Background:

The Time + Tide Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Time + Tide safari tourism brand, working in the communities that immediately neighbour Time + Tide lodges. We are present in all four locations where Time + Tide has lodges: Liuwa Plains, Lower Zambezi, and South Luangwa in Zambia and Nosy Ankao in Madagascar. Our focus as an organisation is on generating educational and economic outcomes for children and families who have been historically unsupported by available social services. Through academic, social, physical, and cognitive support, we work with traditionally under-valued children – such as girls and those with special needs – to enter, remain and progress in formal schools.

General Description:

The Time + Tide Foundation (TTF) Female Empowerment Coordinator will assist in managing the organisation’s Female Empowerment Girls Club Programme in Munde–Liuwa National Park.

Girls Club: This platform was created to help girls at high risk of dropping out of school. We aim for them to have the support they need to finish primary school and continue to high-quality secondary schools. In this process, we aim to expose the girls in our clubs to a wide range of opportunities to which they can access with strong self-confidence and academic performance.

Key responsibilities for Girls Club:

• Assist in the selection of particularly high-risk girls to be enrolled into Munde Girls Club.
• Preparing Girls Club lessons and meeting with the Club at least three times weekly for one to two hours for English literacy, self-esteem and life skills lessons.
• Organise Girls Club events/tours on necessary holidays.
• Collaborate with other individuals/organisations to organise workshops and celebrations of important international days (e.g., Menstrual Hygiene Day and International Day of the Girl Child).
• Visit Girls Club members’ homes and make any follow-ups with the girls’ families when necessary.
• Preparing quarterly reports on the organisation’s activities and impacts for stakeholders.
• Provide additional counselling and academic support to the girls.
• Collect necessary data, including photographic data for Girls Club members.
• Engage Girls Club members’ families and communities on the importance of female education.
• Administer and enter all required assessments.
• Assisting to track programme activities against the budget.
• Working alongside and upskilling the residents of Munde to assume responsibility of the administration of Girls Club activities by the end of 2025.

Qualifications:

• Fluency in SiLozi and English (other languages a plus, especially SiLiuwa).
• Confident in leading community meetings
• Knowledge of adolescent girl education and the social/academic challenges faced by girls as they transition from primary to secondary school
• Passionate about female empowerment and gender equality
• Ability to develop and nurture relationships over time with remote communities
• Extremely organised and efficient in completing tasks
• Ability to work effectively with remote or minimum supervision
• Strong leadership skills
• Flexibility with assisting with projects that may fall outside of the immediate job description
• Experience leading female empowerment clubs or programmes

Personal and attitudinal requirements:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Team player and self-starter, able to work with minimum supervision, with sound judgement
• Consistently approaches work with a positive and constructive attitude
• Commitment to the role from as soon as possible until the end of 2025 required.

Experience and Education:

• Experience working effectively in a multicultural environment
• Teaching background
• Diploma or Degree in relevant field

This will be a full-time position based in Munde Village in Liuwa Plains. This is a very remote area and the candidate must be comfortable living in a house with basic amenities, no water and no electricity. Compensation will be based on the candidate’s previous experience. The candidate is requested to be flexible with the role and responsibilities and be prepared to adapt daily and overarching priorities as and when required.