Overview

Job Title: Intern –  Program Officer

Job Contract: One-year fixed term from May 2025 to April 2026, with the possibility of an extension based on performance and fund availability.

Work location: Mwanza, Tanzania.

Answers to/ Reports to the World Renew Programs Coordinator (PC).

World Renew

 

 

The World Renew, a relief and development organization of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA), is registered in Tanzania as an international non-governmental organization (NGO).

 

Organizational Profile:

The World Renew Tanzania Office is a relief and development organization of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA). It is registered in Tanzania as an International NGO under the Non-Governmental Organizational Act, 2002, made under Sections 11(1) and 17(2) of Act No. 24 of 2002, with the Registration Number I-NGO/R2/000640. The World Renew Tanzania Office is working with local implementing partners and government district councils in Geita, Shinyanga, Tabora, Mara, and Mwanza to implement a variety of community development and disaster response programs aimed at improving food security, conservation agriculture, disaster risk reduction, environmental protection, youth empowerment, livelihoods and income generation, health, and literacy.

 

 

The Purpose of the Position:

This job will be situated in Mwanza and will collaborate closely with the Programs Coordinator (PC), the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, and program teams. The position will play a significant role in implementing World Renew’s community development and disaster response initiatives in conjunction with ISUPDO country, planning, and implementation. She/he will help design, implement, and monitor project progress, as well as prepare project reports and coordinate meetings with project partners. Renew development programs in partnership with the project team and implementing partners to efficiently achieve primary project objectives.

 

 

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities Qualifications:

  • A Christian desire and active participation in a Christian faith community, accompanied with personal integrity and trustworthiness.
  • A demonstrated commitment to fostering a work environment and respectful interactions that embrace diversity and equality.
  • We are committed to promoting gender equality throughout our programming, goals, policies, and organizational structure.
  • Excellent management and leadership capabilities.
  • A good analytical capabilities.
  • A thorough and detail-oriented.
  • A successful track record of prioritization; strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities that support and enable sound decision-making.
  • The excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to prioritize, negotiate, and collaborate with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • A very proactive person who is adaptable, resilient, and self-controlled.
  • A commitment to the agency’s key development and relief principles, models, and values.
  • Capable of implementing, improving, and integrating community development programs through consultation.
  • An experience with participatory community processes (e.g., Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Participatory Learning and Action (PLA), and Appreciative Inquiry).
  • Be able and willing to work in a team environment; capable of developing team skills in others, being proactive, and working with minimal supervision as needed.
  • A competence with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is necessary, and knowledge of accounting software such as QuickBooks is beneficial.
  • An administrative experience, as well as strong oral and written communication abilities, are necessary.

 

 

Education:

  • A degree in Community Economic Development, Project Planning and Management, Business Administration, Cooperative Management, or another Rural Development certification. A minimum of three years of community development experience in one or more of the following areas is required: microfinance, agricultural economics, cooperative management, community development, literacy, and community health.

 

Language Skills:

  • Excellent written and spoken English and Kiswahili skills.

 

Physical demands:

Travel up to 10-15% of the time to remote project areas in Tanzania, primarily Geita, Mara, Shinyanga, Tabora, Kagera, and Kigoma. Travel and accomodation in remote rural places with little access to basic facilities like running water and electricity.

 

 

The Application:

The interested and qualified candidates should send their application letter to tanzania.recruitment@world-renew.net, along with their CV, copies of relevant academic certificates, and the contact information of three reliable referees (names, addresses, phone/mobile numbers, and email addresses).

The application deadline is April 4th, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. Only those shortlisted for interviews will be contacted. No phone calls are permitted at this time. The employment offer is conditional on successful vetting, which includes professional reference checks and a lifestyle audit.