Job vacancy: Programme Officer, Tanzania - 28 Sep, 2014

Application deadline: Monday 27th October at 13:00 GMT

Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Contract: 6-month initial contract with strong possibility of extension (subject to funding). Subject to a probationary period

Salary: 35 million Tanzanian Shillings pro rata, gross

Working arrangements: Working from home in Dar Es Salaam, with regular travel to Dodoma and elsewhere in Tanzania, and occasional international travel

Application deadline: Monday 27th October at 13:00 GMT.

Written exercise: This will take place by email at the time of your choosing between October 31st and November 2nd. Please check your email on 30th to see if you have been invited.

Interviews: initially by Skype video conference during first week of November.

ABOUT THE CLIMATE PARLIAMENT

The Climate Parliament is a global network of legislators working to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.  We raise awareness of climate change amongst MPs, as well as of the multitude of other risks of a reliance on fossil fuels.  We support legislators in taking political, legislative and budgetary initiatives to promote solar, wind, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal and other forms of renewable energy. Our approach involves developing policies that promote investment in renewables from the smallest scale: the rural standalone and mini-grid technologies that can transform lives in the poorest communities, to the largest: inter-regional renewable energy supergrids that will give humanity the power to ditch fossil fuels for good.

Active in Tanzania since 2012, we are embarking on an exciting project to deepen our policy impact in the Tanzanian parliament, working with our existing cross-party network of Tanzanian MPs. Our focus will be on seizing key policy moments in the coming months to ensure that Tanzania’s renewable energy policy is strengthened so as to attract the investment the country needs to harness its rich renewable resources and increase energy access for those without modern energy services. The project forms part of our on-going work to strengthen our parliamentary networks across the East African region.

The successful candidate will be an experienced political networker with a background in advocacy and a strong grasp of Tanzanian energy, climate and national development policies. S/he will be a native of Tanzania and a fast learner with an ability to hit the ground running.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential - please do not apply unless you meet all of these criteria:

·   A personal commitment to taking urgent action on climate change;

·   Experience of – or detailed professional knowledge of – the Tanzanian political system, preferably with experience engaging with the National Assembly;

·   Familiar with climate and energy policy, particularly in terms of options, impacts and implications for Tanzania;

·   Educated to degree level in relevant discipline;

·   Fluent in English and Swahili;

·   Cooperative, team worker;

·   Calm under pressure

·   Self-confident personality with experience of liaising and working with senior politicians – an outgoing individual who enjoys working with a diverse range of political actors; and

·   Proactive approach, with sufficient independent initiative to achieve results without daily supervision.

·   Highly organised individual and efficient administrator – please note that since we are a small organisation with low overheads, all staff largely manage their own logistics and administration in addition to their core work;

·   Confident and autonomous user of web-based technologies, including online applications and smartphone apps (most of our team collaboration is managed online);

Desirable - one or more of the following:

- Experience working in - or professional knowledge of - energy policy and/or parliaments of other countries in the East African Community;

- Familiarity of managing international donor-funded projects, with experience of monitoring and evaluation, documentation and learning, financial and narrative reporting;Fundraising experience with institutional or individual donors

- Experience of organising conferences and events;

- Fundraising experience with institutional or individual donors

- Experience of organising conferences and events;

- Experience of managing external consultants.

- Experience working in the energy sector, whether in government, civil society or the private sector; or

- Experience of drafting legislation or policy.

Job Description – the Tanzania Programme Officer will:

·   Provide research, policy and other forms of support to existing members of the Climate Parliament Tanzania group as well as developing and expanding the group;

·   Work with experts, partners and other stakeholders, mobilise MPs around existing opportunities for parliamentary action and identify other moments to influence renewable energy policy;

·     With support from the Climate Parliament Global Team, build relations with international renewable energy experts and developers working in Tanzania;

·     Coordinate the organisation (including logistics) of workshops and conferences for senior politicians, public officials and renewable energy experts;

·     Stay abreast of relevant research and policy developments, feed such work into parliamentary advocacy;

·   Build and maintain networks with civil society, donors, industry experts to further the project’s development;

·   Regularly meet with and report to donors, including documenting and recording project outcomes and successes;

·   With support from the Climate Parliament Global Team, manage project budget and finances;

·   Be the main point of contact for work across East Africa; and

·   Carry out any other work that the Climate Parliament may require.

To apply, please send a CV (resumé) and covering letter - both in English - explaining how you meet the person specification to recruitment@climateparl.net. Files must be in PDF format and must be attachments rather than links. Put “Tanzania Programme Officer” as the subject line of the email. Please ensure that your CV contains full contact details, including a mobile phone number. Please state where you first saw this job advertisement.

In the interests of attaining a gender balance within our secretariat, women candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

Kindly note that since we are a small organisation, we cannot respond to applicants individually, provide feedback or answer any enquiries about this post. If you believe you meet the person specification, we encourage you to submit an application, even if you are unavailable on the specified interview dates – simply state this on your covering letter. In the first instance, we will contact shortlisted candidates by email on 30th October. If you have not heard from us by early November, you may assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thanks for your understanding.