Director Generat at Tanzania Forestry Research Institute TAFORI January 2018

DIRECTOR GENERAL - 1 POST
Employer: Tanzania Forestry Research Institute TAFORI
Date Published: 2018-01-05
Application Deadline: 2018-01-19

JOB SUMMARY:

Able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of principle of new public Management and familiar with research reforms; ii. Good leadership skills and qualities; iii. Able to communicate with proven interpersonal skills; iv. Veracity in critical management skills of transformation leadership, action planning, performance and total quality management, team building, decision making, problem solving and change management.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

i.  Chief Executive Officer of the Institute;

ii.  Accounting Officer of the Institute;

iii.  Responsible to the Board of Directors;

iv.  Overall in-charge of planning, organizing, coordinating and controlling the

Institute’s activities;

v.  Ensures that the organization’s research and other scientific and administrative

activities are of the highest standard and reflect national priorities;

vi.  Responsible for interpretation and implementation of technical, financial, legal

and administrative policies of the Institute;

vii.  Chief spokesman of the Institute;

viii.  Makes sure the role of forestry research is well known to the policy makers both

at national and international levels;

ix.  Ensures incorporation of modern technologies in the institute activities down to

centre level

x.  Ensures that forestry research results are made available to the

stakeholders/end-users; and

xi.  Chief overseer of Forestry Research in the Institute.


QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

i.  Holder of PhD  Degree in Forestry from a recognized University with at least 10

years of forestry research experience and 12 scientific papers published in the

internationally recognized Journals after attaining the PhD qualifications and 5

years of Administrative experience.

ii.  Must be Computer literate in programmes applicable in forestry research

REMUNERATION: Salary Scale PRSS 8

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