Employment Opportunities at VSO - Tanzania

INDUSTRY LINKS ADVISOR 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Type of role: Business, management and IT
Areas of focus: Livelihoods
Location: Mtwara with Occational travel to Dar and Lindi, Tanzania
Partner organisation: V E T A (Tanzania)
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

Role overview

Developing the soft skills in design and marketable presentation of Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) graduates in the job markets with special focus on gas relating industries and companies within Mtwara and Lindi. Specifically, will be working to ensure there is close relation between VETA and industries, advise the steering committee members/partners on the best ways to improve the training as feedback from industries, design creative ways on vocational training can run as per relevance to the requirements of industries, advise VETA on the best ways to manage internships for graduates, how to organize career events, develop alumni and how VETA graduates can fit in the demands of companies and industries.

Skills, qualifications and experience

Bachelor's degree in Human resources, mass communications or social science is required.

Ability to work collaboratively with the entire team of the EEVT project to deliver the desired outcomes. She/he will ensure industries are willing to dedicate/commit their human resource to support the internship and apprenticeship of students.


APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

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CAREER SERVICES ADVISOR 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Type of role: Business, management and IT
Areas of focus: Livelihoods
Location: Lindi with Occational travel to Mtwara, Tanzania
Partner organisation: V E T A (Tanzania)
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

Role overview

Developing the soft skills in design and marketable presentation of Vocational Education and Training Authority (VETA) graduates in the job markets with special focus on gas relating industries and companies within Mtwara and Lindi. Specifically, will be working to develop relevant resumes, advise VETA on the best ways to manage internships for graduates, how to organize career events, develop alumni and how VETA graduates can fit in the demands of companies and industries.

Skills, qualifications and experience

Bachelor's degree in Human resources, mass communications or social science is required.

Ability to work collaboratively with the entire team of the EEVT project to deliver the desired outcomes.


APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:


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CARPENTRY AND SITE CONSTRUCTION ADVISER; EEVT 2 

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Type of role: Engineering and technical
Areas of focus: Livelihoods
Location: Lindi with occasional travelling to Mtwara, Tanzania
Partner organisation: V E T A (Tanzania)
VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

Role overview

Support other advisors within the project as a team to deliver the objectives of the project. Specifically, you will dedicate time to learn and accomplish how to maintain tools, link carpentry and construction as well as designs of different structures to ensure vocational students and teachers have the right and relevant skills required by the industries/employers

Skills, qualifications and experience

The ideal person in this position needs to have strong background on carpentry and construction skills and training skills. S/he will work collaboratively with teachers under carpentry within VETA (vocational education and training authority) in Lindi with travelling to Mtwara to improve the standards of carpentry workshop to meet international standards.


APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:


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