Programme Manager HEO at The British Government Tanzania

Support Finance and Programme Management functions across the Sustainable Prosperity Portfolio:

• Supporting
  the programme officers across the team on risk, financial management
  and compliance (including collating the responses for the management
  assurance process, audits and transparency check).
• Represent the
  team at the regular cross-office programme manager meeting, providing
  information on the Sustainable Prosperity Team portfolio as required.
• Work with the results advisor to ensure a strong approach to monitoring across the programmes.

Cross team/mission functions

• Supportive line management of one EO Programme Officer.
• Respond agile to ad hoc commissions for programme data from finance and senior management colleagues as required.
• Support wider cross-mission corporate and administrative initiatives.
• Support
  high level visit preparations: contributing to visit logistics,
  briefing, compilation of results and evidence and communications
  products.
• Take active responsibility for continuous improvement
  and supporting the office’s programme management and commercial
  capability.

The role offers an exciting opportunity to work
on private sector development at a time when the teams work is scaling
up and achieving real impact. It also offers the opportunity to learn
about the range of development and diplomacy work in the sustainable
prosperity team, including in private sector development, climate
change, infrastructure and economic planning. As well as in-house
learning there will be the opportunity for formal training and field
visits as part of learning and development. The role will include some
flexibility to work across the mission on other tasks as part of 10%
work, allowing the candidate to develop across a range of areas.
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Essential qualifications, skills and experience
· Demonstrated ability to deliver autonomously, at pace for timely delivery and quality results.
·
Evidence of excellent programme leadership and communication
skills, including managing relationships with external suppliers.
· Knowledge of managing the programme cycle (including mobilisation, delivery, contract management, and closure phases)
· Strong financial literacy and budget management
· Ability to drive commercial outcomes and value for money (VfM)
· Ability to identify and apply lessons learned from other programmes to improve delivery approaches

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience
·
Ability to build strong relationships with a wide range of actors
across the British High Commission office, partners and government
officials
· Familiar with and can apply the ProF framework with confidence
· Experience using FCDO systems such as AMP and HERA (although capacity building will be offered to support this).
·
Experience working on a range of programme delivery modalities
(including contracts, accountable grants and working through central
programmes).
· Experience on private sector programmes,
particularly agriculture, business environment reform, capital markets
or similar.

Required behaviours
Changing and Improving, Delivering at Pace, Making Effective Decisions, Working Together

Application deadline 06th May, 2024.
Grade Higher Executive Officer (HEO)
Type of Position Permanent
Region Africa
Country/Territory United Republic of Tanzania
Location (City) Dar Es Salaam
Type of Post British High Commission
Salary TZS 5,594,011
Start Date 1 July 2024

Other benefits and conditions of employment
Learning and development opportunities :
The
successful candidate will be supported to access necessary training,
including on FCDO systems, as guided by post’s L&D Strategy. The
role will also offer the candidate the opportunity to learn about
programme management skills and the development work of the mission.

Working patterns:
Compressed hours only. Not suitable for 100% home working or part-time work.

Additional information

• Please complete the application form in full as the information provided is used during screening.
• Please check your application carefully before you submit, as no changes can be made once submitted.
• The British High Commission will never request any payment or fees to apply for a position.
• Employees
  recruited locally by the British High Commission Dar Es Salaam are
  subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local employment
  law in Tanzania.
• All candidates must be legally able to work and reside in the country of the vacancy with the correct visa/work permit status
• Employees
  who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary may
  have their salaries reduced by the equivalent local income tax amount.
• Information about the Civil Service Success Profiles can be found on this link:
• https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles
• Please note: Job grade AA=A1, AO=A2, EO=B3, HEO=C4, SEO=C5
• Please log into your profile on the application system on a regular basis to review the status of your application.
• Appointable
  candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If
  during the reserve period of 12 months the same or a largely similar
  role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or
  subsequent candidate.

Please be aware that you will only be
able to apply to vacancies for Country Based Staff roles with the
British Government through this official tal.net site (operated by
Oleeo). Jobs may be advertised on third party websites, however our
adverts will always link back to the official tal.net site. If you
complete and send an application through any other site, we will not
receive it.