Joseph M. Kaiza
Dar Es Salaam
Summary
Dynamic program planning and management professional with extensive experience in international development, excelling in strategic planning, project execution, and stakeholder engagement. Proven track record in enhancing program efficiency, resource mobilization and managing multi-million dollar portfolios,. Skilled in budget development and process improvements, driving impactful results from project implementation and international development initiatives.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Director, Program Management Office
U.S. Agency for International Development
12.2024 - Current
- Assist the Program Office Director in strategic planning and design, coordination, implementation and reporting oversight of the USAID/Tanzania program delivering more than $400 million in development assistance annually.
- Foster a positive work environment by promoting collaboration, transparency, and open communication across four teams and 13 staff of the Program Office.
- Lead and oversee USAID/Tanzania relationship and high level interaction with the Government of Tanzania (GoT) and the Government of Zanzibar (GoZ), including coordinating joint USAID/GoT portfolio reviews, and implementation of the Mission’s bilateral development assistance agreement.
- Developed strategic plans and annual mission resource requests & allocations and operational plans as input into the U.S. Government budget request and justification to the U.S. Congress.
- Monitor program performance metrics, analyzing trends to identify areas requiring attention or improvement.
- Oversee USAID/Tanzania program cycle management efforts, ensuring timely completion of planned milestones and processes and compliance to policies and regulations.
- Coordinate financial management staff to perform day to day program budget and financial management functions and conduct Quarterly Financial Reviews and long-term budget planning.
- Oversee the completion of the full range of outreach materials in support of the Mission’s Strategic Communications Plan, including Fact Sheets, success stories, social media posts, and special projects.
- Supervise 13 Program Office staff across Budget, Project Design, M&E, and Program Communications teams
Supervisory Program Management Specialist
USAID/Tanzania
06.2012 - 12.2024
- Managing and coordinating project designs, budgeting, monitoring and reporting of USAID/Tanzania's $350 million a year portfolio ensuring compliance to established policies and regulations
- Improved overall portfolio efficiency and effectiveness through the development an implementation of comprehensive processes, procedures and tools.
- Chief liaison with USAID Headquarters in Washington and the U.S. Embassy on all USAID/Tanzania program planning and budgeting issues, questions and data calls.
- Main liaison with the ministries of finance (Tanzania and Zanzibar) on USAID development assistance and cooperation issues. and monitoring compliance in the implementation of the bilateral assistance agreement between the Ministry of Finance and USAID.
- Coordinate the preparation, execution, and monitoring of USAID/Tanzania Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS), annual operational plans, congressional budget justifications, mission resource request
- Analyze and interpret the policies, laws and programs of the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and Zanzibar and advise as they relate and affect USAID program implementation in Tanzania.
- Lead and supervise the Planning and Budget Team in the development, execution, and tracking of the mission projects and budgets.
Programme Management Specialist
United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF
01.2012 - 06.2012
- Developed concept note and proposal for resource mobilization for scaling up implementation of the under-five birth registration strategy in Tanzania.
- Successful mobilization of additional $4 million from bilateral donors for the pilot project of under-five birth registration initiative in Tanzania.
- Developed the strategic plan, the project and the monitoring, evaluation and learning plan for the pilot program.
- Successful implementation of the pilot project resulting in policy change and scaling up of the model in Tanzania
Program Analyst
United Nations Development Programme, UNDP
08.2005 - 12.2011
- Developed, managed and implemented UNDP’s multisectoral Poverty Reduction and Monitoring project, supporting the Government of Tanzania Poverty Reduction Strategy (MKUKUTA) and the associated monitoring system
- Advised and facilitated capacity development initiatives for civil society organizations (CSOs) involved in socio-economic monitoring and advocacy for poverty reduction and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Tanzania
- Developed and coordinated implementation of initiatives in support of the localization and mainstreaming of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Tanzania
- Actively participated and contributed to national (local) and international (UN) knowledge networks on socio-economic issues and analysis (poverty monitoring, MDGs, capacity development, etc)
- Managed the implementation and coordination of the UN Joint Programme on Capacity Strengthening for Development Management, under the One UN reform agenda.
- Developed and maintained strategic programmatic partnerships for UNDP with relevant national partners, development partners, and civil society for effective delivery of the UN joint programme
- Provided technical support and quality assurance in the formulation of UNDP project M&E frameworks and Monitoring Plans
- Main liaison person with the UNDP Evaluation Office (EO) and the Regional Service Centre (RSC) on monitoring and evaluation issues pertaining to the country office
Economist
Bank of Tanzania (Central Bank of Tanzania)
01.1997 - 07.2005
- Conducted economic research and data analysis and reporting on the fiscal policy and government budgetary operations
- Produced analytical reports and commentaries on government’s budgetary operations and their impact on the overall economy
- Produced analytical reports and commentaries on the Balance of Payments (BOP) accounts on monthly, quarterly and annual basis
- Conducted monitoring and analysis of the government expenditure and revenue performance against the projections informing effective fiscal policy.
- Liaised and worked closely with data providers such as the Treasury, Donors, commercial banks and other private businesses to improve the quality of the BOP statistics.
Education
Master of Arts - Development Economics
Williams College - Center For Development Economic
Massachusetts, United StatesBachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam, TanzaniaPost Graduate Diploma - Poverty Analysis For Socio- Economic Development
International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
The Hague, Netherlands08-2009
Skills
- Strategic planning
- Program management
- Program implementation
- Process improvements
- Policy analysis
- Stakeholder engagement
- Change management
- Budget development
Accomplishments
- Provided effective change management leadership and professional support to the program team during USAID programmatic transition in February and March 2025.
- Successfully coordinated the planning and execution of the first ever joint USAID/GoT portfolio reviews in both mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar in 2024.
- Successfully boosted stronger relationships, collaboration and greater GoT understanding of USAID assistance and programs. The respectful negotiations that followed led to the signing of the bilateral assistance agreement between USAID and the GoT in 2023, that was after five years of tension.
- Developed and maintained the first multi-year planning tool for managing and tracking the USAID procurement plan linking it to budgets, pipelines and mortgages.
- Developed and presented before international donors the proposal that led to mobilization of $4 million for scaling up implementation of the national under-five birth registration strategy in Tanzania.
- Under the UN joint programme (JP4) I managed, I successfully developed, packaged, and communicated information materials on the UN reform and Delivering as One agenda and joint programming concepts to national stakeholders. This led to good understanding of the One UN reform and its programmatic aspects resulting to JP4 being rated by the Joint Steering Committee as the best performing in Tanzania by 2011.
- Successfully initiated the $3 million-a-year Millennium Villages Project in Tanzania (2006) in terms of efficient coordination of all interventions related to securing government understanding and support, establishing technical, logistical and operational groundwork for the project in Tabora and linking well with UNDP country office, development partners, and the donors in the U.S.
- While with the Bank of Tanzania I re-designed and maintained the tool/framework for analyzing administrative tourism data used to estimate key coefficients for the Tanzania Tourism Sector Survey conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resource and Tourism (MNRT) and the National Bureau and Statistics (NBS)
Referees
- Craig Hart
Mission Director
USAID/Tanzania
chart@usaid.gov; (255) 22 2294490
- Timothy Sikes
Director, Program Office
USAID/Tanzania
tsikes@usaid.gov; (255) 746 700818
- Melckzedek Mbise
Commissioner, External Finance
Ministry of Finance
melckzedek.mbise@hazina.go.tz; (255) 658 246885
Timeline
Deputy Director, Program Management Office
U.S. Agency for International Development
12.2024 - Current
Supervisory Program Management Specialist
USAID/Tanzania
06.2012 - 12.2024
Programme Management Specialist
United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF
01.2012 - 06.2012
Program Analyst
United Nations Development Programme, UNDP
08.2005 - 12.2011
Economist
Bank of Tanzania (Central Bank of Tanzania)
01.1997 - 07.2005
Master of Arts - Development Economics
Williams College - Center For Development Economic
Bachelor of Arts - Economics
University of Dar Es Salaam
Post Graduate Diploma - Poverty Analysis For Socio- Economic Development
International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
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