Country Director, Kenya and Country Director, Tanzania and Uganda

Location: Nairobi with significant national travel and some international travel;
Dar es Salaam with significant national travel and some international travel

Salary: Highly competitive

As part of our new strategy we have opened a new office in Dar es Salaam to manage our programmes in Tanzania and Uganda. After a very successful period both of start-up leadership in Dar es Salaam and interim leadership in Nairobi, we are now looking for new country directors to lead our work in Kenya, and in Tanzania and Uganda.

Country directors are responsible for the delivery of Farm Africa’s strategy in-country; managing all operational aspects of the country programme, including relationships with multiple partners and being responsible for programmatic income. We seek skilled senior managers who have the ability to build the capacity of staff to achieve Farm Africa’s strategic objectives; whilst proactively managing relationships with external stakeholders, including institutional donors, governments, civil society partners and the private sector.

We are looking for two people with the ability to drive and prioritise innovative engagement with the private sector and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector along with a proven track record of providing broader input into leadership, contributing to the overall strategy and Farm Africa’s future growth.

You will have a successful track record of working within the NGO sector and a strong understanding of donor environments, working closely with communities, government and the private sector. You will have lived and worked in sub-Saharan Africa, have excellent hands-on programme, financial, strategic and human resource management experience. Exceptional multi-tasking, networking, relationship-building and financial management skills are pre-requisites.

If you are interested in one of these roles, more information can be found in the Kenya job description (PDF) and Tanzania and Uganda job description (PDF). If you would like to apply, please send a CV and one-page covering letter detailing how you meet the person specification to recruitment@farmafrica.org by 5pm on Friday 21 June 2013.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please submit them in writing torecruitment@farmafrica.org. *Note: we will not be answering telephone enquiries about this role, all questions must be emailed.