New Job Opportunity at D-Tree International Tanzania – Deputy Director
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D-Tree International |
Reports to: Zanzibar Director
Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Start Date: Immediate opening (June 2021 or earlier if possible)
Who we are
D-tree International is a global digital health
organization committed to improving lives by ensuring that everyone has
access to quality primary healthcare in underserved areas. We do this by
supporting governments to build and deploy digital tools for frontline
health workers to improve their ability to deliver high-quality,
evidence-based care. D-tree collaborates with governments to demonstrate
these digital systems, builds the capacity of health workers,
supervisors and leaders, and accompanies governments as they scale
digitally enabled health systems nationally.
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Since
2011, D-tree has partnered with the Zanzibar Ministry of Health to
implement an innovative digital health program, Jamii ni Afya
(“Community is health”), supporting Community Health Volunteers to
provide health services within their communities. This program has
consistently demonstrated improved health outcomes, a strengthened
community health system, and increased use of data for decision-making.
Over time, Jamii ni Afya has grown from a pilot to a national program
and has demonstrated how digital technology can transform the quality of
a health system. The Zanzibar government has committed to adopting
Jamii ni Afya at national scale; integrating digitally enabled Community
Health Volunteers into their formal Community Health Strategy. This
represents the world’s first nationally scaled digital community health
program, bringing high quality health services to the doorsteps of all
of Zanzibar. The digital health program will be fully scaled in July
2021, allowing D-tree to focus on program sustainability, quality and
impact.
As our program has expanded, so has our portfolio of
donors. We are currently funded by five donors with varying scopes,
timelines and reporting requirements. Further, we have a team of nearly
20 staff within various technical areas supporting program delivery. As
the program and team continue to grow, we have a need for a Deputy
Director to look across our portfolio and team to ensure strong
processes and procedures, cross-team collaboration and programmatic
excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to continue to strengthen
our work and help us to realize the potential of digital health in
Zanzibar to improve healthcare delivery and save lives.
Who you are
We are seeking a full time Deputy Director,
based in Stone Town, Zanzibar, to manage D-tree’s Zanzibar portfolio,
which consists of multiple funding streams supporting the Zanzibar
government to integrate digital technology into their primary health
system. This is a dynamic and challenging role requiring an individual
with experience managing and building capacity of a multi-cultural team
and managing a complex program portfolio. You are someone who is just as
comfortable motivating team members and creating a positive office
environment as you are managing budgets and work plans across multiple
funders. You have the ability to see the big picture, as well as have
excellent attention to detail and are very proactive. You are passionate
about building the capacity of staff and supporting others to
effectively manage projects and supervise others.
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What you will do
Staff Management (40% LOE)
- Manage
team leads who are overseeing functional areas within the portfolio,
including monitoring & evaluation, programs, technology and finance
& operations. - Directly supervise 4-6 staff who are
themselves supervising staff in various roles, including approving staff
timesheets, approving advances and expenses, conduct staff performance
reviews and quarterly conversations - Supporting staff to develop Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and establish performance action plans where necessary
- Ensure
teams are on track to meet performance goals (including setting team
and individual objectives and goals that help achieve program success) - Provide
technical mentoring, coaching and support to program leads and teams
through regular meetings, in-person support, and identification of
relevant professional development and learning opportunities. - Support
team leads to take on leadership roles, effectively supervise their
teams, and be accountable for program outcomes and work in a coordinated
way across units - Support capacity building of team leads to further develop technical program management and leadership skills
- Participate in recruitment of key staff for country programs
- Support
strong cohesion among team leads, and develop strong structures for
collaboration and communication across functional areas - Together
with Zanzibar Director, foster a positive, collaborative and effective
environment in which all staff feel empowered, energized, supported and
aligned with program and organizational goals
Portfolio Management & Program Quality (30% LOE)
- Provide strategic, technical, and programmatic leadership and support to country program, technical and operations staff
- Facilitate
coordination between program, M&E, technology (digital) and
operations units, including joint financial and programmatic planning,
with the objective of improving the quality of our programs and the
impact on people’s lives - Provide oversight to program work plans and support quality implementation
- Oversee program budgeting, projections and financial management together with finance and operations manager
- Together
with Zanzibar team leads, set and refine program strategies, with a
focus on health systems strengthening and building local capacity - Together with finance and operations manager, ensure integrity of petty cash, mobile money account/s, and bank accounts
- Together
with D-tree’s Communications Manager, generate content for external
communications aligned with D-tree’s communications strategy
Grants Management (30% LOE)
- Guide development of programmatic reports and analyses for donors
- Understand
and contribute to a culture of compliance and ensure adherence to donor
requirements and D-tree policies across diverse portfolio - Serve as the technical point of contact for donors
- Manage
cross portfolio budget across all funders and projects, including
ensuring projections align with activities and staffing needs to meet
program objectives, and spending is on track - Stay abreast of
progress on holistic program objectives; ensure staff and partners are
kept on track and informed of progress and challenges maximizing ability
to achieve results - Be accountable for financial stewardship of donor funds and have working knowledge of budgets
- Contribute
to development of high-quality proposals, including providing support
for project design as well as reviews at relevant design stages.
What we are looking for
- We
are looking for a motivated, passionate leader who is willing to wear
multiple hats and do what it takes to make our programs and team
succeed. The following attributes are a general overview, but we will
consider individuals who do not meet all of the details below if you
have the right skillset and attitude.
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Basic requirements
- Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. public health, global development)
- Experience
managing, motivating and mentoring a large, multi-cultural team and
demonstrated success in cultivating a positive, empowering environment
for all team members - Minimum 2 years’ experience living in a low- or middle-income country (Tanzania or East Africa preferred)
- Strong project management skills
- Superior analytical skills; ability to think logically and rationally about problems and solution oriented
- Must
be able to handle complex priorities, collaborate effectively with a
distributed team, be persistent and work under tight deadlines with
minimal supervision - Excellent written and spoken English required; Swahili preferred
- Experience managing grants across multiple donors (such as UN agencies, US government, private foundations)
- Committed to spending 3 or more years in Zanzibar
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Desired characteristics
- A
positive team leader: You are a caring, collaborative leader with
experience coaching and mentoring staff, gaining more satisfaction by
empowering others than taking credit yourself. - A can-do attitude: You remain optimistic in the face of adversity and creatively solve problems to get things done.
- A
systems thinker: You are able to understand linkages and interactions
between individual components in a health system, and design solutions
to strengthen the overall system. - An innovator: You enjoy thinking outside of the box and want to use that thinking to solve pressing global health problems.
- A
detail oriented & strategic thinker: You pay attention to small
details and focus on quality and consistency, but also have the ability
to see the big picture and think strategically.
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