Job
opportunities at palladium.
Position”team
leader,technical manager
Palladium is seeking a Team Leader for an expected
upcoming DFID Tanzania programme, Building Sustainable Anti-Corruption Action
in Tanzania.
BSAAT will be an 11-13 million, 5 - 6 year programme
and will aim to reduce elite incentives for corruption through a combination of
improved deterrence in the criminal justice system, increased company
transparency, governance of professional services, and collective actions that
reshape social norms and expectations around corruption.
The component that is being tendered now is
"Integrity & Ethics in the Private Sector". The overall outcome
of this component is to make corruption less of a barrier to growth and poverty
reduction in Tanzania by promoting integrity and ethics in the private sector.
The component should reduce incentives for corruption in the private sector and
facilitate collective action on anti-corruption.
Responsibilities
The Team Leader acts as the central point of
leadership for the programme. The Team Leader will be responsible for
representing the programme with a range of Tanzanian partners, government
stakeholders and external organisations and individuals, including regularly
reporting to DFID, and maintaining strong working relationships with other DFID
Tanzania anti-corruption programmes.
Relationship Management
Developing strong working relationships with the
programme's contact points in the Tanzanian Government, DFID and other donor
programmes in the anti-corruption space, and leading on reporting to them,
through both formal and informal channels.
Manages relationships with the host country
government, counterpart agencies, project partners and stakeholders and
business partners.
Develop strong working relationships with the
leadership of other development programmes, in particular DFID and exploit
complementarities and synergies between BSAAT and them where possible.
Develop strong working relationships and a regular
dialogue on programme progress and challenges with relevant Palladium staff.
Strategy and Operational Planning
Lead with the Technical Director in the preparation
of work plans and budgets; staffing plans and performance improvement plans.
Technical Management
Oversee political economy analysis of corruption in
Tanzania
Ensure the programme translates political economy
analysis into practical programming decisions
Ensure BSAAT adopts an adaptive management approach
which regularly re-orientates programming based on what works and work does not
work
Project Management
Provide guidance, oversight and quality assurance
for all project activities, outputs and deliverables.
Assume overall responsibility for the effective
implementation of work plans to ensure delivery is on time, within budget,
meets Client and stakeholder expectations and is contractually compliant.
Monitor implementation progress; maintain up to date
project logs and registers; work to resolve issues, manages and mitigates
risks; and escalate material issues and risks as appropriate.
Develop and implement plans for results measurement,
monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, value for money analysis and
communication management.
Requirements
Educated to university degree level or above,
preferably holding a Masters degree
At least 10 years experience in managing teams and
programmes delivering public sector reform or anti-corruption
Experience working with key government departments
and institutions involved in anti-corruption
Experience working with donor (preferably DFID)
funded programmes
Experience in Tanzania or East Africa
Strong expertise building and managing programmatic
relationships with high level stakeholders from government, civil society and
donors
Strong expertise in leading complex programmes,
including managing and mentoring senior members of staff
Good understanding of governance and public
administration in Tanzania
Strong experience in managing complex teams
Tanzanian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply