Organization: Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT)
Job Title: Deputy Principal - Planning, Finance and Administration
Reference: 2026-34
Application Deadline: 10 November 2026

ABOUT CCBRT

Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) aims to be the preferred provider of accessible specialized health services in Africa and serves, as a healthcare social enterprise and through development programmes, the community and the most vulnerable.

CCBRT is Tanzania’s largest local provider of disability and rehabilitation services in the country. CCBRT is committed to empowering people with disabilities and their families, improving their quality of life, and ensuring access to medical and rehabilitative treatment.

CCBRT prevents lifelong disabilities wherever possible and is therefore also engaged in extensive maternal and newborn healthcare (MNHC) activities, including obstetric fistula repairs.

Its Maternity and Newborn Wing serves as a referral centre for high-risk and emergency deliveries in the region of Dar es Salaam and the Eastern Zone of Tanzania.

In order to strengthen its Medical Training College and existing team, CCBRT is looking for a Deputy Principal - Planning, Finance and Administration .

THE ROLE

To provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of the College’s:

• Planning
• Finance
• Human Resources
• Procurement
• ICT
• Facilities
• Security
• Governance
• Administrative services

The role will ensure:

• Efficiency
• Regulatory compliance
• Financial sustainability
• An enabling environment for excellence in teaching, learning, and research

ADMINISTRATIVE & STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP

• Oversee daily administrative operations.
• Oversee institutional planning.
• Oversee policy development.
• Oversee performance monitoring.
• Provide strategic advice and operational reports to the Principal.
• Support the Governing Board and committees.
• Ensure implementation of institutional decisions.
• Ensure continuous quality improvement.

RESOURCE & FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

• Coordinate budgeting.
• Coordinate expenditure monitoring.
• Coordinate financial controls.
• Coordinate resource mobilization.
• Oversee human resource management.
• Oversee staff welfare.
• Oversee student welfare.
• Oversee procurement.
• Oversee inventory.
• Oversee asset management.
• Oversee transport services.
• Ensure accountability and compliance with institutional policies and applicable laws.

CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY & TECHNOLOGY

• Oversee campus facilities.
• Oversee infrastructure development.
• Oversee maintenance.
• Oversee security.
• Oversee occupational health.
• Oversee risk management.
• Oversee emergency preparedness.
• Ensure effective ICT services.
• Ensure data security.
• Ensure effective records management.
• Promote the adoption of digital systems to enhance institutional efficiency.

STAKEHOLDER & EXTERNAL RELATIONS

• Maintain effective relationships with:
  • Government authorities
  • Regulators
  • Industry partners
  • Alumni
• Coordinate administrative communications.
• Coordinate resource mobilization.
• Oversee student support services.
• Oversee student orientation.
• Oversee student leadership.
• Oversee complaints.
• Oversee disciplinary records.
• Ensure compliance with NACTVET requirements .

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• MBA or Master's Degree in Finance.
• Professional certification in any of the following is an added advantage:
  • Human Resources
  • Finance
  • Procurement
  • Administration
  • Project Management

EXPERIENCE

• At least 5 years of experience managing:
  • Institutional budgets
  • Financial planning
  • Administration
• Minimum of 2 years in senior management at any of the following:
  • Higher education institution
  • Health training institution
  • Healthcare setting
  • Government agency
  • Similar organization
• Proven track record in:
  • Strategic planning
  • Human Resources
  • Finance
  • Procurement
  • Facilities management
  • Governance
  • Regulatory compliance
• Experience in higher education, TVET, or health training institutions is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of the following is highly desirable:
  • NACTVET requirements
  • Institutional governance
  • Risk management
  • Regulatory compliance
• Experience in institutional change management.
• Experience in digital transformation.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

CCBRT is an equal opportunities employer and encourages people with disabilities to apply.

SELECTION PROCESS

• Written assessments are part of the selection process.
• The selection process is ongoing, so assessment might commence upon receipt of suitable applications.

RECRUITMENT NOTICE

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HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates should submit:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Three references
• Cover letter explaining why they believe they are the right person for the role

Applications should be sent via email to:

Application Email: [email protected]

Applicants should indicate the respective job reference number:

Job Reference: 2026-34

Application Deadline: 10 November 2026