EQUALITY ADVISOR

Key Responsibilities:

Equality Activities Design, Planning. Budgeting,

Implementation, Monitoring, and Evaluation:

Work mostly with HR and Support Office departments to ensure that all staff understand the Importance of achieving equality

Work with marketing. projects and operations departments to develop sensitive and transformative resources and approaches to awareness raising and service delivery

Innovate, design and oversee cost-affective community activities which will address negative socio-cultural and norms, and combat stigma rotated to reproductive health Including family planning and create positive Image within the community

Develop close collaboration between field staff and CBMs , and CHWs to conduct community dialogues and educative sessions which address my lhs. and miscorfcopHons and gender barriers to accessing family planning services and information.

Act as the key advisor on and equality strategy within the organization and with relevant stakeholders

Provide technical expertise lo the Project Implementation Team (PIT) to ensure gender equality Is considered in discussions and decision making

Assess the needs of MST departments and their deliverables, and tailor appropriate equality approaches and solutions In a manner which Is collaborative and client-focused.

Research, Monitoring and Evaluation:

Work with research loam to design and Implement Innovative engagement techniques and research methods with capture the varying community views, perceptions or practices In relation to gender to strengthen programming

Work with M&E team to develop quality and SRH services indicators and tools to track accessibility of services, which will be used lo assess the baseline and regularly measure outputs, outcome, and Impact of MST program and activities In relation to gender

Work with Research and Monitoring & Evaluation teams to capture, document and share lessons learnt, testimonials, and case studies to improve gender equality throughout MST and its programme activities.

Engagement In MST Equality Advocacy activities:

Work with External Relations & Marketing team to develop gender sensitive/ transformative materials for promotion, awareness and sensitization around SRH

Assist the Project Managers in designing, planning and implementing gender advocacy strategy, activities and behavior change and communication campaigns for both stakeholders and the community.

Any other duties as may be assigned by the Supervisor and/ or Management.

Minimum Requirements:

Degree in Social Sciences (e.g & Development, Project Management, Development Studies or equivalent qualification) Masters degree In the related Hold will be an added advantage;

5 years hands-on experience In advocacy for issues and evidence-based results In analysis and mainstreaming especially In Institutions which deal with health services provision;

Significant experience of working with gender Issues Is required with some experience Is relevant socio- economic and analysis frameworks;

Strong ability to design, implement and evaluator gender mainstreaming options for promoting accessibility of SRH services for women and adolescents,

5 years experience In working with youths, women and their groups,

5 years experience in participating and/ or engaging In research, monitoring and evaluation activities with strong experience of designing/ Overseeing M&E design for gender / monitoring gender Indicators,

Strong experience in designing. Adapting and facilitating training for adults and developing Training of Trainer# to roll out training across MST.

Outstanding interpersonal and communication skill#;

Excellent lobbying and advocacy skill – Ability to motivate teams;

Excellent communication skills English and Swahili;

IT literate- strong competency in MS office applications.

Mode of Application:

Director of HR & Administration
Marie Stopes Tanzania
P. 0. Box 7072, Dar Es Salaam
Telephone: +255 22 277 4991
E-mail: Jobs@mst.or.tz