ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Autonomy and integrity of APRM Tanzania
(a) The NGC (Click here for
the National Governing Council)
Balancing the interests of stakeholders in the NGC was one way of minimising
the influence of the government in the review process. The other was to
ensure that those representing governmental institutions were not of the
rank of Minister. This was for the purpose of minimising the government’s
influence in the Council, often perceived to increase with the presence
of ministers.
The Council, which is chaired by an academician, has complete freedom
in designing policy and taking decisions on the review. These include
all Secretariat appointments, approval of work-plans and budgets, and
the selection of the Technical Assessment Institutions (TATs).
(b) The National Secretariat (Click
here for the Secretariat)
APRM Tanzania has had an independent process of the recruitment of the
National Secretariat’s staff on the basis of merit. This involved
public advertisements and interviews conducted by panels of experts. They
were then appointed by the Council on the panels’ recommendations.
Similarly, the Technical Assessment Teams conducting the bulk of the country
self-assessment sought the assignment by public bidding, and they underwent
a process of evaluation and by a panel of experts prior to selection by
the Council.
The Focal Point
In Tanzania the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
is the Focal Point, and a ministry official with ambassadorial rank is
the Focal Point Officer. It is closely assisted by the Ministry of Planning,
Economy and Empowerment, and the Ministry of Good Governance in the President’s
office. Having played the role of establishing APRM Tanzania, the Focal
Point has now sought to concentrate on liaising between the government
and the continental APRM structures, and between the government and the
national APRM structures. It is also coordinating APRM matters within
the government, while providing advice to APRM Tanzania when necessary.
The Focal Point does not sit in the Council, but it enjoys a good working
relationship with both the Council and the National Secretariat
