2 New Various Jobs at Convoy of Hope Tanzania April 2024

Convoy of Hope Tanzania

MINISTRY DESCRIPTION
Convoy of Hope is a faith-based,
humanitarian relief organization with a driving passion to feed the
world Program Officer for Agriculture is vital to Convoy of Hope’s
efforts in Tanzania. To that end, COH Tanzania has created the position
of program officer to strengthen and deepen its impact.

Agriculture Officer (AG Officer)
Agriculture Officer (AG Officer) at Convoy of Hope April, 2024
JOB TITLE Agriculture Officer (AG Officer)
REPORTS TO National Director
OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION
Agriculture
component is vital to Convoy of Hope’s efforts in Tanzania. To this
end, COH Tanzania has created the position of agriculturist to serve in
its programs

The title of the position is Agriculturist aiming
to support and strengthen the capacity of the Convoy Of Hope (COH)
Programs field beneficiaries, District Agriculture Department and its
respective staff at ward and village level to progressively take on and
collaborate with CFI, EG, SD programs to improve sustainably.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Implementation of Agricultural Activ ities (30%)

• Identify opportunities to use agriculture and animal husbandry to improve the lives of COH program participants.
• Teach and facilitate training sessions in agriculture-related topics.
• Lead in development of secondary school agriculture clubs.
• Produce high quality reports on agriculture activities.
• Assist and advice on Convoy of Hope agriculture activities elsewhere in the Africa region
• Work
  closely with the Local Government Agriculture department to provide
  support to the Extension officers and respective beneficiaries in
  monitoring and providing direct support to agricultural teachers and
  School Management Committees, and ensuring that mutually agreed plans
  are successfully implemented.
• Harmonize COH plans not to duplicate those of the government but complementing the gaps
• Analyze
  agriculture-related information in reports from Head Teachers,
  extension officers, and support the respective District to provide
  targeted support to underperforming, communities/schools.
• Facilitate
  Target Community, Schools, District Agric Department and other key
  sector stakeholders to plan of agricultural activities at their level.
• Organize, prepare and invite participants and facilitators to sensitization and training sessions and meetings.
• Identify and quantify school garden input needs.
• Facilitate distribution of inputs to respective school gardens and demo plots.
• Ensure collaboration and consultation and team work with other stakeholders.
• Organizing Programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of the organization
• Developing a budget and operating plan for the programs.
• Manage other programs team to effectively deliver as per their JDs and beyond.
• Able
  to lead partnership formation with likeminded partners and development
  of MOUs/Contracts/Agreements Able to facilitate community level planning
  and produce Annual Operation Plan and Budget.
• Able to plan and integrate Education, Health, Nutrition, livelihood, WASH programs as per COHT and HQ standards.
• Enforced
  stewardship and accountability by ensuring that resources & assets
  were efficiently and effectively managed within the program/project.
  Monthly funding were requested on time, and spending was within
  acceptable standards.
• Fostered networking relationships with
  existing local government institutions, faith based organization, Saving
  Groups, NGO’s, CBO’s, leaders and other key partners at central and
  local government levels to achieve the community wellbeing and
  especially for the most vulnerable children and their families.

Quality Assurance and Innovation (30%)

• Facilitate and supervise community local facilitators training sessions.
• Conduct follow-ups and supervision on training sessions.
• Facilitate data collection to manage process and accomplishments.
• Participate and contribute in the sector monthly and quarterly meetings.
• Communicate
  and address challenges and concerns from respective Schools, Districts,
  wards and villages in coordination and collaboration with
  District-level COH project partners.
• Supervise data collection
  from village and school demonstration plots in collaboration with
  Program volunteers and local government (e.g. number of school gardens,
  number of demonstration sites, type and quantity of inputs, productivity
  of school farms, quantity of food harvested delivered for school
  feeding etc).
• Participate in CFI program baseline surveys, and
  mid-term reviews and evaluation as requested and planned by District
  Agricultural department (ME&L).
• Contribute to development of innovative methods that enhances CFI objective achievement.

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Documentation and Reporting (30%)

• Ensure documented record and photos exists for key agricultural activities implemented in the project area.
• Prepare
  and share monthly reports for agriculture sector activities at District
  level as required by the monitoring and Evaluation and Learning
  (ME&L).
• Participate and contribute to monthly and quarterly sector meetings.
• Document best practices and case studies/stories as they arise during implementation of activities in the field.

Representation (5%)

• Represent
  COHT in regular meetings with CFI, Agric. & EG partners at
  District, ward or village level and share with CFI & Field
  Partnership Specialist & Program Officers, Interns and Part time
  staff the outcomes of such meetings.
• A link of COHT programs staff and National director.

Other duties (5%)

• Carry out other appropriate duties as assigned by COHT National Director

REPORTS TO
The program officer reports to the Tanzania
country director. This program officer will work closely with other
field staff and headquarters staff

Accountant
Accountant at Convoy of Hope April, 2024 JOB OPPORTUNITY
Title: Accountant
Department: Finance
Reports to: National Director
Schedule: Regular, full time

Purpose of the position:
To
provide technical support on matters of financial management in COHTz
Program through analytical review of programs budgets, reports, risk
assessment on activities being implemented, financial performance
management of the projects within the program area, internal controls,
government financial related compliances and provides timely and
accurate feedback for management informed decision making.
Communicate Convoy of Hopes Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others.

Major Responsibilities:
Key Outputs/Responsibilities (Accountabilities and results)

• Budgets
  Development and Performance Control – Coordinate and Consolidate the
  budget preparations, review and timely submission. In collaboration with
  the Program Officers, ensure all the budgets spending are done as per
  the approved budget and activities and in line with COH policies, terms
  and conditions.
• Capacity Building – Perform Financial Capacity
  Building Needs Assessment and ensures a Capacity Building plan is in
  place for Program staff and Partners. Conduct the capacity building to
  all the field staff and Partners.
• Financial Reporting and
  Accountability – Preparation of the Financial Reports, Review and ensure
  timely submission of all the Financial Reports at the COH HQs and well
  filed at the field office. Conduct monthly Financial report reviews for
  reports accuracy and Program Management on Monthly basis.
• Cash
  Management – Ensure that there is adequate cash management within the
  office and the programs have the target low cash balance at the end of
  each month. Perform Bank reconciliation on a monthly basis. Ensures all
  payments are made on time and in compliance with the COHTz and HQ
  Financial Management Policy/Manuals and procedures with the relevant /
  adequate support documents.
• Audit Performance and Follow ups –
  working with COH HQ IP Accountant, Coordinate the Auditing exercise in
  COHTz office, Prepare timely audit responses based on the Auditors
  observations / recommendations, prepare the Action Plans to implement
  the audit findings and share with ND and Local Board members, make a
  follow up within the Programs on the implementation status on the audit
  findings.
• Partners Management – Participate in conducting
  Partners assessment in terms of their systems and financial capacity
  before engagements and funds transfers to ensure they have the required
  minimum financial standards for working with COHTz. Conduct monitoring
  visits for review and capacity building, ensure timely funding and
  retirement of staff/partner’s advance, provide financial technical
  support to National Director in ensuring financial integrity of the
  organization.
• Administrative Responsibility – Provide technical
  support on procurement/store/assets management to ensure efficiency
  & compliance and monthly analysis report (including maintenance and
  fuel cost) for management informed decision-making, and prepare report
  for National office monthly submission. Facilitate all the Procurements
  to all programs by ensuring adherence to COHTz and HQ policies and
  Procedures to support programs implementations. Review monthly staff
  payroll and ensure the Compliance to Laws and regulations, manage office
  phone calls, and correspondences(letters, e-mails, packages) manage
  drivers mobility schedules,
• Manage all Balance sheet items
  including staff advances within the program as per COH policies. Review
  staff EERs for accuracy and validity of receipts. Ensure Fixed Assets
  Register is maintained and updated timely and inventories are
  reconciled.

Total
Other Competencies/Attributes:

• Must be a committed Christian, able to stand above denominational diversities.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:
Minimum Qualification required:

• Bachelor Degree in Accountancy or related fields.
• Experience: 2-4 years.
• Preferred: BSc in Accounting, CPA.

Technical Skills & Abilities:
o Excellent computer skills in Excel,Word & Sun-systems software, o Demonstrated ability in supervision,
o Good planning and organizational skills.
o
Tact and diplomacy in dealing with staff-related to work environment
needs, o Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all
levels of staff.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Minimum Qualification required:

• Bachelor Degree in Accountancy or related fields.
• Experience: One year and above.
• Preferred: BSc in Accounting, CPA.
• Excellent in Computer skills in excel and Quick books.
• Active and growing personal call to ministry with a calling for children’s ministry.
• At least 3 years of experience in children’s ministry, and/or education preferred.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Ability
  to use Quick Book software, including but not limited to Gmail,
  Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel proficiently, Sales force experience
  helpful.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to handle concurrent, multiple job tasks with exceptional abilities to manage details.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and relational skills with the ability to work collaboratively on a team.
• Serve
  as an advocate for the ministry, striving to nurture, broaden and
  develop financial and other resource, opportunities to support and
  expand organizational and program ministry.
• Ability to
  positively represent the ministry of Convoy of Hope, including its
  mission statement and core values, to all outside constituencies.
• As
  a Christian organization, Convoy of Hope believes it is critical that
  each staff member embraces the organization’s religious purposes for
  which it exists and not only agrees with its Statement of Faith but
  demonstrates it in their lives on an ongoing basis.

Reports to
The
accountant reports to the Tanzania National Director and and work
closely to all the staff in Tanzania for smooth running of the programs.


Application: Send to tanzania@convoyofhope.org
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