MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under direct supervision of the Country Representative, Tanzania (and advisory support from the regional heads of Coastal and Ocean Resilience and Land Systems), the Chief of Party, Bahari Yetu works closely with designated focal points from relevant Ministries, Government Institutions, Academic and Research Institutions, partner NGOs and donor. The Chief of Party, Bahari Yetu is responsible for the overall planning, budgeting, technical management and monitoring of the Bahari Yetu project in collaboration with the Government of Tanzania, Service providers and within the scope laid down by the Project Steering Committee (PSC) and seascape and landscape level actors in Dar es Salaam, Coastal and Mtwara regions and Zanzibar.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

The specific duties and responsibilities for the Chief of Party, Bahari Yetu;

I) Project management;
Lead the development of annual activity and procurement work plan, as well as budget based on expected outputs
Work closely with the finance and procurement team on matters including financial planning, expenditure tracking, sub-contracting to implementing partners and procurement of goods and services to ensure IUCN policies are applied and EUD requirements are followed
Supervise agreed project management procedures to facilitate project implementation and ensure delivery of high-quality outcomes;
Supervise the project team, service providers and consultants that work for the project;
Prepare any required updates / summaries on the projects and participate in project-related meetings with the EUD, project steering committee, service providers, private sector, development partners working group etc.

Policy and partnership management;
Build, maintain and manage effective working relationships with partners and donor.
Ensure that service providers deliver to the highest standards, support project objectives and targets.
Ensure seascapes team and related stakeholder platforms work coherently.
Facilitate communications and linkages at sub-regional and national levels, as well as within the Bahari Yetu executing partners, service providers and EUD.
Ensure continuous liaison with the relevant Government agencies, NGOs and private sector.

Technical direction and capacity building;
Provide technical inputs to the implementation of the different project activities and outputs – by providing technical inputs to workshop presentations, to studies, to advisory services and to other activities and outputs of the project.
Provide economic, scientific, technical and administrative leadership to the project team and act as the main representative of the project.
Oversee all cross-cutting activities and ensure their strong support of and synergy with technical implementation objectives and vision, including, but not limited to: communications and outreach; gender and youth mainstreaming, knowledge management.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Safeguards oversight;
Monitor and report the implementation of environmental and social risk management measures through the project cycle.
Coordinate and contribute to the preparation and publication of national scientific and technical outputs from the Project
Ensure project monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework is developed and operationalized to track progress and measure impact;
Contribute to the development of Tanzania’s and COR Programme Monitoring and Evaluation Framework;
Follow up on 1) the compliance of project implementation with EUD policies, IUCN policies and safeguards 2) the performance of the projects with the target indicators, logical framework, workplan and budget through regular reporting and on-site supervision missions

Programme development and Communication leverage for IUCN Tanzania;
Scope out opportunities for policy and technical engagement with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries – Zanzibar, Vice President’s Office, Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism and Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, Natural Resources, and Livestock - Zanzibar;
Lead in the development and submission of concepts and funding proposals for expansion of the ocean resilience opportunities in Tanzania;
Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time;