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Date Posted: Wednesday, July 05 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Summary:
As the team member for Sustainable, Targeted, Responsive approach to Optimize Nutrition and Growth (STRONG) for Adolescent Girls and Young Women you will support activities and relationships with partners and other project stakeholders contributing to the achievement of STRONG project objectives and advancing Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your project management skills and knowledge of health and nutrition for adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) will ensure the delivery of high-quality programming and advance work towards increasing the impact of this global project. This position reports to the project manager.

Roles and Key Responsibilities:

1. Program Development:
• Design and develop evidence-based health and nutrition programs tailored to the specific needs and challenges faced by adolescent girls and young women.
• Conduct thorough assessments and research to identify the key health and nutrition issues affecting this demographic group.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to integrate health and nutrition components into existing programs and initiatives.
2. Counseling and Education:
• Provide individual and group counseling sessions to adolescent girls and young women, addressing their health and nutrition concerns.
• Deliver educational workshops and seminars to raise awareness about healthy lifestyles, proper nutrition, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and other relevant topics.
• Develop educational materials, resources, and tools to support health and nutrition promotion efforts.
3. Intervention Design and Implementation:
• Design and implement innovative interventions to address health and nutrition challenges faced by adolescent girls and young women, such as nutrition education, physical activity programs, and mental health support.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions through data collection, analysis, and regular reporting.
• Continuously update and improve interventions based on feedback, best practices, and emerging research in the field.

4. Collaboration and Advocacy:
• Collaborate with healthcare providers, educators, community organizations, and government agencies to ensure a holistic approach to the health and well-being of adolescent girls and young women.
• Advocate for the rights and needs of this demographic group, actively participating in relevant forums, conferences, and policy discussions.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with local organizations to leverage resources and expand the reach of health and nutrition programs.

Basic Qualifications
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in nutrition, public health, or a related field.
• Proven experience working with adolescent girls and young women in the field of health and nutrition.
• In-depth knowledge of the unique health and nutrition challenges faced by the AGYW group.
• Strong understanding of evidence-based interventions, behavior change strategies, and health promotion principles.
• Excellent counseling and communication skills, with the ability to engage and motivate adolescent girls and young women.
• Experience in program development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Proficiency in data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Familiarity with relevant laws, policies, and guidelines related to adolescent health and nutrition.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team and establish partnerships with external stakeholders.
• Cultural sensitivity and the ability to adapt interventions to diverse populations.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.

Required Languages – English and Kiswahili will be preferred.

Travel – Must be willing and able to travel up to 70%.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners.
• Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented
• Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working with partners, participatory action planning and community engagement.
• Staff supervision experience a plus.
• Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).




Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested qualified candidates should submit their letter of application together with their CV in PDF or Word format in a single attachment which outlines their experience and sustainability of the position applied to email address TZ_HR@crs.org not later than 18th July 2023.

The applicants should clearly state the Job title applied for in the subject line of the email.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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