USAID/Tanzania Public Sector Systems Strengthening
Project
Job Opportunity:
Region Program Manager (9 positions)
The purpose of the five year USAID
Public Sector Systems Strengthening (PS3) project in Tanzania is to strengthen existing
Government of Tanzania (GOT) systems at national and local levels to improve
service delivery across sectors. The PS3 Region Manager will manage and
coordinate in the resident region to ensure the achievement of project
objectives and delivery of project outputs.
Location and Duration:
PS3 will operate in the following 13 regions of Mainland Tanzania:
Dodoma, Iringa, Kagera, Kigoma, Lindi, Mara, Mbeya, Morogoro, Mtwara, Mwanza,
Njombe, Rukwa, and Shinyanga. The
appointment is planned to be for 3 years, subject to probationary period and ongoing
performance reviews. The Region Program
Manager will be based in region offices and travel as required in the LGAs in
that region, Dar es Salaam office headquarters, and in other regions as needed.
Job Description for PS3 Region Program
Manager
1.
Provide overall management for PS3 in the
respective regions
2.
Liaise with the government regional focal person
on all aspects of PS3 protocol and operations
3.
Coordinate with PS3 component technical leads and
LGA program mentors to implement project activities at region and LGA levels
4.
Coordinate with other key stakeholders including
development partners
5.
Support technical interventions as assigned
6.
Collaborate with the Regional Secretariat to
conduct quarterly regional and LGA coordination meetings
7.
Prepare monthly and quarterly reports and submit
to the PS3 Dar es Salaam Office
8.
Manage PS3 monitoring and evaluation data
collection and entry
9.
Perform all required general and financial
management functions
10.
Provide logistic support for PS3 interventions
and events taking place at region and LGA
levels
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in management, public
administration, economics or finance, information systems, or other management-related
fields
·
At least ten years of experience in the
implementation of government or donor-funded programs at the national or LGA
level
·
Strong management, writing, and interpersonal skills
·
Functional computer skills
·
Fluency in spoken and written English and
Kiswahili
·
Sector experience (e.g. health, education,
agriculture, other) working with or for LGAs is preferred
Process
·
Please submit your updated and signed CV,
contact information for three references, and cover letter to this e-mail
address:
jobs@tanzaniaps3.org
·
Include your personal e-mail address and mobile
number. Personal visits or phone calls
to this office are discouraged.
·
Applications received after the deadline June 14,
2016 will not be considered.
All applications should only be sent to the email provided, and be
addressed to:
Chief of Party
USAID/Tanzania Public Sector Systems
Strengthening (PS3)
P.O. Box 32444
Dar es Salaam
