Head of Program Implementation

About this role

Raising The Village (RTV) is recruiting a Head of Program Implementation, also described as Country Representative, to lead delivery of its ultra-poverty eradication programs in Tanzania. The post is based in Bukoba, Kagera region, and reports to the Regional Programs Director, who provides technical oversight on implementation, strategy, and performance management, while the post-holder oversees day-to-day program management and country-specific strategy execution. The work spans program leadership, learning and growth, stakeholder relations, and people management. The incumbent provides integrated strategic and technical leadership across program design, budgeting, implementation, and monitoring, and leads RTV's growth and scaling strategy, including program innovations and strategic initiatives.

The role involves facilitating cross-team collaboration, ensuring strategic alignment and resource planning across regions, and contributing to organization-wide strategies on growth, scale, and sustainability. The post-holder identifies and controls program risks, ensures compliance with organizational policies and donor requirements, and is accountable for overall program quality, learning, and success. On learning, the role requires implementing integrated learning and growth strategies, including gap analyses for technical and behavioral skills among staff and government partners, and developing frameworks, curricula, and tools that support government partnership models for scale. The incumbent strengthens government relations at district, provincial, and national levels, supports donor reporting and engagement, and coaches Regional Managers and District Heads while championing gender equity and workplace programs.

Preferred qualifications include proven leadership and analytical skills, experience delivering large-scale programming in last-mile communities, technical knowledge in agriculture, water, health, and community development, capacity-building ability, and financial and risk management knowledge. A minimum of 12 years of progressive management experience in non-governmental or international development organizations and an MA/MSc in development, business management, or a related agricultural field are required, along with formal training in financial and project management. The post is full time with 70 percent travel. Applications go through RTV's recruitment portal.