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UNDP Tanzania job vacancies for October 2026 offer career opportunities for qualified professionals interested in programme coordination, project management, criminal justice, investigations, communications, and international development. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking candidates for positions based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, including Program Associate and Criminal Justice Specialist. Interested applicants should review the required qualifications, professional experience, language requirements, and official application details before applying.
1: Program Associate [Open to Tier 1 & 2 applicants]
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Scope of Work
1. Support program and project planning, implementation and coordination:
- Support preparation, implementation and updating workplans, activity schedules, results frameworks, project trackers, and deliverable schedules in consultation with responsible managers;
- Coordinate day-to-day follow-up of assigned projects and workstreams; track milestones, deadlines, risks, deliverables and stakeholder commitments; and flag emerging issues for timely management action;
- Coordinate strategic and technical meetings, high-level forums and physical or virtual project team meetings; manage invitations, agendas, background materials, presentations, minutes, transcription or translation, action trackers and follow-up;
- Support consultations, workshops, training, launches, innovation challenges, investment events and forums, field activities and missions, working with internal units, partners, consultants and service providers;
- Draft or contribute to terms of reference, concept notes, project documents, implementation plans, presentations, correspondence, high-level briefs and meeting packs.
2. Provide administrative, procurement, event-management and operational support:
- Support preparation and monitoring of project budgets, procurement plans, implementation schedules and administrative trackers in accordance with applicable UNDP rules, policies and procedures:
- Support e-requisitions, procurement, contracting, consultant, vendor, travel and payment processes, including non-PO transactions, in accordance with assigned system roles and UNDP procedures;
- Coordinate event logistics and service providers for meetings, high-level forums, investment and innovation events and communication assignments, including venue, graphic-design, photography and videography services;
- Maintain consultant and contract deliverable schedules, vendor and payment-supporting documents, programme correspondence, project files and other complete, organized and auditready records.
3. Support stakeholder, partnership and thematic portfolio engagement:
- Support engagement with government institutions, regulators, United Nations entities, development partners, financial institutions, investors, businesses, innovation actors, civil society, academia, media and other stakeholders;
- Support activities across the Portfolio’s thematic areas, including public finance, investment promotion and facilitation, innovation, insurance and risk finance, and related sustainable-finance initiatives;
- Prepare stakeholder briefs, partner profiles, high-level speeches, talking points, presentations, correspondence and meeting materials and maintain engagement calendars, databases and records of commitments and decisions;
- Facilitate information flow among stakeholders, consultants and UNDP teams and support followup on partnerships, joint activities, events, knowledge platforms and resource-mobilization opportunities.
4. Support project monitoring, reporting and knowledge management:
- Collect, consolidate, review and synthesize implementation and results updates from projects, consultants and partners, ensuring completeness, quality, consistency and timely submission;
- Maintain trackers for activities, outputs, indicators, deliverables, risks and agreed actions and support monitoring against approved workplans and results frameworks;
- Contribute to project, progress, donor, corporate and annual reports, management updates, presentations and newsletters that communicate results to internal and external audiences;
- Document progress, challenges, lessons learned, good practices, impact stories, stakeholder insights and recommendations and maintain supporting evidence for reported results and adaptive programming.
5. Support strategic communications, advocacy and content development:
- Contribute to project and portfolio communication strategies, advocacy campaigns and content plans aligned with program objectives, UNDP branding and partner-visibility requirements;
- Draft and edit high-level briefs, speeches, talking points, press releases, media advisories, articles, blogs, human-interest stories, fact sheets, knowledge briefs, newsletters, presentations, infographics and multimedia content;
- Coordinate content publication and dissemination across websites, social media, email, print and events; support media outreach; and ensure editorial quality, consistent messaging and partner visibility;
- Monitor digital analytics, media coverage and public engagement to improve communications and advocacy, and maintain an organized repository of content, communication assets and knowledge products;
- Perform other duties within the functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organization.
Competencies
Core Competencies
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pay attention to details, deliver quality work by the 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.
Cross-Functional/Technical competencies
Business Management
- Project Management
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize and coordinate resources, procedures and stakeholders to achieve project goals and deliver quality outputs on time.
- Partnerships Management
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with government, United Nations, private-sector, financial-sector, civil society and development partners.
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Ability to collect, consolidate and analyze implementation and results information and provide timely, high-quality reporting on progress.
- Communication
- Ability to draft and edit clear, compelling written and visual content and tailor advocacy messages, formats and channels to diverse audiences.
- Digital Awareness and Literacy
- Ability to use digital collaboration, content-development, analytics and information-management tools effectively to support program delivery and engagement.
Business Development
- Operations Management
- Ability to coordinate administrative workflows, procurement, vendors, payments, high-level events, meetings and logistics in accordance with organizational procedures.
Administration and Operations
- Documents and Records Management
- Ability to organize, retrieve and archive program, event, procurement, vendor, payment and communication records systematically.
Required Skills and Experience
Education
- Secondary education is required or:
- A university degree (Bachelor’s degree) in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Marketing, Media Studies, Development Studies, Business Administration, Public Administration, Project Management, International Development, Finance, Economics, Social Sciences or a related field will be given due consideration but is not a requirement.
Experience
- A minimum of seven (7) years (with secondary education) or four (4) years (with a Bachelor’s degree) of relevant experience in program or project coordination, program administration and operations, stakeholder or private-sector engagement, monitoring and reporting, strategic communications and advocacy, event management, knowledge management or related development-program support functions.
Required skills
- Experience in supporting program or project planning, implementation, coordination and administration;
- Experience in coordinating high-level or technical meetings, forums, workshops or events;
- Experience in maintaining workplans, trackers, minutes and follow-up systems;
- Experience in preparing high-quality briefs, speeches, talking points, articles, reports or presentations;
- Experience in supporting stakeholder engagement, communications, advocacy, procurement, vendors or logistics;
- Experience in using Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools;
- Strong organizational, drafting, editing experience is required;
- Time-management skills/experience are required.
Desired Skills
- Experience supporting multi-stakeholder programs and working with government, regulators, the United Nations, development partners, financial institutions or the private sector is desirable;
- Experience in sustainable finance, investment promotion or facilitation, innovation, inclusive finance, insurance and risk finance, or related portfolio initiatives is an asset;
- Experience in media relations, digital campaigns, visual storytelling, project or corporate reporting, enterprise resource-planning systems, e-requisitions or non-PO payments is an advantage.
Languages
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Swahili is required.
Professional Certificate
- Professional certification in project management, strategic communications, digital marketing, event management, monitoring and evaluation, procurement, administration or related field is an asset but is not required.
2: Criminal Justice Specialist [Open to Tier 0, 1 & 2 applicants]
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Duties and Responsibilities
Mentor the Head of the Task Force and other leaders to lead a team responsible for developing and progressing investigations through methods including traditional and technical evidential capture
- Provide strategic mentoring and leadership support to the Head of the Task Force and supervisory officers.
- Strengthen leadership capacity in the planning, prioritization, and oversight of investigations.
- Guide investigators in the effective use of traditional investigative techniques and digital evidence gathering methodologies.
- Support the development of operational plans and investigative strategies for complex cases.
Mentor the Task Force to manage complex investigations and prosecutions to ensure that they are carried out thoroughly in accordance with international human rights standards and relevant Tanzanian legislation.
- Provide case-based mentoring on the management of serious and complex investigations.
- Support investigators and prosecutors in applying human rights-based approaches throughout the investigative and prosecution process.
- Advise on compliance with relevant Tanzanian laws, policies, and procedural requirements.
- Promote best practices in evidence management, case documentation, and prosecution preparation
Guide and support the Task Force to triage online reports, assess intelligence, and carry out investigations and prosecutions against individuals assessed as high-risk online offenders targeting vulnerable persons.
- Guide and support in the assessment and prioritization of online reports and intelligence referrals.
- Support the identification and development of investigative leads from digital intelligence sources.
- Mentor Task Force personnel in conducting online investigations targeting high-risk offenders.
- Strengthen coordination between investigators and prosecutors to facilitate effective case progression
Guide and support the Task Force to secure international evidence and its successful use in court proceedings.
- Advise on processes for obtaining evidence through international cooperation mechanisms.
- Support the preparation of requests for mutual legal assistance and other international evidence-gathering measures.
- Guide investigators and prosecutors on evidentiary requirements for admissibility in court.
- Facilitate engagement with relevant international law enforcement and judicial counterparts, where appropriate
Guide and support the continued use and implementation of new investigative techniques and assist the Task Force to address barriers to their effective application.
- Promote the use of video-recorded interviews of suspects, witnesses, and victims in accordance with legal requirements.
- Support the application of forensic and scientific evidence, including DNA, where appropriate.
- Assist in the standardization and effective use of investigation files, procedures, and case management tools
- Identify and recommend solutions to operational, legal, or institutional barriers affecting the use of innovative investigative techniques
Guide and support the NPS prosecutors assigned to the Task Force to prepare online cases for prosecution, including cases involving online child sexual exploitation and abuse, and strengthen the use of new evidential techniques.
- Mentor prosecutors on the preparation and presentation of digital evidence in court.
- Support the development of prosecution strategies for online-facilitated offences.
- Strengthen the use of emerging evidential techniques and digital forensic products in prosecutions.
- Identify challenges affecting successful prosecution outcomes and support the development of practical solutions
Guide and support the Head of the Task Force in developing performance monitoring systems and mechanisms for capturing lessons learned.
- Guide and assist in establishing performance monitoring and reporting frameworks for the Task Force.
- Support the conduct of quarterly case review and case management meetings.
- Facilitate the identification, documentation, and dissemination of key lessons, challenges, and good practices.
- Support the preparation of periodic performance reports and recommendations to inform criminal justice system reforms and improvements.
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 Criminal Justice Specialist will report directly to the UNDP SOC Project Manager. The Specialist will closely work with the leadership of the Task Force in Mainland, the technical lead NPS and other LE as relevant. As required, the Criminal Justice Specialist will also support the Government SOC Project Coordinators for guidance on any work to be undertaken with the justice authorities i.e. attending meetings, etc. All materials developed in the course of the assignment will remain the property of UNDP and cannot be shared without the authority of UNDP.
Competencies
Core competencies:
- Achieve Results: LEVEL 3: Set and align challenging, achievable objectives for multiple projects, have lasting impact
- Think Innovatively: LEVEL 3: Proactively mitigate potential risks, develop new ideas to solve complex problems
- Learn Continuously: LEVEL 3: Create and act on opportunities to expand horizons, diversify experiences
- Adapt with Agility: LEVEL 3: Proactively initiate and champion change, manage multiple competing demands
- Act with Determination: LEVEL 3: Think beyond immediate task/barriers and take action to achieve greater results
- Engage and Partner: LEVEL 3: Political savvy, navigate complex landscape, champion inter-agency collaboration
- Enable Diversity and Inclusion: LEVEL 3: Appreciate benefits of diverse workforce and champion inclusivity
Cross Functional & Technical competencies:
2030 Agenda: Peace
- Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights
- Access to Justice
Business Management
- Partnerships Management
- Build and maintain partnerships with wide networks of stakeholders, Governments, civil society and private sector partners, experts and others in line with UNDP strategy and policies.
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Ability to systematically monitor results of strategies, programmes, and activities with a view to make sure that they are being implemented effectively; Ability to provide managers and key stakeholders with regular feedback and reporting on the consistency or discrepancy between planned activities and programme management and results.
- Ability to make independent judgment of the management and results of strategies, programmes and activities based on set criteria and benchmark, keeping in mind the needs and concerns of client, current and upcoming.
- Knowledge and understanding of monitoring and evaluation frameworks, concepts, methodologies, systems, processes, and tools. Ability to make an independent judgement based on set criteria and benchmarks.
- Ability to anticipate client’s upcoming needs and concerns.
Business Direction and Strategy
- System thinking
- Ability to use objective problem analysis and judgement to understand how interrelated elements coexist within an overall process or system, and to consider how altering one element can impact on other parts of the system
Business Development
- Knowledge Generation
- Ability to research information and to turn it into useful knowledge, relevant for context, or responsive to a stated need.
- Ability to apply existing concepts to new situations, and to develop new concepts to generate workable solutions and new approaches.
- Knowledge of relevant concepts, conceptual models, and theories that can be useful in addressing new situations.
2030 Agenda:
- Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights
- Rule of Law
- Human Rights Mainstreaming
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Advanced University degree (Master’s Degree or equivalent) in Security Studies, Law, Public Administration or relevant 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:
- A minimum of 7 years’ (with master’s degree) or 9 years (with bachelor’s degree) of experience in the intelligence-led investigation or prosecution of either serious and organized crime, child protection, digital and cyber, financial crime, intelligence and covert tactics and strategies is required
Required skills:
- Demonstrated experience in advising criminal justice institutions on reforms, including performance management, monitoring and evaluation, development of improvement plans, and use of data and key performance indicators to improve criminal justice outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience in improving investigation and prosecution functions through the design and implementation of innovative approaches, operational improvements, capacity-building initiatives, and mentoring of teams handling serious crime cases.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of relevant national and international legal frameworks, including human rights-compliant law enforcement practices, investigative methodologies, enforcement techniques, and intelligence-led policing approaches.
- Experience of effective building of cross agency partnerships and delivering through them.
- Experience and knowledge of best practice of laws and processes for the protection and support to vulnerable victims and witnesses including children and women surviving sexual abuse or human trafficking
Desired skills:
- Experience and technical expertise in online CSEA systems, including NCMEC, and a strong understanding of the cyber landscape, emerging techniques, and associated threats.
- Experience in research, analysis, and performance management of law enforcement or criminal justice systems, including the use of key performance indicators and development of recommendations.
- Experience in managing sensitive intelligence products and dissemination to relevant partners.
- Experience in research and analysis of law enforcement or criminal justice systems and delivering recommendations.
- 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.
- Working knowledge of another UN language is desired.
