Executive Director of United Planet Needed. Work in Tanzania!

Tanzania - United Planet, Executive Director

United Planet Tanzania 
Executive Director
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

United Planet is searching for an Executive Director for United Planet Tanzania to manage and grow existing programs. This competitive position requires a compassionate, globally minded, hard-working individual with strong communication, leadership, and organization skills. This is a full-time position.
The successful candidate will be required to live in Tanzania. United Planet sends volunteers from 2-52 weeks to support vital community projects and immerse in the local culture and language.

As a vital UP team member, the Executive Director will:
• Develop and expand the hosting volunteer program 
• Manage the finances of the organization
• Conduct program & cultural orientations 
• Manage a Program Coordinator who administers the logistics of the volunteer program
• Prepare cross-cultural training materials and cultural activities for participants
• Assist United Planet in managing and expanding partnerships within the country
• Communicate on a regular basis with the staff in the Boston office
• Serve as the point person for volunteers, host families, project staff and staff in Boston
• Work with the Board Members of United Planet Tanzania

Start date: November 21, 2012 to begin training in Tanzania. The position cannot be done remotely for any period of time.
Qualifications:
• Fluent English skills required
• Experience living in Tanzania or Africa required
• Advanced Swahili skills preferred
• International travel or international exchange participation preferred
• Community service experience preferred
• Superb leadership, organization, and communication skills
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit 
• Resourceful, confident, and goal-oriented
• Cross-cultural sensitivity and awareness
• Ability to effectively mediate conflicts 
• Ability to serve as a leader in emergency situations

If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter and resume to 
Jonathan Hass, Director of Human Resources, team@unitedplanet.org 




As featured on CNN, United Planet (UP), an international non-profit organization, strives to create a world in which all people understand, respect, and support one another. United Planet's global network of leaders and volunteers fosters cross-cultural understanding and addresses shared challenges to unite the world in a community beyond borders. The underlying principle of our programs is the concept of Relational Diplomacy -- recognizing that the relationship between people of diverse backgrounds is the basic building block for uniting the world.

United Planet Tanzania was registered as an NGO in 2009 in Tanzania so that United Planet could expand its programs in Tanzania and work more closely with the local communities to increase cross-cultural understanding and address community challenges.