Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About the Programme
The Mastercard Foundation in partnership with BRAC International (BI) will be announcing an initiative that will create a positive and measurable impact for 1.2 million adolescent girls and young women and 9.5 million people across seven countries in East and West Africa, including Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

There is mounting urgency to support adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) living in poverty, which has been further amplified by the global pandemic. Through this partnership, scalable economic development approaches will be delivered in communities to foster the agency and voice of AGYW. They will have the opportunity to fulfill their aspirations, achieve sustainable livelihoods, and engage in advocacy issues.

BRAC International will implement an integrated and holistic model to address the various life cycles of a young woman living in poverty, ensuring she is able to transition safely from adolescence to adulthood. She will be equipped with the appropriate skills, tools, and access to finance to effectively exercise her agency and build a fulfilling and productive livelihood.

BRAC International is seeking applications from competent, dynamic and self- motivated individuals to fill the following positions in BRAC Maendeleo Tanzania

Technical Sector Specialist – Gender and Inclusion (AD# MCFBMT-2306)

This position is responsible for providing overall technical leadership on social empowerment activities of

AIM Programme to ensure sound and effective implementation. S/he will uphold BRAC’s values and ensure programming and organizational principles.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Oversee social empowerment activities of AIM programme and provide technical support on gender and inclusion aspects.
• Prepare branch wise Social Empowerment training calendar and help to ensure trainings, including staff training and ToT for Mentors and PAs
• Provide overall technical leadership and help to Community Selection & Demarcation
• Support Branch set-up and procurement, community mapping and selection
• Support club-space set up ensuring safeguarding criteria and reasonable accommodation and Club Group Formation and facilitate club-based curriculum delivery.
• Lead mapping of linkage services following standardized referral pathways (government/inter-agency) and provide orientation to staff, mentors, and Youth Development Committees
• Prepare work plan both yearly & monthly to achieve the programmatic target.
• Support branch team to maintain strong linkage with local Government and other community authorities.
• Support GBV case management from collecting incident reports to providing guidance and support to branch team and YDCs to resolve or establish referral linkage.
• Follow up & monitor the field level activities on regular basis and assist for proper implementation.
• Follow up YDCs activities by attending meetings and help to capacity building.
• Conduct and monitor Family & Partners’ sessions.
• Write case stories or success stories and help Knowledge Management team for programme documentation.
• Coordinate with MF CO and BM for participants inclusion in Microfinance Ensure report submission in right time and check MIS data.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
• Master’s degree (preferred) or bachelor’s degree in social science /Anthropology /Sociology /Business Administration and /or other relevant fields

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Good communication, facilitation, and representation skills.
• Proven ability to develop and manage institutional relationships.
• Understanding gender and inclusion, community empowerment and local government issues.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
• At least three (02) years working experience on gender and inclusion, community mobilization, local government, and social safety net.

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: CONTRACTUAL
SALARY: Negotiable

JOB LOCATION: Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Morogoro, Dodoma, Singida, Tabora, Mbeya, Mwanza, Iringa and Songwe


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application instructions accordingly:

Candidate needs to email their CV with a letter of interest mentioning educational grades, years of experience, current and expected salary at: bimcf.tanzania@brac.net 

Please mention the name of the position, region of your preference and AD# in the subject bar.


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