The Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA) is seeking to recruit GBV Programme Officers to support field implementation.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement community-based GBV prevention activities in assigned locations.
• Facilitate community dialogues, awareness sessions, and engagement with community leaders, women, men, and young people to promote positive social norms.
• Mobilise local government authorities, community structures, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders to support GBV prevention.
• Support community capacity-building and strengthen local prevention mechanisms.
• Facilitate appropriate referrals to available services for GBV survivors in accordance with established safeguarding and referral protocols.
• Collect, document, and submit accurate programme data, activity reports, and implementation challenges.
• Monitor activities against approved workplans, targets, and quality standards.
• Promote inclusive participation, confidentiality, safeguarding, and accountability throughout implementation.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in GBV prevention, gender equality programming, community mobilisation, social norms change, or community-based development.
• Experience working with local government authorities, community structures, civil society organisations, or donor-funded projects will be an added advantage.

Required Competencies

• Strong understanding of gender equality, GBV prevention, and women’s and girls’ rights.
• Knowledge of community-based programming and social norms change approaches.
• Strong communication, facilitation, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with government authorities, community stakeholders, and implementing partners.
• Good report-writing, documentation, and analytical skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, accountability, and survivor-centred practice.
• Ability to work collaboratively and deliver results within agreed timelines.

• Coordinate and implement community-based GBV prevention activities in assigned locations.
• Facilitate community dialogues, awareness sessions, and engagement with community leaders, women, men, and young people to promote positive social norms.
• Mobilise local government authorities, community structures, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders to support GBV prevention.
• Support community capacity-building and strengthen local prevention mechanisms.
• Facilitate appropriate referrals to available services for GBV survivors in accordance with established safeguarding and referral protocols.
• Collect, document, and submit accurate programme data, activity reports, and implementation challenges.
• Monitor activities against approved workplans, targets, and quality standards.
• Promote inclusive participation, confidentiality, safeguarding, and accountability throughout implementation.

• Strong understanding of gender equality, GBV prevention, and women’s and girls’ rights.
• Knowledge of community-based programming and social norms change approaches.
• Strong communication, facilitation, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with government authorities, community stakeholders, and implementing partners.
• Good report-writing, documentation, and analytical skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, accountability, and survivor-centred practice.
• Ability to work collaboratively and deliver results within agreed timelines.

• Bachelor’s degree in Gender Studies, Sociology, or a related field.
• Relevant experience in GBV prevention, gender equality programming, community mobilisation, social norms change, or community-based development.
• Experience working with local government authorities, community structures, civil society organisations, or donor-funded projects will be an added advantage.