New Job Vacancy at SHDEPHA+ Kahama – Project Manager
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Project Manager
BACKGROUND
Service,
Health and Development for people living with HIV /AIDS (SHDEPHA+) is a
national non-governmental organization, registered on 21 November 1994
with registration number SO 8216, with the aim of mobilizing resources
to help people living with HIV/AIDS and to fight the spread of the
disease. Although originally focusing on people living with HIV/AIDS,
over the years SHDEPHA+ has expanded beyond HIV/AIDS and related issues
to other development interventions and now covers both infected and
affected by HIV/AIDS with over 65 branches countrywide. Each branch of
SHDEPHA+ works independently, developing, managing, and implementing its
projects; though all branches share one constitution and registration.
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SHDEPHA+
Kahama, based in Kahama Municipal, is among the 65 branches, was
launched in 1999 and started independent operations in 2002 has been
working with both international and national donors, the local and
central government and other stakeholders to work toward the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The organization works with the
poor, key, and vulnerable groups including women, children, youth,
people with special needs; and it gives special attention to the
underserved and marginalized populations such as PLHV, FSW, and VAGYW
SHDEPHA+
Kahama has been selected and reassigned to implement The Global Fund
for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) program as a sub recipient of
AMREF Health Africa Tanzania ( as a Principal recipient (PR 2) for the
Non State Actors) for the HIV/TB/Malaria/RSSH grant. The grant will be
implemented for three years, from 2021 to 2023 in 4 regions of Tanzania
(SHINYANGA, SIMIYU, TABORA and SINGIDA).
The GF HIV/TB project
implementation will be done in collaboration and guidance from the
Tanzania Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and
Children and the President’s Office Regions Authority and Local
Government (PORALG). With this, SHDEPHA+ Kahama therefore is seeking
competent, experienced, dynamic, and qualified candidates to fill the
positions listed below:
Position: PROJECT MANAGER (1)
Location: Kahama Municipal
Reports to: Programs Director and Program Manager (PR2)
Contract Duration: 12 months (renewable)
Job Summary
The
program manager (1) Will advise and coordinate community GF HIV/TB
activities in all 4 regions, ensures regional Project officers performs
at maximum capacity to meet the expected deliverables and set targets.
S/he will be involved in program planning as per requirements. S/he will
report to Programs Director and (Program Manager (Global Fund)) with
100% LOE on the project. S/he will provide overall leadership in design,
plan and roll out of innovative approaches for effective
implementations GF HIV/TB interventions. S/he represent SHDEPHA+ Kahama
and work closely with national technical working groups and relevant
Government Authorities for providing oversight and leadership in
implementation of HIV/TB Programs in Simiyu, Tabora, Shinyanga and
Singida regions. S/he will be responsible for providing technical and
leadership support to regional Program Officers in his/her portfolio.
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Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Project Planning;
- Review
the project proposal, budget, targets, key performance indicators and
ensure that the planning is realistic (Measurable, Reportable &
Verifiable), both in terms of budget and implementation. Develop
detailed work plans and budget in coordination with the respective
partners as required. - Assist project staff and partners to develop their plans in line with the required project objectives and deliverables.
- Support
the project team by providing longer-term vision, strategic direction
and appropriate planning aligned with SHDEPHA+ Organizational network
plan.
Project Implementation;
- Review
the project plans weekly, monthly and annually to ensure that they are
realistic, both in terms of budget and overall project plan. - Work with the concerned staff and partners to ensure effective implementation of the project.
- Regularly
review & track the project progress against milestones and take
corrective action where required, raising issues with the concerned
personnel as needed timely and professionally.
Project Management;
- Promote and maintain effective partnerships with the partners and beneficiaries.
- Guide and lead the project team to achieve specific goals, objectives, and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) of the project.
- Ensure
that work is appropriately delegated, and staff members are empowered
to carry out tasks independently where appropriate matching their skills
and capacity. - Ensure efficient project management procedures
are implemented to enable monitoring of projects and accurate reporting
of progress. - Ensure strict adherence to SHDEPHA+’ ethics, policy and pro-actively encourage transparency and openness in all activities.
- Manage
financial resources of selected tasks and components while coordinating
with the SHDEPHA+ Finance officer regarding budget control and
financial procedures. - Networking with Government and
non-Government Organizations, and Private Sectors; Build strong
relationships with the government authorities and arrange field visits
and regular progress review meetings where necessary. - Learn good practices from other Organizations and reflect these in the project.
- Represent
SHDEPHA+ in building and maintaining relationships and partnerships
with relevant service providers, government, national and international
development partners, local stakeholders and communities, private
sectors, and funder Partners representatives for effective
implementation of projects. - Prepare project progress reports
(Monthly, Quarterly and Annual) based on a structured M&E framework
including a review on financial report and provide necessary feedback. - In cooperation with M&E to Ensure quality monitoring data collection from the field and timely reporting.
Staff Management
- Supervise, coach, and provide mentorship to the project staff.
- Assist in the recruitment of project staff (as and when required) Manage the performance of the project staff.
- Develop plans for capacity-building of the project team to enable the team to be more self standing in the future.
- Support effective communications and joint working within the team and with other teams across the organization.
Fundraising
- Identify
and discuss with the Management team of any potential future funding
opportunities which present themselves in the country and provide advice
on their suitability and potential alignment with the SHDEPHA+
strategic direction. - Initiate and participate in developing
funding proposals Other Ad-hoc Tasks Be cognizant of the wider
implications of the project, working effectively with other SHDEPHA+
functions in-in the regions: Finance, Quality team and program as
appropriate.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
- Master’s Degree in public health, medicine, nursing, social sciences, international health, or a related discipline
- Experience
in international public health, clinical services, or infectious
disease control, with at least three years of experience in local or
international or resource-challenged settings - Practical experience with public health disease programs including national TB/HIV control programs is highly desirable
- Understanding of priority, key and vulnerable population programing and related policies and guidelines.
- Track record of delivering project goals within deadlines and budgets across public and private sectors and with NGOs.
- Demonstrable
track record of effectively building and sustaining key external and
internal relationships at community, utility, and governmental levels to
realize project goals. Leading and Managing Project teams of
stakeholders including staff.
SPECIFIC JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to work independently and lead diverse multi-disciplinary team, stakeholder management skills.
- Project
Management skills including strategy, planning, setting objectives and
planning to meet those objectives, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation, budgeting, financial management and sustainability. - Strong
analytical skills. Ability to define new projects, establish overall
scope and budget able to influence at senior management level, take a
strategic outlook and to manage change where necessary empowering
project staff and others to strengthen their capacity and capability
through mentoring and coaching. - Excellent planning,
organizational and time management skills, able to work well under
pressure both proactively and prioritize a challenging workload. - Good
communication skills: able to communicate complex concepts concisely to
non-technical managers both in writing and verbally and to provide
professional advice with confidence and tact. Motivating and developing
teams, including performance management and appraisals. - Collaborative approach to partnership working in a cross-cultural context; a team player, with strong problem-solving ability.
(Salary scale 3,500,000 – 4,000,000/=)
HOW TO APPLY:-
If
you meet the criteria given above and interested in the vacancies,
please send an application letter and CV combined in as one document
indicating your present employer and position, daytime telephone
contact, names and addresses of three referees.
SHDEPHA+ Kahama will
conduct interviews at Kahama municipal Office for the shortlisted
Simiyu, Singida, Tabora and shinyanga Applicants.
To be considered, your application must be received by 16.30 HOURS 16th MARCH 2021.
The subject line of your job application email should mention the job
position that you are applying as it appears in this advertisement.
Failure to do that your application may not easily be retrieved. All
correspondences and applications should be emailed to: recruitmentskahamashdepha@gmail.com
SHDEPHA+
is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its
selection and employment practices based on Age, race, colour, religion,
sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender
identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age,
membership in an employee Organization, or other non-merit factors.
SHDEPHA+
Kahama is committed to the principles of safeguarding in workplace and
will not tolerate any form of abuse, wherever it occurs or whoever is
responsible”
Any Applicant attempting or communicating to
SHDEPHA+ Kahama Management or Staff through phone calls, SMS, text
emails and other means will automatically be disqualified from this
opportunity. All communications should be channelled to the provided
official correspondence email above
SHDEPHA+ Kahama regrets that only short-listed candidates will be contacted
For more information about the organization, please visit https://ift.tt/3btQHnX
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