Tanzania Country Manager

Context

Globally, road traffic injuries (RTI) kill over 1.2 million people every year, and RTI is forecast to be the world’s fifth largest killer by 2030. Sub-Saharan Africa has the world’s most dangerous roads, and rates of RTI are increasing as roads are built and vehicles are imported into the continent.

Amend develops, implements, evaluates, and brings to scale public health programs to prevent RTI in Africa. 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 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 Manager

Location:Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Terms:Three month probationary period, followed by year-to-year contracts

Salary:$30,000-$45,000 US gross, plus benefits, depending on qualifications

Reporting: Direct reporting to Africa Director

The Country Manager (CM) is responsible for all in-country operations, managing a team of staff (currently numbering six full-time and many part-time) to deliver programs on time and to budget, and ensuring administrative requirements are met.

The CM has wide-ranging responsibilities that are likely to continuously change according to the development path of our operations. The successful candidate will be encouraged to use their skills and experience to increase the effectiveness of Amend’s operations.

At a minimum, the CM should expect to:

• Manage Amend’s program and administration staff. This includes the Office Manager, Study Associates and others. This work is highly detailed, and the CM will be responsible for the performance of staff under his or her management.
• Manage delivery of projects and program work. The CM 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.
• Manage administration. The CM oversees administration. This includes accounting, tax requirements, payroll, statutory reporting, human resources, and more.

The CM’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 $50,000
• 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

How to apply:

To apply for the position of General Manager, please send an email of interest to: amendjobs@amend.org

In this email you must include the following information:

• Your CV
• 500 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 Friday, 4th July 2014.
The start date for this position is somewhat flexible, but will be either in 3rd or 4th quarter of 2014.
After submitting the email of interest, applicants will be contacted with further information.