Post:Team Leader - TCODAP, Southern Africa
Team Lead: Technical Cooperation and Official Development Assistance Programme (TCODAP), KE1
About DAI:
DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.
Objectives of the role:
This is a role providing overall management responsibility as the Team Leader for an EC funded project. The project goal is the enhanced co-ordination and management of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) across all spheres of the South African Government as well as enhanced visibility for South Africa ODA on a global level. Experience in public sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa is required. Specific experience in South Africa and knowledge of a local language would be an advantage.
Length of the project: 21 Months
Start Date: August 2013
Duties and Responsibilities:
Key Skills & Qualifications:
Education:
General Experience:
Specific Experience:
Deadline for Application::29 th March 2013
The recruiting organization (Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI)) has not specified a closing date for this vacancy. While we regularly check to ensure that this vacancy remains open, please visit the recruiting organization's website for its current status.
Team Lead: Technical Cooperation and Official Development Assistance Programme (TCODAP), KE1
About DAI:
DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.
Objectives of the role:
This is a role providing overall management responsibility as the Team Leader for an EC funded project. The project goal is the enhanced co-ordination and management of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) across all spheres of the South African Government as well as enhanced visibility for South Africa ODA on a global level. Experience in public sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa is required. Specific experience in South Africa and knowledge of a local language would be an advantage.
Length of the project: 21 Months
Start Date: August 2013
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide overall management of programme objectives and performance
- Manage other programme team members
- Act as lead liaison between contracting authority and beneficiaries
- Provide technical backstopping to project activities
- Organise inputs of non-key experts
- Ensure timely delivery of reports and other deliverables of the project to the contracting authority to a high standard
- Monitor project costs to budget
- Provide input into the development and implementation of the programme cycle management facets of the training and capacity development
Key Skills & Qualifications:
- Fluent command of written and spoken English
- Ability to liaise with government agencies and private sector organisations
- Proficiency in full project cycle management as a team leader, including excellent planning, forecasting, monitoring and reporting skills
- Proven team leadership and coordination of an international team
- Excellent communication and drafting skills, particularly used in report writing
- Experience with the management of EC projects is advantageous
Education:
- Post-graduate University degree (Masters level or higher) with one of the following disciplines; Economics, Development, Project management, Public or Business Administration or equivalent
General Experience:
- Not less than 10 years of work experience in development and/or capacity building programmes. This should include field level experience
- Field level experience gained in a broad range of sectors and institutional environments, such as NGO's and government
- Previous work experience in developing countries and/or Sub-Saharan Africa
Specific Experience:
- Specific experience of at least 10 years is required in the implementation and monitoring of economic growth or public sector development programmes, including at least 5 years in Sub-Saharan Africa working on projects.
- Previous experience with EC projects is an advantage.
Deadline for Application::29 th March 2013
The recruiting organization (Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI)) has not specified a closing date for this vacancy. While we regularly check to ensure that this vacancy remains open, please visit the recruiting organization's website for its current status.
