Program Manager II - Entrepreneurial Skills Development Specialist

Job Title: Program Manager II - Entrepreneurial Skills Development Specialist
Department/Country: EARO/Tanzania
Position Type: Full Time
Job Location: Dar es Salaam
Band: D
FLSA: Exempt
Reports To: Chief of Party

This position is contingent on successful acquisition of the contract.

Background:

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality and works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs. CRS has been helping poor, vulnerable families improve their lives through orphans and vulnerable children, agriculture, health, microfinance, and WASH programming in Tanzania since 1962.

Job Summary:

Catholic Relief Services is seeking an entrepreneurial skills development candidate for an upcoming USAID funded Improving Youth Livelihoods in Agriculture program development project in Tanzania. The program will expand employment opportunities in select agriculture value chains for youth in select districts in Tanzania. The program will identify employment opportunities for youth within the Agriculture Value Chain, seek to enhance entrepreneurial, life and workforce readiness skills and link qualified youth with economic and employment opportunities.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Works to proactively assist in identifying local, regional and national opportunities for public/private partnerships to support the employment and career advancement efforts of youth to enable them to secure jobs in the targeted sectors.
• Facilitates lasting relationships among employers, workforce development providers and government entities in support of their efforts to secure employment or career advancement for at-risk youth.
• Enhances partnerships with industry, government and community partners to develop a system for the collection, analysis and regular, widespread dissemination of labor market demand data to employers, workforce development providers, GOH, and the public.
• Provide expertise in value chain and labor market analysis to identify critical job needs in the industry.
• Advocates for policy changes by both GoT and leading employers which support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of an integrated and effective workforce and economic development system, as well as those policies, procedures and standards which reduce barriers for the participation of at-risk youth in the formal workplace.
• Has a passion for developing youth employability solutions and a commitment to technical thought leadership in this area.

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff):

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Serves with Integrity
• Models Stewardship
• Cultivates Constructive Relationships
• Promotes Learning

Supervisory Responsibilities: none

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: CRS/Tanzania CoP, other members of CRS/Tanzania SMT (as appropriate), CRS HQ and East Africa Regional Office Technical Advisors

External: Consortium member project staff, relevant Government of Tanzania key stakeholders, donor agencies, other implementing partners

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Business, Economics, Public Administration, Sociology or a closely related field. Master’s degree in business or a related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience with workforce development and/or professional education.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects and programs that enhance human capital development.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in labor market, value chain and/or related economic or population-level analysis.
• Experience working in the private sector, preferably in public private partnerships or social corporate responsibility.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and teamwork.
• Professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.

Qualified Tanzanian nationals strongly encouraged to apply.

Required Foreign Language: English and Swahili

Required Travel:

Travel limited to 35% of time and will consist primarily of in-country project destinations.

Work Environment:

Office with site visits to project locations

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

CRS’ talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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