Summary
Date Posted: Friday, June 02 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job purpose
• To Identify and support case management for Persons with Specific Needs (PSN) and older men, women and their immediate family members and ensure their engagement in the project activities to improve their protection and well-being in the camp through routine home visits, care and support.
• HelpAge is seeking for a Social Worker with Gender Based violence (GBV) skills to conduct all steps of the case management process for an assigned number of GBV survivors and women and girls with specific needs at risk of GBV. Case worker may be Centre based or work as part of a mobile outreach team. Strong awareness of and experience in working with issues around gender, discrimination and the rights of vulnerable women, men and girls with disabilities will be added value as essential for this post.

Person Specification
• A bachelor’s degree or Diploma in social Works, Community Psychology, Community Development or Sociology.
• Minimum of 2-3years hands on relevant professional experience especially in social works or development works.
• Experience of working on GBV issues.
• Demonstrable interest in ageing issues
• Experience in working with refugee population is preferred.
• Understanding of protection and human rights issues concerning the refugees a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Well-developed organizational and planning skills
• Self-motivation and strong team spirit
• Good report writing skills
• Facilitation and trainings skills
• Oganisational and planning skills.
• Respectful and courteous.
• Able to maintain a high level of ethical standards
• Ability to train and motivate others, taking into account cultural and language differences
• Ability to use basic computer packages (Word, Excel, PSS)
• Ability to communicate in both English, Kiswahili Kirundi or French a plus
• Excellent communication skills in writing and verbally
• Ability to travel as necessary.
• Ability to work under pressure and to short deadlines



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Candidates who meet these requirements should send an email requesting for the full Job Description. Interested applicants should apply with a CV and a cover letter of not more than 2 pages starting how they meet the key competencies by email, to: syone.simon@helpage.org of tanzania.office@helpage.org 

Applications should be sent before Friday 09th June 2023. HelpAge Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. No certificates need to be sent at this stage.

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