Southern Highlands Programme Manager Tanzania
(Iringa based with regular in-country travel)
Approx gross 22,819,008Tsh per annum or
Approx gross 22,819,008Tsh per annum or
Net 15,617,976Tsh per annum
Restless Development is the leading youth-led development agency working in Africa and South Asia. We are seeking an outstanding programmes manager to join our team in Tanzania. You will oversee our programmes in Iringa, Ruvuma and Mbeya. Working with a talented team of programme coordinators heading each regional unit, and operating in over 70 placement communities with approximately 130 community and national volunteers, you will be a strong in volunteer management and support, and programme development and partnerships. We are entering an ambitious new strategic phase from 2011-2015, and this role will lead on providing management support across the Southern Highlands programme, ensuring consistency in all aspects of programme design and delivery across the programme, piloting and sharing of good practices, increasing our impact in newer thematic areas (civic participation and livelihoods), and strengthening our existing work in sexual and reproductive health and rights.
This programme is developed around the ‘direct delivery’ approach in which Restless Development identifies, recruits, and trains young Tanzanians as expert volunteers to support local stakeholders to implement community based initiatives through a peer educationapproach in the areas of SRHR, livelihoods and employment, and civic participation. From this, we are now increasing our work policy monitoring and advocacy, engaging our alumni in rural communities, and strengthening partnerships with local government and local civil society.
You will be an experienced programme manager with expertise is community based development, volunteer management, and with strong work-based experience in at least two of our development goals. You will have experience working with excluded target groups. You will be committed to ensuring participatory approaches in all aspects of programme development, and will ensure involvement of your team, our volunteers, partners and stakeholders. You will maintain the highest standards in programme quality and financial management. You will be committed to youth led development, and be part of our Management Committee.
The job description and application form are available at:
Restless Development is the leading youth-led development agency working in Africa and South Asia. We are seeking an outstanding programmes manager to join our team in Tanzania. You will oversee our programmes in Iringa, Ruvuma and Mbeya. Working with a talented team of programme coordinators heading each regional unit, and operating in over 70 placement communities with approximately 130 community and national volunteers, you will be a strong in volunteer management and support, and programme development and partnerships. We are entering an ambitious new strategic phase from 2011-2015, and this role will lead on providing management support across the Southern Highlands programme, ensuring consistency in all aspects of programme design and delivery across the programme, piloting and sharing of good practices, increasing our impact in newer thematic areas (civic participation and livelihoods), and strengthening our existing work in sexual and reproductive health and rights.
This programme is developed around the ‘direct delivery’ approach in which Restless Development identifies, recruits, and trains young Tanzanians as expert volunteers to support local stakeholders to implement community based initiatives through a peer educationapproach in the areas of SRHR, livelihoods and employment, and civic participation. From this, we are now increasing our work policy monitoring and advocacy, engaging our alumni in rural communities, and strengthening partnerships with local government and local civil society.
You will be an experienced programme manager with expertise is community based development, volunteer management, and with strong work-based experience in at least two of our development goals. You will have experience working with excluded target groups. You will be committed to ensuring participatory approaches in all aspects of programme development, and will ensure involvement of your team, our volunteers, partners and stakeholders. You will maintain the highest standards in programme quality and financial management. You will be committed to youth led development, and be part of our Management Committee.
The job description and application form are available at:
www.restlessdevelopment.org/work-with-us.
To apply, please submit your completed application form to: jobstanzania@restlessdevelopment.org
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Deadline: 6pm Tanzania time on Sunday 9 October 2011.
Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
To apply, please submit your completed application form to: jobstanzania@restlessdevelopment.org
Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Deadline: 6pm Tanzania time on Sunday 9 October 2011.
Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
