Regional Team Leader

Job Ref

17098BR

Job Category

Education, International Development

Job Profile

The DFID-funded Education Quality Improvement Programme in Tanzania (EQUIP-T) aims to support 36 districts in their efforts to produce a better quality of primary education for more than two million children in over 3700 primary schools.

To ensure the effective delivery of programme interventions at Regional level through coordinating and managing team inputs within the Region.

Job Description

• Coordinate and line manage the Regional team and support key stakeholders to improve learning and performance of pupils at all levels of primary education
• Ensure effective information flows between the Region and Headquarters
• Maintain a clear vision of the best focus and timing of EQUIP-Tanzania assistance
• Engage with government at Regional and Council levels and ensure that all the components of EQUIP-Tanzania are in line with Regional and National government priorities
• Generate synergies between EQUIP-Tanzania and other relevant technical assistance programmes in Tanzania to coordinate efforts
  and approaches, and maximise impact
• Monitor the effectiveness of the programme interventions within the Region
• In consultation with the Region and EQUIP-Tanzania senior management, periodically review and agree objectives and targets for activities
• Identify areas for technical assistance and draw up and report on rolling quarterly work plans and monthly consultancy schedules for the Region
• Agree work plans and technical assistance input schedules with the Regional counterparts and EQUIP-Tanzania management
• Manage EQUIP-Tanzania-funded activities in the Region as per agreed work plans
• Manage the EQUIP-Tanzania office and personnel in the Region, and oversee office management and financial systems in line with EQUIP-Tanzania procedures
• Provide oversight, briefing and debriefing of consultants working in the Region and organisational support to facilitate their work
• Oversee regional payments through M-Pesa administration process
• Convene and report on regular EQUIP-Tanzania Regional team meetings
• Quality assure consultants ’ and service provider reports to ensure that they fully address relevant issues
• Assist the EQUIP-Tanzania programme senior managers in compiling quarterly and annual reports

Candidate Specification

Knowledge, essential competencies, skills and qualifications:

• Degree in educational planning, teacher education or relevant field
• Experience in project management, and of leading teams
• Experience of administration systems, reporting and large volumes of data
• Experience of financial administration and cash management
• Communications and inter-personal skills and gender sensitivity, for effective management
• Experience working with government bodies at a Regional or national level

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