Concern Worldwide COUNTRY DIRECTOR , TANZANIA

Reference: JO/TAN/CD

Country: Tanzania

Job Title: Country Director

Date requested: February 2013

Contract Grade: D

Contract Length: 3 Years

Date Needed By: June 2013

New Post or Replacement: Replacement

Accompanied / Unaccompanied: Accompanied

Exact Job Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Reports To: Regional Director

Responsible For: All staff of country programme

Liaises With: SMT members, various Dublin and UK based staff, Concern US, other CDs in Central Africa Region

Job Purpose: To be responsible for strategic development and effective management of the Concern Worldwide Tanzania country programme in line with Concern Worldwide organisational and country specific strategies, policies and procedures. To represent Concern Worldwide to the Government, donors, other appropriate bodies, agencies and media.

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning:

• Complete the development of a new strategic plan, the process has already initiated but not completed. Oversee implementation and ensure periodic reviews of progress.

• Develop a common vision around the plan and initiate and develop programmes and approaches in line with the plan.

Leadership:

• Provide effective leadership, enthusiastically leading and supporting the Concern team, to achieve organisational outcomes.

• Ensure that work is planned and organised in a way to meet organisational objectives in the most cost effective manner.

• Ensure staff capacity, organisational structures and partnership approaches are strong and able to effectively deliver strategic organisational goals

• Lead/Guide Senior Management Team meetings and lead a participative decision making process on policy and strategic direction.

• Promote accountability and ensure compliance with the requirements of Concern’s Programme Participants Protection Policy, Anti-Fraud Policy and Humanitarian Accountability Partnership standards including the complaint and response mechanism to ensure maximum protection of programme participants and the efficient and transparent use of Concern’s resources.

• Promote and protect the reputation of Concern, ensuring that the organisation’s work and results are communicated effectively and that all risk mitigation measures are taken.

Programme Development and Management:

• Promote the development of programmatic strategies and operational systems that balance country, donor, and organisational priorities and capabilities.

• Deliver the country annual plan within the constraints of the budget.

• Engage with organisational advocacy issues, providing support for and providing leadership for key strategic campaigns.

• Ensure that effective linkages with Government and strategic networks are established and maintained to ensure influence at national and international level.

• Through effective leadership of the SMT ensure development and implementation of a comprehensive funding strategy to effectively support delivery of country strategic plan.

• Ensure submission of high quality funding proposals in line with donor policy and procedures, as well as adhering to Concern organisational project cycle management systems.

• Ensure effective relationships with donors maintained and developed.

• Manage for results, with key decisions being informed by clear evidence.

Programme Quality & Learning:

• Ensure programmes are designed and implemented in line with Concern Worldwide policies, quality standard and building on past learning.

• Support and guide the ACD-Programmes and programme team to ensure that innovative, high quality, relevant and effective programmes are developed and implemented, bringing about sustainable change to the lives of the poorest people.

• Ensuring through leadership that organisational approaches such as mainstreaming of HIV, equality, DRR and partnership are effectively incorporated across programmes.

• Ensuring that effective monitoring and evaluation systems are implemented in line with Concern policies and tools to measure impact and efficiency.

• Enable an organisational culture that supports learning and continual improvement of programme quality.

• Ensure that best practices are used to improve quality of programmes and advocacy to deliver significant impact and sustainable change for the lives of extremely poor people.

• Lead the development and delivery of high quality and innovative strategies for information and communication management.

Human Resource Management:

• Ensure that there is an effective human resource strategy in place to ensure competent and empowered staff, in a fair, diverse and effective workplace, where respect for people and equality are valued and promoted with people-centred management best practices.

• Ensure that the Staff Performance and Development Review (PDR) system is in place and working effectively.

• Ensure that staff are adequately trained and developed for their roles.

• Ensure that Concern is adhering to Tanzanian legal requirements as an employer.

• Ensure that the ‘People In Aid code of Good Practice’ is fully implemented.

• Ensure that the HR manual for Tanzania is implemented, reviewed and updated annually.

• Ensure that Concern is a good place to work, that initiatives are undertaken to ensure a good working environment.

Risk Management & Financial Accountability:

• Ensure that there is optimal use of financial resources within the organisation; managed in a transparent and accountable manner, consistent with Concern’s systems and procedures, delivering quality results and demonstrating value for money.

• Responsible for overall financial management of country programme, including budget preparation, revision and monitoring.

• Ensure that the Concern organizational and country specific financial guidelines and procedures are adhered to.

• Ensure effective financial management systems, processes and controls, compliant with good operating standards and the relevant legal requirements in-country are adhered to.

• Ensure implementation of systems and processes for planning and reporting to Head Office and donors.

• Support and guide the Internal Auditor for effective financial management within Concern Tanzania and its partner organizations. This includes ensuring overall transparency, accountability, and integrity throughout all of Concern’s activities.

• Identify and manage all risks to Concern’s programmes in Tanzania.

• Ensure all recommendations of audits, evaluations and reviews are implemented.

Systems, Policies & Procedures:

• Support and guide the systems staff to ensure that cost effective, efficient and fully accountable administrative and logistical support is provided to all staff.

• Maintain and develop an efficient administrative and logistical capacity, ensuring that systems and procedures are fully understood by all staff, particularly managers.

• Review and revise systems as appropriate.

• Establish and maintain an effective safety and security management system to meet agreed standards.

• Ensuring that Concern’s IT systems provide efficient and effective communication and data management for the organisation, linking with Concern Worldwide systems.

Representation & Networking:

• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with key donors, International and national organisations and Government ministries.

• Ensure Concern liaises with other agencies, and networks that can enrich and enhance the quality of our work.

• Demonstrate the highest levels of professionalism, integrity and approach that reflects the core values of the organisation.

• Create a strong and visible profile for the organisation, as a leading actor in the fight against poverty.

• Communicate Concern’s programme at national level to Government, donors and INGOs, alliances and networks across a range of fora.

• Engage appropriately with the media to ensure that Concern's values, vision and programmes are highlighted.

• Represent Concern Worldwide in strategic national and international meetings; sharing experiences based on programme work. Ensure agency participation at key national and district level coordination fora as appropriate.

• Ensure that relationships and formal agreements with the government are maintained and updated.

• The Country Director is responsible to lead on Concern’s engagement with Alliance2015 partners in country, exploring possibilities for collaboration and promoting Alliance2015’s approach to the Paris Declaration and Accra Agenda for Action.

• The Country Director is responsible to report on Alliance2015 engagement and progress towards objectives.

PERSON SPECIFICATION ESSENTIAL Education, Qualifications & Experience Required:

• Third Level Degree preferably in social science or development management or business management or related discipline.

• At least 5 years’ experience in a senior position within a development organization preferably in international NGO

• Understanding and commitment to a sustainable development approach

• Proven experience of development and management of diverse and multi-sectoral programmes such a livelihood, health (WASH, nutrition) and HIV.

• Experience of managing a diverse team of senior staff including international staff

• Experienced in management of financial resources and overseeing human resources, administration and logistics function.

• Experience in building relations with donors and securing external donor funding.

• Good knowledge and experience of incorporating rights based, equality and advocacy approaches across development programmes

• Dynamic and willing to take initiatives to complete assigned tasks.

• Strong leadership skills and ability to manage change effectively

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with an ability/confidence to engage and represent Concern at public fora, media and donors.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including fluency in written and spoken English

• Delegation, time management and prioritizing skills and coping with broad range of demands

• Highly developed listening and conflict resolution skills.

Desirable Education and Experience:

• Post-graduate training in NGO management or Organisational Development or sustainable development approaches

• Experience of working as Country Director with international NGO.

• Experienced of results based management system.

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements: Essential:

• Belief in people and respect for people, interpersonal skills are of paramount importance. ability to influence people and organisations,

• high level of analytical skill and flexibility.

• Ability to work in emergency context as required.

• Excellent command of computer, and MS Office.

• Empathy with organisational values, mission and vision, commitment to humanitarian principles.

• Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people

• Willingness to travel frequently to the field and spend periods of time away from Lilongwe.

• Strong understanding and commitment to the promotion of equality

How to apply:

All applications should be submitted through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by closing date.