Project Lead: Youth Livelihood and Entrepreneurship 🎉
- Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
- viaHer Initiative Organization
7 months ago
Tsh
500,000 - 1,000,000/-
Mid Level
Non Government Organization
2 - 5 years
Bachelor Degree in Community Development, Project Management or related field.
Job Summary
ABOUT HER INITIATIVE
Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. Her Initiative creates a “new normal” for girls—a world in which girls are not held back from reaching their full potential, either by themselves, their families, their communities, or their financial status. Her Initiative stands for a girl who has empowered herself enough to address her social and economic problems.
Her Initiative aims to reach out to adolescent girls, young women, and girls aged between 15 and 35 years. The Her Initiative team is a resilient group of social change-makers who personally identify with the experiences of the young women and girls we serve and are tenacious enough to confront Tanzania’s challenging economy head on through a bold, young women and girls-led initiative. It is young women’s and girls’ ideas that are at the center of the solutions we provide, ensuring that we don’t waste resources on ideas that don’t reflect the needs.
The organization works with and for girls and young women in the areas of women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Our work is focused on enabling young women to achieve their financial freedom through entrepreneurship for income generation. Our programs aim to reflect the needs of young women by ensuring their engagement in everything we do. Our work includes significant engagement of stakeholders, including governmental institutions, the private sector, and NGOs, as well as other national and international agencies, as part of change readiness, systematic communications, and engagement.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Her initiative is to seek a qualified Project Lead, aged 18 to 35, to join our team. We are seeking a Project Leader to oversee the successful implementation and completion of strategic projects. This role will manage project plans and timelines, monitor project progress, and lead teams throughout the entire project life cycle.
Her Initiative is an organization that reframes the value of girls and shapes new norms that break the cycle of poverty and create financial resilience among adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania to achieve gender equality and inclusive economic growth. Her Initiative creates a “new normal” for girls—a world in which girls are not held back from reaching their full potential, either by themselves, their families, their communities, or their financial status. Her Initiative stands for a girl who has empowered herself enough to address her social and economic problems.
Her Initiative aims to reach out to adolescent girls, young women, and girls aged between 15 and 35 years. The Her Initiative team is a resilient group of social change-makers who personally identify with the experiences of the young women and girls we serve and are tenacious enough to confront Tanzania’s challenging economy head on through a bold, young women and girls-led initiative. It is young women’s and girls’ ideas that are at the center of the solutions we provide, ensuring that we don’t waste resources on ideas that don’t reflect the needs.
The organization works with and for girls and young women in the areas of women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Our work is focused on enabling young women to achieve their financial freedom through entrepreneurship for income generation. Our programs aim to reflect the needs of young women by ensuring their engagement in everything we do. Our work includes significant engagement of stakeholders, including governmental institutions, the private sector, and NGOs, as well as other national and international agencies, as part of change readiness, systematic communications, and engagement.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Her initiative is to seek a qualified Project Lead, aged 18 to 35, to join our team. We are seeking a Project Leader to oversee the successful implementation and completion of strategic projects. This role will manage project plans and timelines, monitor project progress, and lead teams throughout the entire project life cycle.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Develop project plans, goals, and budgets, and identify resources needed
- Manage project deliverables in line with agreed-upon timelines
- Monitor, track, and report on project progress and deliverables
- Manage and monitor project budgets
- Partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure success
- Provide leadership and direction to project teams
- Lead project reviews, and make adjustments as needed
Education Other Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
- Experienced on livelihood projects that include but not limited to entrepreneurship, digital and technology projects
- Project Monitoring and Evaluation skills are compulsory.
- Have ability to use digital tools and work remotely with partners.
- Proven experience in leading and managing projects
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification a plus
