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Date Posted: Thursday, September 07 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary:
The Program Coordinator (PC), who will be located in Dar es Salaam, will be responsible for coordinating day-to-day operations, program activities, managing local subgrantee partners in Tanzania, and overseeing collection and quality assurance of program data. They will report directly to the Senior

Principal Duties/Job Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of the Advancing Freedom of Expression in Tanzania project and ensure all programmatic requirements are met/exceeded according to ABA ROLI and grantor requirements.
• Accountable for all timely, accurate, and compliant in-country programmatic monitoring and reporting.
• Oversees and is accountable for the development and deployment of substantive programming and activities, including, but not limited to, project work plans, managing/assisting volunteer legal specialists and consultants, and convening, organizing and participating in training opportunities within the host country.
• Establishes and enhances effective collaboration and relationships with local entities and other development partners (e.g., local bar association, law schools, NGOs, governmental agencies, etc.) to fulfill program objectives within cost constraints and garner additional funding from partners.
• Maintains proactive communications with the Senior Program Manager (Kampala), Program
• Manager (D.C.) and other ROLI leadership to ensure timely and accurate updates on program activities, achievements, and shortcomings. In areas where program shortcomings are identified, creates and implements corrective action plans to improve performance against standards.
• Assists in identifying best practices derived from lessons learned.
• Collaborates with local authorities to ensure that all program activities and operations are compliant with all local laws/regulations and, if required, have received all regulatory licensing/registrations prior to offering the activities.
• Ensures compliance with all donors, ABA, federal, state, and local laws/regulations while managing the program. Ensures personal and program compliance with the FCPA.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications:
• Relevant university degree (Law, Political Science, or other International Development-related field).
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in project management and managing programmatic,
• operational and financial duties for USG-funded projects or other donor funded projects with similar complexity.
• Proven experience establishing and maintaining systems for managing project operations, including overseeing the preparation and submission of project deliverables, stakeholder and risk management processes, cost and schedule controls, and sustainability planning and implementation.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing implementation of Monitoring & Evaluation systems from project initiation to closeout stages.
• Experience working with and managing subgrantee organizations.
• Proven success in building and maintaining working relationships with all project stakeholders; engaging in coalition building; and empowering stakeholders to take ownership of key project outcomes for post-project sustainability of progress.
• Strong facilitation, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Experience working in Tanzania and/or elsewhere in Eastern Africa, and strong understanding of political and operating context in Tanzania.
• Fluency in English (written and spoken) required.
• Tanzanian citizen


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Expression of Interest:
Please submit the following by email to africa-recruitment@americanbar.org  by September 25, 2023.
Email subject line: “Tanzania Program Coordinator application ”
Motivation letter
Curriculum vitae
Three professional references


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