Vacancy title:
Safeguards and Gender Officer

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Public Administration, and Government, Category: Management]

Jobs at:
Vice President's Office

Deadline of this Job:
Monday, May 26 2025

Duty Station:
Kigoma | Kigoma | Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 13 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

The Vice President’s Office, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Kigoma Regional Secretariat, the National Environmental Management Council (NEMC), and the Tanzania Forest Services (TFS), is launching the “Building Climate Resilience in Kigoma Region” project. This project is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) through UNEP and aims to address the impacts of climate change in Kigoma.

The project, set to run from 2024 to 2028, will be implemented in the districts of Kasulu, Kibondo, and Kakonko in the Kigoma Region. The objective is to enhance community resilience to the effects of climate change through sustainable land management, conservation of natural resources, and climate-smart agricultural practices.

In line with this initiative, the Office of the Vice President invites qualified Tanzanians to apply for various positions within the project. These positions are available on a fixed-term basis for the project’s five-year duration.

Available Position

Safeguards and Gender Officer

1. • Project: Building resilience in the landscapes of Kigoma, Tanzania (GCF FP218)
   • Post Title: Safeguards and Gender Officer. National, full-time position.
   • Duration: 1-year contract with possibility of renewal up to 5 years.
   • Duty Station: Kigoma.
   • Objectives of the Position:
     Responsible for the implementation of the Social & Environmental Safeguards Plan, including Stakeholder Response Mechanism and the Gender Action Plan, ensuring equitable benefit distribution/minimal adverse impacts. The Safeguards and Gender Officer will report directly to the Project Manager and will work in close collaboration with all the project implementing partners. In addition, the Safeguards and Gender Officer will operate under the technical supervision of the PMU and the Director of Environment of VPO.
   • Duties and Responsibilities:
     • Gender:
       • Lead the implementation of the Gender Action Plan (GAP) and mainstream gender in.Concurrent with all activities:
         • Integrate GAP gender-enabling activities into annual work plans and budgets of the project.
         • Support the development of TORs and implementation of participatory surveys, consultations, communication with beneficiary communities to ensure these are done in ways to maximize the participation and equal benefits to women, youth, children, and special groups.
         • Provide inputs to the development of project deliverables and knowledge products to reflect gender analysis, benefits, or options, where applicable.
         • Ensure gender mainstreaming and progress against the GAP is adequately reported in Annual Performance Reports, Half-yearly Progress Reports, technical reports, good practices, and lessons learned documents.
         • Coordinate regular training and on-the-job support to the project implementing partners and personnel on the project’s Gender Action Plan and gender mainstreaming.
     • Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS):
       • Responsible for the implementation and management of the project ESMS, ensuring the executing entities, implementing partners, project personnel, and consultants adhere to the approved Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) for the project.
       • In collaboration with the ESS expert, identify new potential social and environmental risks that may arise and propose updates to the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS) to mitigate new emerging risks as required.
       • Carry out ESS screening at specific sites and identify site-specific mitigation measures in line with the approved Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS).
       • In collaboration with the ESS expert, develop the ESS Monitoring Plan to monitor the implementation of the Social & Environmental Safeguards Plan mitigation measures.
       • Coordinate field missions and collect data from project stakeholders as per the ESS Monitoring Plan to monitor that the identified mitigation measures are implemented in a timely manner and take corrective measures as needed.
       • Ensure that the conflict mitigation measures provided in the Conflict Sensitivity Analysis are implemented by project personnel and implementing partners and take corrective measures as needed.
       • Analyze feedback and grievance cases of the GRM to adaptively manage the Social & Environmental Safeguards Plan and the Conflict Sensitivity Analysis avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures.
       • Coordinate regular training and on-the-job support to the project implementing partners and personnel on social and environmental safeguards and the implementation of the approved Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS).
       • In collaboration with the procurement officer, ensure that terms of references and contracts of vendors and service providers reflect provisions of the Environmental and Social Action Plan as well as relevant provisions such as on labor and working conditions and continue to liaise and monitor their work during implementation.
       • Ensure that environmental and social risk mitigation measures are included in annual workplans, budgets, and procurement plans.
       • Provide semi-annual reports on the project environmental and social safeguards and inputs to the Annual Performance Reports and other technical reports.
       • Contribute to addressing Government, UNEP, and GCF queries on environmental and social safeguards.
     • Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM):
       • Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of the GRM of the project.
       • Ensure effective communication of the GRM through different means and raise awareness among the project stakeholders, project beneficiaries, and non-beneficiaries in target villages on the GRM and the different mechanisms available to report feedback and complaints.
       • Monitor to ensure the approved GRM is operational in all sites and at different Tier Levels of grievance redress.
       • Keep records of all the complaints and redress cases, including number and type of complaints, process followed for the redress, and final outputs.
       • Monitor the performance of the GRM and recommend necessary adjustments as necessary to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
       • Report grievance cases and their management in the project performance reports.
     • Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH):
       • Deliver awareness raising within the local community and labor force on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse and avenues to report such cases if they arise.
       • Coordinate trainings for project stakeholders and personnel, including contractors, on their responsibilities to prevent sexual harassment and sexual exploitation and abuse, and making clear the consequences for non-compliance, ahead of any project work.
       • Ensure the project grievance mechanism has a different and sensitive approach to gender-based violence-related cases.
       • Ensure that all cases of gender-based violence/sexual exploitation and abuse are referred to the appropriate service providers, such as medical and psychological support, emergency accommodation, and any other necessary services as per the referral pathways identified.
   • Qualifications:
     • Education:
       • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Gender Studies, Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field.
     • Experience:
       • At least 5 years of relevant experience in gender mainstreaming and environmental and social safeguards (ESS) in project activities.
       • Proven track record in leading the implementation of Gender Action Plans (GAP), gender mainstreaming, and/or gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation in donor-funded projects.
       • Proven track record in managing environmental and social risks in donor-funded projects.
       • In-depth knowledge of gender issues, mainstreaming strategies, and environmental and social safeguards principles.
       • Experience implementing Grievance Redress Mechanisms (GRM) is desirable.
       • Experience in the prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH) is desirable.
     • Languages:
       • Proficiency in English written and spoken.
       • Fluency in Kiswahili is required.
     • Skills:
       • Professional integrity.
       • Strong analytical skills to identify and address emerging social and environmental risks.
       • Training and facilitation skills.
       • Gender-sensitive communication skills.
       • Teamwork.
   • Remuneration:
     Salary will be paid according to the project procedure, regulations, and salary structure.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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