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Position Information

Office/Unit/Project Tanzania – Serious Organized Crime (SOC)

Title Project Associate
Level NPSA 7
Duty station (City and Country) Dar es Salaam
Type (Regular or Short term) Regular
Office- or Home-based Office Based
Expected starting date 1 May 2022
Expected Duration 12 months with a possibility of extension
Position Number 00184115

2. Office/Unit/Project Description (max 300 words)

This role is part of a project financed by the FCDO and the European Union and managed by UNDP that seeks to
address aspects of serious and organized crime (SOC). The Project Officer will lead on all project support processes
including procurement, logistics, asset and inventory management, administration, knowledge management,
finance and budget management. The Project Officer will be expected to contribute to the achievement of the
project outputs:
 Output One: Enhanced functional capacity in CSEA focused agencies to combat human trafficking and
CSEA particularly the international dimensions
 Output Two: Enhanced functional capacity of the Zanzibar law enforcement agencies tackling
transnational organized crime

3. Scope of Work

 Prepare the project’s annual work plan (i.e., inputs, activities, and outputs), based on the theory of change
in the project document.
 Monitor whether project activities, commitments, and expenses align with the project’s annual work plan,
including progress toward outputs and outcomes.
 Ensures that implementation of activities takes place based on full compliance with UNDP rules,
regulations,
 Prepare project procurement plans.
 Support activity implementation including securing of conference facilities, travels, DSA requests and all
other procurement PO preparation;
 Manage and monitor all project transaction in the UNDP ERP – payments issued to partners and all other
financial obligations for the project.
Core
LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays
Achieve Results: attention to details, delivers quality work by
deadline
LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks,
Think Innovatively: is pragmatic problem solver, makes
improvements
LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares
Learn Continuously: knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for
feedback
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 LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively
Adapt with Agility:
handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to
Act with Determination:
deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
LEVEL 1: Demonstrates
Engage and Partner: compassion/understanding towards others,
forms positive relationships
LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences,
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: aware of unconscious bias, confront
discrimination

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies (insert up to 7 competencies)

Thematic Area Name Definition
Partnership Resource Ability to identify funding sources, match funding needs
management mobilization (programmes/projects/initiatives) with funding
opportunities, and establish a plan to meet funding
requirements
Governance Inclusion Inclusion and Participation
and
Participation
Project Project Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and control resources,
Management Management procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals
Effectiveness Aid Aid Coordination
Coordination
Monitoring Monitoring Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with
regular feedback on the consistency or discrepancy between
planned and actual activities and programme performance
and results
Rule of Law, Human Human Rights /HRBA
Security and Rights
Human Rights /HRBA
Capacities to Capacities to enhance aid transparency
Effectiveness enhance aid
transparency

6. Minimum Qualifications of the Successful NPSA

Required skills - Knowledge of project cycle management (planning, monitoring,

reporting and evaluation)
- Sound knowledge of asset management, information and
communication technology, administration, financial

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Tell us about yourself and why you applied to this role

How you manage multi-task activities

How would you organize a lunching event?
what are my strengths and weaknesses
Could you describe an experience where you overcame a difficult problem?

Do you have any questions for us?