Livelihood Assistant Programme Coordinator at Restless Development

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Livelihood Assistant Programme Coordinator at Restless Development November 2024

About Restless Development
Restless
Development is a global non profit agency. We support the collective
power of young leaders to create a better world. We are independently
registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone,
Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe) bound together by our
vision for youth power.

We run youth-led programmes to tackle
the issues that young people care about the most. We also run the Youth
Collective – a growing network of over 5,000 local youth-led
organisations in 185 countries. We are committed to creating an agency
that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting
checklist, both internally and externally.

More information about Restless Development:

• Restless Development Strategy
• Youth Collective
• Power Shifting Checklist
• We Are Restless Blog
• Our Approach to Safeguarding

Restless
Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young
people and vulnerable adults to be an organisational imperative with
primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We
recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect
all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the
communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding
Policy.

About the Role
The Vijana Twaweza Project is a
transformative 9-month project aimed at improving the personal and
financial well-being of 300 youth in Ifakara Town and Iringa Municipal
Councils. The project targets youth aged 15-24, with 60% female
(including young mothers) and 40% male. The primary objective is to
enhance employment opportunities for youth through vocational skills
development (VSD), focusing on financial management, entrepreneurship
(horticulture, poultry farming, and briquettes production), and life
skills.

Restless Development Tanzania is currently seeking an
inspiring Assistant Project Coordinator (Intern) to be based in Iringa,
Tanzania. This individual will play a pivotal role in leading the Vijana
Twaweza Project, aimed at improving the personal and financial
well-being of youth in the Region. Responsibilities include providing
and supporting entrepreneurship training, supporting the development of
youth-led enterprises, and facilitating access to financial resources.
The role also involves collaborating with partners, monitoring progress,
and ensuring compliance with financial policies. If you are passionate
about youth empowerment and possess relevant experience in agribusiness,
community development, and financial management, we encourage you to
apply for this impactful role.

About You.
Experience

• Minimum (2) years of technical and practical knowledge and experience
  on Agribusiness , VSLA, group enterprises , experience in poultry and
  horticulture farming will be an added advantage
• Experience working with young people in Tanzania
• Demonstrated leadership skills, with strong coordination and networking skills
• Culturally aware and respectful – curious and sensitive about the cultures in which we operate
• Knowledge, skills and experience in participatory methods, community development and partnership
• Commitment to Restless development mission and values

Desirable

• Graduate
  level degree in Agribusiness , horticulture and poultry farming or
  relevant field of study, or equivalent work experience
• Fluent written and spoken English and Kiswahili
• A strong personal commitment to the values of Restless Development and the role of young people in the development
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual individual
• A strong network of connections within Tanzania and specifically in Iringa MC and Ifakara TC
• Ability to work effectively in multicultural teams with varying expertise, skills and backgrounds
• Collaborative team player
• Adaptable – able to work in complex, unfamiliar and changing environments
• Excellent critical analysis and thinking skills, solution focused
• Positive, energetic, can-do attitude
• Experience in working with or managing field based staff remotely

Equal Opportunity
Restless
Development is an equal opportunities employer and invites applications
from all segments of the community. Restless Development will guarantee
that no applicant faces less favourable treatment based on gender,
sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, race, ethnic
origin, religious belief, age, HIV status, disability, or any other
factor that cannot be demonstrated to be relevant to performance.

How to Apply
This is Full-time Job, You can apply through our Online Google form by clicking HERE by 17th November 2024, 23:59 .Please note that we do not accept CVs, resumes or covering letters.