Closing date: Friday, 30 March 2018
Type of role: Business, management and IT
Location: Mtwara, Tanzania
Application Closing Date: 30 Mar 2018
Interview date: TBC
Start date: 14th of May 2018
VSO is the world's leading development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. We are unique in the way we bring people together to share their skills and experience, generate insights and ideas and, most of all, take action against poverty and exclusion. It's a highly effective approach that works, and today is helping millions of people in some of the world's poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty.
Role overview
The ideal candidate for this post will be responsible for coordinating daily project finance, reports, administrative and procurement activities and data collection, work closely with the national volunteer to build their capacity and keeping in support the Enhancing Employability through Vocational Training (EEVT) Project to deliver the desired outcomes.
Skills, qualifications and experience
Bachelor's degree in Human resources, Business Administration, Marketing, mass communications or social science is required.
Project co-ordination - experience of project co-ordination. Time management skills. Strong organisation skills.
Self motivated, ability to use own initiative, flexibility.
Decision making - Sound judgement and the confidence to take independent action; a high degree of initiative and persistence combined with high levels of discretion and diplomacy.
Ability to analyse and synthesize complex information, use initiative in seeking solutions
Communication - Ability to build productive working relationships. Excellent interpersonal skills, working effectively with others, listening, understanding and achieving appropriate results.
Information Technology and Numeracy -Demonstrably numerate; confident, experienced and accurate when dealing with financial and other performance information.
Proficient knowledge of Information Technology and excellent working knowledge of standard Microsoft Office software.
Planning and Time Management: significant experience of an administrative role, managing and prioritising a varied workload, achieving high quality results, meeting deadlines with minimum supervision.
Relationship Building Skills: ability to build strong working relationships and partnerships in a multi-cultural environment and work as a collaborative team member. Communication Skills: clear, sensitive oral and written communication skills, fluent in English, confidence in communicating across VSO and externally
Flexibility: able to adapt to new and demanding situations.
Desirable: Fluency in English language
Confidence in public speaking.
Able to undertake extensive travel within country and at times internationally
Allowance and accommodation
All volunteers have an allowance paid in local currency. The allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home.
VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.
If you're interested in applying for this role, please download the job description for more information.