Living Water International Country Director , Tanzania


Living Water International (LWI) exists to demonstrate the love of God by helping communities acquire desperately needed clean water, and to experience “living water” – the gospel of Jesus Christ – which alone satisfies the deepest thirst. Living Water is providing safe drinking water, Christian witness, sanitation and hygiene education to communities across Africa and is pleased to announce it has a vacancy for a Country Director in Tanzania. The successful candidate will provide leadership, strategic direction, and support in the development and implementation of LWI projects and be accountable for all aspects of LWI’s work in the country.
The Country Director’s key responsibilities are to:-
Establish a Country Presence by determining the most viable area to develop the country office, hire country staff and follow on previous programs undertaken in Tanzania.
Provide Strategic direction by developing and implementing the Country Strategy according to LWI strategic processes and operating standards.
Maintain an annual operating plan against which all program activities are measured and ensure alignment to LWI regional and global strategy.
Develop Funding Initiatives by promoting the needs of the country specific funding requirements and maintaining good relationships with in- country representatives of funders.
Establish collaborative relationships including with local churches to determine project needs.
Provide Spiritual Leadership by ensuring the office has a high quality Christian ethos and operations plan that is appropriate for the country context. Model a high standard of personal Christian leadership, ministry and integrity through lifestyle and work relationships, and provide spiritual guidance to staff on LWI’s mission and core values.
Implement Mandatory Policies and Procedures and report on the implementation and progress of water projects as directed through the internal system - PUMPS.
Collaborate with local Churches for locating and determining project sites.
Provide leadership and management of National Staff for the purpose of all tasks. Ensure alignment of key support functions (e.g. Finance & Admin, etc.) with global direction. Develop and manage the country operating budget including major capital expenditure.
In the area of Strategic Collaboration facilitate and ensure development of LWI goals and targets on an annual basis and ensure the provision of program information regarding the country locations and/or programmatic sector.
WaSH Programs are fundamental to LWI programs and the Country Director will guide the office in the development of WaSH program design and implementation and ensure a monitoring and evaluation strategy is in place for all WaSH programs. This is especially important for past projects not achieving desired outcome.
In the area of Relationships/Networks establish collaborative relationships to facilitate the efficient operations and the implementation of effective ministry for LWI.
The minimum requirements: •Bachelor's degree in international development, or equivalent (advanced degree is preferred).
•10 years’ experience in a senior management position, demonstrated ability to deal decisively with complex situations.
•Commitment to Christian ethos of development is very important. The core characteristics of the successful candidate will be to honor God, develop people, pursue excellence and be a good steward.
•Strategic thinker with demonstrated ability to implement a country strategy. Substantial business acumen in general management, financial management and operations with work experience in the WASH sector.
•Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills. Strong planning, community mobilization and inter-cultural communication skills, experience working on grant funded programs in improving the overall health status at the household level through improved water access/quality, sanitation, and hygiene.
•Proficiency in English and excellent presentation and writing skills.
•Willing and able to travel internally and regionally up to 35 per cent of the time.
How to apply:
Application Process Suitably qualified candidates must submit a cover letter (one page only) and a CV (no more than 5 pages) with details of qualifications and work experience including 3 traceable references - professional, spiritual and general. All offers of employment are made contingent upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, with a clear police background check essential.
LWI is an equal opportunity employer.
Applications to be submitted to Cheryl Batwell, HR Business Partner for Africa via the following email address:lwafricarecruitment@gmail.com. Please do not attach scanned certificates.
Closing date for applications is 30 April 2013.
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