T-MARC Tanzania is a non-profit Tanzanian organization working to
improve public health and promote social development. Our socially
marketed products and behaviour change communication initiatives address
pertinent health issues in family planning and reproductive health,
child survival, water and sanitation, nutrition and
communicable/non-communicable infections like malaria, HIV/AIDS, and
cervical cancer.
The USAID/Tanzania Comprehensive Client-Centered
Health Program HIV/TB Southern (C3HP HIV&TB Southern Program) is a
five year project (November 2021 to September 2026) funded by the
American People through USAID aiming at supporting the Government of
Tanzania’s (GOT) Ministry of Health Community Development Gender Elderly
and Children (MOHCDGEC) and the President’s Office- Regional
Administration and Local Government (PORALG) at the central level and in
target Mainland regions to deliver high quality integrated HIV and TB
prevention care and treatment services that will improve health
outcomes, particularly for youth and children.
The C3HP HIV&TB
Southern Program intends to increase the demand for and use of quality
integrated HIV and Tuberculosis services in Iringa, Lindi, Morogoro,
Mtwara, Njombe, and Ruvuma regions by improving access to quality
services in both facilities and the surrounding communities, promoting
positive health seeking behaviors among Tanzania’s population, and
enhancing the overall policy environment for HIV & TB service
delivery.
The C3HP HIV&TB Southern Program is managed by
Deloitte Consulting Ltd in partnership with Management and Development
for Health (MDH) and T-MARC Tanzania.
T-MARC is seeking for competent candidates to join C3HP HIV&TB Southern Program team for various positions as shown below.
VACANCY: GENDER AND YOUTH MANAGER
Position; Gender and Youth Manager
Reports to; Director of Programs
Duty Station: Dar es salaam, Tanzania
Position summary
Working
closely C3HP project team, Local government and implementing partners
the Gender and Youth Manager will provide technical support in the
implementation of HIV/TB integration activities with focus on gender and
youth to ensure these issues are incorporated in the implementation of
community activities. She/he is responsible for the overall supervision
and directing the technical component of the project ensuring Gender and
Youth is effectively executed in-line with programs expected results.
The
candidate for this position must have an experience working in Tanzania
in implementing social and behaviour change activities focusing on
gender and youth HIV/AIDS and TB activities. This position requires the
ability to work with multiple teams in the fied thus requiring a
creative and strategic thinker comfortable working in an environment
with multiple competing priorities. This position will require country
travel up to 60%.
Specific Roles & Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development of workplans including annual works plans and budgets
- Ensure
the participation of key gender and youth partners such as government,
implementing partners and civil societies in the project activities - Ensure
routine monitoring and supervision of activities is conducted timely
and feedback provided to the project to inform decisions - Support the development of SBCC approaches, materials and tools relying on innovative and agile methodologies.
- Participate
and contribute to the national level gender and youth activities with
key stakeholders such as collaborative meetings, technical meeting
meetings and national working groups. - Work with the project team in coordinating and facilitation trainings
- Ensure that gender and youth materials such as job aids, training materials are available and CHWs are oriented
- Contribute to documenting experiences, preparing reports, presentations, briefs, and articles for publication.
- Work
collaboratively with other project team members to ensure necessary
program planning, development, resource availability and management
activities function smoothly and efficiently. - Contribute to timely and appropriate reporting.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Preferred Qualification and Experience
- Master’s degree in public health, Health communications, Sociology, or related field
- At
least 7 years of experience in designing, implementing and evaluating
SBCC interventions, including a focus on HIV/AIDS, TB, gender and youth. - Experience and ability to design of community based SBCC Interventions.
- Familiarity with principles and approaches in community mobilization and understanding of HIV/AIDS and TB programs.
- Strong communicator with exceptional interpersonal, writing, and oral presentation skills.
- Proven ability to work effectively in multi-cultural
How to Apply
All applications must be received by 26th December 2021. The subject line must mention the position and preferred region.
Send resume/CV, certificates and cover letter as ONE PDF document to.
Managing Director
T-MARC Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted
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