Community Engagement and Gender Officer

About this role

Plan International is recruiting a Community Engagement and Gender Officer to support an anticipated project in Tanga Region, Tanzania, delivered in cooperation with GIZ, the Ministry of Health and the Prime Minister's Office for Regional Administration and Local Government. The post-holder will work within a four-work-package intervention that aims to strengthen the reproductive empowerment of young people, particularly young women, through better access to information, services and enabling environments. Day to day, the officer leads capacity strengthening for local civil society organisations under the civil society support work package, training partners in grant writing, proposal development and the implementation of gender-transformative interventions. The role manages and technically accompanies the competitive small-grants process, monitoring grant implementation, results and use of funds.

The officer also advises CSOs on gender-transformative approaches, inclusion and safeguarding, and builds linkages among schools, health facilities, youth clubs and community structures. Additional duties include supporting the integration of gender-transformative and inclusive methods into school and youth club activities, advising on training content and facilitation, and contributing to coordination, reporting and documentation of learning alongside the Team Leader and other experts. Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in gender studies, social sciences, public health or development studies, with five years of professional experience in community engagement or gender equality, three years implementing gender-transformative interventions and three years working in an international organisation. English proficiency is required.

The position is open only to candidates with the pre-existing right to live and work in Tanzania. Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation advancing children's rights and equality for girls, operating in more than 80 countries. This is a full-time post based in Tanga, reporting to the Project Manager, and Plan International applies safeguarding and pre-employment checks to all appointments. No salary details are stated.

Applications close on 31 October 2026.