Knowledge & Learning Manager
SageWAP
Start date
April 11, 2023
Salary
3,350,000 TZ Shillings/month
Job details
Job description, work day and responsibilities
YCI is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Together with our partners we create market ready solutions that catapult youth around the world to succeed and prosper; we are driven by youth and their potential to affect positive change in the world. Our solutions are focused – always keeping the young people we are designing for and with at the center of the conversation. Our approach is rooted in creativity and constantly evolving to respond to changing needs and market realities. YCI is an organization where diversity and talent come together to shape a better future for youth around the world.
HerStart Innovate the Future
HerStart Innovate the Future is an initiative developed by Youth Challenge International to foster and create innovative solutions for a more equitable and prosperous economy within Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda.
The program includes training and support for aspiring entrepreneurs in social enterprise, gender-responsive business planning, the measurement of social impact, and access to finance. Canadian volunteers will be engaged in providing human capital support for activities through on-site placements and capacity-building initiatives with partner organizations. Additionally, an entrepreneurial ecosystem will be catalyzed to identify and reduce gendered barriers, which will foster more enabling environments for young female entrepreneurs. This funding mechanism will also provide programmatic support for organizations to more effectively deliver gender-responsive activities that drive sustainable business ventures.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Project Lead, the Knowledge and Learning Manager will play a leadership role in the implementation of HerStart: Innovate the Future’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system in Zanzibar to ensure that relevant program knowledge will be gathered, shared and actioned upon through a dynamic knowledge management system. The Knowledge and Learning Manager will use learning strategies and informational, organizational, and technical skills to implement and continually enhance systems for tracking and managing knowledge – both to improve operations and outputs in Zanzibar, as well as enhance program effectiveness globally.
Employee benefits, bonuses
We are seeking a passionate, skilled, and creative candidate to deliver exceptional results. We are looking for people to join our team who believe in youth as powerful agents of change and are passionate about contributing to women’s empowerment through the advancement of both national and global gender equality agendas.
Selection process
Please submit your Cover Letter and CV as a single PDF document, maximum 4 pages, saved in the following format: “First Name Last Name_ KLM Zanzibar”.
Please note, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage early submissions.
Youth Challenge International provides equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, race, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, or marital status. As such, we encourage groups who have been historically disadvantaged with respect to employment to apply for positions at Youth Challenge
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Expected deadline for selection process
March 11, 2023
Employee requirements
The position is suitable for candidates with education
Strategy and Project Management: Support the Project Lead in strategy, planning and overall management support of the HerStart Project in Zanzibar including supporting ongoing strategic development and planning with teams and partners, work planning in collaboration with teams and partners, implementation planning and team collaboration; Provide leadership and management oversight of Canadian volunteers placed in Zanzibar.
Knowledge Management: Lead the adaptation and implementation of the overall HerStart: Innovate the Future MEAL strategy at the country level in close collaboration with YCI Headquarters staff and key project stakeholders (such as volunteers, sub-contractors and partners); Ensure rigorous data quality control through proactive, participatory monitoring approaches; Contribute to the development of the knowledge management system, including supporting the design of context-appropriate tools, resources and activities to capture both qualitative and quantitative
Qualification and personal requirements
Self-starter with 5+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience in participatory knowledge management systems with a successful track record in designing, managing, implementing and monitoring
MEAL strategies and systems for program tracking and improvement
Passionate about investing in women and youth livelihoods and inspired by the possibilities of innovation and entrepreneurship
Talented at designing user-friendly data collection tools, conducting high-quality qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and writing summary reports and presentations
Proven ability to manage and provide training and support on MEAL processes to relevant project stakeholders
Demonstrate an integrated understanding of the principles of gender equality and the empowerment of girls, including a familiarity with the socio-economic profile of young women in Zanzibar
Effective communicator with excellent written and verbal English proficiency
Permanent resident
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Tanzania
Zanzibar Urban/West
Zanzibar
Offer ID: #51,
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