Community Engagement & Inclusion Officer
2025-07-29T12:24:17+00:00
Enabel
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FULL_TIME
Kigoma
Kigoma
00000
Tanzania
Nonprofit, and NGO
Admin & Office
2025-08-11T17:00:00+00:00
Tanzania
8
The Function:
Reporting to the Urban Planning Expert, the Community Engagement & Inclusion Officer will contribute to the results 2.1 and 2.2 with a focus on fostering participatory and inclusive local governance and DACS and other communities’ engagement in activities related to sustainable resource management, climate, and disaster risk management. The role is based in Kigoma, with potential travels to other regions within Tanzania and to Burundi.
The specific responsibilities of the Community Engagement and Inclusion Officer are:
A. As a contributor to the implementation of the activities of the programme/ intervention
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- Participate in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of specific activities related to participatory governance, gender equality, and social inclusion
- Contribute to the collection of disaggregated data (by gender, displacement status, etc.) to generate more knowledge on the key stakeholder group and inform project implementation.
- Support the implementation of community engagement initiatives related to inclusive natural resource management, land use, planning and citizen participation with a focus on fostering effective economic, social and political participation of women at local level.
- Strengthening community structures (user groups, wards and streets committees, community leaders, beach managements units, etc.) in rural and urban areas to represent, voice and address challenges relating to sustainable management of resources
- Support local stakeholders (authorities, decentralized services, and civil society organizations) in promoting inclusive governance dynamics and the inclusion of displaced people, sustainable resource management, and climate adaptation.
- Support the implementation of approaches to foster co-creation and co-design of nature-based solutions and sustainable resource management in urban areas.
B. As technical Advisor
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- Identify barriers to the participation of marginalized groups (women, displaced persons, etc.) and propose transformative actions
- Promote the systematic integration of gender transformative and social inclusion approaches across all project activities,
- Contribute to the capacity building of teams and partners on participatory approaches, gender, and inclusion issues.
C. As a contributor to Knowledge Management and sharing
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- Support action research and capitalization exercises and collective learning, particularly in the areas of inclusive local governance, community mobilization, inclusion of displaced persons, and gender equality.
Profile, Required Qualifications, and Experience:
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- Tanzanian National
- Master’s in social sciences, anthropology, geography, law, political sciences or any other field relevant to the function
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience related to citizens’ participation, community engagement and the inclusion of vulnerable groups (ideally including displaced populations).
- Experience in implementing participatory approaches and inclusion approaches with diversified stakeholders’ groups at the local level.
- Experience in gender transformative approaches
Required skills and knowledge:
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- Proficiency in the use of approaches and tools related to gender inequalities diagnosis and transformative approaches.
- Very good understanding of Tanzanian institutions and stakeholders related to territorial administration and decentralized services
- Familiar to the issues of sustainable resource management and climate action at the local level
- Strong interpersonal skills (facilitation, coaching, negotiation, flexibility, empathetic attitude, and networking in a multicultural context).
- Excellent communication (internal and external), including in writing
- Work experience in the area of human mobility or displacement-affected contexts is an asset.
Languages
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- Very good command of English (written and spoken)
- Knowledge of French is an asset
A. As a contributor to the implementation of the activities of the programme/ intervention Participate in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of specific activities related to participatory governance, gender equality, and social inclusion Contribute to the collection of disaggregated data (by gender, displacement status, etc.) to generate more knowledge on the key stakeholder group and inform project implementation. Support the implementation of community engagement initiatives related to inclusive natural resource management, land use, planning and citizen participation with a focus on fostering effective economic, social and political participation of women at local level. Strengthening community structures (user groups, wards and streets committees, community leaders, beach managements units, etc.) in rural and urban areas to represent, voice and address challenges relating to sustainable management of resources Support local stakeholders (authorities, decentralized services, and civil society organizations) in promoting inclusive governance dynamics and the inclusion of displaced people, sustainable resource management, and climate adaptation. Support the implementation of approaches to foster co-creation and co-design of nature-based solutions and sustainable resource management in urban areas. B. As technical Advisor Identify barriers to the participation of marginalized groups (women, displaced persons, etc.) and propose transformative actions Promote the systematic integration of gender transformative and social inclusion approaches across all project activities, Contribute to the capacity building of teams and partners on participatory approaches, gender, and inclusion issues. C. As a contributor to Knowledge Management and sharing Support action research and capitalization exercises and collective learning, particularly in the areas of inclusive local governance, community mobilization, inclusion of displaced persons, and gender equality.
Proficiency in the use of approaches and tools related to gender inequalities diagnosis and transformative approaches. Very good understanding of Tanzanian institutions and stakeholders related to territorial administration and decentralized services Familiar to the issues of sustainable resource management and climate action at the local level Strong interpersonal skills (facilitation, coaching, negotiation, flexibility, empathetic attitude, and networking in a multicultural context). Excellent communication (internal and external), including in writing Work experience in the area of human mobility or displacement-affected contexts is an asset.
Tanzanian National Master’s in social sciences, anthropology, geography, law, political sciences or any other field relevant to the function Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience related to citizens’ participation, community engagement and the inclusion of vulnerable groups (ideally including displaced populations). Experience in implementing participatory approaches and inclusion approaches with diversified stakeholders’ groups at the local level. Experience in gender transformative approaches
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Vacancy title:
Community Engagement & Inclusion Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Enabel
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, August 11 2025
Duty Station:
Kigoma | Kigoma | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, July 29 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Function:
Reporting to the Urban Planning Expert, the Community Engagement & Inclusion Officer will contribute to the results 2.1 and 2.2 with a focus on fostering participatory and inclusive local governance and DACS and other communities’ engagement in activities related to sustainable resource management, climate, and disaster risk management. The role is based in Kigoma, with potential travels to other regions within Tanzania and to Burundi.
The specific responsibilities of the Community Engagement and Inclusion Officer are:
A. As a contributor to the implementation of the activities of the programme/ intervention
-
- Participate in the planning, implementation, and monitoring of specific activities related to participatory governance, gender equality, and social inclusion
- Contribute to the collection of disaggregated data (by gender, displacement status, etc.) to generate more knowledge on the key stakeholder group and inform project implementation.
- Support the implementation of community engagement initiatives related to inclusive natural resource management, land use, planning and citizen participation with a focus on fostering effective economic, social and political participation of women at local level.
- Strengthening community structures (user groups, wards and streets committees, community leaders, beach managements units, etc.) in rural and urban areas to represent, voice and address challenges relating to sustainable management of resources
- Support local stakeholders (authorities, decentralized services, and civil society organizations) in promoting inclusive governance dynamics and the inclusion of displaced people, sustainable resource management, and climate adaptation.
- Support the implementation of approaches to foster co-creation and co-design of nature-based solutions and sustainable resource management in urban areas.
B. As technical Advisor
-
- Identify barriers to the participation of marginalized groups (women, displaced persons, etc.) and propose transformative actions
- Promote the systematic integration of gender transformative and social inclusion approaches across all project activities,
- Contribute to the capacity building of teams and partners on participatory approaches, gender, and inclusion issues.
C. As a contributor to Knowledge Management and sharing
-
- Support action research and capitalization exercises and collective learning, particularly in the areas of inclusive local governance, community mobilization, inclusion of displaced persons, and gender equality.
Profile, Required Qualifications, and Experience:
-
- Tanzanian National
- Master’s in social sciences, anthropology, geography, law, political sciences or any other field relevant to the function
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience related to citizens’ participation, community engagement and the inclusion of vulnerable groups (ideally including displaced populations).
- Experience in implementing participatory approaches and inclusion approaches with diversified stakeholders’ groups at the local level.
- Experience in gender transformative approaches
Required skills and knowledge:
-
- Proficiency in the use of approaches and tools related to gender inequalities diagnosis and transformative approaches.
- Very good understanding of Tanzanian institutions and stakeholders related to territorial administration and decentralized services
- Familiar to the issues of sustainable resource management and climate action at the local level
- Strong interpersonal skills (facilitation, coaching, negotiation, flexibility, empathetic attitude, and networking in a multicultural context).
- Excellent communication (internal and external), including in writing
- Work experience in the area of human mobility or displacement-affected contexts is an asset.
Languages
-
- Very good command of English (written and spoken)
- Knowledge of French is an asset
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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