JOB DETAILS:
Background
The Project ‘Food Systems Land Use and Restoration in Tanzania’s Forest Landscapes’ is a child project under the GEF Food Systems Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program. The 5-year project is implemented through the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism as the lead Executing Agency with the support of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as GEF Implementing Agency.

The key environmental problem to be addressed by the project is the degradation of Tanzania’s rich forest lands and wetlands and the related loss in forest health and biodiversity under the pressure of agricultural development with a focus on rice production which has detrimental effects on the delivery of ecosystem services and related livelihood and economic opportunities. In Tanzania rice production has more than tripled between 2004 and 2015, making Tanzania the second largest rice producer in South-Eastern Africa. The rice sector is currently a key point of attention of various Government and donor supported programs geared towards both intensification and extensification with a growing interest in export to supply adjacent African states. A key challenge is that production is small scale with current yields being among the lowest in the world (between 1.5 and 2 t/ha), inefficient supply chains, post-harvest handling, and poor transport networks posing additional challenges.

The project focuses primarily on two landscapes in Tanzania, both critical for rice cultivation: The Kilombero Valley on mainland Tanzania, and the North Unguja (Zanzibar) landscape. The project represents an integrated approach that combines aspects of sustainable food systems and deforestation-free supply chains with broader landscape-level planning, management, and restoration for the preservation of ecosystem services in these two landscapes which translates into three main pillars of work:

• The development of an Integrated Landscape Management approach for the target landscapes through a multi-stakeholder process in order to provide for a landscape management framework that gives space for rice production and other uses while securing space for the preservation and restoration of critical ecological systems;
• The development of sustainable and socially inclusive value/supply chains for the rice production sector including the development of supporting governance/policy frameworks, financial and market mechanisms, and incentives that will drive sustainable value chains; and

• The development and implementation of concrete landscape restoration and management activities in the target landscapes including the creation of enabling conditions for upscaling. The focus here will be on areas degraded by or providing key environmental services to the rice sector.

TOR: Project Coordinator / Sustainable Food Systems Specialist

WWF/GEF Tanzania Food Systems Land Use and Restoration Project
Reports to: Project Director, WWF/GEF Tanzania Food Systems Land Use and Restoration Project (Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, United Republic of Tanzania)
Location: Dodoma, Tanzania
Duration: 1 year, extendable to a maximum of 5 years

Major Function
The Project Coordinator/Sustainable Food Systems Specialist will supervise staff in the Project Coordination Unit (PCU), coordinate with project partners, and provide day-to-day management of the project. He/she will furthermore oversee project delivery through the two Landscape Coordination Units (LCUs) as well as provide targeted technical support to the design and implementation of project activities under the various project components.

Key Responsibilities
1. Project Management
• Day-to-day management, monitoring, and evaluation of project activities and results as outlined in the Project Document, Grant Agreement, and Annual Work Plan and Budget to achieve the project objective and targets in the Results Framework.
• Manage the workflow for the Project Steering Committee (PSC), and in particular develop the Annual Work Plan and Budget (AWPB) for each project year for approval by the PSC and no objection from the WWF GEF Agency.

• Provide high-level oversight and monitoring of procurement and expenditure in line with the approved AWPB.
• Review progress of work plan and monitoring plan.
• Lead planning and organization of reflection workshops to identify lessons learned and propose potential changes for adaptive management to ensure project results and indicator targets are reached.
• Provide oversight of the delivery of project activities through the two LCUs through reporting, regular virtual meetings, and supervision missions.

• Be responsible for the organization of the project inception workshop and other project-level workshops/meetings.
• Represent the project and provide support for project supervisions and internal and external reviews/evaluations.
• Hold monthly virtual and/or physical meetings with the partners involved in the implementation of project activities per component.
2. Staff Management
• Supervise the PCU staff including the Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Knowledge Management Program Officer, Financial Manager, and any directly recruited staff or consultants.
• Dotted management line to the Kilombero and North Zanzibar Landscape Coordinators.
3. Technical Assistance
• Technically lead and advise on the implementation of the centrally managed components of the project, in particular:
• Development of a policy paper on improved land tenure and water governance systems to support implementation of the land and water use plans.
• Capacity building on Integrated Landscape Management.
• Development of a sustainable value chain development plan for the rice production sector.
• Development of guidelines, standards, and training packages for public and private sector value chain actors in the rice sector.
• Undertaking an opportunity analysis for private sector investments in sustainable rice production value chains.
• Negotiation and establishment of a collaborative agreement and platform for engagement between public, private, and civil society actors on sustainable rice value chain development.
• The development and review of potential fiscal/financial schemes to incentivize investment for restoration in degraded lands.
• Advise the project partners and landscape coordination units in regard to the technical design and implementation of project activities.
• Prepare related TORs to recruit consultants to ensure technical deliverables and experience requirements are included, and in the development of sub-contracts to project partners.
• Undertake regular field missions to monitor project implementation and to provide technical advice and support to the landscape teams and project partners.
4. Gender and Safeguards
• Ensuring the effective implementation of the gender, environmental, and social safeguards provisions and actions as set out in the Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF), the Gender Action Plan, and the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP), including guiding and supporting the LCUs in the implementation of the same.
• Ensuring that bidding documents and contracts include any relevant particular clauses or conditions relevant to environmental and social safeguards as set out in the ESMF, the Gender Action Plan, and the Stakeholder Engagement Plan (SEP).
• Ensuring gender-responsive stakeholder engagement throughout the project life-cycle.
• Supervising the gender and environmental and social safeguards specialist.
• Ensuring the establishment and implementation of Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM).
• Ensuring public disclosure of safeguards documents and reporting on gender and safeguards implementation and compliance to the PSC and WWF GEF Agency.
5. Reporting
• Prepare semi-annual Project Progress Reports and ensure timely delivery to the WWF GEF Agency.
• Oversee the preparation and disbursement of sub-grants.
• Oversee development of quarterly financial reports and ensure timely delivery to the WWF GEF Agency.
• Ensure co-finance reporting on a yearly basis.
6. Quality Assurance
• Provide quality assurance for project activities, including in sub-grants.
• Review reports and other products from consultants, staff, and sub-grantees, and ensure quality.
• Ensure implementation in line with the GEF and WWF standards and policies.
7. Partnerships
• Coordinate with co-financed projects and liaise with project partners to ensure co-financing commitments are realized.
• Attract additional partners and co-financing.
• Ensure smooth coordination and communication among all project partners and with the Program partners.
• Manage stakeholder engagement throughout the project duration.
• Represent the project as needed at various meetings and workshops.

Qualifications and Requirements
• At least 10 years of technical working experience in a discipline relevant to Sustainable Food Systems, including at least 4 years of project management experience.
• Post-graduate degree in a discipline relevant to Sustainable Food Systems.
• Technical experience and knowledge in the thematic areas of the project (i.e., integrated landscape management, sustainable agricultural production and value chains, and landscape restoration).
• Experience in managing similar, complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Experience in leading a team of staff and coordinating sub-grant partners.
• Ability to interact with senior business, government, and NGO staff.
• Adaptive management skills.
• Knowledge of WWF Project and Program Management Standards preferred.
• Experience in delivering technical and financial reporting to donor agencies on large projects.
• Experience with GEF Projects and GEF knowledge an advantage.

• All applicants must be Citizens of Tanzania with age not above 50 years.
• Applicants must attach an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) having reliable contacts; postal address/post code, e-mail, and telephone numbers.
• Applicants should apply on the strength of the information given in this advertisement.
• Applicants must attach their certified copies of the following certificates:
• Postgraduate/Degree/Advanced Diploma/Diploma/Certificates.
• Postgraduate/Degree/Advanced Diploma/Diploma transcripts.
• Form IV and Form VI National Examination Certificates.
• Professional Registration and Training Certificates from respective Registration or Regulatory Bodies (where applicable).
• Birth certificate.
• Attaching copies of the following certificates is strictly not accepted:
• Form IV and Form VI results slips.
• Testimonials and all partial transcripts.
• An applicant employed in the Public Service should route his application letter through his respective employer.
• An applicant who is retired from the Public Service for whatever reason should not apply.
• An applicant should indicate three reputable referees with their reliable contacts.
• Certificates from foreign examination bodies for Ordinary or Advanced level education should be verified by The National Examination Council of Tanzania (NECTA).
• Professional certificates from foreign Universities and other training institutions should be verified by The Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) and National Council for Technical Education (NACTE).
• A signed application letter should be written either in Swahili or English and addressed to: Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Government City – Mtumba
Ardhi Street
P.O. Box 1351
DODOMA.
• Deadline for application is 04th October 2024.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be informed on a date for interview.
• Presentation of forged