Management Systems International (MSI) Team Leader, DFID Anticorruption Project Job Vacancy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Position Summary:The Team Leader will be
responsible for technical leadership and administrative oversight of the
project and will serve as the principal institutional liaison to DFID. The
project is expected to be awarded at the end of February 2014, and the position
will run for the duration of the three year project.

• Manage, provide leadership, and monitor all
  program activities and assure that the overall program is meeting proposed
  objectives and targets.
• Manage Grants Program: in cooperation with
  MSI/US and local partner organization develop grant program documentation,
  disseminate grant program information, collect applications and organize
  application evaluation process, review reports and deliverables, conduct
  meetings with grantees to discuss project implementation status, attend
  some activities conducted by grantees, collect and review grantee reports
  and deliverables, monitor and evaluate grantee performance.
• Provide technical assistance to grantees to
  strengthen their institutional capabilities and skills to affectively
  address corruption and facilitate cooperation and networking among
  grantees.
• Contribute to preparing major program
  deliverables including work plans, monitoring and evaluations plans,
  performance repots, financial reports, etc. ensuring compliance with DFID
  reporting requirements.
• Serve as the principal liaison with DFID in
  country, local counterparts, and donors. Coordinate program activities
  with other programs. Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in management, international
  development or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in anti-corruption
  technical area.
• Strong proven leadership skills and management
  experience on international development programs.
• Strong interpersonal skills with experience of
  working with civil society, private sector and Government actors on
  anti-corruption.
• Proven experience in managing civil society
  grant programs (preferably funded by DFID) and monitoring and evaluation
  systems.
• Strong communication skills in written and
  oral English.
• Proven ability to develop and communicate a
  common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead
  multidisciplinary teams.
• Prior experience on a DFID or other
  international donor-funded anti-corruption project preferred. Only
  candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No
  phone calls, please.