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Jobs in Tanzania 2024: New Job Vacancies at SolidarMed Tanzania 2024
Project Manager “A Good Start”, Morogoro at SolidarMed September 2024
Job type: Full-time
SolidarMed
is a leading non-profit organization working to improve the health care
of more than 2.5 million people in Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, South
Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and India. Working together with
national partners to strengthen health systems and community capacities,
we are committed to scientific evidence and policy dialogue both as
foundations and objectives of our work.
We are offering an
exciting position for an experienced Project Manager with an academic
background in public health and/or medical sciences to lead our project
in Tanzania as part of our passionate and committed country team.
Project manager “A Good Start”, Morogoro, Tanzania
Contract Type
Fixed term full-time (100%) minimum 3 years
Place of Assignment
Morogoro, Tanzania, with frequent travels to the project sites in Ulanga and Kilombero Districts
Start of Contract
February 2025
Neonatal Health Project “A Good Start”
“A
Good Start” (second project phase 2025-2027) aims at reducing perinatal
and neonatal deaths and improving the quality of care for neonates in
rural Tanzania. The project will, in partnership with the local health
authorities, improve neonatal care services at 8 health facilities in
Morogoro Region. In addition, the project has an important
implementation research component to inform future policy development.
The
“A Good Start” Project Manager fulfils a pivotal role in providing both
technical leadership and oversight for the implementation of the
project. The Project Manager will work closely with the clinical
hospital teams as well as with the Council and Regional Health
Management teams and the collaborating research institution. She/he will
be supported by the SolidarMed Country Director.
Your tasks and responsibilities
Project implementation, steering and technical support
- Lead and proactively track the implementation and progress of the project
- Develop work plans and reports according to agreed milestones and donor requirements
- Prepare and ensure validity of all project’s legal documents (such as MOUs with authorities)
- Develop and proactively share ideas for evidence-based further development of the project
Human resource, administration, finance and procurement
- Leading, managing and coaching the project team, including recruitment of new staff
- Ensure effective management of the project resources (human, financial, materials)
- Ensure that the project budget is managed and handled in an efficient and effective manner
Monitoring, research and reporting
- Ensure adequate project monitoring, data analysis and use for actions and steering
- Lead the project’s operational research including writing of publications and result dissemination
- Prepare quality project reports for timely submission to the relevant authorities and donors
Partnership, representation, coordination and policy dialogue
- Ensure
participation of all relevant project staff, stakeholders, and
authorities are included in the relevant project cycle management steps - Proactively look for new partnerships and networks and conduct policy dialogue
- Promote visibility and representation of SolidarMed locally, nationally and internationally
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Your profile
To
best fit into our dynamic, interdisciplinary team, we are looking for a
highly motivated individual with the following qualifications:
- Medical
Doctor/Pediatrician/Nurse midwife with at least 5 years of clinical
work experience in maternal and neonatal health, preferably in
Sub-Saharan Africa - Ability to apply project management tools, including financial and human resource management
- Strong organizational, communication and negotiation skills to facilitate policy dialogue
- Expert in managing multiple complex processes simultaneously and independently
- Proven experience in strategic planning and critical thinking
- Well-versed in project budgeting, accountability, managing burn rates, and optimizing cost allocations across multiple donors
- Team player with good inter-personal skills
- Creative, open-minded, flexible, self-learner
- Experience in knowledge sharing, networking, implementation research and scientific exchange
- Fluent in English (written, spoken). Willingness to learn Kiswahili. Knowledge of Kiswahili is an asset
We offer
- A stimulating environment, linked to an international research organization and other NGOs
- Being part of a highly motivated team with flat hierarchies
- A rural but safe setting; family posting is possible but no international schools are available
- An attractive benefit package
How to apply
This is Full-time Job, Does this challenge appeal to you? Then we look forward receiving your complete application including
- CV including 3 references (max. 2 pages)
- a covering letter outlining your motivation and how you meet the requirements by 30th September 2024.
Please send the complete documents to our application platform following this link. Due to the high volume of applications SolidarMed will only contact shortlisted candidates.
For further details, please contact: Dr Karolin Pfeiffer (k.pfeiffer@solidarmed.ch) or Benatus Sambili (b.sambili@solidarmed.ch)
