Social Promoter at LVIA

Social Promoter

LVIA

LVIA  is looking for a Social Promoter for the EU funded project entitled  ”Kijani Pemba – Strenghtening Urban Eco-Resilience in Chake Chake and Mkoani”

Project Location: Chake Chake and Mkoani, Pemba Island, Zanzibar

Office Location: Chake Chake, Pemba

Starting date: November 2023, 12 months contract, renewable

Salary: tsh 400.000 – 500.000, according to the experience and level of education of the selected candidate

Who we are

Lay Volunteers International Association (LVIA) is an Italian NGO working in ten African Countries including Tanzania with Headquarters in Cuneo Italy while in Tanzania our offices are in Kongwa District of Dodoma Region (P.O.BOX 160, Kongwa). LVIA has been working in Tanzania for more than 30 years in supporting the community development especially on agriculture, health, and the improvement of access to potable water and hygiene.

The project

LVIA is looking for a Social Promoter to be employed in the framework of the EU funded project “Kijani Pemba – Strenghtening Urban Eco-Resilience in Chake Chake and Mkoani”

The specific objective of the project is to promote inclusive and sustainable growth in Chake Chake and Mkoani areas, South Pemba, by increasing climate urban resilience and access to basic services, socio-economic opportunities and decision making, especially for women and youth in the urban poor communities.

This objective can be achieved through the following expected results:

1. improved dialogue for participatory and coherent territorial planning among Local Authorities, communities and CSO;
2. improved connectivity, coverage and access to safe water and sanitation, for public and social facilities, with a specific focus on girls and women’s access to services;
3. socio-economic inclusion and economic empowerment of young people, girls and women, is promoted through environmentally sensitive waste management services and green small local businesses. 

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator and Country Representative the Social Promoter will be responsible of the following duties:

TASKS:

• Support the Project Coordinator in the implementation of the project, facilitating at local level the implementation of the project’s initiative, in collaboration with the staff of the Partners
• Support the Partner in the situation analysis and capacity assessment of CSOs, groups and association present in Pemba Island
• Contribute to the context analysis and the resolution of any disputes arising
• Facilitate the contacts with the beneficiaries to be involved (individuals or groups), as well as the organisation of training and campaigns in collaboration with the associates and Partners
• Participate in the training and campaigns organized by the project
• Support the community mapping and the relationships among LA and CSOs. Implements directly the laboratories, awareness campaigns and project activities.
• Ability to conduct sensitization activities in communities.  
• Be a promoter of WASH and Environmental aspects, supporting all the activities’ project
• Draft a work plan on weekly basis to be reviewed and approved by the Project Coordinator or Project Assistant
• In co-ordination with the Project Coordinator develops, nurtures and sustains relationships and effective communications with relevant stakeholders, doing the liaison Local Government
• Perform any other duty whenever required by the Project Coordinator or Project Assistant

SKILLS:

• Ability to conduct a sensitization activity autonomously
• Capacity to relate with different ages of people (children and adults).
• Highly organized, with ability to create unified team approach. 
• Good interpersonal communication, report writing and computing skills
• Be well organized and work independently and as part of a team
• Problem solving skills
• Sensitive to gender equality issues

Requirements

ESSENTIAL:

University degree or diploma (or equivalent), preferably in relevant discipline: humanitarian and development sector, management, etc.)

• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in community facilitation
• Proficiency in English and proven ability to write official reports and documents in  English and Kiswahili;
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point);
• Proficiency knowledge and usage of KOBO system or any data collection tool
• Be a Tanzanian citizen, with a deep knowledge of the local context of Pemba island

The Employee is requested to keep a flexible attitude and good degree of adaptation to possible modifications and/or integration to the foreseen duties on the basis of necessities that may arise locally, and to make an effort to integrate his/her work in the wider context of LVIA presence in Tanzania in order to facilitate consistency and continuity among current and prospective projects.

PREFERRED:

• Relevant courses / certificates

• Previous experiences with international NGOs and donor funded projects
• Valid motorcycle riding permit

Application Procedures

We want to make sure we select candidates who pay attention to details and are able to understand and follow organizational procedures.

Only the applications adhering to the following instructions will be taken into consideration:

• Submit your application via email before 12:00 (EAT) of the 22nd of October 2023 to this email address: application.lvia.tz@gmail.com

1. The object shall state: “Application for Social Promoter”.
2. Attach your Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter, with a minimum of three references
3. Do NOT attach at this stage Certificates or Transcripts; we will request them only for shortlisted candidates.

LVIA is sensitive to equal employment rights for vulnerable groups, so we particularly encourage applications from women and people with disabilities