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UN jobs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 🇹🇿
UN-system agencies post vacancies based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Tanzania. UNlockit aggregates every currently-open role assigned to this duty station — across regional offices, country offices, peacekeeping and special-political missions, and headquartered programmes. Each posting links back to the official application page.
- Open roles
- 2
- Organisations
- 2
- Last refreshed
- 7/22/2026
Latest open roles
Youth Volunteer (Innovation Unit)
World Food Programme · 🇹🇿 Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
The World Food Programme (WFP) Tanzania is seeking a Youth Volunteer to join its Innovation Unit in Dar es Salaam for a 12-month assignment. The role supports the unit's agenda to strengthen programme effectiveness through innovation, focusing on food security, nutrition, climate resilience, and livelihoods. Key responsibilities include coordinating innovation initiatives, organizing workshops and learning events, conducting research on emerging solutions (e.g., climate-smart agriculture, digital finance), and managing knowledge products such as briefing notes and case studies. The ideal candidate is a recent graduate or current student with a degree in Innovation, Business Administration, Agricultural Economics, or related fields. They should possess strong research and analytical skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and excellent communication abilities. This position offers valuable exposure to humanitarian innovation, partnership engagement, and programme design within a multicultural environment.
Closes 8/1/2026Digital Payments Specialist (Open to Tier 1 & 2 Applicants)
United Nations Development Programme · 🇹🇿 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The Digital Payments Specialist supports the Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA) and UNDP Tanzania in piloting responsible, interoperable digital merchant payment solutions at East African Community (EAC) border points. The role aims to reduce cash dependency, enhance financial inclusion for women and youth-led MSMEs, and align with the AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade. Key responsibilities include developing a Theory of Change for the shift from cash to digital payments, assessing socio-economic impacts, and producing knowledge products such as policy briefs and case studies. The specialist will engage with higher learning institutions for capacity building and research, facilitate policy advocacy with regulators and regional bodies (COMESA, SADC, ECOWAS), and strengthen internal UNDP staff capacity on digital financial services. The position requires strong skills in theory of change development, impact assessment, and partnership management. It involves coordinating with UNDP Country Offices and regional hubs to ensure donor requirements are met and lessons learned are replicated across regions. The role contributes to SDG targets on poverty reduction, gender equality, and decent work by expanding access to inclusive finance and reducing transaction costs for cross-border traders.
Closes 7/24/2026
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- United Nations Development Programme1
- World Food Programme1
Top countries
- Tanzania2
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