ICMA Volunteer Opportunities in Tanzania

• International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
• Tanzania
• Apply by 12 August 2017

• Volunteer, Volunteer opportunity
• Posted on 23 June 2017

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Job Description

SCOPE OF WORK
Organizational Development/Capacity Building Expert Volunteer
Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA)
Location of Assignment: Mbeya, Morogoro, or Iringa (one in each location)
Proposed Level of Effort: 3 weeks
Anticipated Start Date: 9 July 2017
The Tanzania Enabling Growth through Investment and Enterprise
Program (ENGINE) is a four-year USAID-funded Feed the Future Tanzania activity awarded through the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA) contracting mechanism that aims to streamline and enhance many of the regulatory, informational and financial channels that encourage domestic and foreign investment in the southern mainland agricultural regions of Mbeya, Morogoro, and Iringa, and in Zanzibar.
ENGINE works at the district level, using a broad-based approach to engage with district-level Local Government Authorities (LGAs), private sector associations, business development service providers, financial institutions and small and medium enterprises. The program’s activities are divided into three main components:

1. Implement policies for growth. Build the capacity of the private sector to effectively dialogue with the government to set the policy agenda and improve the capacity of the public sector to implement policies.
2. Equip businesses for growth. Strengthen SME capacity and foster the growth and capacity of a sustainable market for business development services (BDS) in Tanzania.
3. Access to finance for growth. Broaden access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in all sectors, especially women and youth entrepreneurs and those working within agricultural value chains (excluding primary producers), to facilitate increased business viability, growth and investment.

Problem Statement The private sector in Tanzania is under-developed and has not taken full advantage of the available opportunities to dialogue with the government concerning the challenges that impede business viability, growth, and investment. In general, the private sector suffers from inadequate technical expertise and skills, limited capacity for financial planning, and the need for improved management and
administrative skills. The under-performance of the economy is caused by a lack of tools to manage the development process, limited business start-ups (and a shallow industrial entrepreneurship base), and high risk-aversion among existing firms. This is compounded by lengthy and bureaucratic licensing procedures, double taxation in some sectors, and a low-level of capacity to meet market demand.
The Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) serves its members at the national level and has local-level affiliates with varying levels of membership service. Local Chambers faces significant challenges to collaborating with LGAs, with periodic public private dialogues (PPD) often described as lacking concrete and positive results. In some LGAs, the local TCCIA does not have the necessary structures or extensive business memberships to support a large and varied business community, with members of all sizes operating in an array of sectors.
Objectives of the Assignment The main objective of this assignment is to enhance the capacity of local TCCIAs to effectively participate in Public/Private Dialogues (PPDs) to advocate for a strengthened business enabling environment in support of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and Business Development Services Providers (BDSPs). This will be accomplished by:

1. Improving the capacity of the local TCCIA to dialogue with the local LGA to strengthen the business enabling environment through PPDs;
2. Assisting the local TCCIA with increasing its services at the local level;
3. Undertaking an organizational development/capacity development needs assessment of the local TCCIA, providing training as needed, and documenting the gaps identified and the additional time and resources required to address them.

Tasks The Volunteer will complete the following tasks: a. Attend an orientation meeting with ENGINE Program staff; b. Accompanied by relevant ENGINE staff, attend an introductory meeting with TCCIA’s executive leadership and board of directors to discuss the volunteer assignment and to review its objectives; c. Design and implement an organizational development assessment of TCCIA;

1. Provide capacity building to address the gaps that have been identified and document those that require additional time and/or resources to be addressed;

e. Support the ENGINE Regional Representative to facilitate a PPD at the Local Government Authority level on policies that need reform to improve the local business enabling environment; f. Provide exit debriefings to TCCIA, ENGINE, USAID and relevant anchor institutions/key stakeholders that provide an overview of the assignment and TCCIA’s organizational development and capacity building challenges and the volunteer’s proposed solutions to them. Deliverables The Expert Volunteer will submit the following:

• TCCIA organizational development assessment and capacity building report;
• PPD facilitation report and plan of action;

- Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations related to TCCIA’s organizational documents and organizational development challenges and the volunteer’s proposed solutions to them;

• Discussion of assignment objectives and how they were met or why they were not met.
• Final Trip Report

The Final Trip Report to the ENGINE Program must include the following sections:

1. Introduction;
2. Methodology;
3. Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations related to TCCIA’s challenges and the volunteer’s proposed solutions to them;
4. Discussion of assignment objectives and how they were met or why they were not met.

Additionally, the Volunteer will provide exit debriefings (as described above under Task F).
Volunteer Qualifications
The TCCIA Organizational Development Volunteer needs to have the following skills and qualifications:

• University degree in economics, business administration, public policy, or another relevant field;
• 5+ years of experience working within a Chamber of Commerce in an organizational development role (and, preferably in the business planning, policy development, advocacy and budgeting processes);
• A proven track record of conducting organizational development and capacity building needs assessments, and the preparation of management/administrative documents, systems and tools;
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, consultation and facilitation;
• Well-developed writing skills in English and the ability to express one’s self clearly and concisely;
• Training skills, including participatory training in group settings. Training and consultation experience utilizing a translator or interpreter is an added plus;
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail-oriented, mature, professional team player, who is a strong people person and communicator, with good inter-personal skills;
• Ability to address issues, challenges, questions and concerns in a professional, respectful, logical and timely manner;
• Works well in a multi-cultural setting.
• Good computer skills in MS Office.

Illustrative Assignment Schedule for 3 Weeks
Note: This assignment schedule is illustrative of a three-week field assignment with ENGINE to undertake this assignment. The timeline will be adjusted to reflect the Expert Volunteer’s availability, specific project and agency timing, and overall project needs.
Date
Activity
09/07/2017
Arrive Tanzania
10/07/2017
Orientation meeting in Dar es Salaam with ENGINE staff for an overview and discussion of the assignment objectives and process.
11/07/2017
Travel to regional office and meet with locally-based ENGINE staff
12/07/2017
Meet local TCCIA leadership to discuss the assignment objectives and schedule
13/07/2017 – 19/07/2017
Meet with stakeholders and schedule workshop to facilitate the PPD; Conduct organizational assessment of local TCCIA with input from leadership and members. Include recommendations for extending services within the LGA.
20/07/2017
Facilitate local-level PPD with TCCIA members and non-members from the private sector, LGA, and other stakeholders.
21/07/2017 -25/07/2017
Write a facilitation report and plan of action for the PPD, discuss with and transmit to relevant stakeholders
26/07/2017
Finalize TCCIA assessment, write the Trip Report and provide exit debriefing to TCCIA
27/0/2017 – 28/07/2017
Travel to Dar Es Salaam and provide an exit debriefing to ENGINE/USAID
29/07/2017
Depart Tanzania
SCOPE OF WORK
Expert Volunteer Policy Reform Prioritization Setting Tool
Trainer of Trainers (5)
Location of Assignment: One in each location: Mbeya, Morogoro, and Iringa. Two in Zanzibar (Unguja and Pemba)
Proposed Level of Effort: 3 weeks
Anticipated Start Date: 10 July 2017
Background
The Tanzania Enabling Growth through Investment and Enterprise Program (ENGINE) is a four-year USAID-funded Feed the Future Tanzania activity awarded through the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA) contractual mechanism that aims to streamline and enhance many of the regulatory, informational and financial channels that encourage domestic and foreign investment in the southern mainland agricultural regions of Mbeya, Morogoro, and Iringa, and in Zanzibar.
ENGINE works at the district Local Government Authority (LGA) level, using a broad-based approach to engage with district councils, private sector associations, business development service providers, financial institutions and small and medium enterprises. The program’s activities are divided into three main components:

1. Implement policies for growth. Build the capacity of the private sector to effectively dialogue with the government to set the policy agenda and improve the capacity of the public sector to implement policies.

1. Equip businesses for growth. Strengthen SME capacity and foster the growth and capacity of a sustainable market for business development services (BDS) in Tanzania.

1. Access to finance for growth. Broaden access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in all sectors, especially women and youth entrepreneurs and those working within agricultural value chains (excluding primary producers), to facilitate increased business viability, growth, and investment.

Background:
The Local Government Reform Program (Tanzania mainland) and Decentralization by Devolution (in Zanzibar) are key national Government development initiatives, and acknowledges that well-functioning Local Government Authorities (LGAs), with a clear mandate to facilitate broad-based growth and to improve service delivery to all communities, must be supported. However, these processes are incomplete, and LGAs often lack the resources or technical tools to implement them to have a positive impact on the business sector.
ENGINE has developed the Policy Reform Priority-setting Tool (PRPT) to assist LGAs evaluate and rank the need of reform of their business policies, and management/administrative systems, procedures and processes (including staff capacity) in support of a strengthened business enabling environment, leading to increased business viability, growth and investment.
The PRPT process begins with an evaluation of the need for reform using the following 12 dimensions:

• Legal Framework
• Participation and Responsiveness
• Transparency and Accountability
• Compliance Environment
• Taxes and Fees
• Local Government Authority (LGA) Services
• Business Development Services
• LGA Infrastructure
• Land Use Planning
• Financial Access
• Leadership and Governance
• Gender and Youth

Among these 12 dimensions, 72 procedures and systems are evaluated, using a total of 73 indicators. The PRPT utilizes a four-phase process, starting with Phase 1, which assesses the need for policy reform. Phase II assesses the relative importance of these 72 indicators in shaping the business enabling environment, by scoring and weighting the relative importance of each procedure and system. The results of Phases I and II (needs and importance) of the PRPT process are integrated in Phase III to indicate an overall ranking of the policies to quantify the need and importance of reform.
Phase IV is a reality check that examines the feasibility of the LGA’s ability to accomplish the ranked reforms. This is done by answering the following questions:

• Does the LGA have a legal mandate to accomplish the reform?
• Does the LGA have sufficient resources (financial and technical)?
• Does the LGA have the political will to undertake the reform?
• How much time will be required to accomplish the reform?
• Will the reform generate additional revenue for the LGA?

The PRPT has been introduced to LGA staff, local Business Councils representing private sector leaders, and other stakeholders in each of the four ENGINE target regions.
Problem Statement Local Government Authorities (LGAs) in Tanzania lack a formal tool to rank and prioritize the need for reform of their business policies and management/administrative systems, procedures and processes (including staff capacity) in support of a strengthened business enabling environment, leading to business viability, growth and investment.
Objectives of the Assignment The main objectives of this assignment are to:

• Assist LGAs to learn how to use the Policy Reform Priority-Setting Tool (PRPT) to be able to assess, rank and prioritize the need of reform of their business policies and management/administrative systems, procedures and processes (including staff capacity) that support them;
• Deliver training to LGA and Business Council staff that will use the PRPT;
• Facilitate the ranking and prioritization of LGA business policies, using the PRPT.

Tasks
The Expert Volunteer will complete the following tasks:

1. Attend an orientation meeting with ENGINE Program staff;
2. Accompanied by relevant ENGINE staff, attend an introductory meeting with the Local Government Authority’s leadership and technical staff (Trade Officer, and others) to discuss the Expert Volunteer assignment and to review its objectives;
3. Meet with the newly created LGA PRPT technical working group (comprised of LGA and Business Council/Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) technical staff assigned to use the PRPT) to elicit their input/feedback on prioritization of tasks to achieve rapid results in using the PRPT to rank and prioritize the need for reform of business policies and the management/administrative systems, procedures and processes (including staff capacity) that support those policies;
4. Assist the PRPT technical working group by:
   1. Deliver training, using a “train the trainer” methodology, to create a cadre of PRPT users at the LGA and Business Council/TCCIA who will serve as the “owners” of PRPT beyond the duration of the ENGINE Program;
   2. Use the PRPT tool to rank and prioritize LGA business policies that should be reformed.
5. Write a Final Report summarizing findings, conclusions and recommendations related to the assignment, and including the impact on women and youth, as well as a discussion of the LGA’s organizational development challenges and proposed solutions regarding business policy reform and the use of the PRPT;
6. Provide exit debriefings to the LGA and Business Council/TCCIA (including the PRPT technical working group), ENGINE, USAID and relevant anchor institutions/key stakeholders that provide an overview of the assignment and the LGA’s organizational development challenges and proposed solutions regarding business policy reform and the use of the PRPT.

Deliverables The Expert Volunteer will submit the following deliverables:

1. Minutes/notes of the meetings and training described in Tasks C and D above, and other project meetings.
2. Documents developed with the PRPT technical working group (Task C and D above)
   1. List of trainers trained and functional areas in which they received training;
   2. List of ranked and prioritized business policies needing reform.

The Expert Volunteer will submit a Final Trip Report to the ENGINE Program that includes the following sections: A. Introduction; B. Methodology; C. Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations related to the Local Government Authority’s need for the reform of business policies and the management/ administrative systems, procedures and processes (including staff capacity) that support those policies;

1. Discussion of assignment objectives, with particular reference to women and youth, and how they were met or why they were not met.

Additionally, the Expert Volunteer will provide exit debriefings (Task F above).
Expert Volunteer Qualifications The ideal Policy Reform Prioritization Specialist Expert Volunteer will have the following skills and qualifications:

• University degree in public administration, public policy, or another relevant field;
• 5+ years of experience working within local government, and, preferably with a role in drafting, implementing and reforming business policies;
• Experience with public policies related to private sector regulation;
• A proven track record of training and organizational development;
• Training skills, including participatory training in group settings. Training and consultation experience utilizing a translator or interpreter is an added plus;
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, consultation, and facilitation;
• Well-developed writing skills in English and the ability to express one’s self clearly and concisely;
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail-oriented, mature, professional team player, who is a strong people person and communicator, with good inter-personal skills;
• Ability to address issues, challenges, questions, and concerns in a professional, respectful, logical, and timely manner;
• Works well in a multi-cultural setting;
• Good computer skills in MS Office.

Illustrative Assignment Schedule
Date
Activity
09/07/2017
Arrive in Tanzania
10/07/2017
Orientation meetings with ENGINE staff for an overview and discussion of the assignment objectives and process.
11/07/2017
Travel to assigned region and meet locally-based ENGINE staff
12/07/2017
Meet Local Government Authority leadership and technical working group staff members to discuss the assignment objectives and schedule
13/07/2017 – 18/07/2017
Train local LGA and Business Council/TCCIA trainers in the use of the PRPT
19/07/2017 – 21/07/2017
Conduct LGA business policy/regulatory review and prioritization using the PRPT
24/07/2017
Finalize policy recommendations with the PRPT working group
25/07/2017- 26/07/2017
Write the Final Trip Report and provide an exit debriefing to Local Government Authority, Business Council/TCCIA and other stakeholders
27/07/2017 – 28/07/2017
Travel to Dar Es Salaam and provide exit debriefings to ENGINE/USAID
29/07/2017
Depart from Tanzania
SCOPE OF WORK
Expert Volunteer Needs Assessment Specialists (4)
Location of Assignment: Mbeya, Morogoro, Iringa, or Zanzibar (one in each)
Proposed Level of Effort: 2 weeks
Anticipated Start Date: 12 August 2017
Program
The Tanzania Enabling Growth through Investment and Enterprise Program (ENGINE) is a four-year USAID-funded Feed the Future Tanzania activity awarded through the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA) contractual mechanism that aims to streamline and enhance many of the regulatory, informational and financial channels that encourage domestic and foreign investment in the southern mainland agricultural regions of Mbeya, Morogoro, and Iringa, and in Zanzibar.
ENGINE works at the district Local Government Authority (LGA) level, using a broad-based approach to engage with district councils, private sector associations, business development service providers, financial institutions and small and medium enterprises. The program’s activities are divided into three main components:

1. Implement policies for growth. Build the capacity of the private sector to effectively dialogue with the government to set the policy agenda and improve the capacity of the public sector to implement policies.

1. Equip businesses for growth. Strengthen SME capacity and foster the growth and capacity of a sustainable market for business development services (BDS) in Tanzania.

1. Access to finance for growth. Broaden access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in all sectors, especially women and youth entrepreneurs and those working within agricultural value chains (excluding primary producers), to facilitate increased business viability, growth, and investment.

Background:
The Local Government Reform Program (Tanzania mainland) and Decentralization by Devolution (in Zanzibar) are key national Government development initiatives, and acknowledge that well-functioning Local Government Authorities (LGAs), with a clear mandate to facilitate broad-based growth and to improve service delivery to all communities, must be supported. However, these processes are incomplete, and LGAs often lack the resources or technical tools to implement them to have a positive impact on the business sector.
Early in the ENGINE Program, a consulting firm was engaged to assess the capacity of target LGAs in the SAGCOT Corridor, with a focus on the business enabling environment. The specific objectives of the assessment included (1) Review and agree on key components of the business enabling environment to be assessed; (2) Conduct a comprehensive assessment on the overall business environment focusing on key government authorities in Iringa, Morogoro, Mbeya, and Zanzibar and (3) Formulate a capacity development plan that prioritizes gaps that LGAs need to address to strengthen their capacity to create an improved business enabling environment.
Problem Statement Tanzanian LGAs often lack an understanding of the changes need to put in place to their policies, management and administrative systems, procedures and processes, as well as the staff training and capacity building required to effectively support and strengthen their business enabling environment.
Objectives of the Assignment The main objective of this assignment is to complete, in each target LGA, a comprehensive needs assessment (Institutional Architecture Assessment [IAA]) to determine how the ENGINE Program can assist them to strengthen their business enabling environment.
Tasks
The Expert Volunteer will complete the following tasks:

1. Attend an orientation meeting with ENGINE Program staff;
2. Accompanied by relevant ENGINE staff, attend an introductory meeting with LGA and private sector leadership to discuss the Expert Volunteer assignment and to review its objectives;
3. Facilitate a consultation workshop with the LGA Institutional Architecture Assessment technical working group (to be established) to elicit its input/feedback on the identification of needs and the prioritization of tasks that the LGA needs to address/undertake to strengthen the business-enabling environment;
4. Assist the technical working group with the following:
   1. Prepare an IAA (business enabling environment needs assessment) in the target LGA that examines its policies, management and administrative systems, procedures and processes, as well as the staff training and capacity building required;
5. Write a Final Report summarizing findings, conclusions and recommendations related to the assignment and including the impact on women and youth, as well as a discussion of the LGA’s organizational development challenges and proposed solutions;
6. Provide exit debriefings to the LGA and local private sector leadership (including the IAA technical working group, the TCCIA and/or Business Council), ENGINE, USAID and relevant anchor institutions/key stakeholders that provide an overview of the assignment and LGA’s organizational development challenges and proposed solutions including future staffing and additional support.

Deliverables The Expert Volunteer will submit the following deliverables:

1. Minutes/notes of the meeting(s)/workshop(s) described in (Tasks B and C above, and other project meeting(s))
2. Documents developed with the IAA technical working group (Task D above)
   1. Institutional Architecture Assessment

The Expert Volunteer will submit a Final Trip Report to the ENGINE Program that includes the following sections: A. Introduction; B. Methodology; C. Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations related to the IAA and the LGA’s policy, organizational development and training needs to provide a strengthened business enabling environment;

1. Discussion of assignment objectives, with particular reference to women and youth, and how they were met or why they were not met.

Additionally, the Expert Volunteer will provide exit debriefings (Task F above).
Expert Volunteer Qualifications The ideal Needs Assessment Specialist Expert Volunteer will have the following skills and qualifications:

• University degree in public administration, public policy, or another relevant field;
• 5+ years of experience working within Local Government Authorities (LGAs) in an organizational or planning role (and, preferably with experience in needs assessment and project management);
• A proven track record of organizational development;
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, consultation, and facilitation;
• Well-developed writing skills in English and the ability to express one’s self clearly and concisely;
• Training skills, including participatory training in group settings. Training and consultation experience utilizing a translator or interpreter is an added plus;
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail-oriented, mature, professional team player, who is a strong people person and communicator, with good inter-personal skills;
• Ability to address issues, challenges, questions, and concerns in a professional, respectful, logical, and timely manner;
• Works well in a multi-cultural setting;
• Good computer skills in MS Office.

Illustrative Assignment Schedule
Date
Activity
12/08/2017
Arrive in Tanzania
14/08/2017
Orientation meeting with ENGINE staff for an overview and discussion of the assignment objectives and process.
15/08/2017
Travel to target location and meet local ENGINE staff
16/08/2017
Meet LGA and private sector leadership and counterpart(s) to discuss the assignment objectives and schedule
17/08/2017 – 18/08/2017
Complete assigned project tasks and write the draft IAA
21/08/2017
Facilitate a workshop to consult with IAA technical working group and relevant LGA and private sector staff to review draft IAA
22/09/2017
Incorporate workshop feedback and finalize IAA document with the IAA technical working group
23/08/2017
Write the Trip Report and provide an exit debriefing to LGA and private sector leadership
24/08/2017 – 25/08/2017
Travel to Dar Es Salaam and provide exit debriefings to ENGINE/USAID
26/08/2017
Depart from Tanzania
SCOPE OF WORK
Expert Volunteer Land Use Planning Reform Specialists (3)
Mbeya, Morogoro, Iringa, and Zanzibar
Location of Assignment: 1 volunteer each in Mbeya, Morogoro and Iringa
Proposed Level of Effort: 3 weeks
Anticipated Start Date: 10 July 2017
Background
The Tanzania Enabling Growth through Investment and Enterprise Program (ENGINE) is a four-year USAID-funded Feed the Future Tanzania activity awarded through the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA) contractual mechanism that aims to streamline and enhance many of the regulatory, informational and financial channels that encourage domestic and foreign investment in the southern mainland agricultural regions of Mbeya, Morogoro, and Iringa, and in Zanzibar.
ENGINE works at the district Local Government Authority (LGA) level, using a broad-based approach to engage with district councils, private sector associations, business development service providers, financial institutions and small and medium enterprises. The program’s activities are divided into three main components:

1. Implement policies for growth. Build the capacity of the private sector to effectively dialogue with the government to set the policy agenda and improve the capacity of the public sector to implement policies.

1. Equip businesses for growth. Strengthen SME capacity and foster the growth and capacity of a sustainable market for business development services (BDS) in Tanzania.

1. Access to finance for growth. Broaden access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in all sectors, especially women and youth entrepreneurs and those working within agricultural value chains (excluding primary producers), to facilitate increased business viability, growth, and investment.

Background:
The Local Government Reform Program (Tanzania mainland) and Decentralization by Devolution (in Zanzibar) are key national Government development initiatives, and acknowledge that well-functioning Local Government Authorities (LGAs), with a clear mandate to facilitate broad-based growth and to improve service delivery to all communities, must be supported. However, these processes are incomplete, and LGAs often lack the resources or technical tools to implement them to have a positive impact on the business sector.
Local Government Authorities are responsible for land use planning activities, which may include master planning, infrastructure planning, transportation planning, municipal service planning, zoning determinations, zoning and land use enforcement, and building, site, or subdivision plan reviews. They frequently charge fees or taxes to provide these services, and sometimes use commercial vendors as sub-contractors to provide technical assistance or to assist with service delivery. As in many countries, the issue of land use planning is one of extreme interest to community members, and therefore local governments, as deficient performance in this area can have adverse effects on quality of life, access to services, sanitation, and environmental quality of life issues such as odor, noise, traffic congestion, appearance, and more. These factors, in turn, can have adverse impacts on the business environment (viability, profit, etc.) and the investment climate.
Problem Statement Tanzanian LGAs often lack resources or regulatory systems to effectively provide for adequate land use planning and zoning, including enforcement, and customers report significant problems. Existing land use policies, by-laws and regulations require review and reform.
Objectives of the Assignment The main objectives of this assignment are to assist LGAs evaluate their land use planning and related policies, bylaws, regulations, and resources, to draft a service improvement plan, propose funding mechanisms to improve the delivery of services related to land use planning, and recommend reforms and follow-on volunteer assignments in these areas.
Tasks
The Expert Volunteer will complete the following tasks:

1. Attend an orientation meeting with ENGINE Program staff;
2. Accompanied by relevant ENGINE staff, attend an introductory meeting with the Local Government Authority’s leadership and technical staff to discuss the Expert Volunteer assignment and to review its objectives;
3. Facilitate a consultation workshop with a land use planning working group (comprised of relevant public and private sector individuals) to elicit their input/feedback on the prioritization of tasks to achieve rapid results in evaluating relevant policies, bylaws and regulations, and to propose improvements to support the creation of a strengthened business-enabling environment;
4. Assist the land use planning working group with the following:
   1. Review land use planning services, policies, procedures, practices, systems, and fee structures, and propose reforms to the same.
   2. Engage private sector stakeholders and land use planning staff in a public/ private dialogue (PPD) to explore options to improve private sector engagement with and participation in LGA land use planning activities.
   3. Prepare a Land Use Planning Service Improvement Plan to strengthen the business enabling environment through improved land use planning and increase the capacity of public sector land use planners;
   4. Deliver a written review of and commentary on the Municipal Master Plan and zoning regulation documents, with emphasis on current best practices in land use and comprehensive planning, planning for growth, zoning regulation and enforcement, boundary dispute resolution, ground rent or leasing mechanisms that promote bank lending for authorized uses, and long-range infrastructure planning focused on business, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use zones. These reviews should focus on improving the business enabling environment, especially for MSMEs, as well as youth and woman-owned businesses.
   5. Analyze LGA land use planning revenues versus related LGA expenditures, and make specific bylaw, regulatory and fee level recommendations related to budget changes and funding sources to implement the above-mentioned Service Improvement Plan. Sources of funds and funding requirements should be identified for such needs as compensation for zoning changes, land acquisition for public purposes, and other land use matters;
   6. Use the PRPT tool to prioritize the reform of land use planning;
   7. Provide capacity building training, mentoring, and technical guidance to municipal land use/planning staff, as needed.
5. Write a Final Report summarizing findings, conclusions and recommendations related to the assignment and including the impact on women and youth, as well as a discussion of the LGA’s land use planning related organizational development challenges and proposed solutions;
6. Provide exit debriefings to LGA and private sector leadership (including the local technical working group), ENGINE, USAID and other relevant anchor institutions/key stakeholders (e.g., PO-RALG, TCCIA, Business Council(s)) that provide an overview of the assignment and the LGA’s organizational development challenges and proposed solutions including future staffing and additional support.

Deliverables The Expert Volunteer will submit the following deliverables:

1. Minutes/notes of the meetings/training/workshops described in Tasks B, C, and D above and other project meetings.
2. Documents developed with the technical working group (Task D above):
   1. Written description of LGA land use planning services, procedures, systems and fee structures;
   2. Minutes and participant lists for PPDs regarding land use planning;
   3. Land Use Planning Service Improvement Plan;
   4. Land Use Planning Budget Evaluation and Recommendations (revenue and expenses);
   5. List of land use planning policies needing reform (output of the PRPT process).

The Expert Volunteer will submit a Final Trip Report to the ENGINE Program that includes the following sections: A. Introduction; B. Methodology; C. Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations related to the Local Government Authority’s needs in land use planning and policy;

1. Discussion of assignment objectives, with particular reference to women and youth, and how they were met or why they were not met.

Additionally, the Expert Volunteer will provide exit debriefings (Task F above).
Expert Volunteer Qualifications The ideal Policy Reform Prioritization Specialist Expert Volunteer will have the following skills and qualifications:

• University degree in land use planning, public administration, public policy, or other relevant field;
• 5+ years of experience working within local government, and, preferably with a role in drafting, reviewing/reforming, and implementing policies;
• Experience with public policies related to land use planning, comprehensive planning, or zoning regulation;
• A proven track record of organizational development;
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, consultation, and facilitation;
• Training skills, including participatory training in group settings. Training and consultation experience utilizing a translator or interpreter is an added plus;
• Self-motivated, proactive, detail-oriented, mature, professional team player, who is a strong people person and communicator, with good inter-personal skills;
• Ability to address issues, challenges, questions, and concerns in a professional, respectful, logical, and timely manner;
• Works well in a multi-cultural setting;
• Well-developed writing skills in English and the ability to express one’s self clearly and concisely;
• Good computer skills in MS Office.

Illustrative Assignment Schedule
Date
Activity
23/07/2017
Arrive in Tanzania
24/07/2017
Orientation meetings with ENGINE staff for an overview and discussion of the assignment objectives and process.
25/07/2017
Travel to assigned region and meet region-based ENGINE staff
26/07/2017
Meet Local Government Authority leadership and technical working group to discuss the assignment objectives and schedule
27/07/2017 – 03/08/2017
Complete assigned project tasks (review land use planning policies; evaluate service levels; meet with private sector planning service providers; use the PRPT to prioritize related policy reforms; draft budget and service improvement plans)
4/08/2017
Facilitate a workshop with public and private sector stakeholders (PPD) to explore options for policy, budget, and service changes to improve service delivery in land use planning and related areas
7/08/2017 - 8/08/2017
Incorporate workshop feedback and finalize policy recommendations, budget recommendations, and share with land use planning technical working group
09/08/2017
Write the Trip Report and provide an exit debriefing to Local Government Authority and other local stakeholders
10/08/2017 – 11/08/2017
Travel to Dar Es Salaam and provide exit debriefings to ENGINE/USAID
12/08/2017
Depart from Tanzania
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