Location: Unguja, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Contract Length: 1 year, renewable
Compensation: 6,500,000 TZS/month + Health Benefits
Commitment: Full time, 40 hours/week
Start Date: August 2025
Youth Challenge International is accelerating youth innovation for good. Together with young leaders and innovators, we are creating a better future where people, planet and profit can thrive. We are going all in on the bold ideas, skills and ventures that will get us there. In over 30 countries, YCI has teamed up with young people and partner organizations to transform complex challenges into sustainable solutions; collectively, we learn fast, fail smart and turn insights into action. We believe that a better world can – and will – be built by the next generation.
HerStart is a YCI initiative advancing gender equality, innovation and economic empowerment on a global scale. Through the HerStart: Innovate the Future program, YCI delivers dynamic entrepreneurship and leadership training, mentorship and seed funding for young women to build businesses with positive community impact in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda. We co-design and co-implement HerStart with local partners in each country, who contribute their unique expertise and advance their own organizational learning. We leverage the energy and skills of Canadian volunteers to further our impact, while enhancing their own personal and professional development. Supportive ecosystems are activated locally to fuel collaboration, reduce silos and dismantle gender barriers beyond HerStart.
Reporting to the Regional Project Manager, the Country Manager will bring leadership, initiative and innovation to the management and growth of HerStart in Tanzania. This role is accountable for achieving project results and expanding YCI’s impact at the country level. The ideal candidate demonstrates people-centred leadership for staff, partners and volunteers, ensuring they are well equipped to apply YCI’s principles across all activities and deliver on organizational and program objectives.
You are an experienced leader with a minimum of 8+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience at a management or director level; you have a successful track record in co-designing, managing and implementing donor-funded projects, with a demonstrated commitment to team management, mentoring and supervising teams; you can demonstrate how you have built effective teams and partnerships with diverse stakeholders, including government, community leaders, donors, private sector and other NGOs; you exemplify a strategic mindset and are skilled at designing and implementing effective workplans; you have sound financial planning and budget management skills; you have strong experience leading effective community development; you are passionate about investing in women and youth livelihoods and are inspired by innovation and entrepreneurship; you know the impact of volunteerism and ideally have experience working with volunteers; ideally you demonstrate an integrated understanding of economic inclusion, gender equality and climate action; you are an effective communicator with excellent written and verbal English and Swahili proficiency; and you are a permanent resident or a Citizen of Tanzania, with availability to live and work in Zanzibar.
YCI recognizes the unequal power dynamics inherent in international development work and our responsibility to protect the human rights of the communities we serve and provide an environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse. Youth Challenge International (YCI) commits to a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA).
Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility, and all employees are required to sign and adhere to the PSEA Policy and Code of Conduct, at all times. All employees must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.
Application Deadline: Monday, July 14, 2025
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received, so we encourage early submissions. No phone calls or emails about the position can be accepted. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
YCI encourages applications from all backgrounds. To achieve our goals, we rely on the unique experiences and viewpoints of our staff, volunteers and partners. We understand that diverse perspectives are required for an inclusive culture to thrive – a culture that is respectful and welcoming to all. We are committed to creating a place of inclusion for employees, candidates, volunteers, partners and participants of all backgrounds, ages, religions, races, gender identities, physical abilities and sexual orientations.
YCI uses a people-focused approach to evaluating applicants. We do not utilize artificial intelligence during the recruitment process. If you require accommodation for the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.