Road traffic injury (RTI) is the leading cause of death and disability for children over five years of age in Africa. The continent has the highest rates of RTI in the world. Amend develops, implements, evaluates, and brings to scale public health programs to prevent those injuries. Amend is a United States registered nonprofit and we have country offices in Ghana and Tanzania.
Our work includes: development of localized infrastructure to increase pedestrian safety, road safety lessons in primary schools, the development of road safety media campaigns, advocacy to support vulnerable road users, scientific research into the causes and effects of road traffic injury, and more. All of our program work is continually evaluated for efficacy and impact. The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that “the interventions promoted by Amend.org are perfectly in line” with those being promoted by the WHO.
Position
Job title: Tanzania Country Director
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Terms: Three month probationary period, followed by year-to-year contracts
Salary: For negotiation
Reporting: Direct reporting to Africa Director
The Country Director (CD) is responsible for all in-country operations, managing a team of staff to deliver programs on time and to budget, and ensuring administrative requirements are met. The CD has wide-ranging responsibilities that are likely to continuously change according to the development path of our operations.
The scope of this position is limited only by the CD’s drive and ambition. The successful candidate will be encouraged to use their skills and experience to increase the effectiveness of Amend’s operations.
At a minimum, the CD should expect to:
• Direct Amend’s program and administration staff. This includes the General Manager, Office Manager, Study Associate and others. This work is highly detailed, and the CD will be responsible for the performance of staff under his or her management.
• Direct delivery of projects and program work. The CD manages our program staff to ensure that all projects are delivered on time, to budget and to the standards expected by Amend’s senior management.
• Direct administration. The CD oversees administration. This includes accounting, tax requirements, payroll, statutory reporting, human resources, and more.
• Work with Senior Management on business development. The CD works with Amend’s Executive Director, Africa Director and others to identify, pursue and develop new projects and areas of work.
The CD’s performance is evaluated on their ability to perform the tasks detailed above. Of particular importance are:
• Time-keeping
• Cost-efficiency
• Communication
• Attention to detail
• Report-writing
• Proposal-writing
• Management of client relations
• Effective staff management
• Project delivery, and
• Independent initiative
Skills and Experience
• At least three years’ relevant work experience, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa, definitely in developing countries
• Proven project management experience, preferably with past responsibility for the delivery of projects with a total budget of over $100,000
• Solid experience managing people and operations
• Considerable flexibility and ability to work within a developing organization with changing requirements
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Swahili a plus
• IT skills, in particular with the internet, and Microsoft Word and Excel
• The ability to proactively overcome challenges while guiding towards strategic goals
• An entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving and the ability to work independently
• The ability to produce results with limited resources in a challenging environment
Information
To apply for the position of Country Director, please send an email of interest to: jobs@amend.org
In this email you must include the following information:
• Your CV
• 100 words or less explaining why you are interested in the position
• How you heard about the position
The deadline for sending the email of interest is Sunday, 3rd February 2013.
The start date for this position is flexible, but will be either in the 2nd or early 3rd quarter of 2013.
After submitting the email of interest, applicants will be contacted with further information.