Overview

The Programme Director is a key leadership position in Empowered Girls. It is the hub of information and direction for the staff, and is a public face of the organisation. Supervision and mentorship are important parts of this role. We are looking for an experienced manager who can lead a dynamic young team through this phase of growth, organise school- and community-based activities, meet the needs of diverse stakeholders, and thrive. We want someone for whom this won’t be just a job, but a mission to empower girls who need mentorship, inspiration, and change. The position is full-time, based in Arusha, and requires field work on some Saturdays and evenings, depending on the schedules of our partners schools.

Essential duties and responsibilities

• Supervise programme and administrative staff as line manager

• Oversee coordination of field activities

• Participate in planning, execution, monitoring, evaluation, and learning of programmes

• Oversee adherence to plans stipulated in M&E framework and annual work plan

• Meet programmatic and reporting requirements of grantors and other stakeholders

• Produce high-quality reports as required

• Facilitate training sessions for programme participants

• Maintain a working culture where staff are motivated to give their best

• Conduct performance appraisals

• Troubleshooting of problems that arise in the field

• Any other responsibilities as required by the board chairperson.

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree

• Minimum 5 years experience in NGO management, team leadership, and supervision

• Fluency in spoken and written English and Swahili

• Ability to use software for producing reports and managing data

• Comfortable travelling and working in rural and remote conditions

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of an integrated team

• Able to represent the values of Empowered Girls to external constituents

• Deep understanding of gender justice, participant-based approaches, mentorship, and determinants of empowerment

• Tanzanian citizens are preferred

About Empowered Girls

Empowered Girls started as an informal club in 2010 in Arusha for secondary school students, and it was registered in January 2020 as a national NGO in Tanzania. It sought to help girls live their dreams by learning life skills, growing self-esteem, understanding their God-given potential, knowing sexual and reproductive health, and having access to menstrual health needs and school supplies. To make these things accessible to the girls who need it most, it makes the lessons fun. It has programmes to support boys’ life skills, climate change adaptation, community seminars, teachers professional development, and more in the districts of Monduli, Arumeru, and Arusha, with outreach work in Longido, Moshi Rural, Arusha City, Dodoma City, Tarime, and Kyela districts. Its team includes four full-time mentors, four volunteer mentors, an M&E officer, an administrator, an accountant, a fundraiser, a cleaner, and a guard. Since its incorporation, it has grown steadily in both funding and ambition. It has funding from German, American, and Tanzanian partners. See last year’s annual report here and see the latest on the Instagram page here.

Why join our team?

• Empowered Girls is a small-but-mighty organisation.
• If you are motivated by impact, come work in a place where you can see the way your hard work improves the lives of our participants and their families.
• Our mentors and volunteers are brilliant, caring, and capable and they are a joy to work with.
• We have fun every day, doing our best to ensure our participants also enjoy as they learn with us.
• Many of our school- and community-based partners are amazing - doing inspiring work with limited resources.
• Arusha is a lovely and cool place to live and work.