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Call for Consultants in Ethics and Governance, Tanzania

Company
Foundation for International Training (FIT)
Brief Description

 Call for Consultants

Area: Ethics and Governance
Region: East Africa
Country: Tanzania

The Foundation for International Training (FIT) a non-profit, established in Canada, in 1976, as development services organization is responding to a CIDA RFP and is looking for the following consultants.

Field Project Director

S/he will work full-time in the President’s Office – Ethics Secretariat in Dar es Salaam for the project duration. S/he will also serve in the capacity of one of the advertised roles below. Technical Advisor for at least one of the three functions requiring international Technical

In his/her role as the Field Project Director, s/he will provide overall guidance and coordination of all personnel engaged in the project Providing strategic management, direction and oversight of the Project to ensure that expected outcomes, outputs and activities are achieved on time and within budget;

Requirements

  • A law degree or at least a masters degree in public administration, management or a related field;
  • At least 10 years of international experience, including at least 3 years in Sub-Saharan Africa.;
  • At least 10 years experience managing large, multi-year development (particularly CIDA projects of CDN $2.0 million or more); experience in affecting and addressing policy in legislation would be an asset.
  • At least one (1) year, and ideally five (5) years or more, working as a Project Director (i.e. senior management experience with responsibilities for strategic leadership and decision-making), in developing countries, preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa, ideally in Tanzania. Including Project planning, Budgeting and financial management, Project monitoring and reporting, Procurement, Human resource management, Policy development and implementation

International Expert Advisors

Reporting to the Field Project Director, the International Technical Advisors will bring technical skills and expertise, international best practices and lessons that can be adapted and applied to the President’s Office - Ethics Secretariat.

Public Service Ethics Advisor

  • At least a bachelor’s degree in law or public administration or in a field related to the project and preferably a master’s degree or higher in law, public administration or in a field related to the project
  • 10 years of professional experience in the sector, experience in the implementation of policies regarding integrity would be an asset, working with ethics watchdog organizations such as the Public Sector Integrity Commission of Canada or Transparency International would also be an asset.
  • least three (3) years working in the area of public sector ethics in developing countries preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa and ideally in Tanzania

At least three (3) years, and preferably five (5) years or more, experience in a number of the specific areas listed below

1) Experience working in, or with, an ethics watchdog institution, public or non-governmental
2) Experience working with legal, regulatory or oversight public organizations
3) Experience in conflict of interest management or oversight
4) Experience introducing or implementing institutional reform
5) Experience in public administration
6) Experience working with tools to measure performance in public policy or institutional reform
7) Experience using research data to advocate for policy change
(5 pts)
8) Experience as a strategic planning trainer or practitioner (5 pts)

An Investigation Advisor

  • A law degree, a masters degree or doctoral Degree in criminology. Practice in the field of investigative approaches to ensuring ethics and values in the public sector. Experience preparing policy briefs on investigative approaches to standards and ethics. Experience in developing formalized investigation processes and procedures to investigate ethical breaches (including with respect to asset declaration verification)
  • 10 years of professional experience in the sector, experience in the implementation of policies regarding integrity would be an asset, working with ethics watchdog organizations such as the Public Sector Integrity Commission of Canada would also be an asset.
  • Experience coordinating violation of ethics investigations including, forensic investigative practices, interviewing techniques, external monetary auditing
  • At least three (3) years, and preferably five (5) years or more, experience in a number of the specific areas listed below

1) Experience in forensic, evidence-based investigation approaches;
2) Experience in administrative compliance investigations;
3) Experience preparing briefs of evidence to criminal or administrative investigation standards;
4) Experience in forensic accounting and auditing;
5) Experience in interviewing techniques
6) Experience as a trainer in investigative approaches or standards;
7) Experience working with, or in, an ethics watchdog institution, public or non-governmental.

Legal and Conflict of Interest Advisor

  • At least a bachelor’s degree in criminology or law or in a field related to the project and Experience in supporting the design, development and introduction of conflict of interest procedures, including the development of regulations for the implementation of the Public Leadership Code of Ethics, possibly including blind trusts;
  • Experience as a trainer of trainers on the prevention of conflict of interest (possibly including blind trusts);
  • Ability to develop a long-term strategy to promote and monitor public leadership ethics; developing leadership ethics training programs and manuals for secondary and higher education institutions; training Ethics Secretariat staff on the use of these manuals and developing an IEC strategy to promote public leadership ethics
  • At least three years working in the area of legal administration or conflict of interest, ideally in developing countries, Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania .
  • At least three (3) years, and preferably five (5) years or more, experience in a number of the specific areas listed below

1) Experience working with Tribunals;
2) Experience with public administration systems and procedures;
3) Experience working on issues related to blind trusts;
4) Experience working with, or in, an ethics watchdog institution, public or non-governmental;
5) Experience as a trainer in a relevant field.

If you’re interested:

If you meet the criteria for any of the above positions, please forward your CV to Robert Davis at Robert@ffit.org (905-305-8680-ext 235) as soon as possible, indicating your availability. For more information on the Foundation for International Training (FFIT) please visit our website at http://www.ffit.org/