         To facilitate mapping of income generation groups  and baseline study against the outcome indicators

Job Responsibility #2: Community Mobilization and Resource Mobilization

25 % of time

·         Advice and support women in the marketing of their products in identified markets.

·         Ensure income generation group members take a lead in their business development activities, while CARE giving support and facilitating role.

·         In consultation with Women group leaders and PIM , organize market campaigns for products of women in business clusters.

Job Responsibility #4:  Provide Capacity Building and Organizational Development (OD) technical assistance

15% of time

·         Participate in the organizational capacity assessment.  Review with groups and colleagues the OD needs and design a process of OD support for the groups/partners in the program area.  For sub-grantee partners, this includes an organizational capacity improvement plan.

·         Support the building of organizational capacity of partners and stakeholders to ensure their development and sustainability at the community level.

·         Develop sustainability strategies with sea weed and soap  business cluster.

·         Translate training and technical information for use at community level.

·         Facilitate identification of innovative community resource persons and leaders for technical training in sales promotion, solar lamp repairs and marketing research, with support from consultants.

·         Assist seaweed and soap  business clusters in designing, packaging, branding, labelling products for marketing competition;

·         Organize and train women and Community Based Trainers (CBTs) located in Michiweni, in financial literacy, marketing strategies and sales promotions of solar lamps

·         Provide guidance and directions to CBTs with regards to implementation of initiative

·         Train and mentor business groups of women in record keeping 

Job Responsibility #5: Alliance Building and Networking

10% of time

·         Establish effective work relationship with partners on activities pertaining to his/her area of assignment (e.g. district, etc.).

·         Develop a Network of contacts at the village and district level to support strategies priorities with other organizations with similar concerns and experience (e.g. to support organizational development of CBOs, broadening the scope and impact of the Program)

·         Facilitate collaboration of women business groups with similar initiatives such as SIDO, VETA and others

·         List more specific tasks depending on the requirements of this position.

·         Organize and facilitate participation of selection women entrepreneurs to trade fairs and market linkages activities.

Job Responsibility #6: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning and Reporting

10% of time

·         Facilitate and participate in reflective learning forums (meetings, workshops, etc) internally and externally with program initiative stakeholders.

·         Implement forward accountability mechanisms to monitor and assess our program quality and impact with those we work with.

·         Keep up to date with developments in assigned technical/functional area, including best practice examples and ensure ongoing personal development and learning.

·         In consultation with other program staff contribute to the development project M&E tools and ensure M&E system is in place;

·         Preparation of mid- and annual progress reports for MMWW and BRIGHT project  In collaboration with PQL unit, facilitate/support the measurement of the project impact, using credible methods/tools;

·         Facilitate the documentation and communication of success stories that can be used as evidence for profitable business models in women entrepreneurship.

Job Responsibility #6:  Promote Gender Equality (including the following)                                            All the time

·          Practice a behavior that is consistent with CARE’s core values and promotion of gender and diversity goals;

·          Collect data on gender related issues in program area;

·          Carry out data analysis, interpretation of the gender related information, writing reports to inform on gender issues, and proposing appropriate interventions to address them

Job Responsibility #6:  Perform Other Duties as Assigned including                                                    5% of the time

·         Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Competencies

·         Excellence: Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; successfully completes assignments; sets standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed; ensures interactions and transactions are ethical and convey integrity.

·         Respect: Behaves in a manner that reflects a true belief in and appreciation for the dignity and potential of all human beings. Gaining other people’s confidence and setting an environment of trust and openness.

·         Diversity: Promotes, values and respects each individual’s unique qualities, background, race, culture, age, gender, disability, values, lifestyle, perspectives or interests; creates and maintains a work environment that promotes diversity.

·         Integrity: Maintains social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adheres to codes of conduct and ethical principles inherent to CARE.

·         Planning and Organizing: Establishes courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently and effectively in accordance with CARE’s core values.

·         Communicating with Impact: Diplomatically, logically and clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the recipient / audience and helps them understand and retain their message.

·         Adaptability: Effectively manages changing environments in the organization; maintains effectiveness when dealing with multiple and conflicting priorities across different cultural settings or during emergency and crisis situations.

·         Initiating Action: Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; takes decisive action to achieve goals in times of uncertainty or in fluid contexts; is proactive.

·         Building Commitment: Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifies one’s own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved.

·         Contribute to Team Success: Actively participates as a member of a team or work unit to move the team/unit toward the completion of shared goals.

Education/Training

Required

·         Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Finance, Business Administration or related field.

Desired:

·         Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing/Finance/Business Administration is an asset.

·         Additional training in microfinance, entrepreneurship development, facilitation skills or skills training, etc.

·         Familiarity with principles and practice of savings-led microfinance and with a strong awareness of the challenges faced by traditional methodologies

Experience

Required

·         Minimum 3 years of work experience in a projects containing microfinance enterprise or micro finance components.

Desired

·         Experience of working with local partners including government authorities is an asset;

·         Experience working with private sector service providers is highly desired;

Technical Skills

Required:

·         Personal integrity living up to CARE Tanzania’s core values of commitment, accountability, respect, effectiveness and diversity;

·         Ability to work and communicate with a range of stakeholders including policymakers and government officials, NGOs, community representatives;

·         Strong ability to engage with communities and capability in being proactive to organize community activities

·         A high level of individual initiative, planning and good judgment. High competency in database and using/applying analytical software;

·         Conversant with adult learning methodology with excellent ability to build capacity;

·         Demonstrated ability to make judgment calls and decisions with respect to monitoring and evaluation activities, within delegated authority, that impact significantly;

·         Strong decision making skills.

·         Concentration, accuracy and attention to details are required. 

·         Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a fluent writing style and good knowledge and practical use of both English and Kiswahili

·         Computer literacy with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Suite;

·         Ensuring that gender and power dynamics related to procurement are taken into consideration;

·         Ability to thrive in team environments, with a strong understanding of diversity and other cultures

MODE OF APPLICATION: Apply through hrm@co.care.org to Country Director by 23 January 2014 with a motivation letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae and 3 Referees.

Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply