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Proposal Summary:
This forthcoming three year DFID/Tanzania project will be focused on supporting civil society to monitor, lobby and advocate for greater accountability and on strengthening the capacity of the government’s accountability institutions.
Position Summary:
The Team Leader will be responsible for technical leadership and administrative oversight of the project and will serve as the principal institutional liaison to DFID. The project is expected to be awarded at the end of February 2014, and the position will run for the duration of the three year project.
The Team Leader will be responsible for technical leadership and administrative oversight of the project and will serve as the principal institutional liaison to DFID. The project is expected to be awarded at the end of February 2014, and the position will run for the duration of the three year project.
Application Deadline: December 31, 2013.
*Please Note: This is a local position. Only Tanzanian citizens are eligible to apply.*
Responsibilities:
- Manage, provide leadership, and monitor all program activities and assure that the overall program is meeting proposed objectives and targets.
- Manage Grants Program: in cooperation with MSI/US and local partner organization develop grant program documentation, disseminate grant program information, collect applications and organize application evaluation process, review reports and deliverables, conduct meetings with grantees to discuss project implementation status, attend some activities conducted by grantees, collect and review grantee reports and deliverables, monitor and evaluate grantee performance.
- Provide technical assistance to grantees to strengthen their institutional capabilities and skills to affectively address corruption and facilitate cooperation and networking among grantees.
- Contribute to preparing major program deliverables including work plans, monitoring and evaluations plans, performance repots, financial reports, etc. ensuring compliance with DFID reporting requirements.
- Serve as the principal liaison with DFID in country, local counterparts, and donors. Coordinate program activities with other programs.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in management, international development or related field.
- Demonstrated experience in anti-corruption technical area.
- Strong proven leadership skills and management experience on international development programs.
- Strong interpersonal skills with experience of working with civil society, private sector and Government actors on anti-corruption.
- Proven experience in managing civil society grant programs (preferably funded by DFID) and monitoring and evaluation systems.
- Strong communication skills in written and oral English.
- Proven ability to develop and communicate a common vision among diverse partners and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
- Prior experience on a DFID or other international donor-funded anti-corruption project preferred.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
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Team Leader, DFID Anticorruption Project, Dar es Salaam,Tanzania
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