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Lay Volunteers International Association (LVIA) Tanzania Jobs 2024
Urban Planning Intern at LVIA Tanzania September 2024
Job type: Full-time
Internship
LVIA is looking for an Urban Planning Intern for
the EU funded project entitled ”Kijani Pemba – Strengthening Urban
Eco-Resilience in Chake Chake and Mkoani”
Project Location: Chake Chake and Mkoani, Pemba Island, Zanzibar
Office Location: Chake Chake
Starting date: November 2024, 2 months contract, renewable
Salary: TZS 400,000 – 600,000 according to the experience and level of education of the selected candidate.
Who we are
Lay
Volunteers International Association (LVIA) is an Italian NGO working
in ten African Countries including Tanzania with Headquarters in Cuneo
Italy while in Tanzania our offices are in Kongwa District of Dodoma
Region (P.O.BOX 160, Kongwa). LVIA has been working in Tanzania for more
than 30 years in supporting the community development especially on
agriculture, health, and the improvement of access to potable water and
hygiene.
The project
LVIA is looking for a urban
planning intern to be employed in the framework of the EU funded project
“Kijani Pemba – Strenghtening Urban Eco-Resilience in Chake Chake and
Mkoani”.
The specific objective of the project is to promote
inclusive and sustainable growth in Chake Chake and Mkoani areas, South
Pemba, by increasing climate urban resilience and access to basic
services, socio economic opportunities and decision making, especially
for women and youth in the urban poor communities.
This
objective can be achieved through the following expected results:
improved dialogue for participatory and coherent territorial planning
among Local Authorities, communities and CSO;
improved connectivity,
coverage and access to safe water and sanitation, for public and social
facilities, with a specific focus on girls and women’s access to
services;
socio-economic inclusion and economic empowerment of young
people, girls and women, is promoted through environmentally sensitive
waste management services and green small local businesses.
Duties and responsibilities
Under
the supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Urban Specialist and
the Environmental Engineer, the urban planning intern will be
responsible for the following duties:
TASKS:
- Support
the Urban Specialist in the design of two Strategic Urban Plans (GIS
analysis, strategic design, report writing, etc) following an integrated
urban planning approach; Support the Environmental Engineer in drawing
proposed project intervention and, planning and overseeing works’
implementation (preparing documents/designs, working with contractors,
monitoring progress, and reporting, etc.); - Support the MEAL officer in analysing data collected;
- Conducting
research on a variety of topics related to the project’s activities,
such as demographic trends, land use patterns, WASH and environmental concerns, etc.; - Consulting
with project’s stakeholders: government officials, community members,
groups, associations and businesses to gather input and feedback; - Support in writing invitation letters to local authorities;
- Assist the project team in the implementation of activities;
- Perform any other duty whenever required.
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SKILLS:
- Proficient oral presentation skills for discussion and presentation
- Proficient knowledge of urban planning, land use assessment, environmental sustainability
- Good interpersonal communication, report writing and computing skills
- Be organized and capable to make and follow a work plan independently
- Proficient knowledge and usage of KOBO Toolbox
- Sensitive to gender equality issues
Requirements
ESSENTIAL:
- Bachelor’s/ Master’s Degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Geography or Environmental Engineering;
- Proficiency in English and proven ability to write official reports and documents in English and Kiswahili;
- Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point);
- Proficient knowledge and usage of CAD and QGIS. Any other systems or any cartographic open source software are also accepted.
- Be a Tanzanian citizen
The
Employee is requested to keep a flexible attitude and good degree of
adaptation to possible modifications and/or integration to the foreseen
duties on the basis of necessities that may arise locally, and to make
an effort to integrate his/her work in the wider context of LVIA
presence in Tanzania in order to facilitate consistency and continuity
among current and prospective projects.
PREFERRED:
- Relevant courses / certificates
- Valid motorcycle riding permit
Application Procedures
This is Full-time
Job, We want to make sure we select candidates who pay attention to
details and are able to understand and follow organizational procedures.
Only the applications adhering to the following instructions
will be taken into consideration: Submit your application via email
before 12:00 (EAT) of the 10th of October 2024 to this email address: application.lvia.tz@gmail.com
The object shall state: “Application for Internship”.
Attach
your Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter with a minimum of one
reference. 4. It is encouraged to attach a projects’ portfolio of a
maximum of 2 pages.
Do NOT attach at this stage Certificates or Transcripts; we will request them only for shortlisted candidates.
LVIA
is sensitive to equal employment rights for vulnerable groups, so we
particularly encourage applications from women and people with
disabilities.
