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Job Description Position Title: Project Assistant – Gender and Nutrition Reports To: Project Officer – Direct Supervises: None Division: Church World Service Africa Department: Humanitarian & Development Team: Tanzania Job Location: Makere, Tanzania Grade Level: Job grade 3, National Introduction : Church World Service (CWS) is a not-for-profit, faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable solutions to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster. CWS does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, genetic information, age, disability or veteran status in employment or in the provision of services. Primary Purpose Primary Purpose : Reporting to the Project Officer, the Project Assistant – Gender and Nutrition supports field-level implementation of the WEZESHA Project from Makere, Tanzania, with regular field engagement in the project implementation area. The role focuses on promoting gender equality and improved nutrition outcomes through community mobilization, beneficiary engagement, gender- and nutrition-sensitive activity implementation, routine monitoring, accurate documentation, and [...]
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Project Implementation , Community Mobilization and Beneficiary Engagement (40%) Support the planning, coordination, and implementation of gender- and nutrition-sensitive project activities in line with approved workplans.
- Conduct community mobilization, awareness sessions, and household follow-up visits to promote participation, inclusion, and achievement of project objectives.
- Facilitate trainings, community dialogues, and beneficiary engagement activities.
- Ensure inclusive participation of women, youth, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups in project interventions.
- Gender and Nutrition Programming (25%) Promote gender equality, nutrition awareness, dietary diversity, and positive behaviour change practices among target communities.
- Support the implementation and dissemination of Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) interventions and materials.
- Provide day-to-day support to ensure gender equality, protection considerations, nutrition awareness, and social and behaviour change approaches are integrated across project activities.
- Identify and document gender and nutrition-related challenges, good practices, and lessons learned.
- Monitoring, Reporting and Data Management (15%) Collect, verify, and maintain accurate project and beneficiary data, including age, sex, and vulnerability-disaggregated information.
- Maintain complete and up-to-date project records, activity documentation, and attendance registers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- and Compliance (5%) Comply with organizational policies, safeguarding standards, and code of conduct
REQUIREMENTS
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- Promote the safe and proper use of project assets and resources.
- Perform any other duties reasonably assigned by the supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience: A minimum of two years of relevant paid work experience in community-based gender, nutrition, public health, agriculture, humanitarian, development, or refugee-response programming.
- Demonstrated experience working with communities, refugee or host community structures, farmer groups, women’s groups, youth groups, or project beneficiaries.
- Previous experience facilitating training, mentoring, or community engagement activities is an added advantage.
- Skills: Strong communication, facilitation, [...]
HOW TO APPLY
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