Cluster Team Leader Job at World Vision Tanzania

World Vision is a Christian Development, Relief and Advocacy Non Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and does not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record.

World Vision Tanzania is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the following position:

Job Ref No: WVT/P&C/FY14/54

Job Title: Cluster Team Leader (2 Positions)

Reports to:  Zonal Manager     

Location; Singida and Morogoro  

Purpose of the position:

To provide management support to ADP/Project within the cluster by ensuring effective integration and implementation of development and sponsorship processes and enhance partnership initiatives.  

Observe mission and core values of World Vision and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others

Major Responsibilities:

• Ensure that communities are facilitated to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate the program activities for quality and sustainable development
• Enforce stewardship and accountability by ensuring that resources are efficiently and effectively utilized within the program/project for the intended purpose
• Ensure that sponsorship and child participation, rights, protection standards are adhered to and they are adequately integrated into programming for community transformation
• Facilitate the preparation of quality and timely of monthly, quarterly, Semi annual reports, projects/programs narrative and review financial reports.
• Ensure that audit preparations, implementation and recommendations are timely responded to, fully implemented and progress is reported quarterly
• Ensure timely preparation of annual budget, AOP, DIP and facilitate program/project monthly funding and sound financial control and programme management.
• Facilitate networking relationships for WV visibility (through meetings, forums, seminars, reports) with government, church, faith based organization leaders and other key partners within the cluster.
• Facilitate integration and implementation of transition plans, disaster preparedness plans and capacity building of local institutions (CBO, TSACCOS etc) for sustainable development.
• Ensure compliance to WVT core documents (policies, procedures, guidelines) within the Cluster.
• Facilitate various capacity building initiatives to staff and community groups  within the cluster.
• Provide and facilitate HR issues (recruitment, appraisal,) within the cluster
• Provide monitoring support to the ADPs to ensure compliance to set goal/targets

Competencies/Attributes:

• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:  Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

• Minimum Qualification required: BA/Bsc Degree in Economics, Agriculture, Business administration, Development studies/planning, Social Science or other related field. Master Degree will be an added advantage. 
• Experience:  3 years in program/project
• Preferred:  Working experience in community development
• Technical Skills & Abilities:

• Computer skills.
• Demonstrated ability in supervision
• Experience in working with donor funds, sponsorship operations and grants funding.
• Working knowledge of disaster management, emergency preparedness, monitoring and evaluation, sphere standards are added advantage.
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and other stakeholders

         How to apply:

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their applications letter (addressed to People and Culture Manager) together with an updated CV and copies of relevant credentials, contacts and three referees one of them being a church leader towvt_jobs@wvi.org before 10th june 2014