Strategic Information/Technical Associate {2} - Futures Group International

Introduction

Futures Group International coordinates the Strategic Information components (patient management and systems and evaluation) of AIDSRelief, using in-country networks and expertise and US technology. The goal is to build a sustainable health management information system which can be used to collect and tract data across our network of health care providers. Strategic information includes the President's Emergency Plan indicators, Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW) indicators, and specific Project indicators. This information is essential to provide high quality care and treatments, procurement activities, tracking progress, providing accurate reporting to both the MOHSW and US government and to be used by by Local Partner Treatment Facilities (LPTFs) for adaptive management.

Job Summary

The Strategic Information/Technical Associate will be responsible for supporting all strategic information, monitoring and evaluation and performance reporting in the country. The Associate is responsible for ensuring the data collected is comprehensive, clean and valid. The Associate will assist and or lead in activities at the LPTF or for other groups as directed by the SI Adviser.

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Agribusiness Specialist (PROSPER Program) - TAWLAE

Introduction

Tanzania Association of Women Leaders in Agriculture and Environment (TAWLAE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of underprivileged men, women, and youth around the world.

The purpose of the PROSPER program is the effective reduction of child labour in tobacco-growing areas of Urambo and Sikonge Districts. Immediate objectives include the withdrawal and the prevention of children 5-17 years old from exploitive, hazardous, and worst forms of child labor in tobacco growing and that legally working children (15-17) in non-hazardous work in tobacco growing. The program is 4.5 years initiative based in Tanzania that will work at the national and local levels to reduce or eliminate child labour. The project will be implemented in full coordination with district offices of the Ministry of Education; the Ministry of Labour, Youth and Employment, the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Community Development.

Job Summary

The Agribusiness Specialist (AS) has the responsibility of economic and livelihood strengthening of project communities through establishing the Model Farm School (MFS) Program that will teach primarily working youth between 15-17 improved good crop husbandry, crop diversification for increased food security, entrepreneurship development, and life skills. S/he is also responsible for identifying in-youth aged 12-14 for attending the Vocational Agriculture part of the after school activities. The AS will liaise with PROSPER Project District Coordinators in identifying Model Farm Trainers (MFT) who will support the project VoAg activities and MFS. S/he is responsible for providing technical expertise and training to improve youth agricultural and entrepreneurial skills and knowledge. At the household level the Agribusiness Specialist is responsible for strengthening the livelihoods of vulnerable families for them to be able to afford to keep their children in school and out of child labour and training the mothers participating in the conditional loan program on business skills.

Report to: Community Outreach Coordinator

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