Cluster Manager
CVPeople Tanzania | Full time
Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Posted on 01/03/2022
Reports to: Director of Zones and CSO Program Management (DZCPM)
Locations: Dar es salaam
Pact Overview:
Pact
is a promise of a better tomorrow for all those who are poor and
marginalized. Working in partnership to develop local solutions that
enable people to own their own future, Pact helps people and communities
build their own capacity to generate income, improve access to quality
health services, and gain lasting benefit from the sustainable use of
the natural resources around them. At work in more than 30 countries,
Pact is building local promise with an integrated, adaptive approach
that is shaping the future of international development.
Project Overview
ACHIEVE
is a five-year, USAID-funded global cooperative agreement with the dual
objectives of attaining and sustaining HIV epidemic control among
at-risk and hard to reach pregnant and breastfeeding (PBF) women,
infants, children, and youth, as well as to mitigate the impact of HIV/
AIDS and prevent HIV transmission among these populations; and
supporting the transition of prime funding and implementation to capable
local partners to meet the PEPFAR
goal of 70% of funding to local
partners. ACHIEVE is a consortium of leading organizations in the
global HIV/AIDS response and organization capacity strengthening, led by
Pact. Pact is joined by core partners Jhpiego, Palladium, No Means No
Worldwide and WI-HER. ACHIEVE implements a four-year activity (October
2020 to April 2024) which aims: (1) to improve national- and
community-level social welfare systems to sustain support for orphans
and vulnerable children (OVC) and families affected by HIV and (2) to
strengthen the capacity of local organizations to deliver OVC services
and (3) to deliver high quality OVC services and DREAMS interventions
for AGYW 9-14 years.
Job Objective
Serve as an active member of the program team for the implementation of Pact’s Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) project.
The
Technical Integration Cluster Manager oversees and guides the CSO
liaison officer, M&E officer, data, officer, and technical
coordinator staff in implementation of the project in the field
locations offices listed below. This includes the promotion of quality
and timely project management as well as intra- and interdepartmental
coordination and collaboration.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support
the Director of Zones and CSOs Program Management (DZCPM) to provide
technical, operational, and administrative support to project staff and
sub grantees at the cluster level and promotes an organizational culture
where Pact’s values are practiced. - Supports local implementing partners in his or her cluster to develop annual workplans, budgets and budgets notes
- Provides
strategic leadership, oversight and management for the Cluster office
including management of Pact assets at the cluster level. - Ensure
there is strong collaborative working relationship with LGAs at
regional and council levels and with other OVC/MVC and HIV/AIDS
partners. - Coordinate joint supportive supervision visits with
regional governments, Clinical Implementing Partners, and other OVC/MV
stakeholders to monitor project implementation progress, quality of
service delivered to beneficiaries and data quality. - Oversee
Pacts cluster level budget including tracking spending, disallowed cost,
approve travel request, partner liquidation, approve all cluster
expenses, etc. - In collaboration with technical advisors, provide
technical guidance to ensure high quality integrated technical
programing within the cluster. - Ensuring full integration of technical components at the cluster level.
- Receives
Quarterly narrative progress reports from CSOs in his or her respective
cluster and compile cluster progress report and ensure the same is
timely completed and submitted to DZCPM. - Supports Pact Grants,
Contracts and Compliance team to ensure budgetary controls of sub
grantees and provides technical assistance to recipients, as required by
the project. - Work with Data and M&E Officers to ensure that appropriate data is obtained to produce high quality timely reports.
- Promote
collaboration with the Programs, Grants, Contracts & Compliance,
Finance & Administration, and M&E teams within Pact to ensure
cross fertilization of ideas and information across and within cluster. - In
collaboration with Director of Zones and CSOs Program Management,
mentors project staff as appropriate in project management,
organizational development, community development, and Social Welfare
issues. - Ensures proper implementation of Pact’s performance
management systems for direct reports. This includes proactively
addressing performance issues through regular, constructive, and honest
feedback, and coaching and identifying necessary staff development needs
for direct reports. - Maintains a tight and coordinated team that
prioritizes learning and developing sustainable and effective
relationships with community partners. - Ensure staff are supported to deliver quality results in all project implementation activities.
- Provides
mentoring and guidance to the team members and models best practices;
advises and trains other team members on, Pact policies, procedures,
tools, and methodologies, as needed. - Coordinate and continuously
build the capacity for staff and sub grantees to work effectively with
multi-sectoral stakeholders in the overall development of activities
that work to build a systems response to orphans and vulnerable
children - Represents Pact/ACHIEVE Tanzania Project in public events and meetings and coordinate with other donor funded programs.
- Frequent travel within the cluster and to Dar es Salaam as needed.
- Performs other related tasks as needed.
Preferred Qualifications and Experience
Master’s
Degree in Sociology, Public Health, or Economic Development or
equivalent and five (5) years’ experiences in project management and
delivery.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- At least 8 years’ relevant working experience of which 5 years at mid-level management.
- Previous experience managing budgets of 500m TZS annually including proficiency in MS Excel.
- Previous experience technical staff managing staff from 3 – 8 technical and support staff.
- Experience
with PEPFAR 3.0 funded projects in Tanzania, technical understanding of
PEPFAR 3.0 and USAID indicators and managing for performance. - Experience in working with international funded projects.
- Experience in supporting local organizations.
- Experience in capacity development and organizational development.
- Experience
in at least one of the following technical areas: Economic
strengthening, Youth and Adolescent work, Case Management,
Bi-Directional Reference, ECD, or Child protection. - Understanding of OVC issues and child protection.
- Willingness to have extensive field travels, previous regional experience and familiarity preferred.
Leadership
- Ability
to sustain interpersonal and professional relationships with internal
colleagues and contacts in donor and partner organizations. - Deep understanding of Pact’s strategy and how efforts contribute to the greater good.
- Consistently works within internal process and procedures.
- Strong interpersonal and team building skills.
- Proactive engagement in corporate initiatives.
- Ability to see the big picture.
- Ability to connect with and listen to the needs of staff and community stakeholders.
- Ability to think critically and creatively.
- Facilitation and training.
People and Project Management
- Strong planning and time management skills.
- Experience with budget management.
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills, including the ability to
effectively present complex ideas to diverse audiences. - Ability to problem-solve difficult issues.
- Ability to multitask with ease, adapting to frequently changing priorities.
- Strong negotiating and conflict resolution skills.
- Proficiency in developing and managing a budget.
- Demonstrated proficiency in supervising staff, including providing honest feedback.
- Ability and interest in mentoring others.
Technical Skills
- Strong experience in one of Pact’s technical areas including child protection, resource mobilization, economic strengthening.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of donor policies and regulations.
- High competence using common desktop applications and internal systems.
- Energetic team player who enjoys supporting the development of staff and local partners.
- Excellent written and oral communication abilities in both English and Swahili.
