SUB-AGREEMENTS MANAGER at CARE International in Tanzania

POSITION: SUB-AGREEMENTS MANAGER

Organizational Context:

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice with a special emphasis on women and girls.  CARE Tanzania is part of CARE International, whose vision is to seek a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security.  CARE International is a global force and a partner of choice within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty.  We are known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people.  CARE Tanzania and partners contribute to the empowerment of the most marginalized and vulnerable rural women and girls to exercise their rights.

Job Summary

The primary function of Pathway's position of the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M&E Officer) is to coordinate Program activities and efforts that aim at auditing the work to determine the impacts it is making in the lives of especially female beneficiaries, guided by the Pathways and WERISE documents (i.e. proposal, project implementation plan and monitoring and evaluation plan),Technical Unit strategy, CARE Tanzania's LRSP and CARE International designing, monitoring, evaluation, and impact measurement frameworks and tools. The M&E Officer will also be responsible for leading programs' efforts to buildstaff and partner's capacities in designing (including capacity to better address the underlying causes of poverty and social injustice), monitoring, evaluation, impact measurement and learning. The M&E Officer will report directly to Program Coordinator administratively, and the Program Quality and Learning Coordinator functionally.

S/he is expected to maintain effective working relationships with other CARE staff working with other CARE program initiatives and impact groups.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

Job Responsibility #1: Implementing the Pathways and WERISE program initiative's monitoring, evaluation, impact measurement, and reporting system; (30% of time).

·         Participating and coordinating testing and adapting, in collaboration with other program team of staff and partners, the program's theory of change; 

·         Developing or reviewing, in collaboration with  program initiative's team of staff and partners,  program initiative's monitoring and evaluation plan;

·         Taking lead in  program initiative's monitoring and evaluation events such as baselines, mid-term reviews, final evaluation and specific studies involving the project;

·         Acquiring and understanding monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement policies, standards and tools of donors, CARE Tanzania, and CARE International so as to use them in his/her work;

·         Preparing monitoring reports as well as assisting his/her supervisor in preparing project's quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports and keeping them for reflective purposes;

·         Being conversant with CARE's Program Quality Assessment Tool (PQAT) and participating in the program quality assessment events involving CA program initiative;

·         Preparing and/or facilitating the preparation of the program initiative review and evaluation reports;

·         Facilitating the engagement of program initiative reviewers and evaluators, including writing their Terms of Reference (TOR) and providing them with the logistical support they need as carry out their contracted duties.

Job Responsibility #2: Implementing program initiative information and knowledge system; (25% of time).

·         Developing or reviewing, in collaboration with program initiative team of staff and partners, the  program initiative's learning plan;

·         Developing and maintaining  program initiative's database and updating it accordingly;

·         Leading  program initiative's efforts to analyze and reflect on the  data and information to determine the impacts it is making in the lives of its beneficiaries and for improved program initiative performance;

·         Leading  program initiative's efforts to document challenges/obstacles and lessons and best practices it is learning, including their application for improved program initiative and organizational performance as well as ;

·         Packaging and disseminating quality program initiative information to different audiences and for different purposes.

Job Responsibility #3: Supporting effective engagement of program initiative's team of staff and partner in the monitoring and evaluation activities; (25% of time).

·         Designing and facilitating forward accountability mechanisms to monitor our program quality and impact with those we work with.

·         Conducting or facilitating  program initiative's training needs assessment as well as designing, in collaboration with other stakeholders, capacity building plans;

·         Conducting or facilitating capacity building events for  program initiative team of staff and partners in accordance with the capacity building plans;

·         Assisting  program initiative team of staff and partners to track progress toward  program initiative indicators and in developing and/or adapting monitoring tools such as questionnaires, recording forms, checklists and interview guides based on the monitoring and evaluation plan;

·         Assisting and advising  program initiative's team of staff and partners in producing quality activity implementation reports.

·         Working with  team of staff and partners to identify and clarify key emerging advocacy issues and facilitate the development and implementation of advocacy initiatives

Job Responsibility #4: Participating in program design, strategic planning and Strategic forums; (10% of time).

·         Providing technical inputs into program strategic planning, always ensuring that the program initiative advances the LRSP and the program initiative and contributes to the broader Technical Unit  strategy and the country and international development goals;

·         Contributing to the development of generation new program initiative ideas and preparation of concept notes as a way of ensuring that the positive change achieved through the program initiative will continue after its end;

·         Representing the program initiative in monitoring, evaluation and learning activities conducted within the Country Office.

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Job Responsibility #6:  Promote Gender Equality (including the following)                                             All the time

·          Practice a behavior that is consistent with CARE's core values and promotion of gender and diversity goals;

·          Collect data on gender related issues in program area;

·          Carry out data analysis, interpretation of the gender related information, writing reports to inform on gender issues, and proposing appropriate interventions to address them

Job Responsibility #6:  Perform Other Duties as Assigned including                                                    5% of the time

·         Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Competencies

·         Excellence: Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; successfully completes assignments; sets standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed; ensures interactions and transactions are ethical and convey integrity.

·         Respect: Behaves in a manner that reflects a true belief in and appreciation for the dignity and potential of all human beings. Gaining other people's confidence and setting an environment of trust and openness.

·         Diversity: Promotes, values and respects each individual's unique qualities, background, race, culture, age, gender, disability, values, lifestyle, perspectives or interests; creates and maintains a work environment that promotes diversity.

·         Integrity: Maintains social, ethical, and organizational norms; firmly adheres to codes of conduct and ethical principles inherent to CARE.

·         Planning and Organizing: Establishes courses of action for self and others to ensure that work is completed efficiently and effectively in accordance with CARE's core values.

·         Communicating with Impact: Diplomatically, logically and clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the recipient / audience and helps them understand and retain their message.

·         Adaptability: Effectively manages changing environments in the organization; maintains effectiveness when dealing with multiple and conflicting priorities across different cultural settings or during emergency and crisis situations.

·         Initiating Action: Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives; takes decisive action to achieve goals in times of uncertainty or in fluid contexts; is proactive.

·         Building Commitment: Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; modifies one's own behavior to accommodate tasks, situations, and individuals involved.

·         Contribute to Team Success: Actively participates as a member of a team or work unit to move the team/unit toward the completion of shared goals.

Education/Training

Required

·         Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Finance, Business Administration or related field.

Desired:

·         Masters in Business Administration is an asset.

·         Additional training in microfinance, entrepreneurship development, facilitation skills or skills training, etc.

·         Familiarity with principles and practice of savings-led microfinance and with a strong awareness of the challenges faced by traditional methodologies

Experience

Required

·         Minimum 3 years of work experience in a projects containing microfinance enterprise or micro finance components.

Desired

·         Experience of working with local partners including government authorities is an asset;

·         Experience working with private sector service providers is highly desired;

Technical Skills

Required:

·         Personal integrity living up to CARE Tanzania's core values of commitment, accountability, respect, effectiveness and diversity;

·         Ability to work and communicate with a range of stakeholders including policymakers and government officials, NGOs, community representatives;

·         Strong ability to engage with communities and capability in being proactive to organize community activities

·         A high level of individual initiative, planning and good judgment. High competency in database and using/applying analytical software;

·         Conversant with adult learning methodology with excellent ability to build capacity;

·         Demonstrated ability to make judgment calls and decisions with respect to monitoring and evaluation activities, within delegated authority, that impact significantly;

·         Strong decision making skills.

·         Concentration, accuracy and attention to details are required. 

·         Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a fluent writing style and good knowledge and practical use of both English and Kiswahili

·         Computer literacy with excellent knowledge of Microsoft Suite;

·         Ensuring that gender and power dynamics related to procurement are taken into consideration;

·         Ability to thrive in team environments, with a strong understanding of diversity and other cultures

Our diversity is our strength; we encourage people from all backgrounds and experiences, particularly women, to apply

MODE OF APPLICATION: Apply through hrm@co.care.org to Country Director by 03 January 2015 with a motivation letter, detailed CV with 3 Referees