Job Vacancy at Plan International – Project Manager, Tanga (October 2026)

Organisation: Plan International

Position: Project Manager

Location: Tanga, Tanzania

Reports To: Head of Program Implementation

Date Posted: 25 October 2026

Application Deadline: 31 October 2026

About Plan International

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. The organisation works with children, young people, supporters, and partners to create a just world by addressing the root causes of poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination.

For over 85 years, Plan International has worked to transform the lives of children in more than 80 countries. It promotes children’s rights, gender equality, and inclusion while supporting communities to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity.

Background

This is an anticipated project to be implemented by GIZ in cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Prime Minister’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG), with implementation focusing on Tanga Region.

Subject to the project award, the contractor will implement activities under two main outputs:

• Empowering young people to address sexual and reproductive health issues.
• Improving the environment in which young people can make informed and empowered choices.

The project aims to support young people, particularly young women, to make informed and confident decisions about their health and future. It will address barriers to reliable health information, access to appropriate services, and social norms that discourage open discussion of health and relationships.

The intervention will be delivered through four interconnected work packages:

• Work Package 1: Youth Empowerment – Strengthening young people’s knowledge, skills, and links to services through school-based and out-of-school youth clubs.
• Work Package 2: Community Engagement – Improving the broader social and institutional environment through engagement with community opinion leaders.
• Work Package 3: Communication Campaigns – Implementing coordinated social and mass media campaigns.
• Work Package 4: Civil Society Support – Supporting local civil society organisations through a small-grants mechanism for gender-transformative approaches.

Key Responsibilities

The Project Manager will be responsible for the following:

• Taking overall responsibility for the contractor’s advisory work packages.
• Ensuring coordination, coherence, and complementarity between the contractor’s services and other project activities at local and national levels.
• Designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating capacity-development measures for local partners in adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), life skills, and gender-transformative approaches.
• Securing stakeholder support and ownership at national and local levels through proactive engagement with Regional Medical Officers (RMOs), Regional Education Officers (REOs), District Education Officers (DEOs), Ward Executive Officers (WEOs), Village Executive Officers (VEOs), District Cultural Officers, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Taking particular responsibility for Work Package 2, including engagement with local opinion leaders.
• Overseeing Work Package 3, coordinating partners, managing short-term experts, and ensuring the quality of communication products in line with national guidelines.
• Integrating cross-cutting themes, including gender equality, into project activities.
• Managing staff and short-term experts, identifying assignment needs within the available budget, planning assignments, and providing support to experts.
• Ensuring that project monitoring procedures are implemented effectively.
• Preparing and submitting regular reports within the required deadlines.
• Monitoring the use of funds and supporting financial planning in consultation with the GIZ Commission Manager.
• Supporting the Commission Manager in updating or adapting the project strategy, conducting evaluations, and preparing for a possible follow-on phase.

Qualifications and Requirements

Academic Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Public Health, Gender Studies, Social Science, or a related field.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Social Science, or a related field.

Professional Experience

• At least seven years of professional experience designing and implementing large-scale, youth-focused health programmes.
• At least five years of professional experience working with gender-transformative approaches.
• Demonstrated leadership and management experience.
• At least five years of management experience in an international organisation, including line-management responsibilities and oversight of programme budgets exceeding EUR 650,000 annually.
• International professional experience outside the country or region of assignment.
• At least five years of professional experience working in an international organisation.

Language Requirements

• Knowledge of English.
• Knowledge of Kiswahili.

Duty Station and Reporting

Location

Tanga, Tanzania

Reports To

Head of Program Implementation

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications through the official Plan International careers portal.

CLICK/TAP HERE TO APPLY: https://jobs.plan-international.org/job/Tanga-Project-Manager/1451001233/

Application Deadline

31 October 2026

Applicants are encouraged to apply before the closing date and ensure that their applications meet the stated requirements.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to Plan International’s values. The organisation is committed to providing equal opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Plan International promotes an inclusive working environment that values diverse people, perspectives, and ideas. It also upholds commitments to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights, and inclusion.

Child Safeguarding and Recruitment Notice

Plan International is committed to safeguarding children and young people and ensuring that its employees do not contribute to harm or place children at risk.

Pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with the organisation’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and may request information from previous employers concerning findings or investigations relating to sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment.

Important Notice: Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.