JOB DETAILS:
Background
The Tanzania National CSOs Platform for Sustainable Development was founded in April 2015 following a multi stakeholder’s workshop on the transition from MDGs to SDGs held by the United Nations Association of Tanzania in partnership with Africa Philanthropic Foundation.
One of the key outcomes of the workshop was the recommendation to establish a civil society platform to facilitate the coordination of civil society organizations in Tanzania on sustainable development issues, and offer a platform for engagement with the government, United Nations, and other development partners and stakeholders. United Nations Association of Tanzania and Africa Philanthropic Foundation co-convened the established of the platform.
The Platform is part of the National Coordination Mechanism for Sustainable Development which is established by the Ministry of Finance and Planning. Under this role the platform has coordinated CSOs reporting in the National Voluntary Reviews and contributed to the Country report as well as coordinated CSOs contribution to the Five Years Development Plan in 2020.
The platform is voluntary and open platform for civil society organizations in Tanzania to come together, self-organize and self-coordinate to ensure their meaningful participation and contribution towards the implementation, follow-up and monitoring of Sustainable Development in Tanzania. The platform is part of the Africa Civil Society Working Group (AWG) – www.africapost2015.org.
Members of Tanzania National CSOs Platform on Sustainable Development comprise of diverse civil society organizations from grassroots organizations to international nongovernmental organizations and representing different constituencies seeking to contribute meaningfully towards the implementation and follow-up and review of sustainable development in Tanzania.
The platform seeks to document civil society organizations’ contributions in the implementation, follow up and monitoring of Sustainable Development in Tanzania, facilitate the sharing of knowledge, experiences, best practices and innovations emerging from civil society organizations, leverage on available resources in civil society (both financial and non-financial), and facilitate partnerships to minimize unnecessary duplications.
The platform focuses on both Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063, and seeks to contribute towards the joint implementation, follow-up and monitoring of Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063, while ensuring that the marginalized groups, the furthest, and the poorest of the poor are fully engaged and play an active role in the implementation, and follow-up and review.

JOB TITLE:
1. POSITION TITLE: Project Coordinator – Tanzania Sustainable
Development Platform:
• Terms: 18 months with the possibility of renewal
Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields, a Master’s Degree is an added advantage

Required Skills:
• Working knowledge of Sustainable Development
• Resource mobilization
• Stakeholders’ coordination
• Reporting
• Effective Communication
• Networking and partnership management
• Strategic advocacy
• Team working

Key Responsibilities:
• To coordinate all activities of the Tanzania Sustainable Development Platform through
• Form new partnerships to further the work of the TSDP/
• Conduct capacity development to the members of the TSDP
• Coordinate members of the TSDP to produce annual CSOs SDGs progress report
• Fundraise for activities of the platform
• Producing information packages and position statements on different Sustainable Development Processes at Global, Regional and National Levels
• Report to the co-conveners and partners
• Develop a member engagement strategy and annual workplan for the platform
• Frequent communication with the members of the platform
• Overseeing the production of the Platform’s newsletter highlighting members SDGs interventions
• Collaborate with SDGs focal points with the co-conveners and partners to implement activities
• Support SDGs related work in partners organizations and co-conveners
• Any other responsibilities assigned
Experience: At least two years, and passion for sustainable development.

SEND A CV AND A COVER LETTER TO: info@una.or.tz 

Female candidates are highly encouraged for these vacancies.