Details
Employer Name: Solidaridad
Organization Type: Private Sector
Role: Program or Product Management
Position Type: Full Time
Location: Arusha
Other Arusha District
Other Arusha District
Application Deadline: 27-04-2017
Updated on: 20-04-2017
Solidaridad strives to be an organization that understands the signs of modern times. It seeks to be a Civil Society Organization (CSO) with its own place and role in society, while simultaneously interacting with governments and markets. Solidaridad envisions a world in which all we produce, and all we consume can sustain us while respecting the planet, each other and the next generations. Solidaridad embraces the public-private partnerships in order to test innovations, speeding up change and taking success to scale. Globally, Solidaridad works across 13 commodities / sectors. Gold is one of them.
BACKGROUND of Going for Gold Programme
Going for Gold (GfG) is a 5-year programme being implemented by 3 international CSOs - Simavi, Solidaridad and Healthy Entrepreneurs - working towards economic empowerment of women living in and around artisanal and small-scale gold mines (ASGM) in Ghana and Tanzania. Women working in mines face discrimination at multiple levels. Men control and benefit from most resources – access to land for mining, incomes, credit, mining and household commodities – thus limiting women’s opportunities for economic and social development. The responsibility to have (and care for) children, limited access to health services and prevailing sociocultural norms further prevent women benefitting from mining and other economic activities. Beyond the mines, women’s opportunities to engage in economic activity and improve their status are affected by their limited access to health care, contraception and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education.
For the next 4 years we will be working in carefully selected gold mining communities in Geita District, Tanzania, to improve working conditions for women within gold mines. We will also be working closely with communities and women outside the gold mines to improve women’s status and abilities to engage in economic activities,, increase their SRHR knowledge and create an environment in which communities, health workers and authorities recognize women’s health rights.
The Position
Reporting to the Regional Program Manager, the Programme Officer will be responsible for ensuring that mining associations are trained and implement fair and safe mining practices, with a special focus on creating equal opportunities, rights and safety for women and girls. Additionally, he/she will engage with policymakers to improve the representation of women in the mining economy and related policy.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Set up women clusters to facilitate training;
• Profile the best mining practices and technologies used by the groups and identify needs and training gaps within the groups through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and other methodologies;
• Working closely with the program manager, develop training curriculum and materials with respect to the training needs and gaps identified;
• Conduct actual training to the women clusters as per the curriculumand training needs identified. Further, introduce appropriate mining techniques for improved safety and efficiency within the mining groups;
• Working closely with the respective mining groups, identify and democratically elect lead miners who would be mobilizing the larger communities. The lead miners would be trained further and integrated int the trainings as assistants or co-trainers and will continue training post project period;
• Support building of partnerships between the participating mining groups, the government and the private sector;
• Support peer-to-peer learning among the mining groups/women clusters;
• Monitoring project schedules and budgets, preparing progress reports, and liaising with key stakeholders;
• Prepare regular project reports and assist the project evaluation process;
• Identify opportunities for further project funding.
The Candidate
The ideal candidate possess:
• Bachelors of Science degree in geological studies or project management;
• Proven work experience in development projects, working with community based informal and formal groups, policy influencing, leadership and opportunities for women;
• Good knowledge of the artisanal and small scale gold mining sub sector or a related field;
• Has the ability to plan and manage project-based work;
• Proven experience working with policy decision-makers (governments, private sector and civil society actors);
• Experience of working in a diverse environment;
• Demonstrated good skills and experience in administrative, organizational and operational project work;
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of local languages spoken in the project region is an added advantage.
Key Strengths we are looking for:
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to persuade others on the benefits to adopt better and safe mining practices and creating opportunities for women and girls;
• Proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office package especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• The ability to communicate clearly and tactfully at different levels, both orally and in writing
• Excellent organisational skills
• The ability to manage own time and prioritise with minimal supervision
• Able to work as part of a team and on own initiative
What we Offer
A 1 year contract (subject to 6-month probation period) and a competitive salary, with the possibility to extend. The position will be based in Geita with some travel to the field.
Application Instructions
Do you recognise yourself in this profile? Qualified candidates are
invited to apply by submitting CV (2 pages) and a cover letter (in
English). Please submit applications to marym@solidaridadnetwork.org and
Cc info.secaec@solidaridadnetwork.org and
stephen@solidaridadnetwork.org, using the reference Application
Programme Officer Tanzania. Apply only when you fit the total job
description. Women are encouraged to apply. References will be checked.
Interviews are aimed to take place at the End of April.
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