Project Manager Vacancy at COCODA Tanzania

COCODA Tanzania is a non-governmental organisation established in 2000. COCODA’s establishment resulted from intensifying concern among community members in Tanzania over the surging number of orphans, mainly as a consequence of the swelling amount of people infected by HIV and dying from AIDS, the majority being adults leaving behind young children without parents. This trend had a negative impact on social and economic development. Hence COCODA Tanzania envisioned offering an effective response to the situation by providing social health education to the local community on HIV/ AIDS, supporting orphans and most vulnerable children, providing vocational skills to youth and establishing small-scale income-generating groups for the community’s sustainable economy.

Kizazi Hodari Project is a five-year global effort to reach and sustain HIV epidemic control among pregnant and breastfeeding women, adolescents, infants, and children. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the project and implemented by Deloitte Tanzania. A resource partner’s global and local strategic resource partner network supports these core partners. Kizazi Hodari focuses on priority PEPFAR countries across Africa and the Caribbean. The consortium works with USAID Missions, national governments, and existing response partners to identify gaps in HIV prevention and treatment programming among target populations. Using best practices and expertise along with innovations, the project is addressing critical gaps to meet country-specific epidemic control goals. Kizazi Hodari is USAID’s flagship initiative to address the needs of children, young people, and breastfeeding women affected by HIV. This includes supporting local organizations and organisations that serve these populations and ultimately build their capability to receive direct U.S. government funding for programs at scale. The project leverages the full strength of its consortia and

related private and public sector stakeholders to support countries in attaining and sustaining HIV epidemic control. In Tanzania, starting in November 2022, Kizazi Hodari is receiving funds from USAID to support the Government of Tanzania (Got) to achieve its aim of controlling the HIV epidemic, with a particular focus on programs targeting orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and adolescent girls and young women, through the DREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe) program, in 54 councils across 15 regions in Tanzania. Additionally, Kizazi Hodari aims to strengthen local organizations and the national- and community-level social welfare systems, structures, and workforce to support and sustain OVC to access HIV-inclusive services that support their health and well-being. The Kizazi Hodari program has three Strategic Objectives:

Increase the use of OVC platforms for pediatric HIV case finding, linkage to treatment and viral suppression
Increase access to HIV prevention, violence prevention and response services for OVC and Youth
Improve the socio-economic capacity of at-risk adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and OVC caregivers

COCODA Tanzania invites competent and motivated applicants to apply for the following positions;

Project Manager – 1 Position

Location: Njombe Region

Reports to: Technical Director

Position Description:

Job Objective: To assist the Director in providing overall leadership and management of USAID Kizazi Hodari project implementation in the Njombe Region (Njombe Town Council, Njombe District Council and Makambako Town Council and Wanging’ombe District council), and ensure efficient and effective linkages, collaboration, and networking with respective Local Government Authorities.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Provide overall technical, operational, and administrative support to project staff and promote an organizational culture where policies and values are observed.
Oversee project budget including tracking spending, disallowed cost, approving travel requests, staffs liquidation, and reviewing and approving all project expenses.
Play a leadership role responsible and accountable for timely, quality project implementation across Njombe Councils (Njombe TC, Njombe DC, Wanging’ombe DC and Makambako TC)
Work in collaboration with DSWO, DMO, DACC, CHACC in Njombe TC, Njombe DC, Makambako TC, Wanging’ombe DC and Njombe TC and Deloitte technical coordinators at a zonal level to ensure high quality project activities delivery.
Ensure preparation and timely completion and submission of narrative reports (Weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual) to the Director.
Work with Data and M&E Officers to ensure that appropriate data is obtained to produce high quality timely reports.
Performs other related tasks as needed

Qualification and experience

Bachelor’s degree in Sociology, Public Health, Economic Development, Community Development, or relevant degree.
At least 3 years’ relevant experience.
Previous experience in managing staff
Experience in at least one of the following technical areas: Economic strengthening, Youth and Adolescent work, Case Management, Bi-Directional Reference, ECD, or Child protection.
Fluency in English and Kiswahili. ∙ Understanding of OVC issues and child protection
Flexible to work beyond normal working hours.

Candidates are required to mention the ‘Position Title’ in the subject line of the e-mail. All applicants MUST attach a cover letter and their updated Curriculum Vitae with certified copies of academic certificates as supporting documents to their applications.

All applications should be submitted no later than 16:00 Pm on 22nd September 2024 by email, to:

Human Resource Manager,

COCODA Tanzania,

P.O.Box 712,

Njombe.

[email protected]

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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