Director / Principal Job - ActionAid Denmark Training Center Based in Arusha, Tanzania

Director / Principal Job - ActionAid Denmark Training Center Based in Arusha, Tanzania
MS Action Aid Denmark seeks to employ the Director for it's regional development training Centre, MS-TCDC. ActionAid Denmark (AA DK) is a membership-based Danish NGO working for just and democratic governance and empowerment of the world's poorest.

AA DK became an Associate Member of ActionAid International (AAI) in 2008 gaining full independent membership in June 2010. Together, we fight poverty in more than 50 countries.
MS Training Centre for Development Coopera-tion (MS-TCDC) is located in Arusha Tanzania. It is part of the Training for Change Unit of Action Aid Denmark. Every year, the centre trains approximately 2500 participants.
The centre employs more than 80 full time staff and provides high quality transformative development training, reflection and consultancy services to programmes of MS Action Aid Denmark, Action Aid International and other civil society organisations and their partners.
It's main goal to increase the competence of civil society organisations and partners to effectively conduct their development programmes and influence policy environments.

Summary of Job
The Director / Principal has the final financial, staff and policy responsibility and authority in MS-TCDC. As such, the Principal plays an overall role in ensuring an adequate match between human and financial resources on the one hand and on the other hand existing and new tuition programme needs.

Summary of Profile
    * Leadership and management experience within a large training organisation
    * Demonstrated ability to manage multi pie stakeholders in an INGO context Extensive experience in strategy development, programme planning, budgeting, financial management, evaluation and reporting
    * Significant experience directing the design, promotion and delivery of a range of high quality training programme.
    * Experience managing and motivating performance of diverse staff including senior and highly qualified personnel.
    * Experience raising and managing funds from multiple donors.
    * Experience delivering training and supervising consultancy.
    * Multi-level networking experience.

Terms and ConditionsThe position will be based at the Training Centre in Arusha.
The position is offered under ActionAid International's International terms and conditions with a fixed term contract for 3 years with the possibility of extension.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.
MS ActionAid Denmark works for just and democratic governance and empowerment of the worlds poorest. ActionAid Denmark is an independent member of ActionAid International.
Together, we fight poverty in more than 50 countries. MS Training Centre for Development Cooperation has more than 34 years experience in providing high quality training, consultancies and conference facilities to civil society organisations and their partners.

The centre also offers Kiswahili language training programmes for expatriates coming to live and work in East Africa.

A comprehensive job description is available at www.ms.dk.

For further questions, please refer to Director of Training for Change Peter Christiansen at pc@ms.dk.

To apply, please send you application and updated CV to tcdcdirector@ms.dk.

Start date 01.01.2011
Closing date: 11.10.2010
Interviews 4-5.11.2010