Primary Responsibilities:
Effective communication, public engagement and networking: Organise and
facilitate public debates on policy issues relevant to the advocacy work of the
network, organise meetings with government officials and members of parliament,
manage content for an interactive website linked to social media and draft
press releases, newspaper articles, short papers, analyses for publication.
Key
Competencies
• A broad range of problem-solving skills in public policy; including the
confidence to experiment creatively with innovative solutions to critical and
emerging policy problems.
• Excellent and appropriate inter-personal, communication and persuasive skills
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability translate policy concepts into
real-world behaviours and vice versa in a variety of contexts.
• Functions well in teams and works productively with diverse groups of people
at all levels.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to critical issues in the Tanzanian policy
environment at local and national level.
• Excellent language skills, verbally and in writing in English and Kiswahili.
• Results-focused and value-driven.
• Basic IT skills – Office systems, presentations, extensive use of the
internet for research.
Key Qualifications
and Experience
• Master’s degree in social sciences, journalism, law, public policy,
governance, or a related field.
• Experience in working on national policy issues.
• Experience in working with Tanzanian civil society on advocacy issues would
be a distinct advantage.
• Experience in forming and sustaining productive professional relationships
with different stakeholders.
Demonstrated
understanding of and experience in one or more of the following will be of
added advantage: 1) analysis of public budgets and use of Social Accountability
tools 2) experience in advocacy and policy engagement strategies 3) expertise
in public policy implementation strategies 4) experience in working with the
media on policy issues 5) Baseline knowledge in the extractive industries and
gender issues.
Expiration Date:
Friday, July 15, 2016
If you fit the above
criteria, you are invited to submit the following: (a) a cover letter clearly
stating in 200 words or less which job you are applying for, why you want this
job and consider yourself suitable for it, (b) salary history, (c) 2-3
references (including one(1) from immediate employer), (d) an updated CV which
includes your complete contact details, and (e) sample (no more than 2500
words) of your written work in Kiswahili or English.The application deadline is
15th July 2016. Application materials will be retained by Policy Forum and
cannot be returned.
Interested candidates should submit an application either by mail or by email
to the following address:
Policy Forum Recruitment – (write the name of the post you are applying for
here.)
Policy Forum,
P.O Box 38486,
Dar-es-Salaam.
Email: info@policyforum.or.tz
