SWISSAID Tanzania is seeking a highly qualified Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) Advisor to provide strategic and technical leadership on gender equality, disability inclusion, and the Leave No One Behind (LNOB) approach across its 2025–2028 Country Programme.
The Advisor will ensure the systematic integration of gender, disability, and social inclusion principles across all programme areas, including agroecology, food systems, climate resilience, livelihoods, governance, advocacy, and research. The role is advisory in nature, requiring strong technical expertise rather than project coordination, while maintaining solid understanding of project cycle management.
The GEI Advisor will serve as the country-level focal point for GEI, working closely with programme teams, partners, donors, local government actors, and communities to promote gender-transformative, inclusive, and feminist approaches aligned with SWISSAID’s global GEI strategy.
Lead the integration of gender equality, disability inclusion, and LNOB principles across all SWISSAID Tanzania projects (2025–2028).
Ensure gender- and disability-responsive approaches are embedded in programme design, theories of change, logframes, indicators, and budgets.
Provide technical advice to programme teams throughout the project cycle, including design, implementation, monitoring, adaptation, and reporting.
Develop and apply gender, disability, power, and intersectional analyses to inform inclusive programming.
Monitor emerging GEI, disability inclusion, and feminist development trends and translate them into practical tools and approaches.
Identify and promote gender-transformative and socially inclusive interventions, with particular attention to women, youth, persons with disabilities, and marginalized groups.
Participate actively in global and regional GEI learning platforms and contribute to cross-country learning.
Conduct capacity assessments of staff and partners on gender, disability inclusion, and LNOB.
Design and deliver tailored trainings, mentorship, and accompaniment on gendertransformative and inclusive programming.
Support partners, CSOs, CBOs, and women’s and disability rights organizations to mainstream GEI and LNOB in project planning, implementation, and monitoring.
Promote critical reflection, learning, and dialogue on power relations, norms, and social inequalities.
Represent SWISSAID Tanzania in GEI, disability inclusion, and feminist policy and advocacy platforms at national and regional levels.
Actively network with donors, alliances, research institutions, and civil society actors to strengthen GEI positioning and visibility.
Proactively identify funding opportunities and support the development of concept notes and proposals to expand and deepen gender and inclusion programming.
Collaborate with the Communications Officer to develop GEI-focused communication products, evidence, case studies, and learning briefs.
Work closely with the MEAL team to ensure gender-, age-, and disabilitydisaggregated data are systematically collected and used.
Provide technical inputs to monitoring frameworks, learning agendas, donor reports, and strategic reviews.
Support adaptive management by ensuring GEI and LNOB findings inform programme decision-making.
Contribute to strengthening SWISSAID’s MEL systems to effectively measure gendertransformative and inclusion outcomes.
Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, Development Studies, Community Development, or a related field.
3-5 years of demonstrated experience in gender equality, disability inclusion, and social inclusion programming.
Proven experience applying gender-transformative and intersectional approaches in development contexts.
Experience conducting gender, disability, power, or vulnerability analyses and applying findings to programme design.
Sound understanding of project cycle management, with exposure to supporting or managing complex development projects.
Experience working with CSOs, community-based organizations, women, youth, persons with disabilities, and marginalized groups.
Experience engaging with donors, research institutions, or policy actors is an added advantage.
Strong experience in report writing, knowledge products, and donor communication.
Strong understanding of gender, disability inclusion, LNOB, and feminist development principles.
Excellent analytical, facilitation, and advisory skills.
Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
Strong interpersonal, coordination, and relationship-building skills.
Strategic thinking, initiative, and openness to innovation.
Fluency in English and Kiswahili (spoken and written).
Willingness to travel frequently to project locations.
Fluency in English and Kiswahili (both written and spoken).
Interested candidates should submit:
Application letter
Detailed CV
Names and contacts of three referees
Applications should be sent to: info@swissaidtanzania.org
Deadline: 20th December 2025