Sarah Shilla

Technical Support and Quality Assurance

• Provided hands-on technical support to over 1,750 youth leaders across 21 regions in Tanzania, guiding program teams in implementing leadership, digital skills, and life-skills curricula through structured guidelines and SOPs.
• Conducted field visits and capacity assessments, ensuring quality and timely delivery of interventions such as Leadership for Life and career development programs for secondary and post-secondary youth.
• Established a supportive supervision and monitoring system that resulted in an 85% increase in effective meetings among youth leaders and strengthened reporting structures across partner organizations.
• Programme Development. Led the design and rollout of holistic mentorship and leadership development programs through Lifeline Tanzania and Compassion International, directly impacting over 100,000 youths in areas such as education, vocational training, and entrepreneurship.
• Successfully developed and scaled youth-focused interventions (including STEM initiatives, girls’ empowerment, and prison mentorship cohorts) by continuously adapting to context-specific needs across diverse communities.
• Represented youth empowerment programs at national and regional forums, presenting innovative approaches that integrate leadership, business development, and social impact.
• Participated in donor engagement and grant management processes, supporting proposal design, budget planning, and review of youth empowerment projects.
• Facilitated grant orientation sessions and review meetings with implementing partners, ensuring alignment to donor expectations and effective use of resources.
• Oversaw implementation action plans and donor reports, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and strong linkage to program outcomes.
• Capacity Building Designed and facilitated capacity-strengthening initiatives for more than 45 partner organizations, equipping teams to deliver impactful youth programs at community and regional levels.
• Established cross-learning platforms and mentorship cohorts (e.g., Ladies Talk Mentorship and pre-campus initiatives) that enabled young leaders and girls to share experiences and replicate successful models.
• Provided one-on-one coaching, leadership mentoring, and technical oversight, resulting in 300+ new youth leaders elected into community leadership positions.
• Other Responsibilities additional resposibilities included Supported youth staff onboarding processes, ensuring alignment with organizational values and safeguarding standards.
• Strengthened collaborations with government, churches, and civil society partners, building credibility and sustainability for youth interventions.
• Documented program learnings and shared them through digital platforms, conferences, and advocacy spaces, amplifying the voice of youth in national and international arenas.
• Safeguarding Integrated safeguarding practices into all program decisions, ensuring dignity, protection, and voice for youth participants, especially girls and vulnerable groups.
• Created safe learning environments and modeled accountability and neutrality when handling safeguarding concerns.