Job Description
The Program Director(PD) reports to the Country Director (who is based in Dar es Salaam) and will have overall leadership for the programmatic implementation of the FFE3 program for school feeding, agriculture, health and education and the Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation portfolio. The PD will also have oversight for day to day operations of the Mara Region Offices. She/He will also provide leadership for PCI Tanzania’s innovation and program quality initiatives, and provide management support to other projects coming online in the region. The PD will be based in Mara Region, in the Musoma PCI office and will travel to Dar es Salaam occasionally.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively increasing management responsibility in international development, preferably in Tanzania or other countries.
- Post-graduate degree in development studies, health, education, agriculture or community development or other related field
- Demonstrated skills in program management; familiarity with related tools and approaches
- Proven experience successfully leading highly skilled technical staff, managers and support staff
- Fluency (verbal and written) in Kiswahili to communicate and grasp complex concepts.
- English fluency (verbal and written) must be at the native speaker level.
- Skills in continuous improvement processes, data analytics for evidence based decision making and strategic thinking.
- Demonstrated experience and ability to manage US Government agency or other development partner reporting, budgeting, procurement, and project management, including monitoring and evaluation.
- Proven capacity to collaborate effectively with partners at multiple levels, including Ministry officials, NGOs (local and international), representatives of civil society, the private sector and USDA as well as other donor agencies.
- Development philosophy in keeping with PCI’s mission, vision, core values and approach to integrated, community-driven programming.
- Excellent analytical and self-motivation skills; excellent advocacy and persuasion skills; able to think critically.
- Tanzanian citizen highly preferred.
About the Organization
Founded in 1961, PCI is an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting community health and integrated development worldwide. PCI is headquartered in San Diego, CA, and currently operates in 16 countries in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Sectoral focus areas include health and nutrition; water and sanitation; food and livelihood security; humanitarian assistance and disaster risk management; and disease prevention and mitigation.
