Education Programme Coordinator , Children in Crossfire Tanzania

Background:

In October 2013, Children in Crossfire initiated a 4-year programme called “Fursa kwa Watoto” (Opportunity for Children). The programme will combine direct interventions with 27,000 children in schools in Kilimanjaro and Mwanza Regions with local and national advocacy that will inform decision makers and lead to improved allocated resources for pre-primary education in Tanzania. Children in Crossfire is leading the implementation in collaboration with multiple partners at the international, national and regional levels.

Job Purpose:

The Education Programme Coordinator will support the Programme Manager with programme implementation, coordination, representation, work with partners, monitoring and evaluation as well as administrative, financial and information management for the programme. To fulfil these responsibilities, we are seeking a professional and committed individual with proven experience in programme management, coordination and/or monitoring & evaluation with a particular focus on the education sector. The successful candidate must be educated to degree level in a relevant subject area of Education, International Development or Social Science.

This is an exciting role, which will provide significant field experience and a solid foundation in the programme cycle with an emphasis on programme management. It will also provide the opportunity to grow technically with a focus on pre-primary education. The position requires travel within the country up to 40% of the employee’s time.

For further details, please download the full job description from our website at http://www.childrenincrossfire.org/news/2-new-positions-in-tanzania-open-for-application

Application Process:

The closing date for all entries is 5pm on 23rd January 2015. Interviews will take place during the week commencing 2nd February 2015 in Dar es Salaam.

All applications require a completed Children in Crossfire application form, downloadable from this page or from our website at http://www.childrenincrossfire.org/news/2-new-positions-in-tanzania-open-for-application and emailed to jobstz@childrenincrossfire.org. Please note that Children in Crossfire does not accept CVs.

Only those candidates selected for interview will be contacted.