Inclusive and Safe Schools Lead – Shule Bora (Quality School) at Mott MacDonald

Inclusive and Safe Schools Lead – Shule Bora (Quality School)
Inclusive and Safe Schools Lead – Shule Bora (Quality School) at Mott MacDonald May, 2024
Country: Tanzania, United Republic of
Position Location: Dar es Salaam or Dodoma, Tanzania
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Sector: International Development
Discipline: Education
Job Ref: 2448
Recruiter Contact: Suzanne Angus

The Inclusive and Safe Schools Lead will

• Work closely with Team Leader (TL) and Deputy Team Leader (DTL) in
  reviewing and adjusting strategy when needed and update roadmaps in
  coordination with the Shule Bora coordinators.
• Oversee the
  planning, implementation and review of all interventions under the
  inclusion and climate and environment plans in conjunction with the
  Shule Bora Coordinators at MoEST and PO-RALG.
• Provide technical assistance within government on inclusion, safety, and climate and environmental issues.
• Lead on supporting the government to implement its safe schools programme.
• Support
  technical leads to help programme regional coordinators and
  interventions specialists to support regions and Local Government
  Authorities (LGAs) to implement inclusion, safety and climate and
  environment-related interventions.
• Ensure collaboration with other technical leads and partner organisations to ensure a coherent approach to implementation.
• Oversee technical support and oversight on construction activities across the LGAs.
• Quality
  assure Terms of Reference, concept notes and short term technical
  assistance (STTA) inputs under the inclusion and safety and climate and
  environment workstreams.
• network and build partnerships with
  other actors working on education, inclusion, safety, climate and
  environment to ensure effective collaboration and prevent duplication.
• document and disseminate stories of change for lesson learning and influencing purposes.
• contribute to the development of the quarterly progress report, annual report and any other reports as required.
• Provide training and mentorship internally as required in areas of expertise.
• Identify
  short term technical assistance needs and ensure technical assistance
  related to inclusion and climate management is relevant and being
  brought to each level of the system as agreed with the government.
• Work
  closely with the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) and
  disbursement linked indicator (DLIs) teams to ensure harmonisation
  across the programme.
• Coordinate with the MEL team to ensure
  data related to climate management and inclusion are made available on
  time and can be used for reporting.
• Coordinate with DTL and
  Project Regional Coordinators to ensure grass roots qualitative results
  are being collected and used as evidence both in reports and influencing
  communication pieces.
• Provide inputon design, approach and content of materials and provide quality assurance.
• Support the institutionalisation programme activities within PO-RALG, LGAs and Regions.
• Identify development needs and build capacity of programme staff and counterparts.
• Coordinate staff input for technical assistance and capacity building at national and regional levels.
• Review
  and approve budgets for activities related to this technical area and
  monitor activity and STTA budgets to ensure they are managed
  effectively.

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Skills And Knowledge

• Good understanding of inclusion and safe schools strategies, stakeholders, policies and interventions in Tanzania.
• Able to work with senior stakeholders and influence change.
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team setting.
• Ability to work with government and adjust to changes.
• Proficient in using MS packages, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong organisational skills, reliability, and adherence to ethical standards.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili required.
• Passionate about making a difference, willing to travel in country and dynamic.

Experience

• Experience of developing and implementing inclusion and safety programmes in education.
• Experience of working in Tanzania essential.
• Desired to have experience of climate and environment programmes in the education sector.
• Experience of working on programmes supporting school infrastructure.
• Experience of working on donor-funded construction programmes.
• Experience of working with senior government technical staff.
• Managing and leading teams of technical specialists.
• Extensive
  experience with stakeholder engagement, including international donors
  and local government, and the ability to develop partnerships with local
  government, private sector, and the wider international community.

Qualification

• MSc in education, social development, inclusion or similar
• Project management

Job Profile
The
Inclusive and Safe Schools Lead is part of the Core Team. S/he will
manage the disability inclusion, gender, community engagement and
climate and environment specialists on the team. S/he will provide
strategic leadership, quality assurance and coordination across
inclusion, safety and climate and environment working closely with other
technical leads as well as Team Leader (TL) and Deputy Team Leader
(DTL) and government stakeholders to ensure a coherent, coordinated
approach and strong ownership. S/he will ensure the inclusion and
climate and environment plans and all interventions follow the Shule
Bora operating principles, support government-led education sector
reform, and are focused on sustainable strengthening of the education
system. The post-holder will be based in Dar es Salaam or Dodoma. The
role is initially for 2 years with the option to extend for an
additional year.

Project Description
The UKAid-funded
Shule Bora programme delivers technical assistance to government-led
work in education. It aims to improve the quality of pre-primary and
primary schools in Tanzania.

The Programme Will

• Work with Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) and the
  President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government
  (PO-RALG) to test, adapt and implement at scale quality,
  gender-transformative, disability-inclusive and safe to learn education
  approaches in 9 regions, generating learning and evidence on how to
  achieve these outcomes affordably and at scale.
• Support the
  Government of Tanzania with the timely and effective implementation of
  the Payment for Results (PforR) mechanism through technical assistance
  and capacity building, with a strong focus on data verification,
  financial management and risk management. Support lesson learning
  processes from PforR so that these can be embedded into government
  processes and shared with development partners and other key
  stakeholders. Ensure that lessons and best practice from (1) are used to
  inform PforR mechanism. The Disbursement Linked Indicator (DLI) 1.5:
  Enabling Schools to become more Inclusive underpins all Shule Bora
  Inclusion and Safety work.
• Manage and coordinate programme
  activities, with a strong focus on (i) ensuring a high quality
  programme, financial and risk management oversight, (ii) working with an
  independent Learning and Evidence (L&E) provider on establishing
  regular, rigorous and community-driven monitoring and evaluation
  activities, and (iii) developing and implementing a strategy for
  effective communication of Shule Bora objectives, results, and lessons
  learned to a range of target audiences.

We Can Offer (subject To Company’s Policy)

• Agile and safe working environment
• Competitive annual leave and sick leaves
• Group incentive scheme
• Group term life insurance, Workmen’s compensation and Group medical insurance coverage
• Short and Long-term Global employment opportunities
• Global collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Digital Innovation and Transformation

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