Programme
Directors to lead Gatsby’s sector development work in Textiles and Forestry in
Tanzania
Are you
an experienced programme director with a background in making markets work for
the poor (M4P) and market systems development? Have you successfully managed
sizeable teams delivering complex programmes? Are you Tanzanian or do you have
extensive experience in East Africa? Could you lead a sector development
programme in Tanzania, aiming to contribute to transformational change that
could benefit millions of people?
Gatsby
Africa is recruiting Two Programme Directors to lead Gatsby’s sector
development work in Textiles and Forestry in Tanzania. This is an opportunity
to use your skills, experience, and creativity in an environment with huge
scope for innovation to build relationships and influence change at various
levels across the private sector and government. These are ambitious and
complex development programmes, seeking to establish the conditions for
competitive, inclusive and resilient industry sectors, with high caliber teams
already in place.
Programme
Directors are responsible for all aspects of running large-scale sector
development programmes from design and implementation to managing
relationships, monitoring and reporting, as well as all aspects of staff,
financial and operations management.
These are technical roles, requiring substantial professional knowledge
and expertise in private sector development. PDs will need to understand all
aspects of the successful delivery of development programmes, from initial
analysis and design of activities; through implementation and management of
political economy challenges; to monitoring, evaluating and adapting; to
learning and reporting.
The
ideal candidates will have at least 10 years' work experience at managerial
level in industry OR private sector consultancy OR project management. They will be strategic thinkers with sound
judgment, private sector DNA and ability to rapidly grasp a new way of working
and different strategic goals, coupled with substantive exposure to operational
challenges in private sector development. These roles also require excellent
interpersonal and communication skills - written and oral - in both formal and
informal settings. Beyond this, these are critical people management roles,
requiring excellent people management skills, including mentoring and coaching
skills.
Applications
are welcome until the deadline of 1st July 2018. Applications from Tanzanian
candidates are strongly encouraged. Gatsby is an equal opportunities employer.
Application
Deadline: 2018-07-01
apply here