Save the Children is the leading independent organization for children
in need, with programs in 120 countries, including the United States. We
aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and
to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives by improving
their health, education and economic opportunities. In times of acute
crisis, we mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the
effects of war, conflict and natural disasters.
We are currently seeking an Early Childhood Development (ECD) Specialist
for a five-year USAID-funded Caring for Children and Empowering Young
People (C2EYP) Project based in Tanzania. The goal for this $65M
cooperative agreement seeks to enable more Most Vulnerable Children
(MVC) and other young people to access services for improving health,
nutrition, education, protection, livelihoods and psychosocial
well-being. To this end, the project will build the capacity of
caregivers to provide care and access to services for their children and
young people. In addition, it seeks to improve and expand
age-appropriate service utilization for children and young people,
especially hard-to-reach children. This project will support the PEPFAR
continuum of care in Tanzania, with a critical focus on regions where
USAID and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have
located clinical projects; it will refer families to HIV services; and
it will receive referrals from clinical partners, especially for
Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and pediatric care
and treatment.
Responsibilities
The ECD Specialist will be responsible in supporting the development and
implementation of Early Childhood Development projects with an emphasis
on scaling-up evidence based ECD models. Working closely with MVC and
other young age groups, the ECD Specialist is expected to work with
staff in other sectors (health, nutrition, protection, livelihoods and
psycho-social wellbeing) to capitalize on potential synergies and
consolidate holistic evidence-based education models at early ages. The
Specialist will oversee field operations, ensuring that staff support
the implementation of the technical components to implement and monitor
the use of new approaches to early childhood education. S/he shall
ensure high quality deliverables, relevant and timely reporting, and
shall participate and engage in technical meetings. Critical for success
in this role is the ability to build staff capacity for program
activities, ensure that monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in
place to improve and measure its direct impact, represent Save the
Children in national forums and share best practices regarding Save the
Children’s experiences in community-based preschool education projects.
The Specialist will also be responsible for coordinating the preparation
of timely reports to donors and partners and ensuring sustainability
and long-term impact of program activities within Tanzania. Recruitment
is contingent upon successful award of the project and the selection of
the final applicant is subject to USAID approval.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Education, International Development or related field
- Minimum of 5-7 years of managing education, early childhood or community-based development projects with preferred expertise in areas such as community-based education, student assessments, teacher training, parenting education educational materials development, educational management, and educational monitoring and information systems
- Strong understanding of holistic child development approaches and the ways children learn, including early-literacy methodologies
- English language skills are critical (both oral and written)
- Outstanding project management and project cycle skills
- Strong personnel leadership skills, particularly mentoring skills
- Solid communication and facilitation skills
- Excellent collaboration skills with local, national, and civil society stakeholders
- Extensive experience working in Africa preferred
- Ability to travel frequently within Tanzania
- Tanzanian residents and/or nationals are highly preferred.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, please visit our website at: www.savethechildren.org under the Careers page. Please select “Search US Jobs” and then choose location as “Tanzania.” EOE
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