Technical Lead Education & Early Childhood Development at World Vision Tanzania

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership for program quality and program management (25%)

• Program Implementation
• Contribute to overall WVT strategy; ensure Education priorities are adequately and accurately reflected in the national strategy
• Develop Education technical approaches, ensuring alignment with WVT strategy and regional and global sectoral priorities and cross-sectoral considerations
• Develop systems and processes to support WVT Education programs that have consistent approaches
• Ensure ongoing improvements to education TA/TP design to ensure it remains relevant to the context, incorporates innovation, by receiving and analysing field-level information
• Develop and/or contextualize models, methodologies, and tools for education programming implementation
• Ensure education programmes are evidence-based, gender-responsive, inclusive, and aligned with child well-being outcomes.

Quality Assurance

• Review Education-related reports, Education TA, TPs, and AP plans for quality.
• Regular monitoring, supervision and evaluation of Education programs to ensure quality implementation. Includes technical backstopping, reflection, lessons learned, events, etc., to ensure programming is on track
• Ensure AP designs are aligned to TP,
• Ensure implementation meets minimum standards
• Participate with DME team in designing, redesigning, and elaborating logframes for Education programming.
• Ensure standardization of Education indicators and project models across projects

End Results

WVT Education's technical approach is aligned with regional and global sectoral methodologies and tools, and represents the best strategies to address of Tanzania contexts.

Quality assurance of Education programming in NO ensures that models and projects are implemented with fidelity

• Field staff involved in Education programming are supported to understand sectoral technical approaches and minimum standards, and provided with practical guidance to achieve high standards of programming

Resource Mobilization and Proposal Development (30%)

• Lead and contribute technical inputs to proposal development, concept notes, and fundraising strategies for education grants.
• Support donor engagement, reporting, and compliance for education-funded projects.
• Identify funding opportunities and support resource mobilization aligned with World Vision Tanzania’s education priorities.

There are increased relevant grant opportunities identified for WVT and are in the grant pipeline

Proposals submitted are technically sound

Support to Education Staff and partners

Capacity Development

• Assessment of NO Education staff capacities/ competencies
• Prepare Manuals and guidelines for staff and community training in Education
• Lead, supervise, and mentor the national education team and field-based staff.
• Build staff capacity in ECD, adolescent programming, DMEAL, policy analysis, and adaptive management.

End Results

• There are increased relevant grant opportunities identified for WVT and are in the grant pipeline
• Proposals submitted are technically sound
• NO Capacity in the Education sector is improved in an incremental and progressive manner to meet internal standards and external expectations

Team Performance Management (20%)

• Provide leadership, support, and technical guidance to field staff in the implementation of Education programming
• Technically supervise Education Grant Managers and AP Education technical staff
• Conduct field visits to provide on site support
• Participate in recruitment and hiring of Education technical staff, together with P&C
• Supervise Education technical team staff
• Build staff capacity in ECD, adolescent programming, MEAL, policy analysis, and adaptive management.

End Results

• Education staff are managed effectively to produce high quality programming
• Education staff are managed ethically according to WVI standards

Learning and Evidence-Based Development, Dissemination and Knowledge Management (10%)

• Identify and implement opportunities for research to enhance learning and build the evidence base/generate evidence, ideally with academic partners.
• Spearhead research, documentation and reflection exercises for learning in collaboration with other sector specialists.
• Collect, document and disseminate field best practices, case studies and success stories
• Develop conference abstracts and/or publications based on learnings and best practice
• Support integration of education with child protection, livelihoods, and health interventions where relevant

End Results

• Learning from WVT Education programs is maximised, synthesized and disseminated to relevant internal and external audiences
• Results of WVT programming can stand up to external scrutiny and make a meaningful contribution to enhancing our reputation with donors and supporters and attracting additional resources
  

External Representation (15%)

Advocacy

• Incorporate local-to-national Education advocacy and campaigning in Education Technical Approach and programming, with assistance of advocacy team
• Accompany advocacy and SLT members to meetings with Education departments
• Provide technical input into policy briefings/ensure quality of advocacy product content
• Understand and include advocacy staff in Education TAs and TP
• Obtain evidence from Education programs and data from CVA to inform policy at sub-national and national level and to be used in government relations

End Results

• WVT's influence on the Education agenda to external partners, donors, academia, and civil society organizations is strengthened in Tanzania

Networking and Partnership

• Represent WVT at external workshops, technical forums, etc, engaging with MoE and other relevant ministries, donors and other Education partners.
• Ensure WVT is recognized as a prominent actor at all levels;
• Networking with MoEST, PORALG , contribute to Tanzania government strategy or national plans and strategies
• Develop strategic partnerships with private sector with more intentional engagements

End Results

• WVT has a recognized and increasing profile with donors, the Government, and other partners

Safeguarding and Risk Management

• Ensure full compliance with World Vision’s Child Safeguarding, Protection, and Risk Management policies.
• Promote safe, inclusive, and child-friendly learning environments across all education interventions private sector/corporates

Core Values and Stewardship

• Provide spiritual support to staff of the Division and reinforce the core values to enable understanding of the WV operations and culture.
• Manage the WVT material and financial resources to ensure Stewardship and accountability in Program Quality and Strategy Division.

Knowledge/Qualifications For The Role

Required Professional Experience

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

• At least 10 years of practical experience in educational programming with reputable NGOs. Experience with International NGOs will be desirable
• Strong experience and understanding of Tanzania’s education system, policies, stakeholders and ongoing reforms.
• Proven experience in leading the design and management of innovative projects in an International NGO’s context
• Experience leading and managing a professional technical team

Required Education Training, License, Registration, And Certification

• Master’s Degree in Education, ECD, or related field is highly preferred
• A bachelor's degree in education plus a master’s degree in any other field coupled with extensive experience managing large scale donor funded projects is also desirable

Preferred Knowledge And Qualifications

• A deep knowledge of the Education issues that affect the country, with significant Education experience
• Technical expertise in ECD and inclusive education is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, networking and resource mobilization
• Excellent leadership, coordination, and people management skills.
• Strong analytical, proposal writing, and reporting skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with government, donors, and partners.
• High level of integrity and commitment to child well-being.
• Knowledge and skills in Education data management/monitoring & evaluation
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time management, demonstrated leadership and good management ability
  

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

• Work environment: Office-based with frequent travel to the field.
• Travel: 20% Domestic/international travel is required.
• On call: 5%.
  

Please Note: World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization with a mission centred on following Jesus Christ in service to the world´s most vulnerable children. Therefore, in all locations to the fullest extent legally permissible, the successful applicant will affirm our core documents, observe conduct compatible with Christian principles, serve at a high level of professional ethics and strive to act in accordance with cultural sensitivities. Furthermore, regular attendance with team and office devotions, chapel and prayer gatherings are expected in line with policies in the World Vision host location and its departments

Applicant Types Accepted

Local Applicants Only