Program Manager at Asasi ya Uwezeshaji Tanzania - ASUTA

Application deadline

2018-04-26

Location

Dar Es Salaam

Description

Industry: NGO
Minimum Qualification: Masters
Minimum Experience: 5 years
Asasi ya Uwezeshaji Tanzania - ASUTA working in partnership with JHIEPIGO under the SAUTI Program. It is a USAID-funded initiative to improve the health of all Tanzanians through a sustained reduction in new HIV infections in support of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania. Sauti uses vulnerability-tailored evidence-based interventions to bring high-quality HIV prevention, HIV adherence support, and family planning promotion and service delivery to key and vulnerable populations KVPs) in selected regions of mainland Tanzania
Job description:

• Collaborate with the management team to prepare detailed project Annual/Quarterly/Monthly/Weekly work plan including budget.
• Attend to all correspondence with donors in relation to the implementation of the project
• Supervise the implementation of the project activities in collaboration with scheduled officers.
• Conduct M&E activities using ASUTA and SAUTI M&E tools.
• Ensure that project personnel are well conversed with the project operations.
• In collaboration with the management team to recruit and certify various volunteers to be assigned to the project.
• Collaborate with SAUTI team, LGA and other CSO’s for the successful implementation of the project.
• Submit project implementation progress reports as agreed by the management and donors (Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly),
• Communicate with project regional contact person / grant manager as appropriate for the smooth operation of the project,
• Take lead and facilitate proposals development for expanding ASUTA mission, vision and objectives.
• Participate in the formulation of the organization strategic plan and ensure its operationalization
• Provides leadership and guidance on harmonization and integration of different programmes under ASUTA,
• To supervise regular data collection through implementing partners and ensure quality of the data by random verifications and validations,
• To conduct staff performance evaluation as per list of his/her subordinate’s periodically,
• Monitory program staff attendance and individual work plan,
• Arrange weekly staff meeting and keep agendas and minutes,
• To record, manage and preserve monitoring and evaluation data in a safe and accessible way
• To analyse and discuss findings based on regular monitoring data with SAUTI team,
• Prepare monthly success story and share with progress report to donor,
• Share weekly internal implementation project status report - target against target to ASUTA management,
• Identify and evaluate the risks to the organization's people (clients, staff, management, volunteers), property, finances, goodwill, and image and implement measures to control risks
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Project Director.

Job related experience and knowledge:

• Masters/Degree in Sociology, Social Work, Commerce (Marketing), community development and related field.
• 5 years’ experience in managing health programs including VLSA, WORTH programs, planning, designing, supervising, and evaluating healthcare programs
• Acknowledged skills in one of or more of the following areas: Forming groups(WORTH), VLSAs, HIV/AIDS, STIs and Family Planning related health services
• Extensive knowledge of the local health systems from the national to the local levels.
• Previous experience and understanding of Gender policies and women’ rights policies is preferred,
• Experience in proposal developments,
• Experience of working in AGYW programs is an Added advantages
• Demonstrated ability in managing teams to achieve health results
• Ability to develop productive working relationships with counterparts and other agencies and organizations worldwide
• Aware of and sensitive to working in multiple socio-economic settings and with multicultural/behavioural groups,
• Proven leadership skills as well as skills in facilitation, team building and coordination
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills in English and Kiswahili
• Willingness to work overtime for project success

ASUTA invites applications from qualified candidates for the position of a Program Manager

APPLICATION
To apply for this job, please go to the following website www.brightermonday.co.tz