Project Manager, Diabetes Compass at Tanzania Diabetes Association (TDA)

Tanzania Diabetes Association

Jobs in Tanzania 2023: New Job Vacancies at Tanzania Diabetes Association (TDA), 2023

The Diabetes Compass
Tanzania
Diabetes Association has partnered with the Ministry of Health and the
World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) in a new program called The Diabetes
Compass. The Diabetes Compass aims to strengthen health systems through
digital support solutions for health care professions and people living
with diabetes and other NCDs in low- and middle-income countries. The
Diabetes Compass is being initiated in Tanzania, Malawi and Sri Lanka
during this stage of funding.

Therefore, TDA is calling for qualified candidates to apply for the following vacancy:
Position : Project Manager, Diabetes Compass
Reports to : TDA Management/WDF Senior Program Manager
Commitment : Full Time
Location : Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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Position Overview:
The
success of program implementation is determined by anchoring the
program activities with the local partners. This requires strong project
and stakeholder management skills to drive the local implementation of
the digital health solutions. The PM (Program Manager) will operate in
the nexus of local and global stakeholder, as the program has partnered
with a group of cutting-edge global partners to conceptualize and
release the solution. In addition to these dynamics, the PM will be
heavily involved in the process of integrating identified needs into the
solution design, and generating implementation plans for the roll-out
of the solution.

The job provides an opportunity to be involved
in an innovation process with local and global partners. The local
partners include TDA, MoH, PoRALG, MUHAS and local technology leads. The
global partners include leading digital design bureau, world renowned
Diabetes centre of excellence and cutting-edge digital health experts.
The role will challenge the PM to be at the centre of a complex project
with ambitious goals.
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Responsibilities:

• Establish
  and execute program implementation plans in collaboration with the team
  and partners, including setting objectives, performance measurements,
  standards and results expected.
• Manage local stakeholders and
  communication, particularly related to Ministry of Health, PoRALG and
  the Tanzania Diabetes Association.
• Monitor and support the
  timely and cost-effective implementation of the Diabetes Compass
  initiative in Tanzania in accordance with WDF’s goals and partner
  expectations, approved budget and agreed timelines.
• Build and strengthen strategic partnerships through active networking, advocacy, and effective communication.
• Establish
  and execute program implementation plans in collaboration with the WDF
  digital health team and local country partners, including setting
  objectives, performance measurements, standards and results expected.
• Manage
  product development lifecycles and stakeholder expectations and create
  an efficient feedback loop between end users and development teams.
• Participate
  in the implementation and coordination of operational and governance
  procedures, including strategy development, project planning,
  communications planning, and change management activities.
• Conduct field visits to monitor project execution, document and align joint expectations and reporting on project progress.
• Dissemination, communication, and presentation of projects results.

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Qualifications for Project Manager:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree required in public health, international development, social sciences or other relevant field.
• Relevant experience in program management.
• Relevant experience in product development.
• Relevant experience in digital health or health system strengthening is preferred.
• 3+ years of project management and related experience.
• Experience working with partners, donors, advisors, and policy makers.
• Willingness
  to travel locally to meet with partners and participants. Some
  international travel may be required. Excellent organizational skills
  and ability to manage complex projects from creation to completion, plan
  and prioritize, and coordinate teams to meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail in all work.
• Excellent
  communication and writing skills and ability to articulate Tanzania
  Diabetes Association’s mission, project objectives, and resource need.

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R enumeration
Competitive salary shall be offered to qualified candidates.

Mode of Application
If interested, please apply by sending a CV, over letter one page maximum and contact details of 3 references in English to jobapplication@tdatz.or.tz by Monday the 20th of February, 2023; 1600 hours EAT. Only applications submitted via e-mail shall be considered.
Only shortlisted applicants shall be contacted.