Full Time
Dar es Salaam
Posted 1 day ago
111,873,852 TZS / Year

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Restless Development is a global agency for youth-led development.

About Restless Development

Restless Development is a global non profit agency. We support the collective power of young leaders to create a better world. We are independently registered and governed in nine countries (India, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA, Zambia and Zimbabwe) bound together by our vision for youth power. We run youth-led programmes to tackle the issues that young people care about the most – We also run the Youth Collective – a growing network of over 4000 local youth civil society groups and organisations in 185 countries. We are committed to creating an agency that walks the talk on power shifting, using the power shifting checklist, both internally and externally.

Our approach to safeguarding

Restless Development considers the welfare and protection of children, young people and vulnerable adults to be an organisational imperative with primacy over the success of programmes or strategic objectives. We recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility and we expect all of our staff, volunteers and partners to ensure we protect the communities in which we operate from harm and abide by our Safeguarding Policy .

About the role

The Hub Director will take leadership of the Tanzania Hub operations, setting strategic direction, building partnerships and driving performance across all Units in the hub. Working closely with and under the supervision of your National Board of Directors, you will provide support and oversight to your Leadership Team to ensure financial, programmatic, quality, people and performance functions are implemented to a high standard. The Tanzania Hub Director also contributes to the Global Restless Development network leadership, which Restless Development Tanzania is part of.

Job title: Hub Director, Restless Development Tanzania

Location : Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Salary : Gross TSh 111,873,852 per annum

Preferred start date: 1st of October 2025

Length of contract: 2 years

Reports to: Board of Directors

Direct Reports : Sn Finance and Admin Coordinator, Deputy Hub Director/Programme Manager, Programme & Partnership Officer

Expected travel: Regular travel within Tanzania plus 2-3 weeks’ international travel as required.

Visa Requirement: Open to Tanzania nationals and non-nationals who have or can secure Tanzania working status.

Key responsibilities:

1. Strategic Leadership

Provide strategic leadership and direction to the Tanzania Hub, ensuring that the Hub remains the go-to agency on youth-led change
Uphold the Hub reputation, positioning it to be well-known and well-respected in the country
Ensures the Hub maintains good relationship with the Government, donors and partners
Serving as a representative and public spokesperson for Restless Development Tanzania’s youth-led model, values and policies for all internal and external stakeholders.
Accountable for the overall sustainable, effective delivery and impact of the Hub.
Bring Restless Development Tanzania’s national strategy to life, evaluating the relevance of the strategy and reviewing/revising it as needs be
Strategic planning: working with the Tanzania Leadership Team to conduct annual planning and implement the Hub’s strategic vision.
Lead the hub through the necessary transitions and adaptations, as the hub adapts to internal and external changes in the operational environment, planning for and responding to shifts in the political and legal landscape.
Global leadership: as part of the Restless Development global network, participate in leadership and strategy decision making processes.

2. Resource Mobilisation, Partnerships and Grant Management

Drive the Hub’s fundraising efforts, guiding, supervising and coordinating the Leadership Team to deliver quality proposals and cultivate successful relationships
Ensure the Hub is well networked with donors and partners, local and international alike
Ensure that strong communication is in place to support impact, influencing and fundraising ambitions
Develop the Hub’s fundraising strategy, providing oversight of the health and cultivation of the Hub’s funding, partnership and grant portfolio in line with the Hub’s strategic ambitions – ensuring that the Hub is able to fully fund its operations, innovation and growth in the country, regionally and as part of the global network.
Develop and maintain strategic relationships, partnerships and alliances with relevant institutions and organisations, for learning, advocacy, fundraising and influencing.
Use leadership, networking, negotiation, influencing and relationship-building skills to secure significant funding from diverse in-country and external income streams including regional investments and partnership opportunities.
Oversee strong systems for effective grant management, through the Leadership Team.

3. Programme Impact Performance

Through the Tanzania Leadership Team, hold ultimate responsibility for the Hub’s performance and delivery, ensuring key performance and quality indicators are achieved.
Ensure the Hub is sought out for our expertise
Drive a culture of programme innovation, learning, evidence building and influencing – ensuring that Restless Development Tanzania’s programming portfolio remains at the forefront of driving transformative change for young people across the country and beyond
Ensure Innovative programmes are developed, for high impact – demonstrating impact and communicating on it.
Ensuring that the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning function performs well, to make sure that the Hub implements impactful programmes and is able to showcase it’s impact

4. Financial Management and Performance

Ultimate oversight for financial management including budgeting and financial governance, ensuring strong accountability and value for money.
Working closely with the Senior Finance and Administration Manager to ensure strong financial management systems are in place
Ensure financial sustainability of the hub
Manage funds so as to making the most of the financial resources we have

5. People Management and Performance

Oversee the management of Tanzania’s Leadership Team, including fostering collective ownership of key organisational processes and systems
Lead the team in a way that thrives for performance in a nurturing manner, managing people so as to draw the best out of them, making the most of people and expertise we have evSzk5Y DmwsKG
Upholds support for youth leadership development in staff
Lead on all manager-level appointments, ensuring that staffing within the organisation is appropriate, trained, and motivated for the delivery of the global Strategy.
Line manage and support the professional development of direct reports and ensure strong staff performance management and staff development is provided to all staff.

6. Upholding governance and compliance imperatives

- Serving the Board of Directors as its Secretary and working towards its institutionalization and strengthening
- Supporting the Board in its reform ambition
- Work closely with the Hub’s National Board of Directors to ensure effective governance of the Hub.

7. Other

Other duties as required.

You may occasionally be required to work on weekends and/or public holidays, for which time off in lieu will be granted.

About you

We are looking for a person with the right competencies and skills for the role, and who demonstrates the personal qualities consistent with our values and behaviours. Read more about our values on this link our Values

Heart: Youth Power is at the heart of everything we do. We prioritise the wellbeing of all our people, supporting young leaders to thrive.

Value Led :Inspires a Restless passion in external partners and all staff. Considers the Restless Values when making decisions and taking measured risks at a strategic level.

Innovation: Fosters a climate of innovation and continual improvement. Takes measured risks and solves complex issues with creativity and innovation. Maintains focus on aligning the organisational vision for long-term growth in a changing world.

Head :We are experts in our lived realities. We innovate and try new things without fear of failure.

Delivers Quality: Ensures organisational excellence in the face of challenges and constraints. Identifies opportunities to advance our mission through the work of others. Ensures the Hub or International Unit is effectively and efficiently resourced to deliver quality against strategic priorities .

Deciesion Making: Quickly and confidently makes, sometimes tough, strategic decisions, even with incomplete or rapidly changing information. Decisively drives change by analyzing complex situations and evaluating long term impact on the organisation and external partners.

Hands: We collaborate and shift power with young people and communities. We connect, nurture, celebrate and fund young leaders.

Effective Communication : Is able to respond to staff and organisational needs at a national level. Persuades, influences and inspires strategic partners and internal audiences; coaching Senior Managers and Head to do the same.

Collaboration : Is a role model for regional and global collaboration; maximising the organisational impact through partners and other Restless Development Hubs. Cultivates strategic regional and global partnerships for organisational growth and national positioning.

Voice: We are honest and transparent . We use our voice for what is right.

Leadership: Creates a compelling organisational vision across all teams, ensuring high performance of multiple teams against strategic priorities. Develops leadership in others for future growth of the organisation.

People Development :Aligns their own personal and professional development to current and future organisational needs. Supports and develops Senior Managers and Heads to become future Directors

Skills and experience

Essential

Be committed to the role of young people in development and Restless Development Tanzania’s mission and values.
Experience of youth programming, and knowledge of relevant national, regional and international policy
Substantial senior management experience in fundraising and programmes development and implementation in the development sector
Demonstrated success in raising significant income through fundraising and partnerships development
Experience in managing finance / operations and of leading teams
Experience in policy engagement and working with government stakeholders
Fluent written and spoken English and Swahili
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Strong leadership and management skills
Substantial experience within a senior leadership position in which decision making and collaboration has been a priority.

Desirable

A postgraduate degree in a relevant field of study or relevant equivalent work experience
Experience of working in Tanzania and an understanding of the current socio-political environment
Experience working in challenging operating environments with a rapidly changing policy and legal landscape
Experience in private sector engagement
Experience in distance management and working with multiple offices

Restless Development is an Equal Opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Restless Development will ensure that no applicant or staff member receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital status, social status, caste, race, ethnic origin, religious belief, age, HIV status, disability, or any other factor that cannot be shown to be relevant to performance.

What we do for you

Remuneration

We are proud to commit to a transparent global salary scale, ensuring a fair and comparable system of pay across all global locations. In addition to salary, we offer pension contributions and other benefits in accordance with the local Hub.

Values and Culture

At Restless Development, we’re proud that the strength and integrity of our Values has been recognised by staff, young people, donors and others who we work with. Beyond this, we have a culture of recognising and celebrating both our Values and our global achievements with monthly Values Champions and an annual Values Day.

Work-life Balance

It goes without saying that we work hard at Restless Development. We also recognise the importance of helping staff to maintain a positive work-life balance by offering:

24 days annual leave (in addition to public holidays and with an extra day of annual leave given for each full year of service, up to a maximum of 28 days).
Birthday Leave
Access to flexible working.
Generous study leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, and other leave allowances.

Professional Development

Restless Development is proud to be an employer who recognizes potential and invests in the development of its staff. We are committed to the professional development of our staff through:

Empowering opportunities to work on significant projects which stretch and inspire staff – allowing them to develop on-the-job.
Regular performance management.
Training and development opportunities, including supporting our staff to identify mentors both within and outside of the agency.
Quarterly Staff Workshops for all staff to give and receive agency updates, receive training, and socialise.

Travel and Medical Insurance

When travelling abroad with work, all staff will be covered by Restless Development’s travel and medical insurance.

To Apply

Please submit your CV and a covering letter that explains why you are excited by this role, and provides examples of how your skills and experience respond to the essential and desirable criteria in the Job Description (using no more than 500 words).