CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

The Legal Services Facility (LSF) offers a growing, high performance , working environment and aims to increase access to justice for all Tanzanians by providing support for the enhancement of legal aid and ' legal empowerment, with emphasis on the protection of women's rights. Through its implementing partners, the LSF funds in all districts of the country the provision of basic legal services through paralegals. ,
Additionally the fund supports capacity development of legal aid providers, promotes recognition of paralegals through legal aid : legislation, pilots innovative approaches to legal aid and increases ,
awareness about the importance of legal' empowerment in the development process. '
The LSF is an equal opportunity employer and invites both women and men, who fulfill the requirements and who are willing to go the extra mile; to apply for the position of:

Capacity Development Manager
The Capacity Development Manager (CDM), in close collaboration With the other members of the LSF management team, will lead the development, ensure and coordinate implementation of the capacity development approach for lSF implementing partners (legal aid providers, incl. paralegal units).
Additionally she/he will lead the development, ensure and coordinate implementation of an orientation and sensitization approach for local government authorities in all districts of the country in order to increase their understanding and positively influence attitudes towards promotion and protection of human rights, with emphasis on women's rights, legal aid and legal empowerment.
Based on identification of capacity development requirements the
CDM will develop a holistic approach towards capacity development for implementing partners that may be complemented by individual skills development through training, mentoring and coaching. The
CDM will incorporate recent and proven capacity development approaches and methods to maximize effectiveness.
The CDM will report to the Director Programs.

Requirements:

General Qualifications:
Masters degree in relevant field from a recognized university;
7-10 years of relevant experience working in increasingly senior positions in capacity building, organizational development, management of change and/or organizational learning.

Specific Qualifications
Demonstrated experience in organizational change, coordinating and managing of capacity building and capacity development of CsOs. Proficiency with activities, theories, methods and technology in capacity development/building.
Knowledge of and experience with monitoring and evaluation of organizational capacity development, capacity building.
Experience in the legal sector, with paralegal operations, other legal aid providers and legal empowerment will be a distinct advantage.
Experience with results based management is an advantage.
Ability to design, program and oversee training, orientation and positive sensitization of government officials .
Strong strategic, planning and communication skills.
Ability to develop and sustain good working relationships internally and externally
Ability to organize complex large scale training and/or events
Fluency in both Kiswahili and English (written and spoken).

A detailed job description is available on the LSF website:
www.lsftz.org

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

If you are qualified and interested in the above position, then please send, or, preferably, hand deliver in an envelope on which the position for which you apply is written and which at least contains: your printed and signed application letter, CV, copies of certificates and the names of three referees to the address below:

Chief Executive Officer
Legal Services Facility
Bima Street, Nyati Rd, Mikocheni B
P.O.Box 31480
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: 0222781061