Country Director, Tanzania
Location: Dar es Salaam with significant national travel and some international travel
Duration: Fixed term, 3 year contract
Salary: Highly competitive
Farm Africa is a different kind of
charity, working to end hunger and bring prosperity to rural Africa. The
impact that we are making with our long-term sustainable, community-led
projects in sub-Saharan Africa is enabling communities to significantly
improve their livelihoods and manage their natural resources
sustainably.
Tanzania is one of our growing
programmes, and we need someone who can help us bring our pipeline of
projects into fruition. Responsible for the delivery of the country
strategy, managing all operational aspects of the Tanzania country
programme, including relationships with multiple partners and an income
target of around £2m per year.
We
are looking for skilled senior manager who has 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, civil society partners and the private
sector. Of particular importance in the Ethiopia context is someone who
can maintain and further develop a constructive relationship with our
most important partner- the Government of Ethiopia. We are looking for
someone with the ability to drive and prioritise innovative engagement
with the multiple partners including rural communities, 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 in long-term development
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 this role and would like to apply, please visit HERE
Closing Date: 18 Aug 2014
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