Project Officer Plan International Katavi, Tanzania
Job Type: Full-Time
Closing Date: 30th October 2023
Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

BACKGROUND

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan has over 80 years’ experience and works in more than 75 countries across the world. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners.

Plan International has been working in Tanzania since 1991. Our work supports marginalised children and youth, especially adolescent girls, to grow up physically and mentally healthy and ready to shape their future. We create an enabling environment and empower girls to be active drivers of change in realising their rights. We prioritise working with partners, and ensuring all of our work is evidence based

Vijana na Ubora, Malengo na Afya (VUMA) project is a 7-year Global Affairs Canada (GAC) funded project, aiming at increasing realisation of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for Adolescents Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in all their diversity in Katavi region. The project will increase AGYW’s individual and collective agency by building Sexual Reproductive Health Rights, Sexual Gender Based Violence, Mental Health, Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Nutrition by empowering them via increased social capital; and by helping them to acquire skills, capacities and increased financial capital. The project will also strengthen the provision of gender and adolescent-responsive and inclusive (GAR&I), integrated and innovative ASRHR and protection services and support for AGYW by building community, school, health facility and governmental capacity, infrastructure, planning and management.

In addition, the project will work with local Women Rights Organizations (WROs), Youth Led Organizations (YLOs), adolescent groups and stakeholders to ensure that gender equality (GE), ASRHR and protection frameworks, policies and services are gender-responsive and evidence-based.

Role PURPOSE

The project officer work in conjunction with other member of VUMA project team to administer the project implementation and support the project coordinator and project manager in managing the essential aspects of the project cycle for assigned projects including planning, implementation and monitoring of VUMA project. He/she will assist in the regular updates and progress of the project, correspondence with partners on project and strategic interventions, and support the communication component of the project. The position older will report to the Project Coordinator.

Dimensions of the Role

 Accountabilities

COORDINATION, REPORTING AND DOCUMENTATION

information management

 

internal & external coordination

compliance to global policies

 

Key relationships

Internal (High)

Internal (Low)

External (Medium)

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

physical environment

level of contact with children

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

We strive for lasting impact

We work well together

We are inclusive and empowering