Tanzania Financial Services for Underserved Settlements (TAFSUS) is a non-profit company registered under the Company Act and set up in Tanzania to provide financial services for upgrading underserved (slums) settlements. TAFSUS has emanated from the Slum Upgrading Facility (SUP) programme of UN Habitat and aims to uplift the living standard of Slum dwellers through offering guarantee to bankable project that promote affordable housing, community infrastructure upgrade and access to water, sanitation, land and improvement of settlement as a whole for low-income households. Recently, TAFSUS introduced the Land delivery project whereby Land is sourced, cleared, surveyed and plots sold out with purposeful target of people living in underserved settlements.
TAFSUS invites applications from qualified and dynamic candidates for the position of a Programme Officer based in Dar Es Salaam and reporting to the Executive Director. This position is part of the TAFSUS’s core team that would provide the successful candidate with I an exciting opportunity to oversee and shape the programme work of TAFSUS. Specific responsibilities include:
• Indentify underserved settlements appropriate for an upgrading projects, manage relationships and establish effective working arrangements with communities
• Conduct field appraisal of selected project applications, review applicants business plans and use the information to approve bankable settlements upgrading projects that best meet the community needs;
• Manage Land delivery activities that involve Land acquisition, clearance, survey, seeking approvals and sale of plots;
• Lead monitoring and evaluation of projects performance;
• Foster productive relationship with key stakeholders hence build effective networks with relevant ministries and government authorities, policy forums, development partners, donor agencies, private sector and civil societies working for similar and/or related objectives
The ideal candidate will have:
• Minimum of a first degree in project management, community development, land use planning and/or related fields; preference shall be accorded to candidates with Postgraduate qualifications;
• At, least 3 years work experience in project development and related processes, community development works (ideally involvement in housing, sanitation, water, land use development planning, real estate, finance projects);
• Strong familiarity with project funds management, monitoring and evaluation, fund-raising, high quality proposal and report writing and analytical briefs;
• Ability to multi-task) ‘work on tight timelines and highest degree of integrity;
• Exceptional written and verbal skills in English and Kiswahili;
• Must have solid computer skills especially MS Excel, Ms Word and Ms Project
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Interested candidate should submit a cover letter, CV (not exceeding four pages) and names and contact information of three referees before close of business at l700hrs on 27th April 2015 , addressed to the Executive Director, Tanzania Financial Services for Underserved Settlements, by email to info@tafsus.co.tz or Post to’ P. O Box 79603, Dar Es Salaam.
Please do not attach any document other than a Cv and cover letter.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted .
SOURCE; DAILY NEWS 17TH APRIL 2015