PSI seeks highly qualified candidates for the position of Director of Programmes, Tanzania. The candidate will provide effective leadership and strategic management of PSI Tanzania's health interventions in HIV prevention, reproductive health and child survival to ensure they are targeted; evidence based, and are using international best practice approaches to achieve health impact. This full-time position is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and reports to the Executive Director.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Programmes department is being restructured, and will be responsible for (a) designing projects and marketing strategies (including overall health area strategy and log frames); (b) preparing donor funding proposals (c) contributing Public Health and Programme Management technical inputs; (d) monitoring progress against performance (financial and programmatic), and feedback back into operational strategies; (e) managing donor and government and stakeholder relations and reporting; and (d) programmatic relations with national level sub-grant partners.
The Director of Programmes will work closely with the Director of Social Marketing, who is responsible for the actual development and implementation of marketing plans for all project activities, including the management of field operations including sales, health services, communications and field level sub-grants.
The Director of Programmes is therefore directly responsible for the management and overall performance of the programme teams, expected to be between 10 and 15 people after restructuring. Responsibilities include:
• Approves requisitions, approves annual research plans, approves advocacy strategies for health areas, approves log frames, approves donor reports • Responsible for setting DALY/CYP targets and monitor performance against them • Responsible for public health technical inputs into project design • Identifies new health areas for interventions, and develops concept papers and proposals, including donor budgets • Develops higher level marketing strategies used by the Social Marketing Department to develop marketing plans • Monitors overall project spend against budget • Contributes to the development of the departmental budgets • Maintains effective donor relationships • Represents programme teams on procurement committees for major procurements • Responsible for securing technical inputs and approvals from PSI/W Research and Metrics team for study designs and manages relations with external research agencies • Responsible for ensuring adequate MIS systems (including mHealth systems) to meet donor reporting needs • Build capacity of the programmatic team through effective coaching, training and supervision • Represent the Programmes Teams at the regular Executive Management Team meetings • Support the smooth restructuring of the programmes department • Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of PSI Tanzania's five year strategic plan
QUALIFICATIONS: • Masters degree in relevant field (MBA, MSW, MPH) or equivalent experience • Technical expertise in the area of HIV, reproductive health, maternal and/or child health preferred • At least 6 years demonstrated staff management and project oversight experience • Familiarity with international health, development issues and the international donor community • Experience developing and managing budgets • Ability to work effectively in partnership with a variety of audiences and organizations • Fluency in spoken and written English • INGO experience strongly preffered • Knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Office • Excellent writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills preferred
How to apply:
Please apply online at www.psi.org. No calls or emails please.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Programmes department is being restructured, and will be responsible for (a) designing projects and marketing strategies (including overall health area strategy and log frames); (b) preparing donor funding proposals (c) contributing Public Health and Programme Management technical inputs; (d) monitoring progress against performance (financial and programmatic), and feedback back into operational strategies; (e) managing donor and government and stakeholder relations and reporting; and (d) programmatic relations with national level sub-grant partners.
The Director of Programmes will work closely with the Director of Social Marketing, who is responsible for the actual development and implementation of marketing plans for all project activities, including the management of field operations including sales, health services, communications and field level sub-grants.
The Director of Programmes is therefore directly responsible for the management and overall performance of the programme teams, expected to be between 10 and 15 people after restructuring. Responsibilities include:
• Approves requisitions, approves annual research plans, approves advocacy strategies for health areas, approves log frames, approves donor reports • Responsible for setting DALY/CYP targets and monitor performance against them • Responsible for public health technical inputs into project design • Identifies new health areas for interventions, and develops concept papers and proposals, including donor budgets • Develops higher level marketing strategies used by the Social Marketing Department to develop marketing plans • Monitors overall project spend against budget • Contributes to the development of the departmental budgets • Maintains effective donor relationships • Represents programme teams on procurement committees for major procurements • Responsible for securing technical inputs and approvals from PSI/W Research and Metrics team for study designs and manages relations with external research agencies • Responsible for ensuring adequate MIS systems (including mHealth systems) to meet donor reporting needs • Build capacity of the programmatic team through effective coaching, training and supervision • Represent the Programmes Teams at the regular Executive Management Team meetings • Support the smooth restructuring of the programmes department • Contribute to the development, implementation and monitoring of PSI Tanzania's five year strategic plan
QUALIFICATIONS: • Masters degree in relevant field (MBA, MSW, MPH) or equivalent experience • Technical expertise in the area of HIV, reproductive health, maternal and/or child health preferred • At least 6 years demonstrated staff management and project oversight experience • Familiarity with international health, development issues and the international donor community • Experience developing and managing budgets • Ability to work effectively in partnership with a variety of audiences and organizations • Fluency in spoken and written English • INGO experience strongly preffered • Knowledge of and experience using Microsoft Office • Excellent writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills preferred
How to apply:
Please apply online at www.psi.org. No calls or emails please.
