Coordinator of Development Partners Group (DPG) Secretariat
2026-02-19T06:45:08+00:00
United nations development programme ( UNDP )
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania
Professional Services
Management, Business Operations, Social Services & Nonprofit, Civil & Government
2026-03-03T17:00:00+00:00
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This position is in the Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO), and is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Under the direct supervision of the Resident Coordinator (RC), the Coordinator of DPG Secretariat is expected to provide technical and advisory support to the DPG co-chairs and DPG secretariat, support the DPG secretariat in coordinating activities and implementing the DCF, enhance communication and information-sharing among DPs & between DPs and the GoT, and contribute to strategic dialogue and policy alignment efforts.
Responsibilities or duties
Advisory & Secretariat Support to Development Partners Group (DPG)
- Provide strategic guidance and technical advice to DPG and its Co-Chairs;
- Provide analytical inputs to strengthen DPG engagement with the GoT under the DCF;
- Facilitate high-level & policy dialogues and support the Co-Chairs in preparing briefing notes, presentations and reports;
- Organize DPG and working groups meetings, and ensure timely preparation and circulation of agendas, minutes, and follow-up actions.
Technical Support to National Development Effectiveness Framework
- Advise the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on strategies to enhance development effectiveness;
- Provide technical support to the Joint DPG-Government Secretariat;
- Promote mechanisms for mutual accountability and policy coherence (OECD-DAC standards);
- Liaise with Zanzibar advisors for coordinated development cooperation.
Provide Advisory and Managerial support for programme implementation, with a specific focus on development coordination, harmonization, alignment and effectiveness
- As Coordinator of the DPG Secretariat, ensure effective project oversight and management for the strengthening of the Secretariat. Lead and manage the day‑to‑day functions of the DPG Secretariat, including coordination, planning and delivery of the annual workplan.
Support to UN Resident Coordinator & UN Country Team
- Provide analytical and strategic advice on UN engagement in development cooperation;
- Assist UN agencies in aligning the implementation of the UNSDCF to support the development effectiveness agenda in Tanzania.
Contribution to UN Practices on Development Effectiveness and participate in knowledge management activities
- Strengthen UN capacity and positioning on development effectiveness;
- Offer strategic advisory support on related issues;
- Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country policy goals.
Work implies frequent interaction with the following: Development Partners, senior UN officials, representatives and officials in National Government, technical staff in relevant Secretariat units, and international organizations. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)
Education:
- Min. Education Requirements: Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Economics, International Development, or related field is required. Or A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Required Languages
- Fluency in English and Swahili is required.
- Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.
Experience needed
Experience:
- Min. years of relevant work experience: Minimum 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of professional experience in Social Sciences, Economics, International Development, or related field is required.
- Required skills: Experience in development management, including coordination and effectiveness is required; Experience working with donors and government counterparts is required; Familiarity with work processes in Ministries of Finance and government planning institutions is required.
- Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the competencies section: Familiarity with the UNSDCF and joint UN initiatives is required; Experience in global and national debates related to use of national systems to enhance aid and development effectiveness is highly desired.
Core Competencies
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies
- Business Development :- Integration within the UN: Ability to identify, and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system, and engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations
- Business Development :- Knowledge Generation: Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally
- Business Management :- Results-based Management: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results
- Business Direction & Strategy :- Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions. Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP.
- Partnership management:- Emerging partnerships: Ability to engage with emerging partners, develop and manage a strategy and develop approaches to developing and managing these new strategic partnerships
- Partnership management:- Strategic engagement: Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives
- Ethics:- UN policy knowledge - ethics: Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics and integrity
* Provide strategic guidance and technical advice to DPG and its Co-Chairs * Provide analytical inputs to strengthen DPG engagement with the GoT under the DCF * Facilitate high-level & policy dialogues and support the Co-Chairs in preparing briefing notes, presentations and reports * Organize DPG and working groups meetings, and ensure timely preparation and circulation of agendas, minutes, and follow-up actions * Advise the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on strategies to enhance development effectiveness * Provide technical support to the Joint DPG-Government Secretariat * Promote mechanisms for mutual accountability and policy coherence (OECD-DAC standards) * Liaise with Zanzibar advisors for coordinated development cooperation * As Coordinator of the DPG Secretariat, ensure effective project oversight and management for the strengthening of the Secretariat. Lead and manage the day‑to‑day functions of the DPG Secretariat, including coordination, planning and delivery of the annual workplan * Provide analytical and strategic advice on UN engagement in development cooperation * Assist UN agencies in aligning the implementation of the UNSDCF to support the development effectiveness agenda in Tanzania * Strengthen UN capacity and positioning on development effectiveness * Offer strategic advisory support on related issues * Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country policy goals
* Experience in development management, including coordination and effectiveness is required * Experience working with donors and government counterparts is required * Familiarity with work processes in Ministries of Finance and government planning institutions is required * Familiarity with the UNSDCF and joint UN initiatives is required * Experience in global and national debates related to use of national systems to enhance aid and development effectiveness is highly desired * Ability to identify, and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system, and engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations * Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally * Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results * Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions. Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP. * Ability to engage with emerging partners, develop and manage a strategy and develop approaches to developing and managing these new strategic partnerships * Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives * Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics and integrity
* Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Economics, International Development, or related field is required. * A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of an advanced university degree. * Fluency in English and Swahili is required. * Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.
JOB-6996b1741c061
Vacancy title:
Coordinator of Development Partners Group (DPG) Secretariat
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Professional Services, Category: Management, Business Operations, Social Services & Nonprofit, Civil & Government]
Jobs at:
United nations development programme ( UNDP )
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, March 3 2026
Duty Station:
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Dar es Salaam
Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, February 19 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
This position is in the Resident Coordinator’s Office (RCO), and is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Under the direct supervision of the Resident Coordinator (RC), the Coordinator of DPG Secretariat is expected to provide technical and advisory support to the DPG co-chairs and DPG secretariat, support the DPG secretariat in coordinating activities and implementing the DCF, enhance communication and information-sharing among DPs & between DPs and the GoT, and contribute to strategic dialogue and policy alignment efforts.
Responsibilities or duties
Advisory & Secretariat Support to Development Partners Group (DPG)
- Provide strategic guidance and technical advice to DPG and its Co-Chairs;
- Provide analytical inputs to strengthen DPG engagement with the GoT under the DCF;
- Facilitate high-level & policy dialogues and support the Co-Chairs in preparing briefing notes, presentations and reports;
- Organize DPG and working groups meetings, and ensure timely preparation and circulation of agendas, minutes, and follow-up actions.
Technical Support to National Development Effectiveness Framework
- Advise the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on strategies to enhance development effectiveness;
- Provide technical support to the Joint DPG-Government Secretariat;
- Promote mechanisms for mutual accountability and policy coherence (OECD-DAC standards);
- Liaise with Zanzibar advisors for coordinated development cooperation.
Provide Advisory and Managerial support for programme implementation, with a specific focus on development coordination, harmonization, alignment and effectiveness
- As Coordinator of the DPG Secretariat, ensure effective project oversight and management for the strengthening of the Secretariat. Lead and manage the day‑to‑day functions of the DPG Secretariat, including coordination, planning and delivery of the annual workplan.
Support to UN Resident Coordinator & UN Country Team
- Provide analytical and strategic advice on UN engagement in development cooperation;
- Assist UN agencies in aligning the implementation of the UNSDCF to support the development effectiveness agenda in Tanzania.
Contribution to UN Practices on Development Effectiveness and participate in knowledge management activities
- Strengthen UN capacity and positioning on development effectiveness;
- Offer strategic advisory support on related issues;
- Identify and synthesize best practices and lessons learned directly linked to programme country policy goals.
Work implies frequent interaction with the following: Development Partners, senior UN officials, representatives and officials in National Government, technical staff in relevant Secretariat units, and international organizations. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)
Education:
- Min. Education Requirements: Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Social Sciences, Economics, International Development, or related field is required. Or A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above, in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of an advanced university degree.
Required Languages
- Fluency in English and Swahili is required.
- Knowledge of another UN language is desirable.
Experience needed
Experience:
- Min. years of relevant work experience: Minimum 5 years (with master’s degree) or 7 years (with bachelor’s degree) of professional experience in Social Sciences, Economics, International Development, or related field is required.
- Required skills: Experience in development management, including coordination and effectiveness is required; Experience working with donors and government counterparts is required; Familiarity with work processes in Ministries of Finance and government planning institutions is required.
- Desired skills in addition to the competencies covered in the competencies section: Familiarity with the UNSDCF and joint UN initiatives is required; Experience in global and national debates related to use of national systems to enhance aid and development effectiveness is highly desired.
Core Competencies
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross-Functional & Technical Competencies
- Business Development :- Integration within the UN: Ability to identify, and integrate capacity and assets of the UN system, and engage in joint work; knowledge of the UN System and ability to apply this knowledge to strategic and/or practical situations
- Business Development :- Knowledge Generation: Ability to animate individuals and communities of contributors to participate and share, particularly externally
- Business Management :- Results-based Management: Ability to manage programmes and projects with a focus at improved performance and demonstrable results
- Business Direction & Strategy :- Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop effective strategies and prioritized plans, based on the systemic analysis of challenges, potential risks and opportunities; linking the vision to reality on the ground, and creating tangible solutions. Ability to leverage learning from a variety of sources to anticipate and respond to future trends; to demonstrate foresight in order to model what future developments and possible ways forward look like for UNDP.
- Partnership management:- Emerging partnerships: Ability to engage with emerging partners, develop and manage a strategy and develop approaches to developing and managing these new strategic partnerships
- Partnership management:- Strategic engagement: Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objectives
- Ethics:- UN policy knowledge - ethics: Knowledge and understanding of the UN Staff Regulations and Rules and other policies relating to ethics and integrity
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: postgraduate degree
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