Program Development Director

KakaKiiza · Jul 11, 2013

People and Culture Director | World Vision Tanzania
Phone: Office +255 27 250 8850 Mobile: +255 789 000 477 or +255 754 295 756 | Fax: +255 27 27 250 8248 | E-mail: axel_malekia@wvi.org | www.wvi.org | skype: axel-malekia
World Vision Tanzania, Radio Tanzania Road, off Njiro Road, Block "C" Plot 181 Njiro, P.O. Box 6070, Arusha, Tanzania, East Africa.
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From: Orestes Sotta/TZAO/WorldVision
To: Orestes Sotta/TZAO/WorldVision@WorldVision,
Date: 07/11/2013 11:43 AM
Subject: Re:Career Opportunity😛rogram Development Director(Re-Advertised)

World Vision Tanzania is seeking to recruit a suitable candidate to fill the position of Program Development Director
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[TD="width: 177"] Program Development Director
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[TD="width: 174"] Application Deadline Date:
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[TD="width: 73"] 26 Jul 2013
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[TD="width: 120"] Position Location:
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[TD="width: 177"] Dar es salaam
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[TD="width: 174"] Position Start Date
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[TD="width: 73"] 15 Aug 2013
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PURPOSE OF POSITION:

To provide overall leadership to the programme development division mandated to a) raise WV Tanzanias (WVT's) grants portfolio, b) enhance WVTs visibility and engagement with strategic stakeholders and c) strengthen grant compliance within the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Enhance WVTs visibility and engagement with strategic stakeholders

Ensure an up-to-date donor engagement plan exists and that relevant staff are equipped to adopt and implement the plan
In close collaboration with the Director for Innovations and Strategic Partnerships, develop innovative and meaningful partnerships and consortia with private, public and non-government partners
Develop close relationships with donor agencies, particularly those with local missions in Tanzania to explore opportunities for deepening their engagement with WVT
Actively engage prioritised support offices to raise the visibility and credibility of WVT as a National Office of Choice for support from private, bilateral and multi-lateral partners.
Work closely with the WVT Communications division to profile the impact of WVTs grant portfolio to specific, prioritised donor audiences.
Participate in hosting high profile donors and partners to WVT with a view to deepening their understanding and engagement of WVT programmes.
Proactively build the capacity of the PD team to develop smart strategies for engaging strategic partners.
Represent WVT at key national and international forums.

Raise WVTs Grant Portfolio 50% of its overall funding
Develop capacity of PD staff on donor scooping and intelligence gathering of partners who are strategically aligned with the priorities of WVT
Develop capacity of PD staff on developing innovative and compelling concepts and proposals to prioritised donor audiences that are both in line with WVT and donor strategies
Build close collaboration with divisional teams, including People & Culture, Finance, Quality Assurance and Integrated Programs to support the grant development process
In close collaboration with the Director for Innovations and Strategic Partnerships, lead the process of identifying and integrating innovative approaches into grant proposals
Build close partnerships with Regional Learning Centres to provide technical support in grant development
Build close partnerships with the Regional Programme Management Unit and in particular the Grant Acquisition and Management (GAM) Hub to support the process of proactively identifying and developing grant opportunities for Tanzania
Proactively engage support offices with strong concepts and compelling evidence based programming
Actively support the development of evidence based monitoring, evaluation and documentation to support future grant development opportunities
In close collaboration with the Director for Innovations and Strategic Partnerships, develop innovative fund-raising ideas and programmes

Strengthen Grant Compliance within WVT
In close collaboration with Integrated Programmes Ministry, ensure effective launching of new grants and a smooth transitioning process from grant acquisition to implementation.
Ensure that the resource acquisition management system effectively standardised processes for identifying and establishing priority sectors and opportunities, assessing risk and managing project cycle
Strengthen Grant funding monitoring and evaluations systems in order to generate and demonstrate evidence based impact of WVT programming
Build staff and partners capacity for grants compliance (financial, contractual, programmatic and reporting) to increase program quality, credibility and marketability of WVT projects
Develop 'project management' capacity through training such as PMD Pro
Develop and sustain an effective grant performance dashboard across WVTs grants portfolio that will support the Integrated Programs Ministry to identify risks and challenges in a timely way and to prepare effective management reports on WVTs grants performance.
Actively engage support offices and East Afica Rigional Office for regular support and capacity building of staff and partners in M&E, compliance management, and research and documentation.
Support the process of integrating grant performance into the performance management framework of WVT.
In close collaboration with People & Culture support the process of developing an effective grant recruitment and retention policy and system.
Support the process of ensuring that there are a clear understanding of structure, reporting lines and responsibilities between divisions and teams for acquiring and managing grants.
Lead quarterly integrated meetings on grants with other WVT division to discuss specific challenges and opportunities pertaining to grant acquisition and management.

Team Performance management
Provide inspiration and leadership to the Programme Development team to work as a united, motivated team to achieve excellence in all of its objectives.
Provide leadership in facilitating a high performance management culture, open trustworthy staff relationships and integrity to enhance smooth staff relations and accountability.
Pursue meaningful opportunities for training and capacity building for PD staff to enhance their skills in experience.
Purposefully promote a high level of collaboration and integration of PD objectives with other WVT divisions.
Continuously identify ways of improving the divisions structure, capacity and performance.
Actively manage staff performance and ensure staff job descriptions, contracts and performance reviews are up to date and submitted in a timely manner.

Reporting
Ensures quality and timely preparation and submission of divisional strategic plan, annual operations plan and budgets.
Ensure full and timely compliance of the PD division on all required organizational dashboards and indicators, including Finance, P&C etc.
Support the National Directors office to ensure reports to the board on Programme Development issues are smart, accurate and timely.
Ensure effective and timely formal and informal reporting to Support Offices, donors and partners on GAM issues.
Ensure timely reporting of WVT GAM information to the Regional Resource Acquisition and Management Director.

Financial and non Financial resource management
Ensure Stewardship and accountability of WVT material and financial resources that are managed by the Program Development Division.
Through a high standard of personal and professional integrity, instill and promote a culture of total accountability and care with donors resources entrusted to WVT.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
REQUIRED:

Master's degree in a relevant field from a recognised University with a minimum of 10 years of experience in programming (designing, implementing, evaluating and monitoring) of integrated development, relief and/or advocacy of donor funded projects and at least 7 years of experience at managerial level in an international NGO.

PREFERRED:
Multiple skills and working experience in relief and/or advocacy with International NGO.
Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all staff and other key partners.
Demonstrate leadership and team building ability.
Working knowledge of proposal writing and negotiation skills.

How to apply:

Interested candidates meeting the criteria should submit their applications through World Vision International website at www.wvi.org before 26[SUP]nd[/SUP] July 2013
Regards,
Orestes Sotta | Recruitment&Staffing Specialist | World Vision Tanzania
Phone: Office +255 27 250 8850 Mobile: +255 653 075 949 or +255 683 917 448 | Fax: +255 27 27 250 8248 | E-mail: orestes_sotta@wvi.org | www.wvi.org | skype: sottapartners
World Vision Tanzania, Radio Tanzania Road, off Njiro Road, Block "C" Plot 181 Njiro, P.O. Box 6070, Arusha, Tanzania, -East Africa.
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