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Employer: SOS Children’s Village Zanzibar
Duty Station: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Application Deadline: 4th April 2014
Job Description:
Roles & Responsibilities
• Providing strong effective
leadership to the affairs of the Children’s Village.
• Leading the SOS community
comprising of children, youth, SOS mothers, supporting the children’s
educational, emotional development and physical needs.
• Managing the planning and
activity programs, as well as the financial and administrative function of the
SOS Children’s Village.
• Representing the Village in the
local community, creating local networks that support the Children’s Village
program.
• Being a role model for the
children, youth and mothers..
• This candidate should have
knowledge and skills on partnership building with various take holders such as
Government officials, NGOs, FBOs as well as with the private sector
• In cooperation with the Program
Director, he/she should be able to design and implement the project proposals
in order to enhance resource mobilization in the village
• A working knowledge on HR and
performance management
Academic Qualification and Experiences
• Degree in Social Sciences,
Psychology, Guidance and Counselling, Development studies or its equivalent.
• At least three year of relevant
professional experience at management level.
• Experience in working with
children/youth environment will be added advantage.
• Ability to work independently,
self-organize, use initiative, keeps commitments and meets deadlines.
• The candidate should possess
the emotional stability to lead and guide the large community of children and
youth, by maintaining the required high standards.
• A stable social and emotional
family situation.
• Computer literacy
• Mature personality (male or
female) aged 35-40 years
Note: The position requires the FBC to live within the SOS Children’s Village.
How to Apply:
Send your application by letter or email describing how your experience,
qualifications and competencies making you the right candidate for this
position,
Enclose a detailed updated CV, telephone contacts and details of at least 3
referees with their emails, address & phone numbers.
The contacted Candidates for the interview must bring the original certificates
and copies of each for attachment.
Closing date is two weeks after the first Advert. Addressed to:
The National Director
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania
P. O. Box 80462 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: national.office@sos-tanzania.org
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.