Aga Khan Foundation
Employment Opportunity in Tanzania
Senior Programme Officer (Enterprise
& Economic Development)
Do you have the creativity and drive
to develop new and innovative economic development programs, mobilise
resources, and foster productive partnerships with diverse stakeholders in
Tanzania?
This position is part of AKF
Tanzania’s senior management team and provides an exciting opportunity to
oversee and shape the Foundation’s programming portfolio in agricultural
markets, enterprise development, and financial inclusion in Tanzania and across
East Africa.
The Senior Programme Officer will be
responsible for driving an ambitious resource mobilisation effort for AKF’s
enterprise and economic sector programming in Tanzania while overseeing the
management of the existing portfolio.
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a
private, non-denominational, international development agency promoting
creative and effective solutions to problems that impede social and economic
development in selected areas of Africa and Asia.
AKF Tanzania is part of the AKF East
Africa regional structure that implements programmes in Kenya, Tanzania and
Uganda.
In Tanzania, AKF is managing a robust
and expanding portfolio of multi-sectorial initiatives that includes programmes
in rural economic development, education, early childhood development, health,
nutrition and civil society strengthening.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Effectively mobilise resources for new and
existing projects in enterprise and economic development sector through
the development of high quality funding proposals
- Oversee management of the existing enterprise
and economic development portfolio currently focused in Lindi, Mtwara and
Arusha regions of Tanzania, ensuring all grant management requirements
including work-planning, budgeting and accountability, monitoring and
reporting, are met
- Build and maintain a broad network of external
partnerships with government, donors, private sector, civil society
organisations and other partners
- Support development of quality learning and
communications materials including policy briefs and case studies to
inform policies, programmes, and practices
Qualifications / Experience
- Minimum of a Master’s degree in international
development, business, or a related field
- At least six years of solid experience working
in the international development sector, with specific experience in
resource mobilisation and rural economic development
- Programme development experience with ability
to write strong proposals and responsive bids for new programmes
onagri-business/enterprise development, value chain development, and
financial inclusion
- Exceptional English communications skills,
able to make strong oral presentations and produce high quality written
reports, concept notes and proposals
- Strong interpersonal skills, initiative,
ability to network with a range of development partners and organisations
- Solid experience on grant management, including
work-planning, M&E, preparation and monitoring of budgets
- Thorough understanding of the global and
national efforts on rural economic development
- Experience working in Tanzania or East Africa
- Strong leadership, teamwork and management
skills
- Ability to multi-task and work on tight
timelines
- Knowledge of Kiswahili will be an advantage
Candidates interested in this unique
career opportunity should submit a cover letter explaining why they are best
suited for this particular position, CV (not exceeding 4 pages) and the names
and contact information of three professional referees by Friday 14th August
2015, to
the Country Director - Aga Khan
Foundation, Tanzania,
by e-mail to
recruit.akftz@akdn.org.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.