UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM BUSINESS SCHOOL (UDBS)

Management Development & Consultancy Bureau (MDCB)

Coordinator, Dr. S. Kessy

Associate Coordinator, Dr. F.P. Okangi.

Management Development & Consultancy Bureau (MDCB)

ABOUT US

Management Development and Consultancy Bureau (MDCB) was established in 1998 by the University of Dar es Salaam Business School (UDBS). UDBS is an academic, research, and consultancy school under the University of Dar es Salaam that was established in 1979 by an Act of Parliament (that has been repealed and replaced by the Universities Act of 2005). UDBS was since then and to date as stated in her strategic mission charged with three mandates, namely;

  1. to transmit the accumulated knowledge through teaching;
  2. to generate and advance new knowledge through research and
  3. to offer consultancy services

In facilitating the above-mandated mission, UDBS formed MDCB. MDCB is affiliated with the University of Dar es Salaam Consultancy Bureau (UCB) of the University of Dar es Salaam and the University of Dar es Salaam Entrepreneurship Centre (UDEC) to deliver desired quality services.

OBJECTIVES

The main goal of MDCB is to deliver management Consultancies, Contractual Research, and Short Term Trainings by

  1. Maintaining an adequate capacity at MDCB for quality service delivery
  2. Being visible in the market and ready to serve the public (both public and private entities)
  3. Enhancing training delivery customized and Public
  4. Professional response to EOI and RFPs
  5. Creating strategic partnerships with Industry
  6. Excellence
  7. Integrity

STRATEGIC DIRECTION

Vision

“To become a center of excellence in business-related training delivery and management consulting.”

Mission

“To delivery short courses and consultancy services competitively, in order to meet the demand for such services by the public and private sector, locally and regionally.”

Motto

“Knowledge for Management Excellence”

SERVICES OFFERED BY MDCB

Training and consultancy services in; human resources management (Including recruitment Services), leadership and management development skills, Sector Wide Approaches (SWAPs)

  • Capacity Building, Team building, Training, and Development Services, financial management, risk management, entrepreneurship, financial accountability, and transparency in the public sector.
  • Assets and liabilities management in financial institutions, lease management, personal finance, retirement planning, performance management, and accountability
  • Consultancy services in areas of public procurement practices and procedures, Communications, and Advocacy
  • Carrying out business plans, project write-ups, project management, financial/project audits, Baselines Midterm and End Term Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Resources Mobilization, Proposal Writing Facilitation, corporate strategy Planning, Research Services, and Translation Services

WHY US?

MDCB draws its special strength from a pool of over 100 academic staff members from UDBS and more than 300 others from other fields related to business operations at UDSM who has researched and consulted in diverse areas accumulating vital experience.

MDCB EXPERIENCE

S/N

Client name

Nature of Assignment

1

SUMA-JKT

Facilitated a course on Strategic planning and Strategy Development for the staff and Development of Strategic Plan-2022

2

Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH)

Facilitated a course on Strategic Planning and Change Management for the staff and Development of the Strategic Plan-2017/2018

3

Journalist Association of Tanzania

Developing Business Plan, Strategic Plan, and Capacity Building

4

Sea Sense Tanzania

Business plan development and communication capacity building

5

Clouds Media Group

Leadership and emotional intelligence skills training for the management

6

SWISSContact

Survey Management Skills capacity building

7

ACACIA Ltd; NMB, NBC, CRDB, TCC, Unilever, MSD, TANESCO, Songas Ltd

Designed and delivered short-term training courses on retirement planning entrepreneurship, financial literacy

8

UDSM, EFL, IMED, Femina-HIP, TPSF, AML and DCB bank 

Designed and delivered business management and entrepreneurship courses for women entrepreneurs, youth, and owner-managers of more than 500 SMEs

9

Local Investment Climate (LIC) and BEST-Programme

Developed the training materials and delivered training on local business environment reforms through a dialogue process to private sector representatives of the Districts Business Councils in 20 districts

10

Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC)

Development of the Strategic Plan

11

Agricultural Inputs Trust Fund

(AGITF)

Development of Strategic Plan-2016-2017

12

BEST-Dialogue, Agricultural Council of Tanzania and TCCIA

Designed and delivered short-term training courses on advocacy & local public-private dialogue for Chambers of Commerce and Local Government Authorities in Mbeya, Kigoma, Dodoma, Iringa, Kilimanjaro, Shinyanga, Singida, Lindi, Mtwara, Njombe, and Kondoa (2016-2017).

CONTACT INFORMATION

For Further Information Contact:

Management Development Consultancy Bureau (MDCB)

P.O. Box 35046, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email: dean.udbs@udsm.ac.tz

Phone: 0713370208