OVC Technical Advisor, Systems Strengthening Project Job Vacancy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Description
Position
Summary: Pact seeks an OVC Technical Advisor for an anticipated USAID-supported
program in Tanzania aimed at system strengthening through programming focused
on policy and advocacy, child protection, capacity development, and human
resources support to the Department of Social Welfare and/or the Prime
Minister’s Office. The Technical Advisor will provide overall technical
leadership for the project and will work closely with management and other key
staff to ensure technical quality, meet program targets and milestones in
accordance with work plans, and submit high-quality deliverables. The Technical
Advisor will have strong technical expertise in the OVC and HIV sectors and
related Government of Tanzania policies and Plans of Action. Additionally, they
should have experience improving coordination and strengthening the capacity of
all levels of government responsible for the OVC care management system.

• Provide
  overall technical leadership, including leading the formulation of the
  project’s strategic approach to capacity development/strengthening the OVC
  care management system and ensuring coordinated programmatic inputs and
  technical quality;
• Manage
  and oversee design, implementation, and delivery of all activities
  targeting capacity development of governmental partners (especially those
  working at district level), addressing systems, policy, organizational and
  workforce requirements for improved systems for OVC service delivery and
  care management (including operationalization of the National Costed Plan
  of Action);
• Lead
  the development of the program’s technical deliverables related to OVC
  activities;
• Lead
  and monitor program quality assurance and improvement activities;
• Participate
  in national OVC Technical Working Group and other relevant networks at the
  district level;
• Foster
  an enabling OVC policy and regulatory environment;
• Work
  with and build the capacity of local NGOs implementing care and support
  for OVC;
• Represent
  the project to the donor and other stakeholders;
• Maintain
  ongoing communications with Pact’s home office.

• Master’s
  degree or higher in social work, public health or other relevant
  professional and advanced degree;
• At
  least ten years of experience (preferably in public health and/or the
  social service sector), including at least five years of experience in
  social welfare and OVC programming;
• Demonstrated
  experience as a technical advisor for OVC, public health, HIV, and/or
  international development projects, with in-depth technical knowledge of
  comprehensive OVC programming and capacity development;
• Demonstrated
  skills, abilities and experience to provide technical direction for a
  program of the same scale and complexity, and oversee programming across
  various technical disciplines;
• Strong
  understanding of interventions regarding child-focused social welfare and
  protection system strengthening and capacity development of government
  entities at all levels;
• Demonstrated
  experience in cultivating and sustaining working relationships with
  government, civil society, communities, and the private sector;
• Tanzania
  experience highly desirable, Africa experience essential. Local candidates
  preferred;
• Must
  be tolerant, respectful and sensitive to Tanzanian culture;
• Excellent
  verbal and written communication in English;
• Local
  candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.