Background information about the job or company:

WAJIBU – Institute of Public Accountability is a think tank organization that promotes public transparency, accountability, and good governance in the area of public financial management. It was registered in January 2015 in Tanzania Mainland and in January 2024 in Tanzania Zanzibar. From its establishment, WAJIBU has implemented various initiatives aiming at information generation, information dissemination, training, consultancies, and government engagements to advocate for improvement in public financial management in the country.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of WAJIBU advocacy and engagement strategy and lead on delivery on the agreed objectives in Zanzibar.
• Develop strategic partnerships with key actors in Zanzibar to achieve WAJIBU policy goals.
• Facilitate development of papers, policy briefings, presentations, and other advocacy materials and communication media.
• Identify key opportunities in which WAJIBU can influence policy processes.
• Collaborate with the Business Development Unit to engage with relevant stakeholders to explore opportunities to collaborate and identify opportunities for fundraising policy interventions.
• Identify opportunities for WAJIBU to positively influence the strategies and priorities of relevant government institutions, including local government, both through the development and implementation of successful program models, as well as through other forms of advocacy, in collaboration with other program teams.
• Foster open, two-way communication and feedback between WAJIBU and relevant stakeholders throughout the partnership relationship.
• Identify opportunities and contribute to efforts to build collaborative partnerships with civil society organizations that complement and integrate with WAJIBU’s government partnerships.
• Support stakeholder analysis, partner identification, and collaborative program design as it relates to WAJIBU’s strategic objectives.
• Support the Training and Advisory Officer to explore with relevant stakeholders potential capacity strengthening support, including system strengthening, trainings, and overall organizational development.
• Participate in partnership negotiations, review, and closing meetings where projects involve partnerships with government.
• Contribute to efforts to ensure that supported government partner projects abide by good governance principles and sector principles and standards.
• Perform any other duties as shall be directed by his/her supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Communications, Marketing, Business Management, or other relevant fields. A Master’s degree in Public Relations and Advertisement, Political Science and Public Administration, or Finance and Public Administration would be an added advantage.
• At least 3 years of working experience in policy analysis, engagement, and advocacy in the national context, preferably in the NGOs sector.
• Prior experience in planning and implementing advocacy work in transparency and accountability initiatives.

Experience needed:

36 months

• Lead the development and implementation of WAJIBU advocacy and engagement strategy and lead on delivery on the agreed objectives in Zanzibar.
• Develop strategic partnerships with key actors in Zanzibar to achieve WAJIBU policy goals.
• Facilitate development of papers, policy briefings, presentations, and other advocacy materials and communication media.
• Identify key opportunities in which WAJIBU can influence policy processes.
• Collaborate with the Business Development Unit to engage with relevant stakeholders to explore opportunities to collaborate and identify opportunities for fundraising policy interventions.
• Identify opportunities for WAJIBU to positively influence the strategies and priorities of relevant government institutions, including local government, both through the development and implementation of successful program models, as well as through other forms of advocacy, in collaboration with other program teams.
• Foster open, two-way communication and feedback between WAJIBU and relevant stakeholders throughout the partnership relationship.
• Identify opportunities and contribute to efforts to build collaborative partnerships with civil society organizations that complement and integrate with WAJIBU’s government partnerships.
• Support stakeholder analysis, partner identification, and collaborative program design as it relates to WAJIBU’s strategic objectives.
• Support the Training and Advisory Officer to explore with relevant stakeholders potential capacity strengthening support, including system strengthening, trainings, and overall organizational development.
• Participate in partnership negotiations, review, and closing meetings where projects involve partnerships with government.
• Contribute to efforts to ensure that supported government partner projects abide by good governance principles and sector principles and standards.
• Perform any other duties as shall be directed by his/her supervisor.

• Excellent stakeholder mapping skills.
• Excellent language skills, oral presentations to various audiences, and writing in English and Kiswahili.
• Results-focused and value-driven.
• Excellent understanding of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar functioning and operating systems/mechanisms.
• Adequate knowledge of Public Financial Accountability in both the Governments of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience of working in partnership with media bodies and journalists to advance a social issue.

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Communications, Marketing, Business Management, or other relevant fields. A Master’s degree in Public Relations and Advertisement, Political Science and Public Administration, or Finance and Public Administration would be an added advantage.
• At least 3 years of working experience in policy analysis, engagement, and advocacy in the national context, preferably in the NGOs sector.
• Prior experience in planning and implementing advocacy work in transparency and accountability initiatives.