Jobs in Tanzania: New Job Vacancies at Women Fund Tanzania, Deputy Director | Deadline: 30th September, 2019
AJIRA TANZANIA 2019 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2019
Job title: DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Location: Dar Es Salaam
About WFT
About WFT
Women
Fund Tanzania – “Empowering Local Women Heroes” (WFT) is a registered
local NGO based in Dar Es Salaam. WFT work towards promotion of women’s
rights and gender equality agenda through grant making, capacity
enhancement, resource mobilization, strategic alliance building for
collective organizing, voice and strengthened women’s movement in the
country. Its vision is to see a Tanzanian society where women and girls
and children realize their full potential and engage fully in the
transformation of their communities in order to achieve empowerment and
social justice and its mission is to contribute to the building of a
strong women’s and children’s movement in Tanzania.
Recommended:
We
are looking for a dynamic, passionate, and innovative individual with
the requisite knowledge, experience and skills to join our pragmatic
team at WFT
The incumbent will be expected to :
The incumbent will be expected to :
1 .Management and Operations
- Administer everyday functions for organization and coordinate with executive director to prepare all long-term strategies to achieve all institutional goals and evaluate performance of various team functions and responsibilities.
- Manage all internal communication for organization in coordination with Executive Director according to necessary timeframe.
- Support the Head of Finance to monitor and assess the Fund’s financial activities according to existing policies, review financial trends and make inputs into program grants and financial contracts.
- Collaborate with the Head of Programs and the team to review program goals and objectives and evaluate progress and effectiveness; provide support to achieve all project deliverables within required timeframe and prepare all work plans and grant deliverables as per requirement.
- Support the development of strong team integration to achieve all conversation objectives and coordinate with various departments to schedule all agenda for meetings and ensure compliance to all contract deliverables within required timeframe and maintain quality for all procedures.
- Develop and maintain knowledge on all philanthropic institutions and manage all communication with public and donors on various programs.
2.Business Development and Sustainability
- Review and regularly updates a comprehensive organizational development and sustainability plan, with targeted goals, objectives, methods, quantifiable outcomes and timelines to achieve agency sustainability and annual budget goals.
- In collaboration with the Head of Programs, develops program sustainability strategies to ensure financial viability of programs and services
- Identifies resourcing opportunities with different stakeholders within the country and diaspora that can be engaged to mobilized new resources to support the women’s movement in Tanzania
- Builds partnerships and strategic alliances that will extend the organization’s brand in the Tanzania and beyond its borders and increase avenues of support the Fund and the movement’s it supports.
- Provides oversight for all aspects of the Fund’s business development and resource mobilization functions, including: proposal writing, events, marketing/development,
- media relations, social networking, Annual Report, website, newsletters and branding.
- Supervise and manage personnel working in the resource mobilization and communications teams and serve as a member of the senior management team.
- Collaborates with staff, Board of Directors, partners, vendors and other staff to carry out the mission and goals of our organization
- Stays abreast of developments in the field of philanthropy (including feminist philanthropy, impact investments, development aid), women and girl’s human rights, movement building and organizational development nationally regionally and globally to help guide our Fund’s core mission and strategy
Qualification and Experience
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Personal Characteristics and Traits
Adaptability: Attitude of optimism and “can-do” orientation with ability to think creatively and navigate successfully past barriers and obstacles.
Initiative: Highly self-motivated and adaptable with the drive to self-improve and exceed goals
Persuasion: Ability to present concepts, ideas and proposals in a manner that is perceived positively by and clearly resonates with intended audiences and stakeholders, while encouraging action.
Professionalism: Ability to project a mature and professional attitude, demeanor and appearance as is appropriate to a given situation
Relationship Management: Instinctive motivation and ability to develop, nurture and balance positive professional relationships and connections with key stakeholders, including situations in which stakeholders may be competitors with each other or otherwise have unaligned interests.
Sense of Urgency: Ability to prioritize, plan and move decisively when necessary to meet timeframes and instill in others the importance of anticipating and acting to avoid timing crises
Big Picture Thinking: Ability to see future trends and pathways that can contribute to long-term organizational success
Kindly provide names of 2 reliable referees
How to apply
The interested part may apply by sending resume and cover letter through the email info@wft.or.tz or the physical address provided below.
Physical Address
Executive Director,
Women Fund Tanzania (WFT),
P.O.BOX 79235,
Dar es Salaam
By 30th September 2019.
If you won’t hear from us within forteen days from the deadline please count that, your application has not been successful.
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