Job Opportunity at The Small Things, Families and Futures Coalition of Tanzania – Program Manager and M+E




This role will be primarily responsible overseeing the pilot coalition hub, monitoring government compliance, ensuring that objectives are met for all team members, and handling day-to-day issues that arise. They will oversee all 4 components of the hub: children’s education, family strengthening, capacity building, and specialist services. They will also support the creation of toolkits and take a lead on the content end of the M & E app, as well as interpreting that data.


Staff and Organization Management (60%)

Manage coalition staff with support of Executive Director
Support recruitment for unfilled or new coalition roles
Provide an orientation and support staff with relevant logistics
Participate in annual planning for the coalition and help hold staff to objectives
Ensure all coalition staff have the resources to properly do their jobs
Primary point of contact for logistical issues that arise during operation of pilot hub
Coordinate construction and capital expenditures at pilot hub
Ensure coalition is compliant with government regulations, with HR/Admin specialist
Work with hub site guards and make sure site is secure
Coordinate membership logistics and oversee network mapping by capacity building coordinator


Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (40%)

Manage and support development of the M+E app, based on international tools. IT Specialist will handle technical side
Work with partners to implement M+E at their sites
Gather and analyze M+E data to measure impact of coalition work
Continually assess available tools and options to improve systems.


Required Candidate Qualifications

Fluent spoken and fluent written Swahili
Fluent spoken and good written English
Academic qualification in Community Development, Social Work, Management, Monitoring + Evaluation, or related field.
Experience managing several subordinates at once
Comfortable using Google Drive, Google Docs/Word, and Google Sheets/Excel
Extensive cross-cultural experience
Organized and reliable, self-motivated
Team player who loves kids and is passionate about systemic change
Able to handle conflict and mediate between groups with competing needs
NOT looking for a limited 1-year position, but looking to grow with the organization


Preferred Candidate Qualities

Energetic, extroverted and friendly team player
Experience developing and using M+E and statistics systems
Experience working with international organizations such as USAID or UNICEF
Tanzanian, or already has visa/permit to work in TZ


How to apply

Please send your resume/CV and cover letter to reubensamwel@thesmallthings.org. Due to the large number of applications we generally receive, we regret that we are unable to personally respond to every applicant

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