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Agriculture is a pivotal sector for attainment of Tanzania’s Development Vision 2025 and the Millennium Development Goals which aim for Tanzania to become a middle income country with positive social transformation for all citizens. As a foundation providing 25% of gross domestic product and over 75% of employment, the sector is an anchor for four of the five economic targets in Tanzania’s poverty reduction strategy, as well as several social and governance goals. In 2012 extensive information gathering was conducted through; high-level Roundtable with 30+ stakeholders, cross-country stakeholder consultations, fieldwork observations and interviews gathered and several core constraints were identified at the levels of (i) national policy; (ii) regional and local implementation; and (iii) the foundation of farms, markets, and value chains, along with (iv) underlying gaps in capacity and performance at all of these levels. On 1 June, 2013, the President of the United Republic of Tanzania established a President's Delivery Bureau (PDB) as an Independent Department under the President's Office. Its primary objective is to facilitate the Government undertake Performance Management and Delivery of results in the Big Results Now (BRN) National Key Priority Areas and as stipulated in the Five Year Development Plan (FYDP). In discharging its duties PDB will be working closely with Government Ministries. To kick start the BRN projects, the Government has started working on five priority areas in the sectors of Agriculture, Infrastructure, Water, Education and Resources Mobilization. Given the special nature of agriculture in livelihoods of majority of Tanzanians, an Agricultural Delivery Division (ADD) has been formed in the PDB to spearhead agricultural transformation in the country. UNDP Tanzania in collaboration with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through a project support titled “Catalyzing Agricultural Development in Tanzania - Agricultural Delivery Division (ADD) ” under the President’s Office, are providing assistance to ensure the Agricultural Delivery Division (ADD) is adequately equipped with the expertise and workforce to carry out its broad mandate. Through the project, ADD will be availed critical technical expertise and seed funding to jump start the establishment of the Tanzanian Agricultural Delivery Division (ADD) in the President’s Delivery Bureau (PDB). UNDP Tanzania is assisting in the recruitment of suitable, high calibre and results oriented professionals to join the Ministerial Delivery Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives. which is responsible for delivering agriculture transformation in Tanzania. Objective The objective is to support the establishment and capacity development of an agricultural institutions that will strengthen coordination and enhance delivery systems within the agricultural sector in Tanzania. | |
Duties and Responsibilities | |
Summary of key functions: To assist the Head of NKRA Agriculture Ministerial Delivery Unit (MDU in monitoring and reporting progress on implementation and reporting progress on the NKRA Agriculture projects. General Duties and Responsibilities To provide day-to-day management of the Productivity Directorate, including supervising and managing performance of personnel: Undertake daily and weekly progress and delivery through Project Owners and relevant MDAs and LGAs;
Impact of Results The key results of the post will be to increase implementation of programmes that will contribute to the PDB/ADD’s efforts to transform agriculture in Tanzania by improving planning and budgeting for the sector at the ministerial level. | |
Competencies | |
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