Salary
negotiable
Deadline
29 Oct 2026
Posted
10 Oct 2026
Location
Kilimanjaro, Moshi
Job Description
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.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience supervising residential care staff (house parents/caregivers), rostering, and managing a 24-hour care operation.
- Working knowledge of the Employment and Labour Relations Act (Cap. 366 R.E. 2019) and OSHA requirements as they apply to a residential care workplace.
- Proficiency in record-keeping, basic reporting, and standard office software (MS Office/Google Workspace).
- Minimum age of 18 years and Tanzanian citizenship (or a valid work and residence permit for non-citizens), in accordance with the Employment and Labour Relations Act (Cap. 366 R.E. 2019).
- A valid Police Clearance Certificate (Hati ya Polisi ya Tabia Njema) confirming no criminal record, and willingness to undergo enhanced reference, background, and vetting checks before and throughout appointment, given the frequent and unsupervised access to children this role involves.
Qualifications
- 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.
Skills
Willingness to reside on-site or within close proximity to the centre
and to work flexible hours including evenings
weekends
and public holidays
and be on-call for emergencies
given the 24-hour nature of residential childcare.
Fluency in Kiswahili and working proficiency in English
both spoken and written.
Registration or membership with a relevant professional body (e.g.
an association of social workers in Tanzania) is an added advantage.
Genuine compassion for vulnerable children
combined with firm
fair
and trauma-informed leadership.
Strong knowledge of child development
child protection principles
and positive
non-violent approaches to discipline and behaviour management.
Strong leadership and people-management skills
able to build
motivate
and hold accountable a diverse residential care team.
Excellent case management
problem-solving
and crisis-management skills
with the ability to remain calm and decisive under pressure.
Location