Project Officer, Youth Engagement, BRIGHT Project
2025-07-20T19:00:50+00:00
Nutrition International
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Tabora
Tabora Urban
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Tanzania
Nonprofit, and NGO
Admin & Office
2025-07-31T17:00:00+00:00
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The Project Officer Youth Engagement will oversee adolescent engagement activities that align with the project’s gender-responsive, multi-sectoral approach, driving increased community-level uptake of these services. The position involves direct engagement with one council and supervision of Council Coordinators across the remaining councils, ensuring quality implementation and timely, accurate reporting. To enable close coordination with local government officials and stakeholders, the role will be based within one of the BRIGHT project implementation councils.
Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, coordination, and oversight of Council Coordinators to ensure effective implementation of BRIGHT project activities across all assigned councils.
- Conduct regular performance check-ins, offer coaching and mentorship, and ensure Council Coordinators have access to the necessary tools, information, and technical support.
- Lead the design, planning, and implementation of adolescent and youth engagement strategies.
- Ensure meaningful participation of adolescents and youth in project activities, and promote access to integrated, adolescent-friendly health and social services.
- Coordinate closely with the BRIGHT Nutrition Project Officer, ASRH and Gender Advisors, and the MEAL team to implement activities at the council level.
- Conduct regular field visits to provide technical support and supervision.
- Provide ongoing mentorship and guidance to adolescent champions in each council, supporting their leadership in mobilizing and engaging peers within their communities
- Collaborate with the BRIGHT MEAL Officer and implementing partners to execute the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) plans.
- Support the development and functionality of survey tools and systems for collecting high-quality data to regularly monitor SRH and nutrition interventions.
- Contribute to the development of timely, high-quality annual and semi-annual progress reports that align with donor requirements.
About You;
You have;
- Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in one or more of the following areas: nutrition, nursing, health/social sciences and public health.
- At least five years working in adolescent and women’s health and nutrition, with a strong focus on increasing service uptake through effective engagement strategies.
- At least four years of experience working with NGOs/International NGOs in public health and nutrition programming.
- Good knowledge of government policies and initiatives related to health, nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health.
- Proficient in national health information systems (DHIS2) and familiar with reporting tools such as MTUHA.
- Skilled in training, mentorship, and providing support to R/CHMTs and health facility staff.
- Excellent skills in community mobilization, advocacy, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement.
- A collaborative team player with a strategic mindset, strong communication skills, and a proactive, self-starting approach
Provide leadership, coordination, and oversight of Council Coordinators to ensure effective implementation of BRIGHT project activities across all assigned councils. Conduct regular performance check-ins, offer coaching and mentorship, and ensure Council Coordinators have access to the necessary tools, information, and technical support. Lead the design, planning, and implementation of adolescent and youth engagement strategies. Ensure meaningful participation of adolescents and youth in project activities, and promote access to integrated, adolescent-friendly health and social services. Coordinate closely with the BRIGHT Nutrition Project Officer, ASRH and Gender Advisors, and the MEAL team to implement activities at the council level. Conduct regular field visits to provide technical support and supervision. Provide ongoing mentorship and guidance to adolescent champions in each council, supporting their leadership in mobilizing and engaging peers within their communities Collaborate with the BRIGHT MEAL Officer and implementing partners to execute the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) plans. Support the development and functionality of survey tools and systems for collecting high-quality data to regularly monitor SRH and nutrition interventions. Contribute to the development of timely, high-quality annual and semi-annual progress reports that align with donor requirements.
Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in one or more of the following areas: nutrition, nursing, health/social sciences and public health. At least five years working in adolescent and women’s health and nutrition, with a strong focus on increasing service uptake through effective engagement strategies. At least four years of experience working with NGOs/International NGOs in public health and nutrition programming. Good knowledge of government policies and initiatives related to health, nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health. Proficient in national health information systems (DHIS2) and familiar with reporting tools such as MTUHA. Skilled in training, mentorship, and providing support to R/CHMTs and health facility staff. Excellent skills in community mobilization, advocacy, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement. A collaborative team player with a strategic mindset, strong communication skills, and a proactive, self-starting approach
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Vacancy title:
Project Officer, Youth Engagement, BRIGHT Project
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
Nutrition International
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, July 31 2025
Duty Station:
Tabora | Tabora Urban | Tanzania
Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, July 20 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Project Officer Youth Engagement will oversee adolescent engagement activities that align with the project’s gender-responsive, multi-sectoral approach, driving increased community-level uptake of these services. The position involves direct engagement with one council and supervision of Council Coordinators across the remaining councils, ensuring quality implementation and timely, accurate reporting. To enable close coordination with local government officials and stakeholders, the role will be based within one of the BRIGHT project implementation councils.
Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership, coordination, and oversight of Council Coordinators to ensure effective implementation of BRIGHT project activities across all assigned councils.
- Conduct regular performance check-ins, offer coaching and mentorship, and ensure Council Coordinators have access to the necessary tools, information, and technical support.
- Lead the design, planning, and implementation of adolescent and youth engagement strategies.
- Ensure meaningful participation of adolescents and youth in project activities, and promote access to integrated, adolescent-friendly health and social services.
- Coordinate closely with the BRIGHT Nutrition Project Officer, ASRH and Gender Advisors, and the MEAL team to implement activities at the council level.
- Conduct regular field visits to provide technical support and supervision.
- Provide ongoing mentorship and guidance to adolescent champions in each council, supporting their leadership in mobilizing and engaging peers within their communities
- Collaborate with the BRIGHT MEAL Officer and implementing partners to execute the project’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) plans.
- Support the development and functionality of survey tools and systems for collecting high-quality data to regularly monitor SRH and nutrition interventions.
- Contribute to the development of timely, high-quality annual and semi-annual progress reports that align with donor requirements.
About You;
You have;
- Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university in one or more of the following areas: nutrition, nursing, health/social sciences and public health.
- At least five years working in adolescent and women’s health and nutrition, with a strong focus on increasing service uptake through effective engagement strategies.
- At least four years of experience working with NGOs/International NGOs in public health and nutrition programming.
- Good knowledge of government policies and initiatives related to health, nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health.
- Proficient in national health information systems (DHIS2) and familiar with reporting tools such as MTUHA.
- Skilled in training, mentorship, and providing support to R/CHMTs and health facility staff.
- Excellent skills in community mobilization, advocacy, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement.
- A collaborative team player with a strategic mindset, strong communication skills, and a proactive, self-starting approach
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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