Advocacy and Communication Officer

About Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST)

Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST), a Non-Governmental Organization, is a social enterprise and a leading provider of family planning, sexual and reproductive health care and allied services. MST is a partner of the Government of Tanzania and a member of the Marie Stopes International (MSI) Global Partnership, which operates in over 37 countries worldwide. MST’s mission is that all women and men in Tanzania will have “Children by Choice, Not Chance”.

Our organization is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment.

The Role

Marie Stopes Tanzania has an exciting opportunity for an organized and proactive individual looking to work as The Advocacy and Communication Officer, based in Dar es Salaam. Reporting to the Advocacy and Communication Manager, the purpose of this role is to implement the Marie Stopes Tanzania [MST] Advocacy activities including executing annual business plans and operationalizing the Country Advocacy Strategy. The role involves coordinating advocacy meetings, representing MST in coalition engagements, networks and implementing advocacy campaigns.

Key Responsibilities:

Support the development of the organization’s advocacy strategy and lead on delivery of agreed advocacy objectives:

• Support the Advocacy Team in the process of developing and agreeing the organization’s advocacy strategy
• Use insights into the political environment to inform the organization’s advocacy actions.
• Develop policy positions and other useful resources in relation to the advocacy objectives.

Partners Engagement:

• Build mutually beneficial partnership and coordinate work with other networks and allies in the field of health and human rights in Tanzania to inform our work and maximize the chance of securing advocacy wins.
• Motivate and coordinate members to maximize their engagement and use of own organizational capacity and voice.
• Develop activities and workplans with external partner members in accordance with MSI’s partnership principles.

Communication:

• Develop advocacy messages to effectively communicate MST’s mission and objectives.
• Implement the relevant areas of the media strategy to achieve advocacy and communication objectives.
• Collaborate with external agencies or consultants to produce high-quality communication materials including policy beliefs and social media contents.

Development of funding proposals and reports relating to the organization’s advocacy:

• Participate in the process of the development of concept notes and project proposals which will form the basis of funding submissions.
• To collect information and compile narrative reports on work undertaken to donors or relevant partners.

About You

To succeed in this role, you must be/have:

• Degree in Mass Communication/Public Relations/Social Sciences or equivalent qualification.
• At least three years of previous experience in advocacy, communications, media relations.
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of how to successfully communicate and engage with the public.
• Previous experience or knowledge of working for SRHR an added advantage.
• Prior experience coordinating and working with coalitions or advocacy networks.

If you feel that you are able to meet the requirements and you are motivated enough to be part of the team, please send your applications including a cover letter & CV detailing your suitability and why you are interested in this post to the address below:

Human Resources Lead
Marie Stopes Tanzania
11 Majuva Street – Afrikasana Mwenge
P O. Box 7072, Dar Es Salaam.
Telephone: +255 22 2774991 / 4
Call Free : 0800 75 33 33
E-mail: jobs@mst.or.tz
Website: HTTPs://www.mariestopes.or.tz
Closing date: All applications should reach the addressee before or by May 31st, 2025. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.