Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary and Purpose
This is a new, senior and influential position within a people focused NGO, which will place the successful applicant at the heart of efforts to improve service delivery and resource governance for sustainable and inclusive development in Tanzania.
The Director will lead Shahidi wa Maji (SwM) through a transitional period, developing a new constitution and organisational strategy, securing new sources of funding and building an increasingly autonomous organisation whilst ensuring that the organisation complies with all legal and contractual obligations and continues to deliver programmes to a very high standard.

Sharing and practicing our values, the Director will be an exceptional leader, communicator and fundraiser. Able to confidently grow the diversity, volume and sustainability of our funding portfolio, the successful candidate must have strong technical credibility, and the strategic vision to forge new opportunities and successful proposals alongside ensuring high impact advocacy and programmes on the ground. S/he must be able to lead a team of competent and technical staff and represent the organisation at national, regional and global scale to influence change in line with our organisational objectives. This will require effective mentoring, training and co-ordination of staff and partners; programme planning, oversight, problem solving and reporting; technical and strategic leadership; as well as external liaison, partnership development and fundraising.

We are looking for someone who has exceptional strategic planning skills, with the experience, energy and confidence to evolve our dynamic NGO as a widely recognized agency for positive social, economic and environmental change – and water security for all - in Tanzania. .

Duties and responsibilities
The objectives of this role are to work closely with the Board of Trustees, Chair, team, our partners and external stakeholders to provide operational and strategic leadership to a highly respected organization in its field, to fundraise effectively and to co-ordinate, lead and deliver Shahidi wa Maji’s strategy, practice and programmes. Specific responsibilities include:
Strategic leadership and organisational development
• Lead the development and implementation of a new organizational strategy and constitution for Shahidi wa Maji and ensure that underlying policies and procedures are appropriate and effectively implemented.
• Support and be accountable to the Board for the efficient and effective delivery of our organisational objectives, financial viability and legal compliance.
• Provide proactive oversight and leadership across all operations including: i) Delivery of objectives and contractual obligations; ii) legal compliance; iii) Ensure working norms are adhered to and SwM values are reflected by the team; iv) Ensure a positive working environment and manage team performance; and v) seek and generate learning to improve programmes, systems, practices and impact.
• Keep abreast with relevant socio-economic and political developments and trends in the water sector in Tanzania, Africa and globally.
• Ensure that SwM is adequately resilient, recognized and resourced to deliver its objectives.

Job Skills: Not Specified
Job Qualifications: Not Specified
Job Education Requirements: Not Specified
Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified
Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
All correspondence should be sent to jobs@shahidiwamaji.org  with ‘Director – Shahidi wa Maji’ in the subject line. Please provide a CV and cover letter in ONE single document. The cover letter should be no more than two pages long, must explain why you want to work in this position, and should clearly set out how your skills and experience match the profile described in the job description. The CV should be no more than three pages long and should include the email addresses and telephone numbers of two referees. Please also attach a SINGLE example which best demonstrates your formal writing skills. This should be a recent report, briefing note, research paper or article of which you are the primary author.
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