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Job Description Vacancy announcement: Children Home Manager Amani Centre for Street Children Rescuing Children | Restoring Hope | Transforming Lives Position details Position: Children Home Manager Number of positions: 1 Duty station: Centre Location, Kilimanjaro, Moshi Reports to: Program Manager About Amani Centre for Street Children Amani Centre for Street Children (“Amani”) is a Tanzanian non-governmental organisation based in Moshi that has worked for over two decades to reduce the number of children living on the streets of Tanzania. Amani rescues vulnerable children, provides shelter, education, medical and psychosocial care, and works to reunite children safely with their families, while supporting those families to become self-sufficient. Amani operates licensed residential centres that support several hundred children each year through a holistic model built on integrity, unconditional care, excellence, and collaboration. To sustain and strengthen this work, Amani is seeking a qualified, experienced, and highly motivated Child Centre Manager to lead the day-to-day operation of one of its residential children’s centres. Job purpose Reporting to the Program Manager, the [...]

RESPONSIBILITIES

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- Centre leadership and daily operations Provide overall day-to-day leadership and management of the residential centre, ensuring a safe, clean, structured, and nurturing environment for all children in care.

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- Statutory compliance and licensing Ensure the centre operates in full compliance with the Children’s Homes (Regulation) Act and the Law of the Child Act and its Regulations, including maintaining a valid operating licence issued by the Commissioner for Social Welfare and renewing it before expiry.

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- Child safeguarding Lead implementation of Amani’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct at the centre, ensuring all staff, volunteers, and visitors are screened, trained, and supervised.

- Ensure that any concerns, incidents, or allegations are reported and handled promptly in line with Amani’s reporting procedures and statutory obligations.

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- Staff supervision and rostering Supervise, mentor, and roster house parents, caregivers, night staff, and support staff, ensuring the centre is under the care and supervision of at least one senior staff member at all times, in line with the Children’s Homes (Regulation) Act.

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QUALIFICATIONS

- and experience Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Community Development, Psychology, Sociology, Child Development, Education, or a related field; a postgraduate qualification in social work, child protection, or management is an added advantage.

- Minimum 5 years’ progressive experience working with vulnerable children, including at least 2–3 years in a supervisory or managerial role within a residential childcare institution, NGO, or donor-funded child protection programme.

- Sound knowledge of the Law of the Child Act, 2009 (Cap.

- 13 R.E.

- 2019) and its Regulations, the Children’s Homes (Regulation) Act (Cap.

- 61 R.E.

- 2002), and national guidelines on alternative care and the National Costed Standards of Care for Most Vulnerable Children.

- Demonstrated experience in case management, child protection casework, and family tracing, reunification, or reintegration processes.

- Demonstrated experience supervising residential care staff (house parents/caregivers), rostering, and managing a 24-hour care operation.

- Working knowledge of the Employment and Labour [...]

HOW TO APPLY

Qualified women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. How to apply Interested and qualified candidates who meet the above requirements should submit the following documents in a single PDF file: A cover letter clearly stating suitability for the role. Application submission Email: [email protected] Email subject: Application for Children Home Manager – Moshi Application deadline: 29 October 2026, 17:00 hrs (East Africa Time).