Country Director
Job Description
WORKING STATION: Arusha office
STARTING DATE: No later than April 1, 2012
DURATION: Two year contract, renewable yearly thereafter. Half-time position during orientation period, transitioning into full time.
ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND
Global Service Corps – Tanzania (GSC-TZ) is a Tanzania international Service-Learning NGO that is a subsidiary of Global Service Corps (GSC), a nonprofit organization registered in California, USA. GSC-TZ presently promotes food security, HIV/AIDS prevention and nutrition innovations in 48 communities in the northern zone of Tanzania, and subcontracts to train other Tanzanian community leaders and NGOs in these interventions. GSC-TZ also hosts international and local Tanzanian short-term service-learning volunteers, college interns and semester-abroad students, who accompany the local team in its work.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Coordinate GSC-TZ's Food Security, HIV/AIDS and Nutrition program portfolio with a focus on sustainable agriculture and related HIV/AIDS and malnutrition prevention programs.
• Coordinate and provide instruction in GSC-TZ's service-learning programs which focus on cross-cultural understanding and community development.
• Acquire grant funding to promote programs of Global Service Corps-Tanzania, and assist with the management of funding.
• Take overall responsibility for programming and supervision of ongoing and new agricultural initiatives, HIV/AIDS and nutrition projects within GSC-TZ.
• Supervise a staff of 35 in program and administrative activities.
• Liaise between GSC-TZ and sector stakeholders; promote and facilitate partnerships and collaborations.
• Monitor compliance with overall specific program and technical terms of reference.
• Work closely with the GSC International Director and provide periodic reporting on priority performance areas.
QUALIFICATION AND COMPETENCIES:
• Masters Degree (minimum) in Agriculture or International Development with a focus on agriculture and/or public health (PhD preferred).
• Program design, and proposal and report writing skills; proven success in fund development.
• Excellent management skills; proven competency in supervising local staff.
• Program monitoring & evaluation including community needs assessment.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Written and conversational excellence in English and conversational fluency in Kiswahili.
For questions and more info. visit: www.globalservicecorps.org/site/contact
Job Description
WORKING STATION: Arusha office
STARTING DATE: No later than April 1, 2012
DURATION: Two year contract, renewable yearly thereafter. Half-time position during orientation period, transitioning into full time.
ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND
Global Service Corps – Tanzania (GSC-TZ) is a Tanzania international Service-Learning NGO that is a subsidiary of Global Service Corps (GSC), a nonprofit organization registered in California, USA. GSC-TZ presently promotes food security, HIV/AIDS prevention and nutrition innovations in 48 communities in the northern zone of Tanzania, and subcontracts to train other Tanzanian community leaders and NGOs in these interventions. GSC-TZ also hosts international and local Tanzanian short-term service-learning volunteers, college interns and semester-abroad students, who accompany the local team in its work.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Coordinate GSC-TZ's Food Security, HIV/AIDS and Nutrition program portfolio with a focus on sustainable agriculture and related HIV/AIDS and malnutrition prevention programs.
• Coordinate and provide instruction in GSC-TZ's service-learning programs which focus on cross-cultural understanding and community development.
• Acquire grant funding to promote programs of Global Service Corps-Tanzania, and assist with the management of funding.
• Take overall responsibility for programming and supervision of ongoing and new agricultural initiatives, HIV/AIDS and nutrition projects within GSC-TZ.
• Supervise a staff of 35 in program and administrative activities.
• Liaise between GSC-TZ and sector stakeholders; promote and facilitate partnerships and collaborations.
• Monitor compliance with overall specific program and technical terms of reference.
• Work closely with the GSC International Director and provide periodic reporting on priority performance areas.
QUALIFICATION AND COMPETENCIES:
• Masters Degree (minimum) in Agriculture or International Development with a focus on agriculture and/or public health (PhD preferred).
• Program design, and proposal and report writing skills; proven success in fund development.
• Excellent management skills; proven competency in supervising local staff.
• Program monitoring & evaluation including community needs assessment.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
• Written and conversational excellence in English and conversational fluency in Kiswahili.
For questions and more info. visit: www.globalservicecorps.org/site/contact
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