Executive Director at Jambo for Development (JFD)

Executive Director
Executive Director – Jambo For Development
About Jambo for Development
Jambo
for Development (JFD) works with schools, children, parents,
institutions and local and central government officials to further its
mission to use creative sports and games to empower children and youth
in Kagera Region,Tanzania to achieve improved education, health
(HIV/AIDS awareness and water and sanitation) and gender equality
outcomes. The JFD programmes focus on training teachers, organising
sports competitions for children and improving existing infrastructure. JFD’s
innovative “Life Skills Games” concept offers children a unique
‘learning by doing’ experience and imparts a range of essential skills
that include interpersonal, decision-making, critical thinking and
self-management skills creating increased awareness and confidence.
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The
teacher training component of the programme imparts teachers with
knowledge and tools to help raise awareness about gender equality and
health issues and further develop the pupils’ social and physical
skills. JFD and its pre-cursor and founding organisation Jambo Bukoba,
based in Germany, have reached more than 500,000 children between 2017
and 2020 generating improvements in school examination results that
contributed to moving the Kagera Region ranking to top 5 countrywide, as
per recent National Examination Council of Tanzania reports.

The Opportunity
Jambo
for Development is embarking on ‘a journey to independence and
sustainability’ and is pursuing an ambitious 5 year vision that will see
it expand and scale its programmes significantly. To drive the
anticipated growth and expansion and keep pace with client and
stakeholder requirements, JFD is looking for a visionary Executive
Director with a successful track record of leading an organisation and a
passion for working in a social organisation. The successful candidate
will be hired on a performance contract which shall be subject to
renewal based on his/her successful performance.

Reporting Relationships
The
Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors and Board
Chairperson directly. Members of management and all other team Members
and volunteers report directly or indirectly to the Executive Director.

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The Ideal Candidate
The
Executive Director will set the strategy, vision and mission and build
the JFD culture in consultation and agreement with the Board. S/he will
lead the management team members, allocate resources appropriately, and
he will set important goals for the organisation and work systematically
to meet them.

The Executive Director will define the JFD
priorities and direction. S/he will assesss and evaluate strategies,
decide how the organisation will differentiate itself from peer
organisations, and will hire team members, set budgets, forge alliances
and build partnerships to further the JFD goals. The Executive Director
will play a formative role in building the culture of JFD around its 5
core values of professionalism, inclusive empowerment, transparency,
capacity building and impact to attract and retain the best talent. The
Executive Director will ensure the team receives appropriate training,
mentoring and capacity building. S/he will actively promote JFD to build
its financial reserves and goodwill. S/he will secure resources, budget
and allocate resources appropriately and be accountable for the
financial health of the organisation.
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Main Job Responsibilities
The Executive Director will be based in Bukoba, Kagera Region of Tanzania. S/he will hold the following responsibilities:

• Provide managerial, strategic and technical leadership of the organisation.
• Define
  overall strategy and work plan, in collaboration with the Board. Work
  closely with the Board of Directors and committees, informing,
  assessing, and addressing issues that affect the organisation.
• Communicate vision, mission and strategy internally and externally to stakeholders.
• Provide
  financial and programmatic oversight, including partner and donor
  deliverables, reporting, work plans, budgets and auditing.
• Manage
  the relationship with main strategic and funding partner Jambo Bukoba
  Germany ensuring alignment of agreed priorities and work plans.
• Manage
  JFD’s budget and ensure that it is a financially viable, sustainable
  organisation with the resources to meet current and projected programme
  growth.
• Engage personally in fundraising and developing revenue streams.
• Serve as project management champion with overall responsibility for projects.
• Ensure preparation of effective, high quality periodic reports and proposals.
• Build
  and maintain a strong brand and positive image ensuring the mission,
  programmes and services are presented in a consistent and strong manner
  to relevant stakeholders
• Build a high-performing management team and play an active role in attracting, retaining and developing high-caliber staff.
• Ensure compliance with all requirements defined/established by Governement regulators, oversight bodies and partners.

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Qualifications and skills

• A track record of successfully generating new revenue streams and improving financial results.
• Excellent donor relations skills and understanding of the local and international funding community.
• Previous
  success in establishing relationships with individuals and
  organisations of influence including funders, partner agencies.
• Organisational skills including planning, delegating, programme development and task facilitation.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships and influence and persuade others.
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken Kiswahili and English.
• Ethical, compliant and transparent leadership behaviour.
• Leadership and people management skills.
• Relevant computer skills, at minimum MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

Education, experience and other eligibility requirements 

• University
  degree (masters degree or equivalent preferred) in development studies,
  social sciences, international development, public or business
  administration or related field.
• At least 5 years of
  progressively responsible experience in business, project or development
  management, administration or related area.
• Experience leading organisations, programmes and projects.
• Experience working across multiple sectors, including nonprofit, public and corporate environments.
• Experience working with Governenent of Tanzania, NGOs/CSOs, private and public sector and other stakeholders.
• Tanzanian citizenship.

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To Apply
Interested
candidates should submit an updated curriculum vitae and cover letter
describing how their qualifications and experience match the listed
skills and experience, as well as: a copy of degree certificate(s), 2
reference letters (1 professional and 1 personal), proof of Tanzanian
citizenship (copy of birth certificate, national identification card or
valid passport), working e-mail and mobile telephone contacts to the
following e-mail address: job@jambofordevelopment.org.

Jambo
for Development is an Equal Opportunity Employer and invites
applications from all qualified and interested candidates. This is an
ongoing recruitment therefore applications will be processed as they are
received and the search will be closed when a suitable candidate is
selected.