Experienced project managers wanted as program leaders for activities in Tanzania

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Engineers Without Borders Sweden (EWB-SWE) is working in partnership with a well-established organisation in Tanzania, Mavuno Project. After ten years of collaboration, we have common projects in several thematic areas such as water access, water purification, construction, sanitation, electrification, digitalisation in education, entrepreneurship etc. We are now looking for experienced project managers who can act as program leaders for different parts of our common work.

What shall be done?

At this point, EWB-SWE and Mavuno Project have approximately 10 common projects and initiatives ongoing in different phases. Though it is a strength to have many teams and people working on different aspects of one specific context, it is also a challenge to make sure that these groups benefit from and inspire each other. As a way of improving our work, we wish to group our projects and initiatives into 2-3 major projects/programs. The existing projects will act as sub-projects or activities within these, and the division will be based mainly on location of implementation. We are now searching for managers for the following programs:

Development of primary schools in Karagwe: Together with Mavuno, local authorities and local communities, we are working long-term and systematically to improve the conditions in Karagwe's 130 governmental primary schools. We focus on water supply, water purification, construction of toilets, and digitalisation of the school environment. The role as a program manager includes identification of sub-projects, support to and coordination of sub-project groups, dialogue with the Tanzanian authorities and Mavuno on priorities, division of work, division of responsibilities, etc.

Development of the Mavuno secondary school: Mavuno project is running a girls-only secondary school (school year 8-13) which acts as a role model in the area. The students are performing really well in regional rankings, and the school enrols ambitious girls that would otherwise have difficulties to reach higher education. The school is under development, and EWB-SWE is involved in the construction process including infrastructure for water, sanitation, electricity etc. The school is also a place where technology can be tested and evaluated before being spread to other places. The role as a program manager includes identification of sub-projects and additional areas in which our support would benefit the school's development, support to and coordination of sub-project groups, dialogue with Mavuno on priorities, division of work, division of responsibilities, etc.

 

Who are we looking for?

We are looking leaders of these larger projects/programs. You have experience in leading teams and projects, and you have a genuine interest in using your professional skills to support others in their personal development including students in Tanzania, junior project managers in EWB-SWE, technical professionals in Sweden and Tanzania etc. You regard your involvement in EWB-SWE as a long-term engagement stretching over some years, and you have a life situation allowing you to set aside a few hours every week to this voluntary work. You are interested in travelling to Tanzania to meet our project partner, though the majority of your work will be carried out from home.

 

If you have any additional questions about the work, please don’t hesitate to contact Caroline Bastholm: caroline.bastholm@ewb-swe.org. We review applications continuously.

Engineers Without Borders Sweden is promoting equality and inclusivity. We are strengthened by our differences. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply for the position, regardless of gender, age, ethnic background, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

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Internship assignment

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Internship assignment

To create a long-term impact that both is efficient and achieves the predefined goals, we are constantly evaluating our work. At every stage of every project, we strive to open-mindedly investigate how the work contributes to meet the local needs and how our work can be improved. As the organization is growing, the necessity of structurally comparing the impacts of our different projects is increasing. For this task we need you.

During this internship, you will lay the groundwork for EWB’s work with Results Based Management (RBM) and Key Performance Indexes (KPIs). The role gives you the freedom to identify what and how we can measure our projects’ impact without increasing the level of unnecessary bureaucracy. You will be in regular contact with the staff, the board and the different project leaders to holistically approach the task.

You will gather statistics from our completed development projects, interview project members and, together with the parties concerned, develop a framework for continuously measure and evaluate EWB’s work. Furthermore, you will take part developing an implementation plan for the framework.

Qualifications

You are a student at the end of your studies. Your field of studies may include international development, governance or economics, but we welcome students from other fields as well! Most important is your interest in working with RBM and KPIs.

Additionally, we wish you to:

  • Have some prior knowledge of RBM, KPIs or similar result systems

  • Show genuine interest in EWB’s work and share our values

  • Be a good communicator willing to include all parts of the organization in your work

  • Feel comfortable to work with lots of freedom and own responsibility

  • Be able to work and write in English

Merit skills/experience

Although academic background can be very relevant, most important for us is that you are genuinely interested in the specified task.

Other

The office is based in Falun, Sweden, though there is great flexibility to work from elsewhere and pay regular visits to the office.


Read more and apply here:
https://fuf.se/engineers-without-borders/


Deadline for the application: October 1

The installation of the water purification system at Rukole Primary School in Tanzania is completed!

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A new and improved water purification system will give greater access to clean water. Hopefully, the number of children staying home from school due to waterborne diseases will decrease.

Engineers Without Borders would like to thank volunteers Anton and Olivia, and everyone at Rukole. During the project, students and teachers at Rukole have learned about the system. Specifically about how different components of the system work, what maintenance is required, and how to troubleshoot and fix problems that may arise.

Read more about the project here

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WSP förlänger partnerskapet med  Ingenjörer utan gränser

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WSP och Ingenjörer utan gränser har samarbetat under ett flertal år. Nu förlänger WSP avtalet ytterligare med minst två år. WSP kommer att stödja Ingenjörer utan gränser såväl finansiellt som med kompetens.

"Vi är väldigt glada att WSP vill fortsätta som partner. Den stora kompetens som WSPs personal besitter kan komma till stort nytta för oss framför allt i våra internationella projekt. Här är det fråga om lösningar för att skapa bra vatten och sanitetsförhållanden och enkla men hållbara energilösningar", säger Caroline Bastholm, generalsekreterare för Ingenjörer utan gränser.

Utöver samverkan kring och bidrag till internationella projekt kommer partnerskapet även att omfatta gemensamma seminarier och arbete med att hjälpa nyanlända till Sverige att hitta jobb, ett arbete som går under rubriken Engineer to Engineer.

"Vi tar ansvar för framtiden genom att bidra med vår kunskap. Ingenjörer utan gränser ger oss en plattform som passar oss bra för att kunna göra just det. Vi är glada och stolta att fortsatt bidra i deras viktiga arbete världen över", säger Sofia Nyholm, som ansvarar för WSPs samhällsengagemang.

Kontakterpersoner för denna information är:
Jan Byfors, Ordförande Ingenjörer utan gränser jan.byfors@ewb-swe.org