Adult Panellist (2 positions)

Title: Adult Panellist (2 positions)   
Location: Dar es Salaam    
Period: 5 days(with the possibility of extension of activities and days)   
Allowance : Tsh 150,000 for 5 days    

Context
Restless Development is the leading youth-led development agency. We have been working in Tanzania since 1993 and have established an impressive track record in delivering grassroots impact through youth-led development programmes aligned to the Government of Tanzania’s poverty reduction plans and Millennium Development Goals.For more information visit - www.restlessdevelopment.org/tanzania

We are working in partnership with the With and For Girls Collective.The With and For Girls Collective is made up of eight funders – EMpower, Mama Cash, NoVo Foundation, Plan UK, The Global Fund for Children, Nike Foundation, The Malala Fund and Stars Foundation – who are working together to create a global funding initiative that will identify and support strong local organisations working with and for adolescent girls (aged 10-19).

We are looking for 2 adults (over 19 years)to join the panel of 6 people in conducting interviews for10 organizations that have applied for funding from the With and For Girls Collective.You will need to demonstrate excellent verbal and written English skills, confidence, be passionate about the rights of girls, and have experience of girls’rights and how NGOs operate.    

The role of the panel
The role of the panel will be to interview a short list of 10 organisations that have applied for funding from the With and For Girls Collective. The role will involve:

· Read preparation documents (1 day)
· Attend a 1-day preparation workshop- this workshop will tell you more about the initiative and teach you some useful techniques to use when interviewing people.
· 3 days of interviews -there are 10 organisations to be interviewed. This will be done over three days with a decision being made on the final day.
· Where possible, engage in a follow up activities, which may include, evaluation of the selection process, input on brand development, and the possibility of long-term engagement in progress reports.
· Where possible, supporting the promotion of the With and For Girls Collective and the work of its awardees including blogging and media engagement.    

Qualifications
A holder of the university degree    

Experience and skills 
· You will have experience of working on girls’rights and with grassroots organisations in your country.
· You will have an understanding of international girls’ rights issues.
· You will have experience of working with young people and also facilitating young people’s decision-making.
· You will have experience of selection processes or have served on interview panels.
· You will be a confident communicator and enjoy working in a team.
· You will like learning and analysing information and be able to respond to detailedinformation.
· You will need experience ofworking withor engaging in a civil society, human rights or development organisations.
· You will have good analytical skills,and the ability to distil diverse information sources.
· You will have strong communication skillsboth oral and written.
· You will have the time to committhe panel.
· You will have experienceof girls’ rightspromotion in different environments whetherin networks, with governments or digital andmainstream media.
  

Other information 
In this role, you will be joined with 4 young female panellists and you will work together to interview a shortlist of 10 organisations.
  

Code of conduct 
At all times, the panellists will adhere to Restless Development’scodes of conduct.
  

Support from Restless Development
· Training
· Opportunities to network with other young people working on girls’rights issues.
· The opportunity to be part of a ground-breaking model of support for organisations working for and with girls to achieve their rights.
  

How to apply 
If you are interested, please send your CV and a letter of interest(no more than 500) words or record an audio file or short film telling us why you are interested in this roleand how you fit the criteria,to stella@restlessdevelopment.org.

Please write the role you are applying in the subject line of the e-mail.   

Deadline: 5pm EAT, on Wednesday 15th May 2015.