Project Manager
2025-07-20T19:42:59+00:00
Tanzania Education Network/Mtandao wa Elimu Tanzania (TEN/MET)
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FULL_TIME
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
00000
Tanzania
Nonprofit, and NGO
Management
2025-07-25T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
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We are seeking a passionate and experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation of an education-focused project aimed at improving teacher motivation through locally driven, gender- responsive, and sustainable strategies. The Project Manager will provide overall leadership, ensuring that all activities are delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable impact. Key responsibilities involve managing budgets, supervising project teams, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring timely reporting and quality outcomes. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills to drive impact and sustainability. This role requires a deep understanding of the education sector in Tanzania, strong project management expertise, and a commitment to advancing teacher well-being, professional development, and retention especially in underserved areas.
Duties and Responsibilities
Project Planning and Management (50%)
- Manage, design, and coordinate all project activities to ensure timely implementation and in accordance to donor guidelines, policies, and standards.
- Manage and ensure submission of quarterly and annual donor reports.
- Ensure the partnering process with sub grantees are followed and all partner files and agreements are tracked and filed appropriately.
- Maintain effective working relationships with partners, representing TEN/MET to a high standard in all interactions including partner visits and representation in meeting.
- Provide leadership and influence a culture of compliance across the organization for allpartner related activities, ensuring that the partnership process is followed according to approved protocol and due diligence best practices.
- Provide support to Operations to develop capacity building plans with all local partners informed by adaptive, innovative, and effective capacity building methodologies.
- Provide support and oversight for Operations to ensure partners develop their organizational development plan and ensure that necessary trainings are provided to partners as determined in the plan.
- Lead efforts to work with Senior Management and immediately raise any areas of concern in relation to partners’ performance or project implementation so appropriate actions can be taken.
- Monitoring partner compliance with TEN/MET and donor rules and guidance throughout the lifecycle of our work with the partner, including: Communicating any issues to partners, and assisting them in resolving issues of noncompliance; Reviewing partner interim and final reports for donor compliance criteria, prior to submission.
- Promote inter-partners learning on best practices and exchange of vital information.
- Spearhead day to day project operations by providing technical guidance on activities implementation.
- Establish and maintain good relationship with partners, LGAs and other stakeholders with regards to the implementation and accountability.
- Ensures project interventions are recognized by the government, partners and communities through project branding, participation in different forums including national, zonal, regional, and local events.
- Develop and support effective linkages and collaboration with key public institutions in the relevant fields.
- Represent the network in various assigned learning and sharing meetings/workshops/conferences.
Project Budget and Resource Management (25%)
- Participate in annual and multiyear budget plans, reviews, and report preparation in collaboration with finance staff and partner staff.
- Ensure compliance with TEN/MET finance policy and donor requirements in management and use of financial and non-financial resources.
- Take part in management of project funds, including monitoring of monthly budget burn rates, budget re-alignments, and support internal and external auditing .
- Develop a detailed annual project plan to monitor and track project progress to meet budgetary objectives and adjusts project constraints in consultation with senior management team.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEAL) and Reporting (15%)
- Adapt in collaboration with project colleagues, the project theory of change.
- Work closely with the Project M&E to develop and maintain program monitoring and evaluation tracking tools to ensure all project indicators report clear linkage of activities to intended outputs and outcomes and that the level of change is clearly tracked.
- Participate in development and spearhead implementation of the programme’s impact measurement system, including: collection of baseline and periodic data for tracking programme performance.
- Take part in annual programme review meeting to assess progress, adjust plans, and draw/disseminate lessons learned.
- Plan, organize and conduct reflective learning forums (quarterly reflection meetings, workshops, etc) internally and externally with programme stakeholders including government in the project district council.
- Support the development of a partners’ monitoring plan and provide oversight for planning partner monitoring schedule.
- Facilitate documentation and sharing of processes, challenges, best practices, and lessons learnt among stakeholders.
Team Performance (10%)
- Ensure a high-performance management culture, open trustworthy relationships, and integrity to enhance program officer’s smooth relations and accountability.
- Provide supervision and support to project officers
Qualification, experiences, and competencies
- Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Education, Project Monitoring for community development and other related field (Master’s degree in the relevant field will be an added advantage)
- Minimum of 7 years of experience managing donor-funded projects in the nonprofit or development sector.
- Demonstrate capacities to establish and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with government officials, local organizations, communities, and other stakeholders.
- Knowledge on the Tanzania education system and teacher’s workforce management is an added advantage.
- Experience in working with NGO’s
- Strong verbal/written communication skills.
- Report writing skills: Ability to write complex reports.
- Strong problem-solving skills, creativity in decision making.
- Strong leadership, operation, and management skills.
- Excellent team player with minimum supervision.
Project Planning and Management (50%) Manage, design, and coordinate all project activities to ensure timely implementation and in accordance to donor guidelines, policies, and standards. Manage and ensure submission of quarterly and annual donor reports. Ensure the partnering process with sub grantees are followed and all partner files and agreements are tracked and filed appropriately. Maintain effective working relationships with partners, representing TEN/MET to a high standard in all interactions including partner visits and representation in meeting. Provide leadership and influence a culture of compliance across the organization for allpartner related activities, ensuring that the partnership process is followed according to approved protocol and due diligence best practices. Provide support to Operations to develop capacity building plans with all local partners informed by adaptive, innovative, and effective capacity building methodologies. Provide support and oversight for Operations to ensure partners develop their organizational development plan and ensure that necessary trainings are provided to partners as determined in the plan. Lead efforts to work with Senior Management and immediately raise any areas of concern in relation to partners’ performance or project implementation so appropriate actions can be taken. Monitoring partner compliance with TEN/MET and donor rules and guidance throughout the lifecycle of our work with the partner, including: Communicating any issues to partners, and assisting them in resolving issues of noncompliance; Reviewing partner interim and final reports for donor compliance criteria, prior to submission. Promote inter-partners learning on best practices and exchange of vital information. Spearhead day to day project operations by providing technical guidance on activities implementation. Establish and maintain good relationship with partners, LGAs and other stakeholders with regards to the implementation and accountability. Ensures project interventions are recognized by the government, partners and communities through project branding, participation in different forums including national, zonal, regional, and local events. Develop and support effective linkages and collaboration with key public institutions in the relevant fields. Represent the network in various assigned learning and sharing meetings/workshops/conferences. Project Budget and Resource Management (25%) Participate in annual and multiyear budget plans, reviews, and report preparation in collaboration with finance staff and partner staff. Ensure compliance with TEN/MET finance policy and donor requirements in management and use of financial and non-financial resources. Take part in management of project funds, including monitoring of monthly budget burn rates, budget re-alignments, and support internal and external auditing . Develop a detailed annual project plan to monitor and track project progress to meet budgetary objectives and adjusts project constraints in consultation with senior management team. Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEAL) and Reporting (15%) Adapt in collaboration with project colleagues, the project theory of change. Work closely with the Project M&E to develop and maintain program monitoring and evaluation tracking tools to ensure all project indicators report clear linkage of activities to intended outputs and outcomes and that the level of change is clearly tracked. Participate in development and spearhead implementation of the programme’s impact measurement system, including: collection of baseline and periodic data for tracking programme performance. Take part in annual programme review meeting to assess progress, adjust plans, and draw/disseminate lessons learned. Plan, organize and conduct reflective learning forums (quarterly reflection meetings, workshops, etc) internally and externally with programme stakeholders including government in the project district council. Support the development of a partners’ monitoring plan and provide oversight for planning partner monitoring schedule. Facilitate documentation and sharing of processes, challenges, best practices, and lessons learnt among stakeholders. Team Performance (10%) Ensure a high-performance management culture, open trustworthy relationships, and integrity to enhance program officer’s smooth relations and accountability. Provide supervision and support to project officers
Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Education, Project Monitoring for community development and other related field (Master’s degree in the relevant field will be an added advantage) Minimum of 7 years of experience managing donor-funded projects in the nonprofit or development sector. Demonstrate capacities to establish and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with government officials, local organizations, communities, and other stakeholders. Knowledge on the Tanzania education system and teacher’s workforce management is an added advantage. Experience in working with NGO’s Strong verbal/written communication skills. Report writing skills: Ability to write complex reports. Strong problem-solving skills, creativity in decision making. Strong leadership, operation, and management skills. Excellent team player with minimum supervision.
JOB-687d46c373754
Vacancy title:
Project Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Tanzania Education Network/Mtandao wa Elimu Tanzania (TEN/MET)
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, July 25 2025
Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, July 20 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Project Manager to lead the implementation of an education-focused project aimed at improving teacher motivation through locally driven, gender- responsive, and sustainable strategies. The Project Manager will provide overall leadership, ensuring that all activities are delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable impact. Key responsibilities involve managing budgets, supervising project teams, engaging with stakeholders, and ensuring timely reporting and quality outcomes. The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills to drive impact and sustainability. This role requires a deep understanding of the education sector in Tanzania, strong project management expertise, and a commitment to advancing teacher well-being, professional development, and retention especially in underserved areas.
Duties and Responsibilities
Project Planning and Management (50%)
- Manage, design, and coordinate all project activities to ensure timely implementation and in accordance to donor guidelines, policies, and standards.
- Manage and ensure submission of quarterly and annual donor reports.
- Ensure the partnering process with sub grantees are followed and all partner files and agreements are tracked and filed appropriately.
- Maintain effective working relationships with partners, representing TEN/MET to a high standard in all interactions including partner visits and representation in meeting.
- Provide leadership and influence a culture of compliance across the organization for allpartner related activities, ensuring that the partnership process is followed according to approved protocol and due diligence best practices.
- Provide support to Operations to develop capacity building plans with all local partners informed by adaptive, innovative, and effective capacity building methodologies.
- Provide support and oversight for Operations to ensure partners develop their organizational development plan and ensure that necessary trainings are provided to partners as determined in the plan.
- Lead efforts to work with Senior Management and immediately raise any areas of concern in relation to partners’ performance or project implementation so appropriate actions can be taken.
- Monitoring partner compliance with TEN/MET and donor rules and guidance throughout the lifecycle of our work with the partner, including: Communicating any issues to partners, and assisting them in resolving issues of noncompliance; Reviewing partner interim and final reports for donor compliance criteria, prior to submission.
- Promote inter-partners learning on best practices and exchange of vital information.
- Spearhead day to day project operations by providing technical guidance on activities implementation.
- Establish and maintain good relationship with partners, LGAs and other stakeholders with regards to the implementation and accountability.
- Ensures project interventions are recognized by the government, partners and communities through project branding, participation in different forums including national, zonal, regional, and local events.
- Develop and support effective linkages and collaboration with key public institutions in the relevant fields.
- Represent the network in various assigned learning and sharing meetings/workshops/conferences.
Project Budget and Resource Management (25%)
- Participate in annual and multiyear budget plans, reviews, and report preparation in collaboration with finance staff and partner staff.
- Ensure compliance with TEN/MET finance policy and donor requirements in management and use of financial and non-financial resources.
- Take part in management of project funds, including monitoring of monthly budget burn rates, budget re-alignments, and support internal and external auditing .
- Develop a detailed annual project plan to monitor and track project progress to meet budgetary objectives and adjusts project constraints in consultation with senior management team.
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEAL) and Reporting (15%)
- Adapt in collaboration with project colleagues, the project theory of change.
- Work closely with the Project M&E to develop and maintain program monitoring and evaluation tracking tools to ensure all project indicators report clear linkage of activities to intended outputs and outcomes and that the level of change is clearly tracked.
- Participate in development and spearhead implementation of the programme’s impact measurement system, including: collection of baseline and periodic data for tracking programme performance.
- Take part in annual programme review meeting to assess progress, adjust plans, and draw/disseminate lessons learned.
- Plan, organize and conduct reflective learning forums (quarterly reflection meetings, workshops, etc) internally and externally with programme stakeholders including government in the project district council.
- Support the development of a partners’ monitoring plan and provide oversight for planning partner monitoring schedule.
- Facilitate documentation and sharing of processes, challenges, best practices, and lessons learnt among stakeholders.
Team Performance (10%)
- Ensure a high-performance management culture, open trustworthy relationships, and integrity to enhance program officer’s smooth relations and accountability.
- Provide supervision and support to project officers
Qualification, experiences, and competencies
- Bachelor’s degree in Project Management, Education, Project Monitoring for community development and other related field (Master’s degree in the relevant field will be an added advantage)
- Minimum of 7 years of experience managing donor-funded projects in the nonprofit or development sector.
- Demonstrate capacities to establish and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with government officials, local organizations, communities, and other stakeholders.
- Knowledge on the Tanzania education system and teacher’s workforce management is an added advantage.
- Experience in working with NGO’s
- Strong verbal/written communication skills.
- Report writing skills: Ability to write complex reports.
- Strong problem-solving skills, creativity in decision making.
- Strong leadership, operation, and management skills.
- Excellent team player with minimum supervision.
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