Summary
Date Posted: Friday, February 14 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
We are seeking an experienced, creative, and passionate leader to deliver exceptional results. We are looking for people to join our team who believe in youth as powerful agents of change and are passionate about contributing to women’s empowerment through the advancement of both national and global gender equality agendas.

Responsibilities include:
• Program Management: Oversee the delivery of all HerStart program components through coordinated processes to meet goals and targets, including entrepreneur support, volunteer management and project grants for participants and partners;
• Manage country-level reporting and annual work planning activities; Drive the oversight and implementation of country level Human Resource Management, including recruitment, onboarding and performance management;
• Establish a thriving team culture by leading, managing and strengthening team capacity to deliver a high-quality project;
• Collaborate on the design and lead the implementation of country-level Communication, Gender Equality and Climate Action Strategies.
• Finance, Operations and Risk Management: Monitor and manage annual and multi-year program budgets aligned with donor requirements and work plans;
• Ensure organizational compliance with country laws and regulations; Ensure preparation and submission of high-quality financial documents and reports;
• Monitor and manage the program risk profile in country;
• Act as the focal point for all risk, safety and security incidents and ensure YCI’s Risk, Safety and Security protocols are monitored and implemented across the project.
• Partnership Development & Management: Manage local partnerships to ensure the effective delivery of collaborative project activities;
• Engage diverse ecosystem actors (including government, non-profit and private sectors) to build a multi-stakeholder network to support youth, women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship objectives;
• Ensure strong communication and relationships are established and maintained with all partners and YCI headquarters in Toronto, Canada;
• Remain well-informed about national and regional priorities and issues affecting women and youth, and where possible, position the project and partnerships to respond appropriately.
Strategic Initiatives: Manage country team to develop and implement Annual Country Strategic Action Plans aligned with YCI’s Strategic Plan;
• Pursue and manage additional funding and public engagement opportunities aligned with Country Strategic Action Plan; Remain up-to-date on research, best practices and sector strategies to ensure relevancy and impact of strategic decisions;
• Expand YCI’s brand and presence through strategic engagements and relationship building;
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Regional Project Manager or CEO.

Skills and Experience:
• You are an experienced leader with a minimum of 8+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience at a management or director level;
• You have a successful track record in co-designing, managing and implementing donor-funded projects, with a demonstrated commitment to team management, mentoring and supervising teams; you can demonstrate how you have built effective teams and partnerships with diverse stakeholders, including government, community leaders, donors, private sector and other NGOs; you exemplify a strategic mindset and are skilled at designing and implementing effective work plans; you have sound financial planning and budget management skills; you have strong experience leading effective community development; you are passionate about investing in women and youth livelihoods and are inspired by innovation and entrepreneurship; you know the impact of volunteerism and ideally have experience working with volunteers; ideally you demonstrate an integrated understanding of economic inclusion, gender equality and climate action; you are an effective communicator with excellent written and verbal English and Swahili proficiency; and you are a permanent resident or a Citizen of Tanzania with availability to live and work in Zanzibar.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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