Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation,Country Representative Jobs in Tanzania

Let us build
a world where children can live in

The Pestalozzi Children’s
Foundation (PCF) is a Swiss non-profit organisation which
promotes peaceful cohabitation worldwide by empowering the most marginalised
children and adolescents. The Foundation seeks to provide children and youth
with access to holistic quality education and to strengthen their intercultural
competencies. The Pestalozzi Children’s Village in Trogen (Appenzell
Outer-Rhodes) is at the heart of the Foundation and its activ
ities in
Switzerland and in eleven countries. For more information, please visit https://www.pestalozzi.ch/en

Due to the
departure of the current postholder, PCF Tanzania is looking for a suitable
candidate to fill the position of

Country
Representative

The post is
based in Dar es Salaam and opened to Tanzanian Nationals only

In Tanzania, PCF
works with local partner organisations to enable children to access quality
education in primary schools, particularly in rural areas. We are seeking to
scale up our operations in Tanzania in the coming years. This position plays a
lead role in managing and developing an evolving country programme, identifying
new projects and representing PCF among all stakeholders in the country. The
Country Representative bears responsibility for the management of country staff
and budget.

For this
challenging position, we are seeking a motivated and result-oriented individual
with strong leadership, negotiation and communication skills, committed to
learn and work with a team, willing to travel in the field and with excellent
interpersonal and people management skills.

Starting
date: April 1, 2017
or as per agreement

Main
Responsibilities

1. Representation
   of PCF in Tanzania
2. Strategic
   Development of the Country Programme in Tanzania
3. Management
   of the Country Programme
4. Oversight
   of Financial Management
5. Management
   of Country Programme Staff

Full
job description is available on our website

Required
Qualifications

• Master
  degree in social sciences, development, education, management or other
  relevant field;
• Minimum
  of 12 years working experience in the field of development and
  cooperation; 4 of which should be at senior management level;
• Proven
  record of successful programme management experience (at least 5 years),
  implementation of strategic plans and experience of project development
  with partners in the INGO sector;
• Excellent
  knowledge and experience in Results-Based Project Cycle Management;
• Professional
  background and/or working experience in basic education;
• Experience
  in the field of intercultural education and child rights;
• Excellent
  knowledge on the political context of Tanzania with proven record of
  building and managing effective partnerships and strategic alliances,
  including with senior governmental officials;
• Experience
  in financial planning, budgeting and efficient use of financial resources;
• Demonstrated
  experience in people management;
• Excellent
  reporting and writing skills;
• Languages:
  fluency in oral and written English, and the national language;
• Very
  good knowledge in PC Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Interested
applicants who meet the above requirements should submit their application in
pdf per e-mail, including a motivation letter in English (max.1 page), a recent
CV (max. 3 pages), two recent references, work certificates, copy of diplomas
and the salary expectations, no later than February 18, 2017 to the
following contact person:

Isabelle Wippermann,
Finance and Administration Manager, Email: jobs@pestalozzi.ch. Please state in
the subject line “Application
for Country Representative Tanzania”.

For further
information or questions, please contact: Lucia Winkler, Programme Director for East
Africa, E-Mail: l.winkler@pestalozzi.ch.

Please note that
only shortlisted applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
Applications received after the deadline and through means other than the
address given above will not be considered. All applications will be treated
confidentially.

Interviews First round interviews will
take place in Dar es Salaam as of week March
13, 2017.