Ajira Portal:- Regional Coordinator at Enabel March, 2024

Enabel is operating in Tanzania as a public limited company under public law with a social purpose in accordance with article 7 (iii) of the General Agreement between The United Republic of Tanzania and The Kingdom of Belgium on Development Co-operation signed on 16th of October 2002, and the introduction Letter from the Embassy of Kingdom of Belgium N° 2018/023 signed on 25th January 2018 on the transformation from BTC into Enabel. The project on beekeeping, funded by the European Union, has a duration of 4 years from 2021. The project remaining time is 2 years.

The project is taking place under the 11th EDF National Indicative Programme for Tanzania (2014-2020) in which Sustainable Agriculture is a focal sector with the specific objective to” enhance management of natural resources, including forests, and ecosystem services for sustainable agriculture development and climate change adaptation”. The European Union Action Document for Beekeeping Value Chain Support contributes to that objective and also to the Planet and Prosperity pillars.

The overall objective of the project is enhancing the beekeeping industry for inclusive growth, poverty reduction and food security in Tanzania. The specific objective is to ensure that high quality honey is produced in an environmentally sustainable manner leading to increased market penetration.

The programme is focusing on 3 main outputs: 

• Institutional capacity and enabling environment for beekeeping value chain actors is strengthened, while enhancing women’s empowerment.
• Capacities of beekeeping value chain actors improved, and management of bee reserves and apiaries enhanced.
• Market links and Trade of bee products strengthened.

Reporting to the Project Manager, the Regional Coordinator will have the following tasks and responsibilities:

• Coordinate and facilitate the partnership between the implementing agencies, the EU, the partner countries where the project activities are implemented together with key stakeholder groups (private sector, civil society and governments).
• Manage the operational and financial planning, monitoring of the achievement of the results, and collecting and providing timely monitoring and evaluation reporting.
• Coordinate the activities executed by the agencies and ensure optimal implementation in line with the decisions made by the project management unit and the suggestions for strategic orientations and synergies made by the steering committee and ensure the envisioned impact of the project is achieved.
• Ensure the quality of the technical outputs and permanent quality improvement. 
• Lead the team to leverage the talents and motivation of each staff and ensure result-oriented project management.
• Contribute to capacity development of partner organizations (to be specified in accordance with project).
• Advise on the basis of your technical expertise, in order to achieve performance in accordance with national and international norms and standards.
• Coordinate knowledge building and management in order to create an inclusive, informed climate of trust within the project.

Required qualifications and experience.

• Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics/Natural Resource Management or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in project management of international development programmes in field of Sustainable Forest Management or Natural Resources Management.
• Experience in European funded projects or programmes is an added advantage.

Required skills and knowledge.

• Good knowledge of IT infrastructures in preparing technical or strategy documents in the area of expertise.
• Broad and in-depth understanding of the diverse aspects of development cooperation and sustainable development.
• Well-developed partnership engagement capabilities: strong communicator and relationship builder, demonstrating the ability to facilitate change among private and 
  public sector actors.
• Excellent knowledge of project management and European funded projects or programmes.
• Excellent management and organisational skills.
• Planning and implementing skills that support effective delivery and progress tracking of interventions.
• Fluent in spoken and written Swahili. 

Personal Attributes 

• Skilled at solving problems, pro-active and result oriented.
• Exhibit excellent capacity to build good collaboration relationships with partners. 
• Respect others and is able to build relations on the basis of credibility and expertise. 
• Highly organised team player, with pro-active and flexible work style.
• Show engagement, sense of responsibility and integrity. 
• Flexible and can work in a changing environment. 
• Collaborative governance mindset (Self responsible, accountable, authentic communication).

Applicants are also required to commit to the vision, mission, and values of Enabel: Enabel’s Vision, Mission & Values

• A fascinating job in an international environment.
• Type of contract and duration: A specific period contract of 18 months.
• Estimated Start Date: 01/06/2024.
• You will be based in Singida or Katavi with Occasional missions to the area of the coverage of the project (Tabora, Kigoma and Shinyanga).
• You are employed by Enabel in the function of “Intervention Officer”. A salary package that comprises the monthly gross salary, in accordance with our salary scales (Class 5), and more benefits such as health care insurance, 13th month, holiday allowance and if applicable dependants school fees allowance.
• Relevant recognized experience for the function will be valorised.