Job Description

Country Project Management and Implementation

• Lead the management of the AABS project in the country across all work packages/outcomes, knowledge management, and communications, actively leading work planning, budgeting, partner engagement, and implementation, ensuring it aligns with FCDO’s Blue Planet Fund and COAST priorities.
• Ensure strong linkages between the country project and the overall global program, providing necessary data, reports, and inputs to ensure alignment, knowledge sharing, and timely delivery.
• Oversee the delivery, monitoring, and reporting of the project in Tanzania and ensure that the country-level activities feed into the program outcome and MEL system and follow approved work plans.
• Support country-based scientists and sub-partners to ensure work is implemented in a coordinated way across technical areas.
• Efficiently manage resources, ensuring adequate human, financial, and material assets to ensure timely and quality project implementation.
• Take overall responsibility for the project management process, including implementation, budgeting, risk management, data management, and financial reporting.

Representation and Engagement

• Develop and manage relationships with the AABS donor (FCDO) and their representatives in the country, the national government, and other stakeholders, actively representing WorldFish’s interests.
• Stay informed about donor and government priorities, country plans, and policies and adjust accordingly to ensure alignment with AABS objectives.
• Coordinate WorldFish’s engagement with other BPF and FCDO programs.
• Represent AABS at national, and when required, regional and global forums on project management-related issues.
• Collaborate with AABS staff and partners to align research activities and projects with national priorities, BPF strategies, and FCDO’s goals.
• Guide the dissemination and uptake of research findings for the project to the donor (FCDO and BPF) through stakeholder engagement and coordination with communication teams.
• Engage with private sector actors in the country, representing the project and WorldFish at prioritized private sector fora.

• Coordinate development of the budget across technical areas, guiding budget inputs, following project timeframes and reporting processes outlined at the global level.
• Monitor the financial position of the country project and ensure alignment with the overall program budget.

General

• Undertake other tasks as appropriate, as discussed with the Supervisor and WorldFish leadership.

Education, Qualification, and Certification

• A Master’s degree in a relevant discipline such as fisheries, aquaculture, aquatic resources management, international development, environmental science, or related fields, with a minimum of 7 years’ experience in leading research projects.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent qualification.
• Proficiency in English and Swahili.

Skills, Experience, and Knowledge

Competencies

• Experience working in Zanzibar, including with government and NGOs in Zanzibar.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and conflict management.
• People and team management, promoting diversity and inclusion and fostering staff wellbeing.
• Excellent communication skills for different audiences.
• Understanding of marine and coastal resources and food system challenges in Tanzania.

Physical Requirements

• Regular travel within the country, broader region, and globally as required.
• Regular office attendance, encouraging strong attendance across the wider team.

Desirable Skills/Experience

• Skills in program management, personnel management, and interdisciplinary team leadership.
• Track record of building partnerships with diverse stakeholders.

Application Process

The application pack should include an application letter, copies of certificates, and a curriculum vitae which contains a telephone number, email address, and contact details of two referees. Applications should be sent by email to IITA-Tanzania@cgiar.org and addressed to:

Skills Required

• Communication Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Negotiation Skills
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Teamwork
• Time Management