Vacancy: Senior Programme Officer,
Health and Nutrition (Tanzania)
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a
private, non-denominational, international development agency promoting
creative and effective solutions to selected problems that impede social and
economic development in parts of Africa and Asia.
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.
AKF Tanzania invites applications
from qualified and dynamic candidates for the position of Senior Programme
Officer, Health and Nutrition based in Dar-es-Salaam and reporting to the
Country Director.
This position is part of AKF
Tanzania’s core team that would provide the successful candidate with an
exciting opportunity to oversee and shape the health and nutrition programming portfolio
of the Foundation in Tanzania and exposure to the East Africa region.
This is a highly demanding position
and the successful candidate will be expected to take lead in the health and
nutrition sector – leading and contributing to AKF-T’s strategic directions,
programme development, resource mobilisation, grant management, and learning
and policy engagement in health and nutrition.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Provide technical oversight and quality
control of health and nutrition programmes;
- Fulfil all grant management responsibilities
for on-going and future grants/projects including writing and overseeing
the development of high quality progress reports, project implementation
plans and performance monitoring frameworks, identifying implementation
challenges and recommending solutions, and ensuring excellent, cooperative
relationships with partner institutions;
- Lead program development and resource
mobilisation for AKF’s health, nutrition and early childhood development
portfolio in Tanzania;
- Develop and/or contribute to successful
programme proposals in-line with AKF’s regional health, nutrition and ECD
strategy and wider AKDN priorities
- Implement a robust learning system for the
health and nutrition sector that enables learning to inform policies,
programme and practices; and
- Foster productive relationship with key
stakeholders including relevant ministries and government authorities,
networks, working groups, policy forums, development partners, donor
agencies, private sector and civil society organizations working on
health, nutrition and early childhood development.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Minimum of a Master’s degree in health,
nutrition or related field;
- At least six years of solid experience working
within the health system, public health and/or project management on
health and/or nutrition projects;
- Experience of working with maternal, newborn
and child health and/or nutrition programmes.
- Experience in early childhood development is
an added advantage;
- Proven experience in grant/project management;
- Demonstrated capacity to write high quality
reports for donor projects and analytical briefs;
- Programme development experience with ability
to write strong proposals and responsive bids for new programming;
- Strong familiarity with monitoring and
evaluation methodologies and logical frameworks;
- Exceptional written and verbal skills in
English. Knowledge of Kiswahili will be an advantage;
- Knowledge of programme and budget planning
processes and a solid understanding of project funds management;
- Strong leadership, teamwork and management
skills;
- Ability to multi-task and work on tight
timelines;
- Thorough understanding of the global and
national efforts on health and nutrition;
- Experience of working in Tanzania or East
Africa
Interested candidates should submit a
cover letter, CV (not exceeding four pages) and the names and contact
information of three referees before close of business at 1700 hrs on Friday,
19th June 2015, addressed to the
Country Director,
Aga Khan Foundation, Tanzania,
by e-mail to
recruit.akftz@akdn.org.
Please mention the title of the
position and do not attach any document other than the CV and cover
letter.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.