CLuster Manager- Northern World Vision Tanzania

    Project / Programme Management
Qualification Level - Masters
Minimum Years of Work Experience - 5 years


Description

Applications are invited from qualified persons for the above vacant
position.

Details

Purpose of the position:


To provide Leadership and manage Technical Programs implemented in a
cluster by providing management support in Integration and
implementation of Tanzania Empowerment ADP Model (TEAM), by ensuring
that allocated programs/project resources are used as per WV Strategy,
WV policies, donor standards and procedures to attain the Child Well
Being outcomes.

Must develop/ maintain and be a visionary leader, able to impart his/her
 vision to others and manage change. Must also observe mission and core
values of World Vision and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that
is an example to others

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Ensuring that communities and staff are facilitated to plan, implement,
monitor and evaluate the program activities for quality and sustainable
development.

    Monitoring performance of the Cluster in relation to changes,
innovations or new model that is introduced;
    In coordination with P&C business partner, provide support to
the ADP staff and communities to ensure effective training and exposure
visit on empowerment approach is conducted;

Coordinating the proper implementation of development and grants
programs/projects as annual operation plans and other planning
documents;

    Facilitating ADP team to integrate change management in the program
implementation processes;

Financial Accountability: Enforcing stewardship and accountability by
ensuring that resources are efficiently and effectively utilized within
the program/project for the intended purpose;

    Ensuring proper utilization of program funds as per Area Plans (AP);
    Closely monitoring the ADP’s budget as per agreed Area Plans;
    Ensuring that there is value for money for every activity done;
    Adhering with internal control and ensure all staff complies with
financial internal control;

Facilitating biblical world view and translate it into community mind
set for change of dependency syndrome;

    Empowering community to change the mind set towards development;
    Facilitating the community to own their developments without
depending on donor support or handouts;
    Building confidence among the community to realize available
resources that can be used to change their lives;
    Facilitating community to connect the biblical thinking with the
holistic development;
    Building confidence among communities that they are potential and
they have the capacity and ability to change their lives;
    Empowering the community to see the bigger picture of their lives;

Facilitating innovation and creative mind in initiating multiple
economic projects at household level;

    Working with community to identify economic potentials available
within the community and how to utilize them;
    Creatively preparing Grant and PNS proposals that relate to rural
livelihood to provide sustainable economic development platform for
achieving CWBO;
    Translating the available economic potentials to improve household
income within the cluster;
    Working with the community to address the challenges which can turn
into great opportunities;
    Promoting and come up with new innovation and simple technologies
that will address some of the challenges;
    Connecting value chain producer groups with markets within the
cluster;

Ensuring integration and implementation of transition plans, disaster
preparedness plans and development of local institutions (CPGs, CBO,
SGs/VICOBA, CCC, FBOs, etc) for sustainable development;

Ensuring that sponsorship and child protection standards are adhered to
and they are adequately integrated into programming for community
transformation;

    Building capacity of community, frontline staff and sponsorship
staff on child protection;
    Empowering all the frontline staff to integrate child protection in
their project implementation;

Networking:

    Facilitating networking relationships and participation with wide
stakeholders such as government, church, faith based organization
leaders and other key partners at local and international level;

    Enhancing WVT/VFT and GAFCO integration for profitable agriculture,
livestock production and enterprise development (high value agriculture
crops and livestock breeds);

Team performance:

    Facilitating team building motivate and maintain strong
relationships, be passionate for the poor, making an impact, and bear
witness to Gods Kingdomwithin the cluster;
    Providing spiritual support to staff of the Project and reinforce
the Core Values to enable understanding of WV operations and culture;

    Coordinating and facilitating performance management and ensure
there is performance culture among the Cluster staff;
    Implementing TEAM communication strategy to partners including the
communities, government, NGOs, FBOs, Support Office and others;
    Providing technical support in capacity building of frontline staff
in development of key programming areas specifically in new WVT
initiatives (TEAM approach);

Programming standards:

    Facilitating assessments, design/ redesign of Technical Program (TP)
 measurements, and evaluation exercises for quality assurance;

·         Facilitating program design/redesign (TP) to focus on TEAM
approach;

    Facilitating Technical program on basis of the technical approaches
for implementation within the cluster;
    Facilitating review, assessment and evaluation of Team Program at
Cluster level and provide effective feedback to NO regards to the
implementation of the recommendations from the studies;
    Ensuring quality and timely monthly, quarterly, bi –annual and
annual projects/programs narrative together with annual budget, Area
Plans and facilitate program/project monthly funding and review
financial reports; and
    Ensuring that both Evaluation and Audit (Finance and Operations)
recommendations are timely responded to, fully implemented and progress
is reported quarterly.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

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

    Minimum Qualification required: Master Degree in Economics,
Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Education or other related Social
Science field
    Experience: 5 - 7 years in program/project leadership at Managerial
level
    Preferred: Preferred: Experience in WV programming in one or all the
 Technical Programs
    Technical Skills & Abilities:

·         Computer skills.

·         Demonstrated ability in supervision

·         Able to contextualize development models in an innovative way

·         Have a ‘can do’ mindset and ability to work with a team to
figure out the ‘how’

·         Be empowerment focused as opposed to service delivery.

·         Able to engage religious leaders of all faiths by mobilizing
them to promote holistic development.

·         Management information system skills

·         Program/project management skills

·         Skills in report writing and project designs Basic knowledge
on human resources management

·         Ability to manage crisis and work related disturbances.

·         Experience in working with donor funds, sponsorship operations
 and grants funding.

·         Working knowledge of disaster management, emergency
preparedness, monitoring and evaluation, sphere standards are added
advantage.

·         Good planning and organizational skills

·         Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all
levels of staff and other stakeholders

Other Competencies/Attributes:

·         Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above
denominational diversities.

·         Perform other duties as required.

Working Environment / Conditions:

·         Travel: 10% Domestic/international travel is required.

·         On call: 20%
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