Job Description
Upon the invitation of H.E the President Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, TBI is looking to set up a new project to support the Government of Zanzibar to strengthen its delivery mechanisms to expedite the implementation of its MKUZA III strategy (2021-2025) aligned to the Zanzibar Development Vision 2050 (the Project).
Building on the success of the Zanzibar Development Vision 2020 (achieving the status of a lower-middle class income status), ZDV and the MKUZA III envisages the transformation of the livelihoods of Zanibaris through sustainable and inclusive development, based on 4 pillars: economic transformation, human capital and social services, infrastructural linkages and governance and resilience.
The Project will include a delivery function in the Office of the President, but may also support other parts of the Presidency (e.g. Private Office, Strategic Communications, FDI Promotion, Resource Mobilization). The Project aims to demonstrate results in a short period (<2 years).
In addition to strengthening delivery in the Presidency, the Project will seek to strengthen coordination with other key ministries and agencies, both in the centre (the 2nd Vice President’s Office and the Ministry of Finance and Planning) as well as key sector Ministries. Potential Ministries the delivery bureau will work with include the Ministry of Blue Economy and Fisheries, Ministry of Health, Social Welfare, Elderly, Gender and Children, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communication and Transport, and the Ministry of Tourism and Heritage.
Our team in Zanzibar (which includes a Senior Governance Advisor and Delivery Associate) will focus on supporting the Office of the President and the wider centre of government functions.
The Senior Governance Advisor role focuses on strengthening Zanzibar government’s delivery function.
Delivery is a specialized approach to designing, managing, and monitoring the implementation of government priorities that are intended to have a significant effect on development outcomes and is an anchor function of the Centre of Government.
It supports the systems and structures that channel leaders’ authority throughout the rest of government, reinforces their priorities, and gets them the right information at the right time to drive progress.
In the Zanzibar context the Senior Governance Advisor will also manage the Zanzibar project, maintain relations with the President and key counterparts in the government, manage the project budget and impact of work, and drive in-country fundraising, and provides the link between the Zanzibar Project team and the rest of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Set and report on the strategic direction of the Project
- Develop the strategic direction for the project based on TBI’s mission and approach within Zanzibar’s context.
- Look at how the wider TBI model can be applied in Zanzibar and test and learn quickly to meet government needs.
- Lead the annual strategy setting process for the project and the quarterly review process.
- Using the organizational Theory of Change and impact tools to ensure the Project has a clear measurement framework.
2. Fundraising
- Understand fundraising and business development market requirements by mapping donor opportunities amongst a wide group of stakeholders (predominantly Foundation offices, bilateral and multilateral donor agency offices and staff, development contractors and INGOs – both not-for profit and for-profit).
- Develop and lead the implementation of a coherent fundraising strategy for the project, with the support of other parts of the organization.
- Build and maintain relationships to inform Project and/or Advisory wide fundraising strategies, to ultimately to secure project funding.
- Input to the development of marketing materials, presentations and bids as required. Input to the development and implementation of donor trips/meetings etc. as required.
3. Create a relationship with principal stakeholders based on trust and high-quality delivery
- Build relationships with the President, his chief of staff, his direct team and advisors, and key officials in charge of the central aspects of the delivery mechanism to understand the country’s priorities, build TBI’s credibility, and spot and exploit opportunities.
- Build relationships with the 2nd Vice President’s office, and key senior ministries to facilitate the implementation of the President’s top priorities as well as identify and realize opportunities.
- Deploy resources outside of the team – wider TBI colleagues, including Mr. Blair’s office, the TBI sector practices and strategic partnerships within TBI’s network etc. – to support the Project where appropriate.
4. Provide strategic delivery advisory to H.E. The President and other senior officials within the Centre of Government and relevant MDAs on key technical issues
- Support the Centre of Government and MDAs on resource mobilization efforts to plug in resource gaps within the Presidential Delivery agenda.
- Strengthen the President’s Private Office to ensure effective management of H.E.’s time, information flow and directives; and ensure adequate time is allocated to oversight of the Presidential Delivery Priorities/Agenda.
- Support the Ministry of Finance and Planning to strengthen public-private partnerships in line with the delivery of the Presidential Priority aligned to MKUZA III.
5. Strong delivery through your team
- Always ensure strong teamwork across TBI Zanzibar team and provide support as needed to team members. Ensure a good working relationship within TBI team and with local counterparts.
- Establish a planning and evaluation cycle to regularly assess whether the strategy is ‘working’, and adapt rapidly in response to new challenges and opportunities.
- Be the interface between the Project team and the rest of the Organisation by representing the team’s views and communicating issues and priorities from the rest of the Organisation to the team.
6. Contribute to wider leadership and development of TBI
- Contribute to the wider leadership and development of TBI as an organisation by contributing to corporate decisions both within TBI’s Advisory Practice and the wider Organisation.
- Contribute to organizational learning by identifying innovations and factors which contribute to or inhibit success and impact.
7. Manage operational requirements of the Project
- Working closely with our Institute Resources team.
- Ensure that all legal requirements are met for operating in country, including initiating and supporting all legal status activities relation to the Project and TBI staff in country.
- Ensure policies, procedures and the Institute’s Standard Operating Procedures are always adhered to.
- Ensure that risks to the Project and staff are spotted and managed adequately and emergency protocols are in place to maximize the safety and well-being of the team, including ensuring all security and safety protocols are upheld and kept up to date.
- Set and manage the project budget, including putting in place appropriate financial controls.
- Ensure timely completion of financial processes for the Project.
Person Specification
- The ability to work and interact at the highest levels of political decision-making structures in Zanzibar; have strong political acumen; being able to develop an understanding of the needs of senior officials
- An ability to work independently, think strategically and translate strategies into concrete and implementable plans; an acute attention to detail with excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
- Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a wider team
- Proven strong abilities and experience leading and managing people and teams
- Experience with project development and project management
- Ability to liaise with partner governments, the private sector, and key stakeholders (e.g., donors) to deliver the requirements of the role, including a realistic fundraising strategy for the project
- A strong understanding of the principles of delivery in a government context
- Willingness to travel, sometimes at short notice
- Experience of identifying and resolving project implementation bottlenecks
- Strong sense of ethics, discretion and perseverance
- Experience of living and working in developing countries is strongly desirable
- Prior experience engaging with the Government of Zanzibar or other Government within the East African Community would be an advantage
- Fluency in English and Swahili is required
