UNDP Tanzania’s inclusive growth
programme 2016 – 2021. The overarching goal is to support Tanzania to
accelerate inclusive economic growth with a focus on poverty reduction,
job creation and environmental sustainability, in line with the
principal objectives set out in the Tanzania Development Vision 2025 and
Zanzibar Vision 2020, which aim to eradicate extreme poverty, and
promote high quality livelihoods and a competitive and diversified
economy. The specific objectives for UNDP Inclusive Growth support are
aligned with the priorities set out in the National Five-Year
Development Plan II, to increase use of modern technologies in key
growth sectors, enhance conservation of the environment and natural
resources for poverty reduction and economic growth, develop a
harmonized delivering system of social protection, promote women’s
economic empowerment and develop pro-poor value chains. They are further
aligned with the priorities set out in the draft Zanzibar Strategy for
Economic and Social Transformation, to modernize agriculture and
agro-industry sectors to increase trade, promote a conducive business
environment, improve social protection schemes, and promote gender
equality and women’s empowerment.
The
strategy primarily contributes to the achievement of Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs): Goal 1 (No poverty), Goal 2 (Zero Hunger),
Goal 5 (Gender Equality), Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), Goal
9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure) and Goal 10 (Reduced
Inequality). It also conforms to the United Nations Development
Assistance Plan II (UNDAP II) for 2016-2021, in its vision on inclusive
growth toward achieving the following outcomes:
Increased economic transformation for greater poverty reduction, competitiveness and increased
opportunities for decent and productive employment.
Enhanced equitable and inclusive access to quality basic education and lifelong learning; and,
Increased coverage of comprehensive and integrated social protection for all, especially the poor and vulnerable.
UNDP
supports the government of Tanzania to create livelihood opportunities
and reduce poverty, especially among the most vulnerable groups. We work
with businesses to create jobs and economic growth, and with government
to build infrastructure, link rural areas to markets and develop new
forms of employment. Through our work we promote an integrated approach
that tackles the issues of multidimensional poverty, inequality and
exclusion, and sustainability, while enhancing knowledge, skills, and
production technologies to enlarge people’s choices, reduce risks and
sustain development gains.
UNDP is implementing its five years
Innovation programme called Funguo which is designed to lay the
foundation for and unlock the potential of Tanzanian innovators and
entrepreneurs to create Impact Ventures at scale. The program’s approach
is to create a flagship portfolio of investment ready, innovative
Impact Ventures that unlock follow on investment, so that these
innovations can contribute to the achievement of national ambitions and
the SDGs in Tanzania at scale. It therefore directly addresses
development challenges related to innovation and entrepreneurship: 1)
capacitating women and youth lead Impact Ventures (Strategic Objective
3), 2) capacitating relevant service providers in the Innovation
Ecosystem that support the development of Impact Ventures (Strategic
Objective 2) and 3) bridging the funding gap for Impact Ventures to be
able to access and unlock (national or international) private investment
and third-party finance for further growth (Strategic Objective 1). All
of these efforts need to be complemented by improving the Enabling
Environment to create a context where innovations can create value-add
at scale and entrepreneurs can thrive. This includes evidence-based
informing of government policies together with other partners, as well
as aligning stakeholders in the Innovation Ecosystem to achieve more
differentiation of offered services, promote the adoption of innovation
friendly strategies and identify and seize additional opportunities
related to innovation in Tanzania. This work is complemented by
activities promoting innovation at a national level through innovation
events and media campaigns and will be undertaken through Strategic
Objective 3.
As key outcome of the Funguo Program, the Funguo
Facility will be created as an independent market-facing entity that can
continue selected activities beyond the closure of the program, such as
operating the Funguo Catalytic Fund and capacitating and working with
the Innovation Ecosystem to support Impact Ventures to become investment
ready.
The Funguo Program and the trust fund for the Catalytic
Fund have been designed to allow development partners and philanthropic
foundations that seek to enhance impact innovation in Tanzania to
contribute and partner at any time during the program as well as after
the program.
The Inclusive Growth and Livelihood pillar is
seeking to recruit the Project Manager for the Funguo Programme, who
will be under the direct supervision of the Head of Inclusive Growth
Pillar. The project manager will provide lead the Funguo Project
Management and administrative matters ensuring high quality, accuracy,
and consistency of work for the Funguo programme.
Duties and Responsibilities
Under direct supervision of IG Pillar Lead, Project Manager will perform the following duties: Manage the Program day to day including but not limited to:
Manage the Innovation Team’s internal processes, including all-team
meetings, knowledge management and learning, and management to
objectives.
Reporting to management regularly
Oversee procurement of items for UNDP and Funguo Facility as needed, according to the budget.
Coordinate with other team members and those in UNDP i.e. communications, M&E, Procurement, payments etc.
Provide strategic direction and recommendations for the funguo programme.
Participate and carry out discussions with other key stakeholders and
partners to align on project scope and objectives of funguo programme.
Create and manage a detailed workplan & oversee the budget is being implemented according to plan/budget.
Manage the inputs of the UNDP Governance specialist
Supervising Communication & Partnership specialist and Innovation and Enterprises officer.
Provide project management support, including supporting the
development of key communication materials including articles, blogs and
other visibility materials while supporting also fundraising efforts of
the funguo program .
Oversee the Responsible Party and the set-up of the Funguo Facility.
Collaborate with the Management team and Procurement team on procurement of the Responsible Party
Oversee the activities of the RP, ensuring adherence to quality and
timely delivery, providing support and guidance, assisting with items
that need political/ UNDP support such as set up the Board of Trustees.
Support on hiring the right team for Funguo Facility and getting sign off by the Board through the Responsible party.
M&E + Reporting
Ensure the quarterly reports are submitted timely to donors and the
Program Board by writing and coordinating inputs from the Funguo
Facility and colleagues at UNDP.
Work with the M&E specialist to ensure proper reporting format and produce the mid-line and end-line reports.
Ensure the Annual Review is undertaken timely and presented to the Board. Include donors in the Review process as requested.
Ensure the annual Program Board meeting happens timely at a high quality.
Government Relations & Partnership
Manage Government relationships
Cultivate relationships and understanding of Government Innovation agendas and seek further partnership for Funguo program.
Actively participate in Govt Innovation occasion’s and position funguo program
Strategic Innovation Platform
Work with the key innovation ecosystem players (government, private
sector, academia, hub managers, hub association , donors etc) to create
the Strategic Innovation Platform meetings quarterly.
Coordinate and act as a secretariate to the Strategic Innovation Platform (SIP)
Help the SIP define key issues, and discuss the best way to tackle them
Coordinate inputs from key issues to define studies that need to be
undertaken. Procure and manage studies, gather feedback from
stakeholders and finalized.
Share the studies widely and use these as a springboard for policy work,
convening government and stakeholders for discussions.
Organize and oversee the procurement of conference venues, all programme travel etc
Impact of Results
The
project Manager will help ensure the smooth and effective operation of
the Funguo project through supporting project management, Government
Engagement and external donor relations
Competencies
Core Innovation and Marketing
Documents and tracks innovative strategies/best practices/new approaches.
Responds positively to new approaches.
Level 5: Creates new and relevant ideas and leads others to implement them
Resource Mobilization Ability to write a project proposal
Development and Maintains information/databases of potential and actual donors for the pillar projects/themes.
Provides data and information needed for preparation of project documents.
Level 5: Plans and acts transparently, actively works to remove barriers
People Management
Ability to improve performance and satisfaction
Level 5: Models high professional standards and motivates excellence in others
Communication
Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform
Level 5: Gains trust of peers, partners, clients by presenting complex concepts in practical terms to others
Delivery
Ability to get things done while exercising good judgement
Level 5: Critically assesses value and relevance of existing policy /
practice and contributes to enhanced delivery of products, services, and
innovative solutions
Technical/Functional
Knowledge Management and Learning
Promotes a knowledge sharing and learning culture in the office
Level 5: Originate: Catalyzes new ideas, methods, and applications to
pave a path for innovation and continuous improvement in professional
area of expertise
Management and Leadership
Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to feedback
Level 5:Originate: Catalyzes new ideas, methods, and applications to
pave a path for innovation and continuous improvement in professional
area of expertise
Relationship Management
Ability to engage and foster strategic partnerships with other
parties, inter-agency coordination and forge productive working
relationships
Level 5:
Originate: Catalyzes new ideas, methods, and applications to pave a path
for innovation and continuous improvement in professional area of
expertise
Results-based Management
Ability to manage programmes and projects with a strategy aimed at improved performance and demonstrable results
Level 5: Originate: Catalyzes new ideas, methods, and applications to
pave a path for innovation and continuous improvement in professional
area of expertise
Project Management
Ability to plan, organize, motivate, and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
Level 5: Originate: Catalyzes new ideas, methods, and applications to
pave a path for innovation and continuous improvement in professional
area of expertise
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
Master’s degree or equivalent qualification/experience demonstrating
the ability to learn quickly and work in a disciplined way to produce
high quality knowledge products.
Experience:
At least 5 years of progressively responsible national or
international experience in managing innovation programme . 2 years of
experience working with Innovation ecosystem enables i.e.
startups/innovations in East Africa.
Experience working at the innovative frontier of a field, preferably
related to social impact, innovation, finance, or data & technology.
Experience:
At least 4 years of progressively responsible national or
international experience in managing innovation programme . 2 years of
experience working with Innovation ecosystem enables i.e.
startups/innovations in East Africa.
Experience working at the innovative frontier of a field, preferably
related to social impact, innovation, finance, or data & technology.
Required soft skills/ Competencies:
Project Management: Ability to work-backwards from set goals and
understand critical path dependencies, establish, and manage different
workstreams, draw from a diverse set of tools and approaches to manage
progress and mitigate risks, and adapt when circumstances change.
Execution: A strong sense of urgency and the ability to work with
multiple stakeholders to drive towards milestones. Stays focused on
priorities in the midst of many competing demands. Able to quickly
develop “plan B” when original plans hit roadblocks.
Communication:
Able to translate complex topics into simple language. Can participate
appropriately in executive settings and tailor briefs to a range of
internal clients. Can represent the Organisation in a wide range of
settings.
Leadership: An
entrepreneurial sense of ownership over individual work and a sense of
accountability to ensure the entire team succeeds. Comfortable with
ambiguity and can move forward amid of changing circumstances.
Teamwork: Flexible in playing whatever role is necessary for team
success. Demonstrate inclusiveness in encouraging participation from
everyone to generate the best ideas and results. Can leverage the entire
team – reports, peers, and managers – to achieve results.
Entrepreneurship: Proactive in crafting new ideas and creatively
solving problems. Able to creatively secure and mobilize the resources
required for a project’s success.
Language Requirements: •
Fluency in oral and written English is required.
Knowledge of Kiswahili will be considered an asset.
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