Project Manager – KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation – Dar Es Salaam

Project Manager
The purpose of the position is to represent the ASCENT project in Tanzania and supervise the ASCENT project team. The ASCENT Project Manager is responsible for the overall implementation of the project including the development of country operational plans, budgets, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. He/she coordinates and works closely together with the coalition partners of ASCENT, the National TB program, the Global Fund, project beneficiaries and other stakeholders to successfully implement the ASCENT country project. The ASCENT Project Manager manages a team of 8 project staff.

Place in the organization
The ASCENT Project Manager supervises the project team of local staff and reports to the ASCENT Project Management Team at KNCV’s Head Office in The Hague.

As Project Manager you will:
Provide overall technical leadership and management of the ASCENT project;
Lead the project life cycle: from annual planning, implementation to monitoring and reporting;
Support key project human resource activities;
Ensure high quality and timely delivery on all contractual and programmatic obligations;
Build capacity of, and supervise the ASCENT project team to ensure high performance and technical leadership to enable them to build the capacity of local partners;
Report on project milestones and progress to the Project Management Team at KNCV HQ
Maintain partner relations and coordination among stakeholders (e.g. NTP, MOH, GF);
Leverage project learnings to define country implementation package and scale-up strategy
Contribute to country-specific implementation strategy in national and regional fora, guideline committees and TB working groups;
Oversee relevant national and regional policy developments on digital health, adherence support and identify strategic opportunities to contribute to policy development.
Who are we looking for?

Education
Relevant degree in public health, medicine, project management, or related field Knowledge/Experience
Demonstrated experience managing health project(s) (ideally in TB) (at least five years);
Excellent understanding of project planning processes;
Experience in developing policies, strategies, (research) projects;
Proven experience in and affinity with specific technical areas related to the project, i.e. digital health solutions;
Experience in conducting training, capacity building;
Proven experience with stakeholder involvement, managing stakeholder relations and strengthening partnerships;

How to Apply
More information can be found on www.kncvtbc.org/vacancies. You can apply for this position by submitting your CV, including a motivation letter and 3 professional references before 5 July 2019. If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to recruit@kncvtbc.org.

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