Job Opportunities Are Vacant For The Plan International At The Project Manager

Date: 31-Jan-2022

Location: Katavi, Tanzania

Company: Plan International

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

BACKGROUND

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan has over 80 years’ experience and works in more than 75 countries across the world. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners.

Plan International has been working in Tanzania since 1991. Our work supports marginalised children and youth, especially adolescent girls, to grow up physically and mentally healthy and ready to shape their future. We create an enabling environment and empower girls to be active drivers of change in realising their rights. We prioritise working with partners

Vijana na Ubora, Malengo na Afya (VUMA) project is an anticipated 7-year Global Affairs Canada (GAC) funded project, aiming at increasing realisation of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for Adolescents Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in all their diversity in Katavi region. The project will increase AGYW’s individual and collective agency by building Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, Sexual Gender Based Violence, Mental Health, infection prevention and control (IPC) and nutrition by empowering them via increased social capital; and by helping them to acquire skills, capacities and increased financial capital. The project will also strengthen the provision of gender and adolescent-responsive and inclusive (GAR&I), integrated and innovative ASRHR and protection services and support for AGYW by building community, school, health facility and governmental capacity, infrastructure,.

In addition, the project will work with local Women Rights Organizations (WROs), Youth Led Organizations (YLOs), adolescent groups and stakeholders to ensure that gender equality (GE), ASRHR and protection frameworks, policies and services are gender-responsive and evidence-based.

ROLE PURPOSE

The project Manager is responsible for the successfully implementation of the VUMA project in region of Katavi in Tanzania and accountable for the achievement of programme activities at the field level. She/he will ensure that the project achieves intended activities for attaining expected results and are implemented in compliance with the donor agreement, Plan International and Government standards. She/he is responsible for ensuring the planned activities are implemented as planned and maintaining the program calendar. Consistent activities budget monitoring, timely working and submission of quality reports to the Program Director and Management of project field staff.

She/he will work very closely with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Needs, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and President Office Regional Administration and Local Government including Regional and District authorities during the execution of the project.

She/he is the primary representative of the project at regional and district level and will supervise and support project staffs by ensuring staffs are responsible to implement project interventions as planned and at high standard.

He/she will promote teamwork, trust, mutual respect, and empowers staff to take responsibility.

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