New Job Vacancy at Jambo for Development (JFD) – Executive Director
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Job Title: Executive Director
(JOB REF. JFD‐ED01‐12/20)
About Jambo for Development
Jambo
for Development (JFD) works with schools, children, parents,
institutions and local and central government officials to further its
mission to use creative sports and games to empower children and youth
in Kagera Region,Tanzania to achieve improved education, health
(HIV/AIDS awareness and water and sanitation) and gender equality
outcomes. The JFD programmesfocus on training teachers, organising
sports competitionsfor children and improving existing infrastructure.
JFD’sinnovative “Life Skills Games” concept offers children a unique
‘learning by doing’ experience and imparts a range of essential skills
that include interpersonal, decision‐making, critical thinking and
self‐management skills creating increased awareness and confidence.
The
teacher training component of the programme imparts teachers with
knowledge and toolsto help raise awareness about gender equality and
health issues and further develop the pupils’social and physicalskills.
JFD and its pre‐cursor and founding organisation Jambo Bukoba, based in
Germany, have reached more than 500,000 children between 2017 and 2020
generating improvements in school examination results that contributed
to moving the Kagera Region ranking to top 5 countrywide, as per recent
National Examination Council of Tanzania reports. Further information
can be found on www.jambobukoba.com.
The Opportunity
Jambo
for Development is embarking on ‘a journey to independence and
sustainability’ and is pursuing an ambitious 5 year vision that will see
it expand and scale its programmes significantly. To drive the
anticipated growth and expansion and keep pace with client and
stakeholder requirements, JFD is looking for a visionary Executive
Director with a successful track record of leading an organisation and a
passion for working in a social organisation. The successful candidate
will be hired on a performance contract which shall be subject to
renewal based on his/her successful performance.
Reporting Relationships
The
Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and Board
Chairperson directly. Members of management and all other team Members
and volunteers report directly or indirectly to the Executive Director.
The Ideal Candidate
The
Executive Director will set the strategy, vision and mission, build the
JFD culture, lead the management team members, and allocate resources
appropriately. Working with the Board, the Executive Director will set
important goals for the organisation and work systematically to meet
them.
The Executive Director will define the JFD priorities
and direction. S/he will assesss and evaluate strategies, decide how the
organisation will differentiate itself from peer organisations, and
will hire team members, set budgets, forge alliances and build
partnerships to further the JFD goals. The Executive Director will play a
formative role in building the culture of JFD around its 5 core values
of professionalism, inclusive empowerment, transparency, capacity
building and impact to attract and retain the best talent. The
Executive
Director will ensure the team receives appropriate training, mentoring
and capacity building. The Executive Director will actively promote JFD
to build its financial reserves and goodwill. S/he will secure
resources, budget and allocate resources appropriately and be
accountable for the financial health of the organisation.
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Main Job Responsibilities
The Executive Director will be based in Bukoba, Kagera Region of Tanzania. S/he will hold the following responsibilities:
- Provide
managerial, strategic and technical leadership of the organisation. ∙
Define overall strategy and work plan, in collaboration with the Board.
Work closely with the Board of Directors and committees, informing,
assessing, and addressing issues that affect the organisation. - Communicate
vision, mission and strategy internally and externally to
stakeholders. ∙ Provide financial and programmatic oversight,
including partner and donor deliverables, reporting, work plans, budgets
and auditing. - Manage the relationship with main strategic and
funding partner Jambo Bukoba Germany ensuring alignment of agreed
priorities and work plans. - Manage JFD’s budget and ensure
that it is a financially viable, sustainable organisation with the
resources to meet current and projected programme growth. - Engage personally in fundraising and developing revenue streams.
- Serve
as project management champion with overall responsibility for
projects. ∙ Ensure preparation of effective, high quality periodic
reports and proposals. ∙ Build and maintain a strong brand and positive
image ensuring the mission, programmes and services are presented in a
consistent and strong manner to relevant stakeholders ∙ Build a
high‐performing management team and play an active role in attracting,
retaining and developing high‐caliber staff. - Ensure compliance with all requirements defined/established by Governement regulators, oversight bodies and partners.
Qualifications and skills
- A
track record of successfully generating new revenue streams and
improving financial results. ∙ Excellent donor relations skills and
understanding of the local and international funding community. - Previous
success in establishing relationships with individuals and
organisations of influence including funders, partner agencies. - Organisational skills including planning, delegating, programme development and task facilitation.
- Ability
to build and maintain effective relationships and influence and
persuade others. ∙ Excellent communication skills in written and spoken
Kiswahili and English. - Ethical, compliant and transparent leadership behaviour.
- Leadership and people management skills.
- Relevant computer skills, at minimum MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
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Education, experience and other eligibility requirements
- University
degree (masters degree or equivalent preferred) in development studies,
social sciences, international development, public or business
administration or related field. ∙ At least 5 years of progressively
responsible experience in business, project or development management,
administration or related area. - Experience leading organisations, programmes and projects.
- Experience working across multiple sectors, including nonprofit, public and corporate environments.
- Experience working with Governenent of Tanzania, NGOs/CSOs, private and public sector and other stakeholders.
- Tanzanian citizenship.
To Apply
Interested
candidates should submit an updated curriculum vitae and cover letter
describing how their qualifications and experience match the listed
skills and experience, as well as: a copy of degree certificate(s), 2
reference letters (1 professional and 1 personal), proof of Tanzanian
citizenship (copy of birth certificate, national identification card or
valid passport), working e‐mail and mobile telephone contacts to the
following e‐mail address: job@jambofordevelopment.org
Jambo
for Development is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites
applications from all qualified and interested candidates. This is an
ongoing recruitment therefore applications will be processed as they are
received and the search will be closed when a suitable candidate is
selected.
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