Advisor at Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Tanzania

💥Advisor Climate resilient water Supply and Sanitation Services at GIZ February, 2023
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Advisor Climate resilient water Supply and Sanitation Services
As
an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development
with worldwide operations, the federally owned Deutsche Gesellschaft fur
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH supports the German Government
in achieving its development-policy objectives.
The
GIZ programme “Water Security and Climate Resilience for Urban Areas in
Tanzania” is looking to fill the position of Advisor for Climate
resilient Water Supply and Sanitation services
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Duty station: Dodoma, Tanzania with frequent travel to Singida and other areas within Tanzania.
Fixed term contract
Responsibilities and Tasks
The Advisor is responsible for

• managing
  the thematic area of responsibility that forms part of the commission,
  programme objectives, team agreements and agreements with the superior.
  The responsibilities lie within Output Area 2: “Climate Resilient Water
  Supply and Sanitation in Urban Centres” within the Programme for Water
  Security and Climate Resilience for Urban Areas in Tanzania.
• contributing
  to Output Areas 1: National water policy advice towards strengthening
  core processes of the Ministry of Water in relation to climate resilient
  water security and in Output Area 3: “Climate resilient Water Resources
  Management” of the programme.
• assisting programme initiatives
  to provide professional advisory services to and cooperate with a broad
  range of target groups and partner institutions, especially Water supply
  and sanitation authorities, Local government authorities, Basin Water
  Boards, Ministry of Water, and local beneficiaries in the towns of
  Singida, Sumbawanga, Tunduma, Mbeya, and others that may be identified
  by the programme.
• innovation and knowledge management.

Advising the partner institution(s)
The Advisor

• assists
  and monitors the development and implementation of programme plans and
  activities in close consultation with counterparts from the institutions
  mentioned under Part A.
• contributes to preparing and
  implementing work plans within Output Area 2, in coordination with
  Output Areas 1 and 3 of the programmes.
• manages the design,
  preparation and implementation of meetings, workshops, seminars, writing
  project reports and plans and other events on issues connected with the
  programme’s area of activities
• supports the utility management
  team in designing utility performance improvement measures and
  recommends necessary changes, improvements, and initiatives to improve
  climate resilience in water supply and sanitation services and its
  access, especially for people living in marginal and underserved service
  areas of the towns included in the programme.
• supports
  preparation of Joint Town-level Master Plans (JTP) for improving water
  supply and sanitation, preparation of Climate Resilient Water Safety
  Plans (CR-WSP) based on Ministry of Water Guidelines and following GIZ
  procedures and methodologies
• supports the utilities in
  developing ready-to-finance project proposals for implementing priority
  projects identified by the JTP plans and CR-WSPs.

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Networking and cooperation
The Advisor

• supports cooperation, regular consultations, and dialogue with partners, based on technical expertise, mutual trust, and respect
• assists
  with PR and communications work and cooperates with local communities,
  relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies, and individuals in
  the programme environment and with other projects to improve and
  maintain good working relationships
• communicates local interests
  and efforts, forwards these to the GIZ Water team and encour- ages
  sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the programme and the
  Output areas.

Knowledge management
The Advisor

• ensures
  knowledge transfer within the GIZ staff and supports the development of
  ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines,
  manuals and procedures that are within the National Water Policy and in
  accordance with MoW and GIZ principles
• drafts reports and presentation documents with reference to MoW and GIZ communication guidelines.
• prepares
  appropriate input for various programme reports including annual
  reports and con- tributes to other reports required by the programme
  manager and GIZ Head Office.

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Coordination tasks
The Advisor

• assists
  with general project planning and develops project concepts including
  preparation, or- ganisation and moderation of planning exercises and
  their implementation
• assists with monitoring, quality management, evaluation, communication and documentation of project activities and outputs
• coordinates
  relevant project activities at local level in consultation with the
  Output Area leader and in cooperation with the partners.
• compiles the relevant information for joint activities and assignments
• supports
  other operational activities within the GIZ programme (e.g. offer
  preparation, impact monitoring, project progress review, reporting etc.)

Professional tasks
The Advisor

• works
  closely with the WSSAs of Singida, Sumbawanga, Tunduma and Mbeya and
  supports them in improving water supply and sanitation services in
  underserved, marginalised areas within their area of jurisdiction. A
  focus therefore is on advisory services and on-site sanita- tion, faecal
  sludge management, and decentralised sanitation systems, for instance
  through the application of the Joint Town-level planning and
  implementation.
• provides support to WSSA in applying existing
  digital tools and processes as well as in devel- oping new ones that
  improve their efficiency in service delivery, e.g. mapping of the water
  supply network and customers, reducing non-revenue water, etc.
• provides
  technical support to the WSSA in resource mobilization, including the
  development of ready to finance project proposals for improving water
  supply and particularly sanitation services in the respective service
  area
• provides technical, up-to-date knowledge in the area of
  responsibility, with reference to na- tional, regional and international
  experiences and best practices.
• establishes and applies regular exchange mechanisms with relevant stakeholders.
• collaborates with GIZ experts working in the other Output areas of the programme and in the NatuReS programme
• participates in and contributes to GIZ and relevant partner events.

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Required Qualifications, Competences and Experiences

• Master’s
  degree or above in an area that is related to the programme and Output
  area objectives, with a focus on a relevant field, such as: Civil,
  Environmental or Sanitary Engineering, WASH, etc. with a focus on
  climate change resilience or adaptation aspects
• at least seven
  (5) years proven work experience in technical and management aspects of
  urban water supply and sanitation in Tanzania, including planning and
  designing of water supply and on and off-site sanitation schemes.
• At
  least 1 to 2 years’ experience in investment funding and bankable/ready
  to finance project proposal developmentAt least 1 to 2 years’
  experience in the field of low-cost water supply systems, e.g. water
  kiosks.
• At least 1 to 2 years’ experience in fecal sludge management in urban settlements
• Very
  good working knowledge of l&CT technologies (related water
  resources management software, and computer applications (e.g. MS
  Office).
• Fluency in written and oral Swahili and English is required.
• Excellent communication and networking skills.
• Working experience with international organisations.
• Proven ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team of national and international experts.
• Willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management.

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How to Apply:
Interested
candidates should send their letter of application together with the CV
and copies of aca- demic certificates by email to hr.giz-tanzania@giz.de.
Please use the subject line “Climate resilient Water Supply and Sanitation services”. Closing date for submission: 20.02.2023.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

GIZ
Tanzania is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications
from all qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their gender,
origin, religion/belief, disability, or any other minority group.