As an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit(GIZ)  GmbH supports the German Government in achieving its development policy objectives.

GIZ is looking to fill the position of an Advisor for Local Governance/Social Accountability in the Good Financial Governance Programme(GFG) in Tanzania

Duty station: Dar es Salaam, with frequent travels to partner local government authorities all over Tanzania.

Fixed Term Contract

Responsibilities

The advisor is responsible for

·         Contributing to the objectives of GIZ’s Good Financial Governance(GFG) programme in the field of action on social accountability, with a particular focus on work at local government level

·         Establishing and managing various dialogue mechanisms between local population and administration o issues of concerns in districts

·         Managing support to various partner organizations(civil society organizations),  primarily at local level, combining skills sets in good local governance, social accountability and ideally public Financial Management(PFM)

·         Assisting the manager of the field of action n the technical and administrative implementation of GIZ’s contribution, including the monitoring of achievements and reporting

Tasks

The advisor

·         Analyses existing communication processes between partner local government authorities and respective local interest groups(mainly civil society and private sector) with a focus on the local tax system, use of own revenue, budget and auditing process

·         Assists in negotiating appropriate local dialogue mechanisms between local government authorities, civil society, and the private sector

·         Provides technical advice on the concept of citizens’ participation and collaboration in developing instruments and mechanisms to promote citizens participations in discourses on public finances.

·         Collaborates on the design, planning, and implementation of activities in the relevant field of action, mainly at local level

Required qualifications, competencies and experience

·         Postgraduate Degree in Economics, Political Science, Public Administration, or social sciences

·         At least 5 years of recent and relevant work experience on social accountability and good local governance.

·         Knowledge and experience on social accountability tools and processes, as well as citizens’ participations, are essential

·         Practical experience in working with local government authorities are essential

·         Knowledge and experience of the Tanzanian reform agenda in the field of Public Financial Manangement (PFM) are desirable

·         Experience in producing effective verbal and written communications are expected. If possible the applicant is  to provide a short sample of his/her writing (in English; no longer tha tow pages; any topic)

·         IT-skills in using MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint are expected

GIZ Tanzania is an equal opportunities employer and encourages application from all qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their gender, orgin, religion/belief, disability or any other minority group.