Chief of Party, Tanzania Tusome Pamoja
- RTI International
- Tanzania
- Apply by 18 April 2018
- Senior-level
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Job Description
The International Education Division•is currently accepting applications for
•Chief of Party
• for the Tanzania Tusome Pamoja Project, a $60-70
million USAID-funded program to improve reading and learning achievement
in grades 1-4 in Tanzania. This position will be based in Dar es
Salaam.
The•Chief of Party•(COP) will provide overall strategic direction and
technical and administrative leadership for the activity. S/he will
serve as primary liaison with USAID/Tanzania on management and technical
matters. The Chief of Party is responsible for overall project
performance, management, and execution and ensures exceptional quality
and timeliness of project deliverables within budget and compliance
parameters. The COP will take a leadership role in coordination among
USAID and key stakeholders, especially DFID, and other implementing
partners.
•
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manage technical and administrative personnel and subcontractors in
the implementation of a large, complex activity to improve the reading
skills of Tanzanian students in Grades 1-4.
- Ensure that all activities conform to the terms and conditions of
project requirements, including cost, schedule and quality parameters.
- Serve as primary liaison to USAID/ Tanzania on management and
strategic issues to maximize impact and scale, minimize costs, and
maximize efficiency and sustainability in achieving project
requirements.
- Lead the coordination of program activities among a diverse group of
stakeholders and beneficiaries including the Ministry of Education and
Vocational Training (MoEVT), District Education Offices, school
officials, civil society, and other activity partners.
- Ensure internal integration of project activities through:
1) the
annual work plan and budgeting process; 2) creating/maintaining an
effective project management team;
3) overseeing an effective monitoring
and evaluation system.
- Provide leadership and oversight for areas such as Finance,
Operations, Reporting, Public Affairs, and Human Resources.
- Develop and implement practices to ensure a high level of staff morale
and retention.
Qualifications:
- Master•s degree in education; Ph.D. in education or Ed.D. preferred.
- Minimum of 14 years of experience in relevant technical and management
roles within the fields of primary education, early grade reading,
curriculum development, and teacher professional development.
- At least 5 years of experience managing large scale donor-funded
education projects in sub-Saharan Africa, preferably for USAID.
- Knowledgeable and experienced with international development
contracting policies and procedures, specifically USAID.
- Prior experience working with Ministries of Education and other
education sector stakeholders and partners.
- Ability to build consensus and demonstrated ability to recruit and
develop high performing teams; demonstrated ability to manage
international and national staff.
- Experience and knowledge of capacity development, professional
development, and systems strengthening.
- Experience and demonstrated capacity to build and sustain partnerships
to achieve development results.
- Excellent communication skills and ability (verbal and written)
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
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