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| International Rescue Committee (IRC) |
AJIRA TANZANIA 2020 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2020
Requisition ID: req7710
Job Title: Strategic Partnership Manager
Sector: Education
Employment Category: Fixed Term
Employment Type: Full-Time
Open to Expatriates: No
Location: Kasulu, Tanzania
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Job Description
Background/IRC
Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the
world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and
rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein,
the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees
forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries
and 28 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who
are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm
to home.
Position Summary:
IRC
is seeking a Strategic Partnership Manager for a five-year project,
“PlayMatters”, funded by the LEGO Foundation. This position will be a
part of the larger PlayMatters initiative to increase play-based
learning opportunities for nearly 1 million pre-primary and primary
school aged refugee and host community children impacted by the
humanitarian crises in East Africa and living in Ethiopia, Uganda and
Tanzania. This project aims to build children’s social, emotional,
cognitive, physical and creative skills through play in their homes,
schools, and communities and will be implemented in partnership with War
Child, Plan International, Ubongo, Behavioural Insights Team and
Innovations for Poverty Action.
The
Strategic Partnership Manager will be responsible for ensuring that
PlayMatters consortium and IRC staff identify, engage, and influence key
education stakeholders in Tanzania responsible for and engaged in
promoting learning outcomes for refugee and local children ages 3 to 12.
This includes collaboration with government, UN and other humanitarian
coordination decision makers, education implementing partners, and
large scale development initiatives to improve learning through play.
The Strategic Partnerships Manager will report to the country level
Project Coordinator and work closely with the regional Senior Policy
Advisor and the PlayMatters Project Director to develop key messages,
communication materials and an engagement strategy for Tanzania that
will inform the day to day task of building relationships and defining
roles and responsibilities. In doing so, the Strategic Partnerships
Manager will ensure the type of engagement in design and implementation
necessary to achieve joint priorities and objectives of providing play
based learning opportunities for all children.
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Job Responsibilities:
- Jointly work with the regional Senior Policy Advisor to conduct a stakeholder analysis and to develop a country-specific engagement and policy influence strategy that is continuously updated as contexts evolve and change;
- Update key messages and communications materials on play based learning to reflect the country specific context and update as the context evolves;
- Facilitate education actors’ engagement in project planning and ensure that is reflected in project documents such as the implementation work plan and learning agenda, as well as define clear roles and responsibilities of key education actors in achieving program objectives;
- Develop the capacities of project IRC and consortium staff in engaging with and influencing key education actors;
- Closely monitor and document policy debates, changes in policies, and shifting strategies and ensure relevant information is disseminated to project staff in a timely manner;
- Prepare key information ahead of project staff engagements with these key actors and ensure that action points are followed through;
- Track key meetings in-country and work with PlayMatters regional team, key actors, and IRC Tanzania staff to coordinate attendance;
- Act as project spokesperson on advocacy issues where appropriate and take part in relevant country advocacy, as guided by key stakeholders
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Requirements: - Advanced degree from an accredited university in education, public policy, or related field;
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in policy and communications;
- Proven track record of and knowledge of engaging with government priorities, systems, and structure;
- Demonstrated success in developing advocacy and/or communications strategies;
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written;
- Fluency in English required.
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Working Environment: The Strategic Partnerships Manager will work in the IRC Tanzania office and be provided regular administrative and logistics support to perform his/her responsibilities.
Working Environment: The Strategic Partnerships Manager will work in the IRC Tanzania office and be provided regular administrative and logistics support to perform his/her responsibilities.
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