Tanzania Private
Sector Foundation (TPSF) is an apex and focal private sector members based
organization, which seeks to promote effective engagement with government and
other stakeholders in developing policy and conducive environment for doing
business and developing the country. TPSF therefore commands significant
influence and credibility both locally and internationally. It boasts a unique
position as the government’s partner, which makes her a key player in policy
formulation, public private partnership (PPP implementation), coordination of
high-level public-private dialogue (PPD’s) platforms and National Budget. TPSF
has thus stood tall and bold on many advocacy issues of national and sectoral
importance.
POSITION: DIRECTOR POLICY, RESEACH, ADVOCACY, AND LOBBYING
STAFF JOB DESCRIPTION
UNIT: POLICY AND
ADVOCACY SERVICES
REPORTING TO:EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
JOB AIM:
To supervise and
coordinate policy and planning, review analysis to support evidence based
advocacy while building relationships with private sector stakeholders to
ensure that their issues and concerns are addressed and reflected in the
national private sector policy agenda.
To have an effective
engagement with the government and other interested stakeholders in formulating
and implementing pro-growth policies that promote Tanzania’s competitiveness;
encourage domestic and foreign investment and pursue regional and international
economic cooperation and opportunities, while folstening Human Capital
Development focus and delivery.
COMPETENCE REQUIRED (Education, Experience and Skills required)
- Post graduate degree in Economics, Business
Administration, Finance, Law, International Trade, or other related
fields.
- Minimum of five years’ experience at management level
with at least three in policy analysis roles
- Demonstrated capacity in policy analysis, advocacy,
research and lobbying
- Clear understanding of economic development issues in
Tanzania and an appreciation of the challenges of private sector
development.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with
partner agencies and key contacts in government.
RESPONSIBILITIES \ FUNCTIONS
- Develop effective advocacy strategy to follow up on
effective implementation of government policies, plan and budget.
- Help to keep TPSF members abreast of key national and
international policy initiatives (campaigns, issues, reports) in key
themes.
- Identify gaps and needs assessment of the policy
formulation and reviews process. And advocate for the development of
guidelines on policy formulation.
- Conduct consultative forums and meetings with relevant
Ministry Department Agencies (MDAs) on sectoral Public Private Partnership
(PPP) and Public Private Dialogue (PPD) arrangements.
- Support the communications team in ensuring regular
presence in the media
- Coordinate preparation for private sector participation
in Tanzania Natinal Business Council (TNBC) and serve as its spokes person
during National consultation.
- Fee earning Activities
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing desired
results on fee earning activities assigned.
- Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time
by the Executive Director
- Preparation and implementation of Departmental Annual
Business Plan.
DELIVERABLES
- Percentage of the implementation of Advocacy
strategy/issues resolved.
- Extent of capacity building to Private Sector
Organizations (PSOs) on advocacy activities and number of weak sectoral
business associations supported in Advocacy work.
- Extent of Private sector participation in policy law
development/ processes (Number of policies/Laws developed with the
involvement of private sector)
- Number of new partnerships established for advocacy.
- Reports/concept notes/Research paper for well analyzed
researched issues for reform purposes and dialogue process;
- Number of Developed project proposals for funding of
advocacy work within agreed time frame.
- Number Developed and implemented outreach programmes
withing agreed time frame
- Quarterly TPSF flagship report is produced and
published.
HOW TO APPLY
All applications
should be addressed and submitted to the following email address
Executive Director
Tanzania Private Sector
Foundation
1288 Mwaya Road, Msasani
Peninsula
P. O. Box 11313
DAR ES SALAAM
Email: recruitment@tpsf.or.tz
The deadline for
submitting the application is 15 March 2021
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