Program Manager, Tanzania MASS II

Program Manager, Tanzania MASS II

• Dexis Consulting Group
• Tanzania
• Apply by 3 April 2018
•  Current

• Senior-level

Job Description

Since 2001, Dexis has provided innovative management solutions for a secure and prosperous world. In the last three years alone, Dexis has worked in 90 countries supporting critical missions of agencies in the global development and security assistance space. With triple digit growth in recent years, Dexis was ranked in the top 10 consulting firms by funding at the US Agency for International Development in FY16 and FY17. Dexis was also among the highest rated employers on Glassdoor, where many of its 250-plus employees cited a people-centered leadership and culture as the main drivers to its success.

Dexis is seeking a Program Manager for the Management and Administrative Support Services Phase II (MASS II) contract with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tanzania Mission. The work location for this position will be in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Direct and oversee the program, ensuring that all program strategic objectives are met through proper detailed component planning, staffing, and results-driven implementation
• Establish leadership and personal credibility and implement and maintain clearly understood chain of authority and accountability
• Responsible for ensuring that the program is implemented according to its design, quality standards, and schedule
• Seek opportunities for improving and streamlining administrative management policies and procedures governing the functions of the EXO. This includes assistance, as requested by the COR or CO in addressing the MMA recommendations
• Analyze implementation of USAID/Tanzania’s administrative management policies, regulations and procedures and provide concrete and detailed, written recommendations for improvement

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree and seven years of relevant work experience in combination of management and administration, finance, accounting, IT program and contract management, organizational development, knowledge management and/or related field (preferably a portion of which was with the U.S. Federal Government
• Successful experience living and working in a developing country, preferably in sub-Saharan Africa
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal, problem-solving, and management skills
• Fluency in spoken and written English

Dexis is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the US Armed Forces.

About the Organization

Winner of the 2014 Small Business of the Year at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and working in nearly 90 countries in FY 2015 for USAID and the Department of State, Dexis supports US federal agencies in the areas of program monitoring and evaluation, program learning, and program support. We are not only one of the fastest growing firms in international development, we are rated among the highest among our peers on employee-reviewed sites.

Dexis is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the US Armed Forces.