Water Programme Coordination Advisor

GIZ is a federally owned enterprise operating
worldwide, assisting the German Government in achieving its policy objectives
in the field of international cooperation. It offers demand-driven, tailor-made
and effective services for sustainable development worldwide. In Tanzania and
across the region GIZ supports the Government of the United Republic of
Tanzania and the EAC in attaining their development goals. The GIZ Water Programme has been providing
technical and financial support to the Water sector in the country for over 30
years. The GIZ Water Programme implements a
portfolio of water projects across Tanzania. This includes currently: Water Security and
Climate Resilience in Urban Areas of Tanzania (ProWaS), ProWaS Green and Smart
Cities Now Team Europe Initiative (ProWaS-SASA), Conservation of biodiversity
in wetlands through integrated water resources management (IKI-Katuma), and Water
Security and Climate Resilience in Zanzibar (ZanziWaS).

The GIZ Water
Programme is seeking to recruit an Advisor to support the GIZ Programme Manager
with overall Water Programme Coordination and Development based in Dar es
Salaam (Tanzania) as well as project management support of ProWaS-SASA.

• supports the GIZ Programme Manager and Implementation Manager in
  the project management of ProWaS-SASA Team Europe Initiative (TEI) project
  
  

• supports the Implementation Manger to monitor the development and
  implementation of the ProWaS-SASA project plans and activities within the
  three output areas in close consultation with GIZ Advisors in Tanga and
  Mwanza
  
• assures the close follow-up and coordination of the grant
  recipients involved in ProWaS-SASA, such as VEI, Nipe Fagio, Center for
  Community Initiatives (CCI) and the Urban Resilience Academy (RA) in
  implementing the respective activities that fall within their
  mandates.
  
• establishes ongoing exchange and communication and coordinates with
  other implementing agencies (ENABEL, AFD, and DAI) and partners in the
  Team Europe Initiative and their grant recipients and consultants
  
• develops and implements a communication plan in line with the
  requirements of the EU, BMZ and other involved funding partners, e.g.
  Denmark
  
• assists with monitoring, quality management, evaluation,
  communication and documentation of project activities and outputs
  

Programme Coordination

• Supports the GIZ Programme Manager in coordination of project
  activities across the GIZ Tanzania Water Programme (a growing portfolio of
  4+ separate projects) – including liaison with Country Office, Dodoma,
  project partners, and GIZ projects in the field (in particular Mpanda,
  Dodoma, Mwanza, and Tanga),
  
• manages the design, preparation and implementation of meetings,
  workshops, seminars, writing project reports and plans, and other events
  on issues connected with the GIZ Water Programme
  
• assists with general project planning and develops
  project concepts including preparation, organisation and moderation of planning
  events and their implementation
  

Portfolio Development

• Support the Programme Manager in portfolio development initiatives,
  including research, conducting meetings, and contributing to/drafting
  proposals for new projects, programmes, or initiatives
  

Partner Advisory Services

• Undertake
  programme initiatives to provide professional advisory services to and
  cooperate with a broad range of target groups and partner institutions,
  both internationally, regionally, and in Tanzania. And in particular,
  Basin Water Boards, Water Catchment Committees, Water User Associations,
  Ministry of Water, Water Supply and Sanitation Authorities, Local
  Government Authorities, GIZ grant and financial agreement recipients, and
  local beneficiaries in the respective project implementation areas and others
  that may be identified by the programme.
  
• conduct
  regular consultations and dialogue with project partners based on
  technical expertise, cultivating a relationship of mutual trust and
  respect
  

Knowledge Management

• Support the
  programme portfolio in knowledge management activities, such as ensuring
  proper knowledge transfer, documentation, record keeping, and the creation
  of programme reports (including annual reports) as required by the
  programme manager and GIZ head office
  

Networking and Communications

• supports
  cooperation, regular consultations, and dialogue with project stakeholder
  organisations, project implementation agencies, based on technical
  expertise, mutual trust, and respect
  
• drafts reports and
  presentation documents with reference to MoW, PO-RALG, TEI and GIZ
  communication guidelines.
  
• assists with
  communications and visibility work of GIZ Water Programme through
  coordination and contribution of inputs to communication and visibility
  materials such as presentations, factsheets, newsletter articles, and
  social media posts
  
• cooperates
  with local communities, relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies,
  and individuals in the project environment and with other relevant
  projects within Tanzania to improve and maintain good working
  relationships, including liaison with other GIZ clusters and projects
  

Professional experience

• Bachelor’s degree in natural resources
  management, water resources management, climate change, solid waste
  management, economics, environmental policy, international development, or
  a related field. Master’s degree would be an added advantage.
  

• Five Years proven professional work experience
  in water resources management and natural resources management
  conservation and development programmes (ideally integrated water
  resources management, catchment planning, water conservation, climate
  change adaptation and funding modalities).
  
• Five Years experience working in or with state
  or sub-national public administrations in Tanzania. Strong diplomatic and
  communication skills in dealing with senior government, policy making
  national, and sub-national level officials are a key requirement.
  
• Strong understanding of the national and local
  context in Tanzania (political decision-making, legal and institutional
  aspects of water resources management, climate change adaptation, urban
  planning and development, budgeting, and public projects funding and
  financial management).
  
• At least two years’ experience working
  experience with international development organisations
  

• Fluency in written and oral Swahili and English
  is required.
  
• Excellent communication and networking skills.
  
• Proven
  ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of national and international
  experts.
  
• Very good
  working knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies (I&CT)
  (including related water resources management software, and computer applications
  (e.g. MS Office, Microsoft Teams.)
  
• Willingness
  to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding
  measures are agreed with management.
  
• Independent,
  able to work with teams across Tanzania and with management remotely
  

The workstation will be in Dar es
Salaam with regular travels to other areas in Tanzania as will be required by
the programme manager. The incumbent will be required to work with a dynamic
remote team with offices in Dodoma, Tanga, Mpanda, and Mwanza. Ability to work
independently and using I&CT Tools such as Microsoft Office and Microsoft
Teams is necessary to work as a team across Tanzania.