New Vacancies at UNDP Tanzania October 2026

Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Implementation of Dumisha Amani II Interventions 

• Support UNDP and Government partners to develop detailed implementation plans aligned with
  national youth policies and Dumisha Amani-II objectives.
•  Ensure synergy and alignment of Dumisha Amani II activities with national strategies, existing
  peace assessments, and complementary initiatives.
• Work closely with UNDP technical teams to ensure effective coordination, quality assurance, and
  timely delivery of Dumisha Amani II activities.

Multi-Stakeholder Coordination & Partnership Management

• Facilitate coordination between UNDP, government institutions, CSOs, community structures, and development partners.
•  Provide technical inputs to strengthen multi-stakeholder collaboration across Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.
•  Lead stakeholder consultations, interviews, meetings, and organize validation workshops for priorities and proposed interventions.

Peace for Infrastructure Strengthening

• Provide technical support to strengthen national and community peace infrastructures, including coordination mechanisms for conflict prevention, management, and resolution.
•  Support capacity-building activities for community policing structures and other local peace mechanisms to enhance their effectiveness in addressing community security and peacebuilding challenges.
• Support the establishment, strengthening, and operationalization of community policing initiatives as platforms for enhancing community safety, social cohesion, and trust between communities and law enforcement agencies.

Peacebuilding Action Plans Support

• Provide technical leadership and coordination support for the implementation and monitoring of the National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security (NAP-YPS).
•  Facilitate and provide technical guidance to government and community stakeholders in the development, review, and implementation of Community Peacebuilding Action Plans.
• Support consultations, stakeholder engagement, and capacity-building initiatives to ensure inclusive and evidence-based peacebuilding planning processes.

5.Peace and development Nexus Improving

• Support the establishment, operationalization, and sustainability of youth centres as platforms for youth engagement, social cohesion, peacebuilding, skills development, and community resilience.
•  Provide technical assistance to government counterparts, local authorities, and community stakeholders in integrating peacebuilding approaches into development planning and implementation processes.
• Contribute to capacity-building, knowledge-sharing, and evidence generation on effective approaches for linking peacebuilding and development interventions.

6.Gender Equality Integration

• Ensure all Dumisha Amani II interventions fully integrate gender equality principles.
•  Promote meaningful engagement of young women and girls through gender-responsive tools, training modules, and monitoring approaches.

Monitoring, Reporting & Knowledge Management

• Develop M&E tools to track Dumisha Amani II progress, including youth participation, gender outcomes, and peacebuilding impacts.
•  Lead collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, and document success stories and best practices to enhance learning, visibility, and evidence-based programming.
• Prepare technical reports, lessons learned, case studies, policy briefs, and communication materials.
• Produce high-quality knowledge products and reports for internal and external stakeholders.

Technical Support to the President Office-Ministry of Youth

• Support the line Ministry in developing the strategy for youth development that aligned with the government priority areas.
• Assist in effective coordination among the government and different development partners.
• Ensure technical advice, management inputs and coordination to strengthen the UNDP’s work on youth, peace and security.

The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.

Institutional Arrangement 

The Project Analyst will work under the direct supervision of the Project Manager- Dumisha Amani II. The incumbent will be part of the UNDP Office in Dar es Salaam and will also liaise closely with other team members in implementation of the activities.

Competencies

Core competencies:

• Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline
• Think Innovatively: LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements
• Learn Continuously: LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback
• Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible
• Act with Determination: LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident
• Engage and Partner: LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships
• Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in the field of Law, Political Sciences, International Relations, Development studies, Social Sciences or related field is required OR
• A first-level university degree (bachelor’s degree) in the areas mentioned above in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience will be given due consideration in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Experience

• Minimum two (2) years (with master’s degree) or four (4) years (with bachelor’s degree) of relevant professional experience in the field of Law, Political Sciences, International Relations, Development studies, Social Sciences or related field is required.

Desired skills

• Experience in programme/ project management
• Experience in networking with partners at all levels
• Strong experience in peace and security sector – Proven experience in project management, including budget planning, financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and project reporting
• Experience in managing and implementing field cooperation activities and programmes, and/or dealing with countries at risk of violent extremism, preferably with international organizations
• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and web-based management systems, and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database packages

Languages:

• Fluency in English is required.
•  Fluency in Kiswahili is required.

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