Data Entry Clerk (One Post)

Position: Data Entry Clerk (One Post)
Company: Plan International Tanzania

Area: Geita

Plan is an international child - centered Development Organization whose mission is to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children through a process that unites people across cultures and adds meaning and value to their lives by:
Enabling deprived children, their families, and their communities to meet their basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies.
Building relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures and countries.

Promoting the rights and interests of the world's children
Plan has been working in Tanzania since 1991, supporting children and communities to gain better access to health, education, water, sanitation and hygiene, livelihoods and protection through five Country Programs. Plan works with children, their families and communities to implement programmes at grassroots level. It currently operates in seven regions across the country, having physical offices in Mwanza, Geita, Ifakara, Kibaha, Kisarawe and Dar es Salaam, reaching other areas through partnerships and grants such as Sumbawanga, Nkasi, Bahi, Chamwino and Kongwa districts.

Plan Tanzania now invites applications from suitable, qualified and experienced persons to fill the position described below.

Job Purpose:To maintain required records, peruse sponsorship communications and enter data within required corporate standards. This will ensure production and quality standards are met for continuous relationship between National Offices and Plan Tanzania.

Job Requirement:

• To ensure that all sponsorship communication items presented by the are accurately processed into the system before close of the month
• To ensure at least 50 questionnaires are successfully entered into Child Data system every working day to ensure efficiency To ensure all incoming communication, including gifts are processed in the system within agreed time of receipt and are then dispatched to the Community Development Facilitators
• To ensure all outgoing communication is processed in the system after quality checks and other corporate requirements regarding photos and appropriate communications as per the Sponsorship Book
• To ensure Child Data system is utilized as per Child Data user guidelines and Sponsorship Book procedures, this regarding access, uploading, extracts processing and use of admin utility
• Prepare to Do List with their respective working materials such as incoming and distribution list Prepare communication items for dispatch to National Offices
• Maintain and update SC files
• Prepare status reports on communication production and submit to SCA at the end of each week and month

Educational Qualification and Experience

• Degree in the areas of Public or Business Administration, Marketing, Public Relations 1-2 years' working experience in the related field.
• Good knowledge and experience with computer applications and internet

Skills Specific to the Post

• Fluent in written and oral English and Swahili
• Good analytical, listening and communication skills
• Child Protection
• Plan Tanzania is a child centered organization. Protecting the rights of the children is of paramount interest to us. Subsequently, all short listed candidates will undergo a police vetting check for criminal offences particularly relating to any type of child abuse. The successful candidate will be required to sign and adhere to the Plan Tanzania child protection policy.

Remuneration
The above positions carry attractive remuneration as per Plan Tanzania salary structure and incentive package.

Mode of Application:
Plan Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer. Interested and qualified Tanzanians are invited to send their applications enclosing detailed curriculum vitae, certificate copies of relevant education and professional qualifications together with names of three referees, and their contact. Please note that Plan Tanzania has no recruitment agent, therefore all applications should be sent to undersigned or to recruitment.tanzania@plan-international.org not later than 27th September, 2013.

Country Human Resources Manager
Plan International Tanzania
Central Technology Building (CT House)
Plot # 96, Mikocheni Light Industrial Area Off. New Bagamoyo road next to TBC 
P. O. Box 3517
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Deadline: September 27, 2013
Source: The Guardian September 19, 2013