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| VSO International Tanzania |
Volunteer role: Community Engagement Adviser
Location: Mwanza, Tanzania
Application Closing Date: 31 Dec 2019
Interview date: TBC
Start date: February 2020
VSO
is the world’s leading international development organisation that
works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries
around the world, our unique role in international development is to
place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations where
their skills can have the greatest impact. As a VSO volunteer you’ll
live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities. By sharing
your unique skills and experience you’ll help generate new ideas and new
ways of doing things, helping the communities you work in lift
themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but
instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact
generations to come. Join us as a VSO volunteer and help us work towards
our vision of a world without poverty.
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Role overview
The
ideal Candidates in collaboration with International Volunteer and
Community Development Officials will support the district planning
process especially at ward and district level, facilitating community
consultations to ensure that community voice on marginalized youth
especially girls is heard, issues Planned for and budgeted for in
district plans, implemented, monitored and reported on, you will
Document and disseminate project’s best practices, challenges and
lessons learnt.
Skills, qualifications and experience
Skills, Knowledge, Experience and qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences/Social work, Community development, Gender studies or related field
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in community development
• Knowledge and understanding of gender and local Government systems.
• Facilitation, training and mentoring skills.
• Excellent oral and written English language skills.
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Desirable:
• High-level communication skills, including engaging and informative public speaking
• Ability to interact skilfully with diverse rural groups of people
• Planning, organizational and management skills
• Well-developed drive for results competencies
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Basic computing skills
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Competencies and Behaviour
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:
• Ability to be open minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge
Equal Opportunities
VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
Allowance
As a VSO volunteer, you will be sharing your skills with local communities on a full time basis. VSO will cover your travel, vaccinations, accommodation, and medical insurance costs, along with a local living allowance which will be paid in local currency. This allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home. You will also receive some financial support to contribute to your on-going expenses at home.
Accommodation
VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.
Some background about VSO
Much has changed since VSO started 60 years ago. We’ve gone from being a UK charity to a truly global development organisation. In 2016/2017 alone, we worked with over 7,000 volunteers from all over the world and from all backgrounds to deliver services that had an impact on the lives of almost 2.6 million people in the 24 countries where we work. Our programmes focus on the areas of health, education and livelihoods, with an increasing emphasis on resilience building, social accountability, gender and social inclusion. We believe progress is only possible when we work together and that strong partnerships are crucial to delivering positive change. That’s why we work with over 500 partner organisations, from local and national governments, to businesses, NGOs, funders, charities and community groups. Currently, over 30% of our people are recruited from within the country in which they work, and we continue to grow the share of community and national volunteers involved in our programmes. We also send increasing numbers of volunteers from one developing country to another. However, our vision has remained the same; to build a world without poverty.
If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.
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