MSI Chief of Party, Anti-Corruption Project Job Vacancy in Tanzania

• Manage, provide technical advice, and monitor
  all program components and assure that the overall program is meeting
  proposed objectives and targets.
• Provide senior technical assistance to the
  government’s anti-corruption and other accountability agencies, and to
  civil society groups to strengthen their institutional capabilities and
  coordination with other Tanzanian government and nongovernmental
  organizations that have responsibilities for anti-corruption functions.
• Serve as the senior anti-corruption specialist
  for the project and as the principal liaison with Tanzanian counterparts
  in government, at USAID, and with US government representatives in
  Tanzania.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of local
  program staff: conduct regular staff meetings to discuss project status,
  facilitate sharing of information among staff members, provide guidance to
  direct staff members’ activities, monitor performance and conduct annual
  performance evaluation, authorize business trips, review and sign off on
  timesheets and leave requests.
• Supervise and coordinate the work of
  subcontractors, consultants and grantees: review work plans, monthly and
  quarterly status and annual reports, financial reports, and deliverables.
• Supervise and monitor Grants Program: participate
  in proposal evaluation process and provide comments, review reports and
  deliverables, conduct meetings with grantees to discuss project
  implementation status, attend some activities conducted by grantees.
• Contribute to preparing work plans, monitoring
  and evaluations plans, and submit them to USAID after MSI/US approval.
  Prepare and submit reports and other administrative information as
  required to USAID, ensuring compliance with USAID reporting requirements
  on progress related to the program’s results package.
• Provide primary interface for the project with
  USAID, USG partners in country, and other donors. Coordinate program
  activities with other donor programs.
• Consult with MSI/US on making decisions
  related to program activities, contractors, local staff, USAID, other
  donor organizations, etc.
• Report to MSI/US on major technical,
  managerial and financial issues related to the project.
• Maintain daily communication with the
  Technical Director at MSI/US to report and consult on all issues related
  to the program implementation. All deliverables and major decisions on the
  program are subject to approval by MSI/US. 

 
Qualifications:

• 
  S/he must have a master’s degree, in management, international development
  or related
  field.
• 
  S/he must have a minimum of 10 years professional experience in
  development, with 5 years
  in a developing country and 5 to 7 years of management experience.
• 
  S/he must have demonstrated capabilities in institutional capacity
  development, high-level
  strategic visioning and leadership and experience in working effectively
  with local civil
  society organizations and other development partners.
• 
  Experience of local government or decentralized governance is desirable or
  at the minimum
  an appreciation of the machinery of government in terms of how government
  operates.
• 
  S/he must have proven exceptional leadership in the design, management,
  implementation,
  monitoring and evaluation of similar-sized donor-supported programs, with
  skills in strategic
  planning, management, supervision and budgeting, and preferably must have
  experience in
  managing complex activities involving coordination with multiple program
  partner
  institutions.
• Experience in managing programs is required.
• 
  S/he must have strong communication skills, including interpersonal and in
  written and oral
  English, to fulfill the diverse technical and managerial requirements of
  the program and to
  effectively coordinate with a wide range of stakeholders.
• 
  S/he must have the proven ability to develop and communicate a common
  vision among
  diverse partners and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
• 
  S/he must have excellent contacts with local civil society organizations
  and their networks or coalitions. Only candidates who have been selected
  for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.