New
Job Vacancies at Lifewater International (Lifewater), 2019
ANAFASI ZA KAZI 2019
Position: Area Program Manager
Reports
to: Country Director
Office
Location: Shinyanga, Tanzania
Lifewater International (Lifewater) is a Christian
water development organization dedicated to effectively serving children and
families by partnering with underserved communities to overcome water poverty.
Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve vulnerable populations as a
demonstration of God’s gracious love for all people. Lifewater serves all
people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender.
Result Statement: I am responsible for producing the
following result:
That vulnerable children, families and communities
in the Shinyanga DC experience an improved quality of life that is marked by a
sustained safe water access free from diarrhoeal diseases. I will achieve this
by providing proactive, thoughtful, and accountable leadership and management
of program teams, technicians and local stakeholders involved in the designing,
management, monitoring and evaluation of Lifewater’s Vision of a Healthy
Village (VHV) program strategy in the area of operation under my jurisdiction.
Reporting Positions:
Sanitation and Hygiene Coordinator
Water/Sanitation Technician
Strategic Work Responsibilities
Lead the Shinyanga Program team with passion,
conviction, and in an organized, data-driven and outcomes-oriented manner.
Participate in the recruitment, envisioning, and
deploying qualified staff necessary for effective program delivery in the
district(s) of assignment.
Lead the development of a detailed implementation
plan and guide implementation of the program and ensure monitoring progress
towards program objectives.
Develop strategic relationships with district-level
stakeholders especially in program operation areas for purposes of leveraging
their WASH activities as appropriate.
Liaise with the LI Tanzania Country Director to
develop, document, and operationalize all internal processes for program
implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
Serve as part of LI Tanzania Management Team to
support the Tanzania Country Director in developing new plans, and assessing
feasibilities of new/strategic areas of operation.
Contribute to LI learning and ongoing improvements
through knowledge sharing, tool improvement, documentation, strategic reviews
and planning within LI Tanzania .
Lead program team on annual planning and budgeting
for all programs and projects in the district of assignment in line with LI
planning and budgeting guidelines and timelines.
Tactical Work Responsibilities:
Ensure the quality and integrity of implementation,
including adherence to technical guidelines, administrative systems,
organization values and established deadlines
Facilitate effective and relevant capacity building
events for WASH program staffs and support them in the day-to-day
implementation of projects
Coordinate the implementation of baselines, reviews,
and evaluations of the programs in close collaboration with HQ.
Operationalize Lifewater program-level M&E
system and ensure program and district-level utilization of M&E
information.
Build effective partnerships at the district-level
and effectively represent Lifewater in relevant zonal forums e.g. Zonal NGO
Forum.
Prepares Service Contracts with the knowledge of the
Country Office for project activities covering among other the following:
vehicle rent, construction contracts, and professional fees.
Prepare annual budgets with Area Program Management
team, working through asset and program funding opportunities in alignment with
strategic priorities.
Conduct joint team reviews and planning with program
staff to enhance performance.
Conduct weekly meetings with each direct report
staff to ensure that week planning and priorities are optimal.
Provide 15/5 reports to Country Director on weekly
basis.
Facilitate 15/5 reports with reporting staff
personnel on a weekly basis.
Carry out any other tasks assigned by the supervisor
from time to time.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
-Must have a University degree in either Public
Health, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences, -Social Work and Social
Administration, Development Studies, or related field.
-Must have at least 5 years’ experience in community
development preferably in the field of water engineering, sanitation and
hygiene or public health, Social Sciences, Social Work and Social
-Administration, Development Studies, or related field.
-Must have good analytical and problem solving
skills.
-Excellent command of the English language, both
written and spoken.
-Knowledge of financial and human resource
management.
-Must be able to communicate in a cross-cultural
environment.