Senior Project Director/Chief of Party~Tanzania

Key Responsibilities

Futures Group is recruiting for a Senior Project Director/Chief of Party to provide leadership and management for health and welfare systems strengthening and data use programs

• Provides overall strategic, technical, programmatic, financial, and management guidance and support for large-scale project activities. • Manages a core staff of technical and administrative program professionals and works with the US-based country management support team to ensure responsive and efficient project operations.
• Ensures that project objectives, outcomes, and deliverables are met and that financial, operational, and reporting requirements of the donor are adhered to. • Serves as the primary liaison with the client, other donors, partners, and stakeholders • Work with and build the capacity of local government authorities and local CBOs • Provides analytical and evaluative techniques to identify, consider, and resolve issues or problems.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in social sciences, public health or other relevant field • Minimum of ten years managing international development programs, preferably with direct experience in Tanzania • Minimum of five years managing and providing strategic and technical leadership as either a Program Director or similar senior level position on field programs funded by USG. • Experience in coordination and collaboration of stakeholders including government agencies, host country governments and counterparts, and international donor agencies. • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; • Demonstrated problem solving, analytic, financial and evaluative skills. • Attention to detail and ability to effectively and efficiently perform multiple tasks and balance competing priorities often within a required timeframe. • Effective written and oral communication skills. • Professional and diplomatic demeanor and conduct, especially during interactions with the client and its constituents. • Ability to anticipate, respond and adapt quickly to changing requirements and competing demands. • Ability to take initiative and respond independently to situations. • Tanzanian nationals are encouraged to apply

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand or sit, and move about the facility

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions free of disagreeable elements.

All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

How to apply:

All applications for this position should be submitted online at www.futuresgroup.com via the Careers page. Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.