EAGC
Tanzania
Country Program Manager
The
Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) is a regional membership-based organization
with a mandate sparing from countries in Eastern Africa with regional
headquarters in Kenya and Country Offices in Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.
We
seek to fill the advertised position with an individual who is analytical, has
good organizational skills, development skills, and is capable of working
independently or as part of a team.
The
successful candidate should be highly professional, self motivated and a proven
high achiever with good leadership skills.
Reporting
to the Executive Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for the
following amongst others:
- Coordinate, manage
and implement the EAGC Tanzania annual work plan.
- Coordinate,
manage and ensure implementation of EAGC Tanzania programs and projects in
line with the established company procedures and processes.
- Co-ordinate EAGC
Tanzania policy advocacy agenda.
- Manage all EAGC
Tanzania Staff, partnerships and outsourced consultants and to improve the
Council’s sustainability.
- Manage EAGC
Tanzania budgets including fund raising for projects.
- Provide
strategic direction on Membership growth, communication and ensure their
involvement in EAGC programs and activities.
- Manage all
administrative functions of the EAGC Tanzania office including maintaining
existing financial systems like petty cash, expenses, mileage claims,
income & expenditure records, processing all payments and monthly bank
reconciliations
Qualification,
Skills and Experience:
- Degree in
Agriculture.
- 5 years
experience in the agricultural or grain sector.
- Computer
literate.
- Team player.
- Good report
writing skills.
- Donor
Intelligence and Fund Raising skills.
- Excellent
communication and interpersonal skills.
- High integrity.
- Highly
organised.
- Capacity to
manage several tasks simultaneously, be flexible and be willing to assume
a range of unanticipated assignments.
If
your background and competence match the above specifications, please send your
application demonstrating how your experience matches our requirements.
It
should include an updated C.V., your current remuneration package, valid email
address, daytime contact number and full contact details of 3 referees
including day time telephone number to: hr@eagc.org copied to dkiai@eagc.org by
31st May 2013.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.