JOB
OPPORTUNITY
PROJECT COORDINATOR
_________________________________________________________________________________
Position: Project Manager
Deadline for Application: 31st August,
2023
Expected Start Date: Immediately
Duty Station: Arusha
Reporting To: Executive
Director
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION
To collaborate, coordinate, facilitate, and lead policy
harmonization through strategic engagement with policy influence working
groups, sector ministries, and Parliamentary committees in strengthening
Tanzania’s policy, regulatory, and enabling environment for sustainable
biodiversity conservation.
1. General Overview of the Organization
TNRF is a Tanzanian network
organization with 6000 members with registration number OONGO/0640 bringing
together members to change policy and practice in the natural resource sector
for the better through: a) sharing the knowledge base of practice and b) strengthening
citizens’ voice for improved natural resource governance. TNRF seeks to support
its members by improving communication, sharing information, promoting
collaboration and strengthening collective action. It works on promoting the
improvement of natural resource governance to achieve more sustainable rural
livelihoods and better conservation outcomes. TNRF works with members across
the country and is linked with partners and members outside the country, but
mainly concentrated in areas categorized as stress points in relation to
pressure on existing natural resources in Tanzania.
TNRF facilitates member-driven ‘Working Groups’ on key policy and
practice issues that are of direct interest to members. These working groups
are very collaborative and provide an opportunity for TNRF’s diverse membership
to tackle concerns at a range of different levels. There are currently working
groups engaged in TNRF’s strategic direction of Land based Investment(LBI),
Community based natural Resources Management(CBNM), and Climate Change (CC).
TNRF communications works at a cross cutting level, producing for example a
web-site, weekly e-news, policy briefs in collaboration with partners and
participatory film or radio targeted at advocacy. TNRF also successfully engages
with other stakeholders in establishing round tables for CSOs, donors,
international NGOs and government to discuss emerging issues related to the
environment.
2. PROJECT OVERVIEW
TNRF has been identified as a recipient of the USAID Tuhifadhi
Maliasili grant with a project to strengthen conservation policies
and biodiversity conservation in Tanzania. Through the grant, TNRF will employ
experiences, innovations, and proven best practices to inform and support
Tanzanian policy and legal framework review while at the same time promoting community
and stakeholders’ participation and initiatives in biodiversity conservation
and livelihoods. TNRF in this project will support addressing conflicting
policies and legal frameworks and supporting efforts towards improved
biodiversity conservation through multiple approaches.
In view of this, TNRF seeks to recruit a Project Manager with a thorough
understanding of policy issues in natural resources management including the wildlife
sector and landscape connectivity in Tanzania to manage implementation of the
project. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management and
coordination of all project activities.
3. CORE
RESPONSIBILITIES
·
To coordinate the implementation of
project activities according to the agreed work plan and budget
·
To ensure that financial resources are
used in accordance with the approved annual plan and budget
·
To work close with the Communications,
Advocacy and Branding officer, Land/GIS Expert, Finance officers, and Consultant(s)
during the implementation of project
activities to realize quality outcomes of the engagements.
·
To strengthen and promote coherence and
cohesion in the policy and legal
frameworks analysis, especially with regard to provisions of conflicting
legal frameworks hindering wildlife
conservation, and landscape connectivity
·
To convene and facilitate meetings of
policy analysis and advocacy with various working groups in line with the principles of partnership
within the CSOs working groups, parliamentary committees, management teams of
key Ministries and other stakeholders to
discuss policy and legal framework issues, ensuring that the meetings are
consultative and results-oriented.
·
To lead strategic engagements with various
decision makers to influence the revision of legal frameworks and change its
practices. Among them include strategic meetings with sector ministries such as
the Ministry of Mining, PORALG, Ministry of Land, Ministry of livestock, Tanzania
Parliamentary Friends of Environment (TAPAFE), and Parliamentary Standing Committees
responsible for Land and natural resources, etc.
·
To lead and coordinate CSOs Consortium to
meet with the Management team of the sector ministries to present key legal
issues frameworks/provision of the policies and legal frameworks that hinder biodiversity
conservation and connectivity and initiate its revision.
·
Conduct one-to-one meetings with
influential members of parliament to support and influence legal review advocacy efforts
·
To influence the advocacy agenda on the need
of harmonizing conflicting provisions and communicated through various media
including television, radio, websites,
and social media
·
To coordinate stakeholders’ engagements by bringing key stakeholders to raise their awareness and come up with a common
position on an approach that will jointly facilitate landscape connectivity in
the area through community driven.
·
To work with Land use/GIS Experts to
implement community driven priorities through the supportive, collaborative and
participatory joint land use plan and rangeland management plans in selected
areas.
4. OUTPUTS
The Project coordinator will be responsible for the following
output:-
i.
To
produce project reports and high-quality outputs as indicated in the project
document, focusing on the key deliverables (details for each deliverable will
be provided in the project document)
ii.
Facilitate
working and partnership MoU among Technical working group members in
operational
iii.
Improved
awareness, knowledge, and skills among policy and decision makers, community members, and other stakeholders on
effective models for supporting landscape connectivity for biodiversity
conservation in Tanzania and livelihoods.
iv.
Policy
engagement meetings between working groups and decision makers to influence
policy and legal frameworks review for more improved biodiversity conservation,
community land tenure security, and livelihood.
v.
Policy and
legal harmonization provisions are identified, discussed, communicated widely,
and harmonized in the policy and legal frameworks review.
vi.
Policy
brief on policy issues
vii.
Online social media platforms
The
Project Coordinator will work closely with the implementing team; Communication,
Advocacy, and Branding officer, Land/GIS Expert, Finance officer, Consultant(s)
that will be engaged occasionally by the project, and TNRF team members under Community Based
Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) portfolio.
5. Required
Qualifications and desired attributes
The Project Coordinator will have the following broad skill-sets:
·
Advanced University
degree in
Policy issues, Wildlife Conservation, Natural Resources Conservation, Natural Resource Assessment and Management or other related fields.
·
Solid background and experience (at
least 7 years) in policy engagement processes in natural resource management
issues, with sound knowledge of Wildlife interventions and policies in
Tanzania, and across the region.
·
Excellent and proven facilitation and
networking skills
·
Practical experience in working with government agencies, members
of parliaments, Standing Parliamentary committee, Tanzania Parliamentary
Friends of Environments (TAPAFE), Management
teams of key ministries, Local government authorities, CSOs working groups, and
networks dealing with policy advocacy and development partners.
·
Strong reporting and communication skills with evidence of related
publications/writings.
·
Proven track record
in successfully developing,
leading,
and managing projects in
the field
of conservation, policy engagements for improved natural
resources management,
international
development,
or other related fields.
·
Excellent
interpersonal skills, with the
ability
to network
and develop and maintain
strong
relationships
at all levels with local communities,
government
agencies, the not-for-profit
sector,
and the TNRF network.
·
Adaptable,
flexible, able to
take initiative
and prioritize
amongst
competing demands
6. TERMS OF CONTRACT
This is a project funded position for which a full and attractive
package commensurate with the nature of the position will be offered on 1
annual basis, renewable on the basis of performance and availability of funds.
7.0
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested
Candidates for this job are kindly requested to send their CVs accompanied by a
cover letter to recruitment@tnrf.org.
Women
are highly encouraged to apply
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