D-tree International Mainland Tanzania Director Jobs in Tanzania

D-tree International Mainland Tanzania Director Jobs in Tanzania

Who we are

D-tree International is a global digital health organization dedicated to ensuring that everyone has access to high-quality primary healthcare in underserved areas. We do this by working with governments to design, build and deploy digital tools for frontline health workers that improve their ability to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care.

D-tree engages with governments to develop a shared vision for the potential of digital health, demonstrates the effectiveness of digital systems to improve health outcomes, and accompanies governments to scale these digital systems nationally and institutionalize them within their broader health systems.

Team Leadership

Lead the Mainland Tanzania team with overall responsibility for fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing environment in which the team builds the skills needed for long-term success. Key responsibilities include:

Tanzania team oversight, alignment, and growth:

Directly supervise 1-3 senior staff, including the Deputy Director and oversee the entire Mainland Tanzania team (currently 18 employees)

Provide oversight and support to Deputy Director to effectively manage projects; achieve high quality programs that set Tanzania up for future growth; and supervise and promote the performance and skills development of direct reports.

Foster a positive, collaborative and effective environment in which all staff feel empowered, energized, supported and aligned with program and organizational goals.

Develop team building and professional development opportunities for staff and engage in frequent feedback sessions to gage staff satisfaction and identify areas for further improvement mutually beneficial to staff and organizational goals

Connect with staff and leadership across D-tree’s country offices and global team to foster organizational team cohesion and take advantage of talent, tools, resources, and best-practices available across the organization.

Champion organization-wide initiatives, processes, and policies, and inspire the team to be aligned and engaged

National-level engagement

The Director will lead the team in engaging with the Government of Tanzania and other key stakeholders in order to increase D-tree’s standing as a key digital health partner and foster the integration of D-tree efforts within the Tanzanian health system. Responsibilities include:

Work closely with the Senior Government Advisor and project teams to plan and execute government engagement and integration strategies for each project and for D-tree’s Tanzania portfolio as a whole

Regularly participate in relevant technical working groups and individual meetings with government officials and development partners

Cultivate relationships with key influencers and decision-makers within the Tanzania government, donors and among development partners
Position D-tree as a key digital health partner, particularly in the area of primary healthcare systems strengthening.

Articulate a vision for digitally enabled primary health care in Tanzania and garner government excitement and commitment to partner with D-tree in strengthening Tanzania’s primary health care system

Stay abreast of government plans, policies and strategies to align and expand D-tree’s work with government systems

Cultivate strong working relationships with senior government officials and keep them apprised of D-tree’s work and plans

Program Oversight

The Mainland Tanzania Director is accountable for ensuring that D-tree implements high quality programs in Tanzania that align with D-tree's organizational approach, exceed donor and partner expectations, and improve access to high quality healthcare. Key responsibilities include:

Lead the Mainland Tanzania team in delivering high quality programs, which align with D-tree’s values, approach, and objectives and set the program up for future growth

Stay abreast of progress on holistic program objectives; ensure staff and partners are kept on track and informed of progress and challenges maximizing ability to achieve results

Collaborate with Deputy Director to provide on-going technical oversight to programs, including reviewing reports and outputs and setting and refining program strategies, with a focus on health systems strengthening and building skills of government agencies and local partners

Be accountable for financial stewardship of donor funds and have working knowledge of budgets

Lead donor and partner engagement to foster strong relationships. Understand their key interests and priorities as well as contractual requirements and communicate regularly to ensure that we deliver and are aligned consistently.

Collaborate with Deputy Director and global team to ensure that programs have robust

research and learning components to generate evidence of impact and contribute to global learning

Strategic Growth

Devise, implement, and monitor a Mainland Tanzania country strategy, which includes clear goals for mainland Tanzania, which are aligned with current program and organizational priorities and how we are positioning ourselves for growth. Regularly track progress against the plan and update the country strategy as the environment or plans evolve.

Work with the Tanzania team and D-tree’s global support team to identify key health system challenges in Tanzania, prioritize areas to address in current or future programs, and develop strategies that apply or expand upon D-tree’s areas of expertise to tackle the problems

Strategically engage with potential partners and/or funders and identify alignment between D-tree’s vision and donor and partner priorities to highlight new funding opportunities

Work with the global support team to design new projects, iterate and expand existing programs and contribute to funding proposals that move the organization towards achievement of D-tree’s 5-year strategic plan

Represent D-tree externally, including at national and international conferences, presenting our work in an exciting and inspiring way and linking our programs to the broader field of global digital health.

What we are looking for

We are looking for a motivated, passionate leader who is willing to wear multiple hats and do what it takes to make our programs and staff succeed. The following attributes are a general overview, but we will consider individuals who do not meet all of the details below if you have the right skill set and attitude.

Basic requirements

Minimum 10 years work experience with 7 years in leadership positions specifically with a digital, primary health and /or health system strengthening focus

Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. public health, global development)

Experience strategically engaging with governments (ideally with health programs)

Experience representing an organization within national level technical working groups and contributing meaningfully to national health system efforts

Excellent networking skills, with demonstrated experience cultivating relationships with key stakeholders

Experience managing, motivating and mentoring a large, multi-cultural team and demonstrated success in cultivating a positive, empowering environment for all team members

Minimum 2 years’ experience living in a low- or middle-income country (Tanzania or East Africa preferred)

Superior analytical skills; ability to think logically and rationally about problems and solution oriented

Must be able to handle complex priorities, collaborate effectively with a distributed team, be persistent and work under tight deadlines with minimal supervision

Experience developing and implementing strategies to efficiently expand and scale programs, while maintaining program quality

Excellent written and spoken English required; Swahili preferred

Experience cultivating diverse donor relationships (such as UN agencies, US government, private foundations)

Committed to spending 3 or more years in Tanzania

Desired characteristics

A positive team leader: You are a caring, collaborative leader with experience coaching and mentoring staff, gaining more satisfaction by empowering others than taking credit yourself.

A can-do attitude: You remain optimistic in the face of adversity and creatively solve problems to get things done.

A systems thinker: You are able to understand linkages and interactions between individual components in a health system, and design solutions to strengthen the overall system.

An innovator: You enjoy thinking outside of the box and want to use that thinking to solve pressing global health problems.

A detail oriented & strategic thinker: You pay attention to small details and focus on quality and consistency, but also have the ability to see the big picture and think strategically.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; D-tree International Mainland Tanzania Director Jobs in Tanzania

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