NGO Specialist – Dar Es Salaam Office
Position Summary:
Tembo Nickel is seeking an experienced community development professional to analyse the community service needs and actions, as outlined in the livelihood restoration plan, assess required NGO(Non-Governmental Organization)and service delivery requirements, and develop a plan to enable the implementation of the Livelihood Restoration Program (LRP) and build the foundation for on-going social and economic development.
The role will report directly to the Social Performance Advisor and will be responsible for delivering against a set of agreed key performance indicators (KPIs), which will be reviewed regularly with both Tembo Nickel Management, Community and Resettlement Lead.
Duty Station: Dar es salaam Responsibilities
The NGO specialist will be responsible for:
- An assessment and maintaining a database of local, national, international, and multilateral organisations operating in Tanzania, and the Ngara District specifically, including their core services and values, where they are located and their capabilities and capacity to expand service delivery or community development opportunities.
- A review of government funding availability and requirements in the assessment, including international donors(i.e., bilateral, and multilateral foundations and large private donors).
- Working closely with the Livelihood Specialist to develop an understanding of the required government and NGO services to enable to the implementation of the LRP.
- Developing NGO/Services development plan to entice NGOs and government service to the region to enable Tembo Nickel’s implementation of the LRP and its ongoing community development plan.
- Incorporating a view on how government/private funding could be accessed to complement Tembo Nickel’s community development efforts.
- Staying informed on relevant laws and regulations affecting NGOs.
- Engaging across teams to ensure plans requiring NGO and/or government services are integrated and aligned with the NGO/Services development plan.
- Working closely with the Stakeholder Engagement Team to inform/develop an NGO Engagement Strategy as part of the wider Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
- Developing a gap analysis and capacity building matrix (where applicable) for the identified NGOs/Services to support the successful delivery of community development efforts.
- Engaging with Tembo management to ensure visibility of critical risks and opportunities to deliver the NGO/Services development plan.
Engaging with Tembo management to ensure visibility of any required investment to enable success.
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in social science or related field
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in similar role
- Extensive knowledge of the Tanzanian not-for-profit and development
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to assess the needs of remote communities and identify approaches to create sustainable community development opportunities effectively.
- Experience in strategic thinking and development of plans to operationalise strategy.
- Fluency in English and Swahili
- Availability to travel to the site at least 25% of the time.
How to Apply
- Applicants are invited to send their resumes indicating the role tile in the subject via email [email protected] Application closing date is 8th March,202A
- Women are strongly encouraged to Apply.
Note: We ore committed to provide equal employment opportunities based on merits and we do not charge candidates any fees in the whole recruitment process
For and on behalf of Tembo Nickel, Kabanga Nickel Project
