VACANCY – Community Coordinator

LOCATION- Lilongwe
START DATE – 03/02/2020

Background and Purpose

Tingathe seeks to catalyze socio economic growth in partnership with young people who have dropped out
of school and are unemployed, a population often overlooked by youth development projects particularly
in peri- urban zones. These young people have great need for the skills Tingathe offers, yet we are one of
the only service providers in the area. In contrast to larger projects run by other NGOs, Tingathe has been
implementing its programmes in Mtandire for the initial phase and has since last year extended the impact
area across Lilongwe and into other districts of the country. Tingathe is a product of the response to a need
for entrepreneurship and life skills training and access to skills that boost employability expressed by the
vulnerable young people themselves. Our focus on the creation of networks and value chains also serves
to connect Tingathe youth to numerous opportunities, access to business networks and markets as well as
access to micro loans and seed grants.

Tingathe is an entrepreneurship and life skills training focused organization that prepares young people to
take on various forms of employment or to create entrepreneurship opportunities for themselves and
others that capitalize on their skills and interests. In our technical training, we have worked to build
relationships with private sector employers and are able to offer participants a variety of different
opportunities for internships and apprenticeship as well as post programme employment. Our
Rehabilitation programme is designed to prepare youths that are facing challenges surrounding drug and
alcohol addiction, depression and other challenges that affect their mental and physical health. This
programme is designed to help particularly challenged youth to reach a state where they can then benefit
from specific training programmes.

Tingathe is looking for a community coordinator to implement Tingathe’s community programmes. The
successful candidate will be based at Tingathe’s Mtandile office to implement Tingathe’s community
partnership component.

Duty trips to other program countries as well as global conferences are required. The position is to be
filled by the 3rd of February 2020 with an initial contract period of eleven months. There are good
prospects for extension of the position.
Tasks and responsibilities of the position:

 Leading in the management and implementation of the Azimayi Tingathe Geni programme.
 Leading in the planning and Management of the Children’s Life skills programme
 Leading in the planning and management of all Tingathe related activities in the Our Shared Goal
programme
 Leading in the community leaders’ engagement programme
 Leading in the planning and implementation of the various community engagement activities
 Supporting the implementation of the alumni oversight programme, Mitchana ya geni.
 Preparing monthly contributions for the Tingathe newsletter and other communication documents.
 Draft monthly programme reports detailing progress, challenges and opportunities.
 Contributing to the development and growth of community programmes
 Supporting the implementation of the Our Shared Goal Programme
 Managing day to day activities and respond to the needs of the community centre
 Managing staff members reporting to this portfolio
 Representing Tingathe in accordance with Tingathe’s ethos inside and outside the community.

Qualifications / Profile:

 Degree or Diploma in Education, Social studies, Community Development or related field

 Enthusiastic, dedicated, with an entrepreneurial spirit, and a “can-do” attitude;
 Self- starter with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
 Ability to work independently and show initiative and innovation
 Detail-oriented.
 Creative and able to think “outside-of-the-box”.
 Good team working skills.
 Ability to advocate and promote the vision and mission of Tingathe.
 Fluent in English and Chichewa
 Ability to work from our Mtandile Community Office

If you feel that you are the person that we are looking for, we are offering you the opportunity
to work in an exceptionally engaged team with a high level of responsibility.

Please send a covering letter, a CV and a 1000 word essay detailing ONE major challenge that youth
from peri- urban communities face, its root cause and potential solutions by email, including the job
title and net salary expectation in the subject line, by the 20th of January 2020

To Tingathemalawi@gmail.com or Recruitment@tingathemw.org

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted