Director, Southern Africa

Deadline: 5th May 2025

TMA has a growing portfolio of country programmes in Southern Africa in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique with good possibilities of funding for Zimbabwe and South Africa. The regional Director for Sothern Africa will primarily be responsible for Zambia as the largest programme (50-60%) in this portfolio but will also cover the other countries in the portfolio which presently include Malawi (30%) and Mozambique (20%). Other countries in Southern Africa might be added into the portfolio as the programme matures and based on approval by the Board. This person will have the overall responsibility for the scale up, design and implementation of these country portfolios with a focus on delivery of both impactful results and timely expenditure in line with TMA’s Strategy 3 on Building Sustainable Trade and Inclusive Trade, Regional and Country Strategies. In particular, the director will need to ensure effective 1) delivery of these programmes from design to implementation and closure in line with TMA’s Project Cycle Management (PCM) Guidelines, systems, procedures and other donor requirements; 2) fundraising from donors and philanthropic organisations; 3) management of TMA teams and technical assistants who support implementation of the smaller programmes in Mozambique and Zimbabwe; and 4) effective stakeholder management and governance of these programmes through TMA’s National Oversight Committees (NOCs) and maintenance of strategic relationships with Governments, the private sector, civil society, and the donor communities.

Academic and professional qualifications

• An undergraduate degree or postgraduate degree preferably in Economics, Development Studies,
  International Trade, Public Policy, Planning, Finance or Management/Business Administration.
• Qualifications in project planning and management are an added advantage.