Deputy Country Director at BRAC Tanzania

BRAC International (BI) is seeking a Deputy Country Director – Programmes (DCD-P), who is responsible for overall programmatic leadership to deliver highest program quality standards in accordance with BRAC Tanzania Country Strategy. This is achieved through proper program design, effective coordination, technical support and guidance to guarantee a cohesive team spirit and motivation to perform. S/he manages and ensures resource mobilization, prioritization and allocation, budgets, work plan coherence for impactful programming to meet the expectation of various stakeholders. The DCD – P also promotes excellent working relationships with core, technical sectors and implementing partners and supports integration of all program resources in overall strategy. S/he networks with relevant in-country stakeholders and donors and deputizes for the Country Director, as may be required.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic management for the Country Program

• Has a shared leadership accountability for the Country program strategy to deliver impactful programming and operations in Tanzania.
• Supports the development of a culture that reflects the values, vision and mission of BRAC TZ.
• Supports BRAC Tanzania to deliver outstanding results for beneficiaries and is the main liaison focal with donors.
• Participates in designing and managing a coherent organizational structure that is consistent with organizational practices and appropriate to program needs.
• Participate in BI Senior Management and Country management Team meetings.

Program Development and Implementation

• Has delegated responsibility for delivery of high-quality programming in line with the aspirations of the BRAC TZ country strategy.
• Coordinates overall funding process from donors including identifying strategic leads, developing funding strategies that support country program growth.
• In close coordination with PRL and in-country teams, lead the development of high-quality concept notes and proposals for submission to various donors.
• Serves as overall budget holder for programming department; manage and support budget holders for individual projects and grants.
• Ensures programs are implemented in ways responsive to the communities in line with BRAC principles, approaches, values and compliance procedures.
• Working closely with government and grassroot organizations or groups to strengthen national capacity for impactful programming results.
• Ensures program implementation staff are well versed and are effectively applying organizational policies and practices that result in successful financial and programmatic audit scores.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

• Manages program performance frameworks that outline the objectives, inputs, outputs, outcomes and the indicators that will be used to measurements.
• Support program teams to track and manage program milestones and deliverables, ensuring that goals are met and deliverables are provided on time.
• Lead quarterly Programme Management Team (PMT) review meetings. Follow up and support implementation of ‘Action Points’ from quarterly PMT meetings.
• Coordinate assessments, research, studies, evaluations in accordance with BRAC and donor guidelines to ensure that relevant reports are produced on time.
• Ensure action planning and execution to resolve audit and evaluation findings and recommendations in a conclusive and timely manner.

Networking and Partnership

• Helps to establish, maintain, and improve active working relationships with the host government authorities at central and local levels.Represent BRAC Tanzania in sector working groups, network/alliance meetings, events and forums at national and international levels.
• Manage relationships with stakeholders, participating in BRAC-wide and regional initiativesEnsure effective partnerships at all levels as per standard procedures and
• guidelines of the organization including building capacity of the partner
• organisationsSupport Program and Project Managers to strengthen networks in the collaboration with various actors at local levels as well as building strategic networks and alliances

Staff Management, Mentorship, and Development

• Promotes accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation.
• Ensures appropriate staffing within Programs Department/unit including at field office levels for all staff to understand and to perform their roles.
• Manages Program team; define expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly
• Manages the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff
• Incorporates staff development strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process.

Academic Qualifications:

University Degree in development or business or education or social sciences or other related fields. Post graduate qualifications in the same field is an added advantage.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• Strong strategic and creative thinking.
• Demonstrated ability to take a strategic view across a large complex program.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated skills in writing, editing and reporting
• Good knowledge of financial and administrative management
• Personal commitment, drive for results, efficiency and flexibility
• Ability to mobilize and influence different audiences and communities
• Able to capacity build and develop others
• Commitment to the organizational vision, mission and values

Experience & Knowledge Requirements:

• A minimum of 10 years management experience in an NGO or other humanitarian environment, including significant field operations in running development programs.
• Good understanding of main program sectors of BRAC TZ that includes education, health, food security/livelihoods, youth and women empowerment.
• Proven experience in designing and winning competitive proposals for major institutional donors as well as managing grants including compliance with the donor standards.
• Excellent knowledge for establishing and managing of a strong monitoring, evaluation and learning systems for complex programs.
• Experience in designing and conducting quantitative and qualitative data collection, including, social impact assessment, desk reviews, interviews and field work.
• Substantial knowledge and experience of effective financial and budgetary control and supporting projects to stay on course with implementation.
• Exceptional general management and communication skills, including ability to communicate effectively with people of varied professional and cultural backgrounds.
• Previous experience of managing and developing a sizeable team and the ability to lead, motivate and develop others to achieve high impact results.