Knowledge Management, Monitoring & Evaluation and Communications Officer

Local Investment Climate (LIC) sub-component, Business Sector Programme Support (BSPS) Phase IV, Tanzania

Deadline 10 December 2013

KPMG is a leading provider of professional services, which include audit, tax and advisory. KPMG’s International Development Advisory Services Unit (IDAS) is based in Nairobi, Kenya and has adopted a pan-African approach to development work, employing full-time experienced development experts within the KPMG Africa team at our headquarters in Nairobi, together with a network of champions across the twenty countries of KPMG in sub-Saharan Africa. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and foundation and national governments.

KPMG seeks a Knowledge Management, Monitoring & Evaluation and Communications Officer for the Local Investment Climate (LIC) sub-component, Business Sector Programme Support Phase IV in Tanzania. KPMG has been shortlisted by Danida to submit a tender as the Management Contractor (MC) of Local Investment Climate (LIC) sub-component. The four-year programme with a possible extension of up to 24 months will support Tanzania achieve improved conditions for sustained growth and investment in selected local government authorities.

The LIC sub-component will focus geographically on Kigoma and Dodoma regions to address the critical constraints to business growth and economic development at the district level. It shall encourage practical responses to the challenges faced by government and business when seeking to improve the conditions for private sector development and economic development at the district level, and facilitate the creation of district-level Public-Private Dialogue. LIC will establish a Small Industrial Facilities Fund (SIFF), which will facilitate investments in public infrastructure and private business facilities with public-good characteristics to unlock critical constraints in local markets and strategic value chains (clusters), and create new business opportunities for local business women and men. The investments will be targeting key agribusiness value chains in the region.

LIC shall closely coordinate activities with other BSPS IV programmes, in particular the Agricultural Markets Development Trust, the BEST-dialogue and Private Agricultural Sector Support Programme (PASS) Trust. In addition, working with strategic national partners such as Prime Minister’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG), Association of Local Authorities in Tanzania (ALAT), Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) and Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (TCCIA) the sub-component shall disseminate lessons learnt by government and the business community with other regions across the country. The sub-component will support four outcomes:

• Outcome 1: Agreement and collaboration among public and private actors on addressing the priorities for local business growth and economic development.
• Outcome 2: Improved local and sector-specific business environments. assessments
• Outcome 3: Increased investment in selected regions and value chains.
• Outcome 4: Improved practices across all regions and districts.

Specific roles and responsibilities:

The Knowledge Management, Monitoring & Evaluation and Communications Officer will be responsible for the timely and effective management and implementation of all monitoring and evaluation aspects of the LIC sub-component. He/she will responsible for building an evidence base to support strategic inputs to the reporting to LIC steering committee. He/she will be responsible for developing and operationalizing a communications plan that will catalyze action and, if possible, funding into the programme, and developing a knowledge management system where good practice and lessons learnt are maintained and shared. He/she will report to the Programme Manager. Additional responsibilities will include:

• Developing a communications plan that maps all relevant stakeholders and the means to effectively engage them in order to catalyse attention and action to further the goals of this programme. These activities may also result in additional funding.
• Demonstrating an understanding of the different projects from a communications perspective and being able to factor this in to the communications plan.
• Designing and operationalizing a working knowledge management system that is simple, inclusive and effective at collecting and disseminating relevant lessons to programme partners and grantees.
• Proactively seeking new sources of knowledge to complement internal lessons learned. As part of this, contributing to a system of collaboration between existing BSPS IV programmes and LIC sub-component.
• Consistently keeping the system ‘alive’ by ensuring that information is fresh, relevant and accessible to the correct people.
• Collaborating with the rest of the programme team as necessary.

General Qualifications:

• University degree or equivalent training in relevant field.
• At least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Project management/coordination experience.

Adequacy for the assignment:

• Experience with development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems from projects related to the private sector.
• Experience with knowledge management.
• Demonstrated skills in formulating, implementing, and supervising studies including baselines, impact assessment related to private sector activities.
• Experience with documentation and dissemination of study results including lessons learned.

Fluent in English and Swahili.

Duty Station: Dodoma, Tanzania

Tanzanian nationals are strongly encouraged to apply

Position is contingent upon project award and funding

Estimated start date: early 2014

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How to apply:

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please forward your curriculum vitae giving details of your qualifications and experience quoting the job code IDAS/2013/LIC/KM on or before 10 December 2013 to skieti@kpmg.co.ke