EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
Tanzania HUB- Knowledge and Learning
Manager
Location: Dar es Salam, Tanzania
Project
Title:
EQWIP HUBS: Powering Youth Innovation for Sustainable Livelihoods
Start: February 2015
Status: Manager Level, contract
Schedule: Full-time
Salary: Competitive Salary and
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Initiative
Description:
EQWIP HUBS will be a
dynamic platform of diverse actors and young people working together to develop
solutions to both local and global social, economic and environmental
challenges in six countries around the world. EQWIP, an innovative youth
serving partnership between Canada World Youth (CWY) and Youth Challenge International
(YCI) has brought together a global consortium including UN-HABITAT,
TakingITGlobal (TIG) and the Education Development Centre (EDC) to collaborate
on this initiative.
Through 17 youth
centered HUBS in urban areas, participatory programming will support young
people in accessing a sustainable livelihood. Through the engagement of a
multi-stakeholder HUB Network, EQWIP HUBS will foster a supportive and
responsive enabling environment for youth livelihood activities by providing
mentorship, coaching and access to capital. The HUB Network will strengthen the
capacity of public and private sector stakeholders and civil society related to
youth mainstreaming for policies, products and services.
EQWIP HUBS is
building a team of energetic, skilled and passionate individuals who are
motivated by the prospect of exploring new and creative approaches to solving
complex global challenges.
Position
Description:
Reporting to the
Country Manager, the Knowledge and Learning Manager plays a leadership role in
ensuring that relevant knowledge on livelihoods programming will be gathered
and shared through a dynamic knowledge management system which include
monitoring, evaluation and learning components. These will be applied to
promote innovation and quality in the design and delivery of program training
and related activities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Knowledge
Management
· Lead the
adaptation and implementation of the overall EQWIP M&E Strategy at the
country level in close collaboration with the M&E Lead and key project stakeholders
(volunteers, partners, youth participants)
· Ensure program
quality through implementation of activity-specific review systems,
comprehensive M&E systems, and staff development
· Provide management
for the implementation of the HUB M&E system, working closely with other
staff, consultants, youth and partners
· Contribute to the
development of the knowledge management system including development of
context-appropriate tools and activities
· Develop results
and performance reports, in addition to other briefings, summaries, papers and
presentations for various audiences as needed
· Assure that
knowledge about the project’s achievements (expected and unexpected) are
documented and shared with the appropriate stakeholders by researching and
collecting content and stories.
Learning
Management
· Ensure that
training curriculum design, adaptation and delivery integrates learning and
best practice and is youth centered, creative and experiential
· Identify, document
and share good practice, lessons learned and trends in the youth livelihoods
sector to ensure program relevance and effectiveness
· Provide leadership
and management for the development, coordination and delivery of training
activities for young women and men
· Lead the review,
adaptation and development of core training curriculum in entrepreneurship and
employment, in close coordination with the training coordinators
Technical
Support
· Train HUB’s
partners and staff on the efficient use of the monitoring system, provide
ongoing coaching/support through regular project site monitoring visits
· Establish and
maintain positive, collaborative and productive relationships with project
staff, implementing partners, consortium partners and sector stakeholders.
· Provide technical
support to the Hub’s Training Coordinator around the delivery of the training
activities
· Perform other
duties as delegated by the Country Manager
ESSENTIAL
QUALIFICATIONS
· University Diploma
· 5 to 7 years of
professional experience in monitoring and evaluation, training, and knowledge
management.
· Passion,
understanding and ability to utilize measurement to improve programming
· Understanding of
and experience with participatory training techniques
· A successful track
record in supervising, designing, managing, implementing and monitoring
training plans
· Ability to gather
and organize information and resources, compile data, and to synthesize
knowledge from diverse sources of information.
· Experience in
planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target
setting and reporting
· Proven ability to
manage and provide ongoing training and support on M&E to diverse staff and
personnel
· Knowledge,
previous experience or interest in applying IT and social media to learning and
M&E
· Energetic and
collaborative spirit, with the ability take initiative, and a willingness to
develop new skills
· Excellent
organizational skills and strong attention to detail
· Self-motivated with
the ability to multi-task and work effectively
· Strong
interpersonal and communication skills
· Availability to
travel within the host country
· Strong verbal and
written English skills required
· Applicant must be
citizen of Tanzania
Deadline to
apply:
Monday, February 15th at 5pm EST. Applications will be considered upon
submission. Please submit your cover letter and CV as a one document Word or
PDF e-mail attachment to hrtanzania@eqwiphubs.org with “Tanzania HUB-Knowledge
and Learning Manager” in the subject line. No phone calls about the position
can be accepted. We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those
selected for an interview will be contacted.