Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 15, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary
• In Zanzibar, there are lack of infrastructure for learning environments, poor access to academics, lack of awareness of children’s rights and low access to girls’ right to education and health. Therefore, the project has a purpose to increase participation in school to promote girls’ right to education and realization of independent right to girls’ health.
• The gender project officer will be responsible for contextualizing and aligning the Gender strategies to the requirements and/or policies that the local government has and to the reality of the country. He/she prepares gender education materials, trains the staff for the appropriate implementation of the sectoral strategies, and offers gender education for teachers, parents, and students.

Position Competencies
• Ability to search and analyze information
• Ability to teach others.
• Effective Inter- and Intrapersonal communication
• Field Work
• Leadership
• Strategic and Systematic Thinking
• Teamwork

Key Responsibilities
• Serves as KFHI’s representative to local government and other local
• entities in the region or area where this position is performed
• Prepares and updates gender reports and report systems in
• coordination with the HO coordinators and KFHI Zanzibar POs (project officers) and ensures timely submission
• Establishes, coordinates, and maintains relationships with different gender stakeholders at international and national level
• Prepares gender education materials in coordination with relevant staff at the local and national level
• Offers gender education (for teachers, parents, and students) on
• improving gender awareness to promote girls’ right to education using the educational materials with facilitators
• Ensures monitoring and evaluation activities are carried out andappropriate corrective/preventative actions are implemented in
• coordination with the KFHI Zanzibar POs (project officers) and project coordinator
• Writes regular (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually) and business trip reports in coordination with project coordinator
• Travels frequently to local secondary schools in Unguja and Pemba,Zanzibar

Behavior and Attitude
• Understand and fully agree with the mission, vision, and core-values of KFHI, including The Lordship of Jesus Christ, Transparency,
• Professionalism, Integrity, Collaboration, Creativity and Innovation, and Satisfaction
• Willing to follow Jesus Christ with personal relationship with HIM and to participate or lead in daily devotions
• Have honesty, trustworthiness, and responsibility for the designated duties

Job Specifications
Qualifications and skills
• A vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ
• Understanding of child protection regulations desirable
• Excellent command of the English and Swahili language, both written
• and verbal
• Written communication skills including experience of writing project
• reports and other documents
• Master’s degree (desirable) or bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies,
• Social Science, Community Development, and/or other related fields
• of study
• A least two years of professional experience working in the gender
• program, community development program, or the equivalent in gender
• education
• At least one year experience participating in or leading Gender
• sector proposal development
• Experience of working on Korea Aid-funded projects would be an advantage
• Proficiency in Word, Excel and Power Point
• Knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation Procedures
• Able to travel to districts on rough roads
• Able to sit behind a computer for eight hours a day doing repetitive
• motions
• Deep understanding of KFHI’s Vision, Mission and Values and ability
• to communicate this message confidently to others
• Flexible, ability to deal with stress and pressure
• Able to communicate well in front of groups of people
• Experienced in administration, able to process and execute details.
• Previous experience in cross cultural interactions
• Excels in collaboration with others


Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
How to apply
• Send your applications; cover letter (Max of a page), curriculum vitae
• (Max of two pages), and two recommendation letters (one from church
• leader and one from a career mentor OR two from career mentors) in
• English (PDF format) by email to : kfhiznz@gmail.com 
• <mailto: kfhiznz@gmail.com > submission date:
• Not later than 6 pm 24th of July 2022. – Please include the title of the position applied for in the subject line.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.


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