Historique
- Capacity of the key democratic institutions (EMBs, CRC, RPP, etc.) enhanced to support and promote legal and institutional reform in the context of the on-going constitutional reform process and beyond;
- Capacity of the EMBs to conduct credible elections enhanced through strategic, technical and operational support and improved EMB engagement with stakeholders (i.e. political parties, CSOs, and the media) to foster a democratic environment
- Inclusive participation in elections and politics enhanced through the empowerment of women, youth and PWDs; and
- National peace infrastructure enhanced to mitigate and prevent election-related conflicts
Project Management:
Devoirs et responsabilités
- Organization and management
- Management for delivery of results
- Capacity development for institutional reforms and development
- Policy reforms and development services
- Analytical national knowledge products
- Advocacy, networking and marketing
- Partnerships and resource mobilization
- Coordination and recommendations
- Perform the Manager Level 2 function in Atlas by approving payments and Purchase Orders up to $30,000 and ensuring due process has been followed.
- Finalize project organizational structure and plan, including distribution of functions and responsibilities, decision-making processes and relevant institutional arrangements.
- Supervise and facilitate the day-to-day functioning of the Project Team and manage financial resources for achieving results outlined in the Democratic Empowerment Project document and Annual Work Plan;
- Overall responsibility for the timely and effective procurement of project materials and resources and services;
- Coordinate the implementation of activities envisaged under the DEP and provide strategic guidance to operations, and make programmatic and operational decisions;
- Ensure the compliance of project implementation with UNDP rules, regulations and policies;
- Oversee project procurement, finance, and HR matters and bring any issues to the attention of the OM;
- Contribute to drafting reports, including monthly, quarterly and annual reports on project activities, memos, minutes of meetings, etc;
- Facilitate capacity building in the Project
Compétences
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
- Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the project.
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
- Treats all people fairly and without favoritism.
- Experience as an elections project manager for the UN in a developing country.
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of inter-disciplinary development, education and communication.
- Strong understanding of dynamics in government, civil society and the donor community in developing countries
- Promotes knowledge management in UNDP and a learning environment in the office through mentoring and personal example;
- Promotes knowledge building and sharing with regards to management and operations, organization of project staff trainings, synthesis of lessons learnt/best practices and sound contributions to UNDP knowledge networks and communities of practice.
- Focuses on impact and result for the client and responds positively to critical feedback
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
- Demonstrates strong writing, facilitation, and presentation skills
- Builds strong relationships and networks with clients and external actors.
- Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
Qualifications et expériences requises
- Master’s Degree in management, business administration, public administration, finance, or related field.
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience including election project management , providing management advisory services and/or managing, monitoring and evaluating staff and operational systems;
- Sound knowledge of organizational management, asset
- management, information and communication technology, administration, financial and human resources management, preferably with the UN/UNDP;
- Knowledge of ATLAS or other enterprise corporate financial solutions strongly preferred;
- Certification in UNDP programmes, Procurement, HR, Accounting and Finance would be an advantage;
- Advanced computer skills and knowledge of office software packages essential, experience in handling of web based management systems;
- Experience working with project teams and knowledge of project cycle management;
- Excellent analytical, communication, writing and presentation skills;
- Willingness to travel frequently in Tanzania and to work extensive hours and under pressure
- English language fluency written and spoken, essential. Knowledge of Kiswahili is an asset.