UNV Vacancies

Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA
Application Deadline :	04-Dec-13
Type of Contract :	UNV
Post Level :	UNV
Languages Required :	English
Duration of Initial Contract :	One year

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UNV MARKETING SPECIALIST[/h][/TD]

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[TD="class: field, colspan: 2"][h=3]Background[/h][/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.

In most cultures volunteerism is deeply embedded in long-established, ancient traditions of sharing and support within the communities. In this context, UN Volunteers take part in various forms of volunteerism and play a role in development and peace together with co-workers, host agencies and local communities.

In all assignments, UN Volunteers promote volunteerism through their action and conduct. Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and positively enrich their understanding of local and social realities, as well as create a bridge between themselves and the people in their host community. This will make the time they spend as UN Volunteers even more rewarding and productive.

This programme provides a mechanism for volunteers from Asia to go to Africa and transfer skills and knowledge in the fields of agriculture and the private sector, especially small to medium enterprises. These Asia Youth Volunteers may be up to 40 years of age and will need to have the appropriate skills and experience to effectively accomplish the programme objectives. It is based on long standing Japanese commitment and interest towards development assistance to Africa which started through such initiatives as the Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD) in 1993. Additionally, this programme will complement ongoing efforts by Governments, UNDP and other national institutions that are working towards enhancing competitiveness in business management practices and growth in agricultural productivity in the face of diminishing growth of the private sector and perennial food insecurity respectively.

Host Agency/Host Institute: Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA).

Living conditions :

The UN Volunteer will be based in Dar-es-salaam which is a family duty station. Dar-es-salaam previously the capital of Tanzania is located on a central plain of the east coast of Africa and serves as the major commercial land, air, sea port. With an area of 1,393 sq km, the city is the most densely populated of Tanzania’s urban settlements.

Dar-es-salaam which is still the hub of all commercial and diplomatic functions, presents relatively good living conditions with most of the economic and social amenities available at affordable costs with quality accommodation available. Most commodities are available in supermarkets and restaurants, for every taste and pocket, are abundant. As with the rest of the country, and due to developing infrastructure, Dar-es-salaam is faced with common challenges e.g. power cuts and water rationing. The climate is warm and dry most of the day with an average temperature of 27 degree C, but cooler at night. The hottest months are October to March. The Month of March until May bring heavy intermittent rains (‘long rains’) while ‘short rain’ come around the months of October to December.

Conditions of Service:

A 12 month assignment; monthly volunteer living allowance (VLA) of TZS 775,305/= intended to cover housing, basic needs and utilities; a one-time settling-in-grant (if place of recruitment is not Dar es Salaam); life, health, and permanent disability insurance; return airfares (if applicable). A resettlement allowance for every month of satisfactory service payable upon satisfactory completion of assignment.
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Under the overall guidance of the Executive Director of TCCIA and the direct supervision of the Senior Marketing Officer at TCCIA the National UN Volunteer will carry out the following tasks and responsibilities.

Assist in the following:

• Establishment of market research methodology for data gathering, examination and analyses data to forecast future market trends;
• Evaluation of market research reports in order to confer with sales personnel to determine the areas of demand for Tanzania products;
• Development of ideas for creating enhanced demand for Tanzania products;
• Preparation of sales and promotional approach based on an analysis of market conditions;
• Preparation and start-up implementation of strategy to promote Tanzanian products within Tanzania and the external market;
• Training and mentoring the local marketing officers at the HQ and regional Chambers on basic concepts of marketing;
• Review of existing service packages and mode of delivery;
• Refine and develop new products and services/activities developed for members in the regional and districts chambers in accordance with recent needs assessment study;
• Participate in membership recruitment and recommend other recruitment mechanisms to the existing ones;
• Develop payment motivation mechanisms for membership subscription;
• Promoting existing products and services for corporate members and designing new products at TCCIA HQ;
• Identifying and recruiting new corporate members for HQ and developing a mechanism for membership retention;
• Establish cost effective approach for conducting customer satisfaction studies;
• Identify and establish linkages with appropriate/strategic partners to suit the Chamber’s needs & obligations and leverage on the best practices;
• Identify mechanisms for promoting the Chamber’s visibility;
• Identify the most effective mechanism to foster Intra chamber relationship between HQ & Regional Chamber, Region & Region Chambers, Region & Districts, district and district;
• Explore and develop modality of collaboration with national or international companies in the country such as corporate volunteers or corporate social responsibility schemes.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and taking active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD);
• Getting acquainted with and building on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Contributing articles/write-ups on field experiences and submitting them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc;
• Assisting with the UNV Buddy programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promoting or advising local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encouraging relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Results/Expected Output:

• Market research methodology elaborated and market research performed;
• Areas of demand for main Tanzania products determined;
• A strategy on promotion for Tanzanian products prepared;
• Training packages on marketing for Tanzanian SME prepared;
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during your assignment such as specific quantification of mobilized volunteers, activities, capacities.

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• Good teamwork skills;
• Strong negotiation and organizational skills;
• Positive and flexible response to challenges;
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with internal and external clients;
• Ability to present a professional image and demeanor to internal and external customers.

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[TD="colspan: 2"] Education:

• University degree in Business Administration, marketing or related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years experience in marketing or promotion profession;
• Basic knowledge of PCs and related software such as Excel and Word.

Language:

• Fluency in oral and written English and Kiswahili.

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[TD="colspan: 2"] UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA
Application Deadline :	04-Dec-13
Type of Contract :	UNV
Post Level :	UNV
Languages Required :	English
Duration of Initial Contract :	One year

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[TD="class: field, colspan: 2"][h=3]Background[/h][/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.

In most cultures volunteerism is deeply embedded in long-established, ancient traditions of sharing and support within the communities. In this context, UN Volunteers take part in various forms of volunteerism and play a role in development and peace together with co-workers, host agencies and local communities.

In all assignments, UN Volunteers promote volunteerism through their action and conduct. Engaging in volunteer activity can effectively and positively enrich their understanding of local and social realities, as well as create a bridge between themselves and the people in their host community. This will make the time they spend as UN Volunteers even more rewarding and productive.

The United Nations Development Assistance Plan (UNDAP 2011-2016) of Tanzania which was signed with the government is set to, among other objectives, enhance structures and policies for promoting viable pro-poor business sectors particularly the small to medium scale enterprises (SMEs). In this regards the United Nations Volunteers Programme (UNV) and other UN organisations have agreed to play a role in the promotion of the growth of the private sector particularly the SMEs. UNV will support the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) with capacity development efforts to enhance its advisory services to its membership especially the SMEs.

The broad objective of the collaboration is to enhance and stimulate the growth in business and its contribution to poverty reduction, economic development and sustainable livelihoods for the Tanzanian population.

This project is based on the overall framework of the UN system in Tanzania and national development plan, the MKUKUTA II. The approach is also informed by the UNV programme strategy on livelihoods and basic services through the mainstreaming of corporate social responsibility (CSR) between large businesses with small-and-medium sized enterprises.

The proposed project activities are designed to promote business linkages for SMEs to access new market and business support services through voluntary interaction between the two entities. The TCCIA will become the conduit through which corporate/private sector volunteers will be mobilized first to strengthen the institutional capacity of the TCCIA and then secondly to provide needed capacity directly to members of the business sector. Underpinning the success of this strategy will be the cooperation and free will of big firms to incubate and support SMEs in the country.
Host Agency/Host Institute: Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA).

Organizational Context:

The Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) is the umbrella organization with a membership of almost 16,684 across the 21 regions of the country. There is no consensus of SME definition as various countries have different definitions depending on the phase of economic development and their prevailing social conditions. In this context, various indexes are used to define the term such as number of employees, invested capital, total amount of assets, sales volume (turnover) and production capability.

In the context of Tanzania, micro enterprises are those engaging up to 4 people, in most cases family members, or employing capital amounting up to Tshs. 5 million. The majority of micro enterprises fall under the informal sector. Small enterprises are mostly formalized undertakings engaging between 5 and 49 employees or with capital investment from Tshs.5 million to Tshs.200 million. Medium enterprises employ between 50 and 99 people or use capital investment from Tshs.200 million to Tshs.800 million.

SMEs in Tanzania face many challenges and more effort and support is needed to help them improve the way they do business.

Type of Assignment Place: assignment with family.

Living Conditions:

The UN Volunteer will be based in Dar-es-salaam which is a family duty station. Dar-es-salaam previously the capital of Tanzania is located on a central plain of the east coast of Africa and serves as the major commercial land, air, sea port. With an area of 1,393 sq km, the city is the most densely populated of Tanzania’s urban settlements.

Dar-es-salaam which is still the hub of all commercial and diplomatic functions, presents relatively good living conditions with most of the economic and social amenities available at affordable costs with quality accommodation available. Most commodities are available in supermarkets and restaurants, for every taste and pocket, are abundant. As with the rest of the country, and due to developing infrastructure, Dar-es-salaam is faced with common challenges e.g. power cuts and water rationing. The climate is warm and dry most of the day with an average temperature of 27 degree C, but cooler at night. The hottest months are October to March. The Month of March until May bring heavy intermittent rains (‘long rains’) while ‘short rain’ come around the months of October to December.

Conditions of Service:

A 12 month assignment; monthly volunteer living allowance (VLA) of TZS 775,305/= intended to cover housing, basic needs and utilities; a one-time settling-in-grant (if place of recruitment is not Dar es Salaam); life, health, and permanent disability insurance; return airfares (if applicable). A resettlement allowance for every month of satisfactory service, payable upon satisfactory completion of assignment.
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[TD="colspan: 2"]Under the overall guidance of the Executive Director of TCCIA and the direct supervision of the UNV Project Coordinator, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

• Establish and conduct regular business needs surveys to determine business (membership) services to be offered by the Chamber to the business community;
• Work with other TCCIA staff and particularly in the membership services and marketing to develop membership services, training needs, membership recruitment and retention campaigns;
• Develop a mechanism for capturing business inquiries from within and outside the country as received by the Chamber at Headquarters and regions and interpret them into business services to members;
• Develop realistic marketing strategies, objectives, targets, and carry out business services promotion and other business events in the Chamber;
• Manage and monitor marketing, recruitment campaigns (online and physical) and business events and publish thereof write ups about TCCIA on blogs, newsletters, newspapers, TCCIA website and social networking websites;
• Identify business operators (small, medium and large) to participate in all relevant business events organized or facilitated by the Chamber;
• Develop a database of all businesses that participate in Chamber events;
• Develop monthly updates of membership inquiries, business events like trade fairs, trade missions and business to business meetings and keep the business community informed;
• By working with all staff in the Chamber, devise and advise the Management on what, why and how membership in the Chamber can be increased;
• In collaboration with all relevant departments in the Chamber, plan, organize and carry out business events within and outside the country;
• Perform other duties as may be requested by the Executive Director at TCCIA from time to time.

Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to:

• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

Results/Expected Output:

• Market research methodology elaborated;
• Areas of demand for main Tanzania products determined;
• A strategy on promotion for Tanzanian products prepared;
• Training packages on marketing for Tanzanian SME prepared;
• A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during your assignment such as specific quantification of mobilized volunteers, activities, capacities.

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• Good teamwork skills;
• Strong negotiation and organizational skills;
• Positive and flexible response to challenges;
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with internal and external clients;
• Ability to present a professional image and demeanor to internal and external customers.

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[TD="class: field, colspan: 2"][h=3]Required Skills and Experience[/h][/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"] Education:

• University degree in Business Administration, marketing or related field.

Experience:

• Preferably 5 years experience in marketing or promotion profession;
• Basic knowledge of PCs and related software such as Excel and Word.

Language:

• Fluency in oral and written English. Kiswahili would be an advantage.

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Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA
Application Deadline :	22-Nov-13
Additional Category	Management
Type of Contract :	Service Contract
Post Level :	SB-2
Languages Required :	English
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start)	06-Jan-2014
Duration of Initial Contract :	12 months
Expected Duration of Assignment :	12 months

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[TD="class: field, colspan: 2"][h=3]Background[/h][/TD]

[TD="colspan: 2"]Tanzania has held four credible general elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in 1992. Citizens and the government are eager to maintain this track record and to further strengthen democratic practice in Tanzania. Looking to the 2015 general election, government has undertaken early and comprehensive preparations for the electoral processes. Since receipt of official requests for UN assistance to the election cycle leading to the 2015 general election from the National Election Commission and Zanzibar Electoral Commission, a UN Needs Assessment Mission recommended the development of a project in support of the national efforts.

In addition, in 2014 the United Republic of Tanzania will likely conduct a first national referendum on a new constitution. The national EMBs and other stakeholders in preparing for these critical events have requested the support of UNDP to provide technical support to the preparation and execution of the referendum.

To these ends, the Democratic Empowerment Project (DEP) is a four year (2013-2016) UNDP, UN One Fund and other donor-funded project with the overall aim of contributing to Tanzania’s UNDAP’s Outcome 7: i.e. “key institutions of democracy, (i.e. EMBs, etc.) effectively implement their election and political functions”. UN Women and UNESCO are implementing partners in a One UN Country Team context.

Project Objectives

The DEP seeks to promote democracy and contribute to the realization of the following four objectives:

• Capacity of the key democratic institutions (EMBs, CRC, RPP, etc.) enhanced to support and promote legal and institutional reform in the context of the on-going constitutional reform process and beyond;
• Capacity of the EMBs to conduct credible elections enhanced through strategic, technical and operational support and improved EMB engagement with stakeholders (i.e. political parties, CSOs, and the media) to foster a democratic environment;
• Inclusive participation in elections and politics enhanced through the empowerment of women, youth and PWDs; and
• National peace infrastructure enhanced to mitigate and prevent election-related conflicts, including violence against women in elections.

Project Management

The DEP project will be executed directly by UNDP and implemented under the overall guiding principle of national ownership and leadership in the electoral process. The international assistance provided should be considered as an extension of, and a complement to, national resources and is intended to support national management and coordination structures.

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• Ensure provision of reliable and safe driving services by a) driving office vehicles for the transport of UNDP staff, other high-ranking officials and visitors, b) delivering and collecting of mail, documents and other items, and c) meeting official personnel and visitors at the airport including visa and customs formality arrangements when required;
• Ensure proper daily maintenance of the assigned vehicle through timely minor repairs, arrangements for major repairs, timely changes of oil, checking tires, brakes, car washing, etc. Raise any concerns with the condition and road worthiness of vehicle immediately to project management;
• Ensures cost-savings on proper use of vehicle through accurate maintenance of daily vehicle logs, provision of inputs to preparation of the vehicle maintenance plans and reports;
• Ensures availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts. Ensures that all immediate actions required by rules and regulations are taken in case of involvement in accidents.

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[TD="colspan: 2"] Functional competencies :

• Ability to perform a variety of repetitive and routine tasks and duties;
• Ability to review data, identify and adjust discrepancies;
• Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints;
• Good knowledge of administrative rules and regulations;
• Ability to operate and maintain a variety of computerized business machines and office equipment in order to provide efficient delivery of service;
• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities;
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair;
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of protocol, representational/diplomatic driving;
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of security issues including security driving skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Outstanding team-working, task management, and organizational skills;
• Flexibility, autonomy, integrity, reliability and dependability essential;
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations.

Corporate competencies:

• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Highest standards of integrity, discretion and loyalty.

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[TD="colspan: 2"] Education:

• Completion of Secondary School education.
• Formal driving qualifications from a recognized transport institution.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of experience as a professional driver;
• Holder of a valid Class “C” driving licence for at least 5 years;
• Outstanding record of safe driving; strong orientation towards safety;
• Specific experience with UN or diplomatic organizations highly regarded;
• Prior knowledge of the UN and UNDP administrative procedures preferable;
• Excellent familiarity of national driving rules and regulations;
• Experience in minor vehicle repair and mechanics;
• Basic computer literacy and familiarity with office software an advantage.

Language:

• Fluent written and spoken English and Kiswahili essential.

Other:

• Willingness to work beyond normal office hours;
• Willingness to travel frequently in Tanzania including occasionally to remote locations.

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[TD="colspan: 2"] UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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