Job Title: Program Manager – 1 post
Employer: SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania
Duty Station: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Application Deadline: 30th June 2014
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Develop strategic linkages, coordination
and harmonization between partners initiatives, and provide opportunities for
joint programming.
• Monitor budgets from sources to ensure that
levels of disbursement are consistent with committed resources and are in
compliance with contractual obligations;
• Establish priorities in the development and
implementation of program initiatives and ensure that appropriate support
facilities and associated policies and procedures are established and
functional to meet the need of children lost their parental care or are at risk
of losing tha
t care.
• Coaching and guiding staff on child
protection, survival and development in Zanzibar and working with Local
government authorities especially, social welfare/community development
officers at National level.
• Ensure effective performance management
systems are implemented for all programme staff, including job descriptions,
regular review sessions, and annual performance appraisal, in line with the
required practices of the national association for the intention of building a
string team.
• Work hand in hand with Quality Assurance
department to put in place effective monitoring and evaluation plans and
systems, on the basis of the international systems requirements, as a basis for
ongoing monitoring, self-evaluation and external impact evaluation. These tools
shall facilitate both quantitative and qualitative evaluation, using
participatory approaches
Academic Qualification and Experiences:
• University graduate in one or combination
of the following disciplines: Public Administration, Organizational
Management, Children and Youth Care programming, Sociology and Development
studies.
• Strong background on programming and
projects management
• Robust experience in Monitoring and
Evaluation
• Strong background in proposal development
and donor negotiation skills with good track record of awarded proposals.
• Strong, leadership and interpersonal skills
and group dynamics management skills
• Working experiences not less than 5 years
which should include: at least 3 – 4 years working at managerial levels within
reputable NGOs working in Tanzania.
• Strong background in livelihoods and
economic empowerment for most vulnerable groups
• Proposal writing skills and ability to
forge and manage partnership with Government and Civil Society Organizations.
• The candidate should possess the emotional
stability to lead and guide the large community of children and staff,
maintaining the required high standards.
• Ability to work under pressure and short
deadlines
How to Apply:
send your application by letter or email describing how your experience,
qualifications and competencies making you the right candidate for this
position, Enclose a detailed updated CV, copies of academic & professional
certificates, a passport size photo, telephone contacts and details
of at least 3 referees with their emails, address & phone numbers.
All candidates will be subject to child protection recruitment procedures and
checks. Closing date is two weeks after the first Advert. Addressed to:-
The National Director
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania
P. O. Box 80462 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Email: national.office@sos-tanzania.org
SOS Children’s Villages Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.