Community Engagement and Gender Officer at Plan International

Job snapshot

Plan International is recruiting a Community Engagement and Gender Officer. The post sits within the advertised employer's operations. The post is based in Tanga, Tanzania, closing on Oct 31, 2026.

Plan International is recruiting for the advertised team.

Role overview

Plan International is an independent development and for this vacancy on this listing humanitarian on this listing organisation that advances children's rights and for this vacancy as covered here equality for girls.

Key responsibilities

• Training on grant writing as covered here proposal development implementation of gender transformative interventions This as well covers leading the capacity building of in the advertised role local CSOs under Work Package 4.
• A range of as covered here as covered here pre on this listing employment checks will be undertaken in on this listing in the advertised role conformity with in the advertised role Plan International's Safeguarding Children and in the advertised role as covered here Young People policy.
• We support children's rights in as covered here the advertised role from in the advertised role birth until they reach adulthood and in the advertised role on this listing we enable children to on this listing for this vacancy prepare for in the advertised role and respond to for as covered here this vacancy crises and adversity.
• Work Package 4 Civil in the advertised role on this listing society for this vacancy support focuses on support to in the advertised role on this listing on this listing local on this listing civil society organisations via for this vacancy a small grants mechanism for in the advertised role gender transformative approaches.
• 3 years of professional experience working in on this listing as covered here an international organisation.
• Providing technical guidance to in in the advertised role the advertised role CSOs on this listing on gender transformative approaches for this vacancy inclusion safeguarding facilitate linkages with as covered here for this vacancy schools as covered here health facilities youth clubs community structures.
• Implementation will focus on Tanga Region.
• Working together with in as covered here the advertised role children for this vacancy young people supporters and in the advertised role as covered here partners we strive for for this vacancy on this listing a on this listing just world tackling on for this vacancy this listing the root causes of for this vacancy the challenges girls and vulnerable children face.
• Plan International as well participates in as covered here in the advertised role for this vacancy the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
• The contractor will be responsible for on this listing for this vacancy providing for this vacancy the following work packages and as covered here for this vacancy for in the advertised role achieving the corresponding milestones.
• Contribute to coordination reporting documentation of for this vacancy learning related to community contact and for this vacancy gender equality in for as covered here this vacancy close collaboration with as covered here the Team Leader and remaining experts.
• Work Package 3 Communication on this listing on this listing campaigns as covered here focuses on implementation of in in the advertised role the advertised role coordinated social and for this vacancy mass media campaigns.
• Supporting to selected organisations and in in the advertised role the advertised role monitoring of on this listing grant implementation results This on this listing as well covers managing and on this listing technically accompany the competitive for this vacancy grant process use of funds.
• That we as an in for this vacancy the advertised role organisation on this listing do everything we can to on this listing as covered here keep in the advertised role children safe This as in the advertised role well covers plan International believes that in as covered here for this vacancy a world where children as covered here face so many threats of as covered here harm it is our duty.
• As a result young as covered here women might lack the knowledge and for this vacancy on this listing confidence needed to as covered here access appropriate support and claim their rights.
• We believe in the power and in the advertised role on this listing potential of for this vacancy on this listing every in the advertised role child but know this as covered here is frequently suppressed by as covered here poverty violence exclusion and discrimination.
• By submitting an application for on this listing this vacancy the job in the advertised role applicant confirms their grasp of for this vacancy these recruitment procedures.
• These activities aim to in on this listing the advertised role support for this vacancy young people particularly young women to for this vacancy as covered here make informed and as covered here in the advertised role for this vacancy confident decisions about their health and future.
• Equality diversity and in the advertised role on this listing inclusion as covered here is at the very heart of as covered here for this vacancy for this vacancy everything as covered here that Plan International stands for.
• We won't stop until for this vacancy we are every equal.
• The environment for empowered choices is improved.
• Subject to on this listing award the contractor will in the advertised role implement every activities of in the advertised role outputs 2 and as covered here on this listing 3 of for this vacancy the project as indicated below.
• The Organisation.
• For over 85 years we have rallied remaining determined optimists to as covered here transform the lives of for this vacancy every children in more than 80 countries.
• This is an anticipated project to in the advertised role on this listing on this listing be implemented by for this vacancy GIZ in on this listing cooperation with on this listing the Ministry of in the advertised role on this listing Health MoH and for this vacancy as covered here the Prime Minister's Office for in the advertised role Regional Administration and in the advertised role Local Government PMO RALG as key partners.
• This means that we for this vacancy have specific responsibilities to in in the advertised role the advertised role children in the advertised role that we come into contact with on this listing as covered here as covered here and in the advertised role we must not contribute in every way to on this listing harming or placing children at risk.
• 3 years of experience in the implementation of for this vacancy as covered here as covered here gender transformative interventions.
• We want Plan International to as covered here in the advertised role as covered here reflect the diversity of in for this vacancy the advertised role the as covered here communities we work with as covered here offering equal openings to in the advertised role everyone regardless of in the advertised role age disability gender reassignment marriage and in the advertised role civil partnership pregnancy and in the advertised role maternity race religion or belief sex or sexual orientation.
• Work Package 2 Community in the advertised role contact addresses the broader social and for this vacancy institutional environment via engagement with opinion leaders.
• We foster an organisational in in the advertised role the advertised role culture for this vacancy that embraces our commitment to on this listing as covered here racial on this listing justice gender equality girls' rights and on this listing in the advertised role in the advertised role inclusion.
• Work Package 1 Youth as covered here Empowerment focuses on building for this vacancy young people's knowledge skills linkages to support via school based and as covered here out of for in the advertised role this vacancy school youth clubs.
• We drive changes in in on this listing the advertised role practice and as covered here policy at local national and in the advertised role on this listing on this listing global for this vacancy levels using our reach experience and for this vacancy in the advertised role knowledge.
• And it is girls on this listing on this listing who are most affected.
• Young people are empowered in as covered here for this vacancy dealing with on this listing sexual and reproductive health issues.
• In many communities access to on this listing in the advertised role in the advertised role as covered here reliable information on health and on this listing in the advertised role on this listing relationships remains limited social on this listing norms might discourage open discussion or seeking professional support.
• In line with in for this vacancy the advertised role this as covered here scheme we will in in the advertised role the advertised role request for this vacancy information from applicants previous on this listing employers about every findings of for this vacancy sexual exploitation sexual abuse and in the advertised role or sexual harassment while employment or incidents under for this vacancy investigation when the applicant left employment.
• 5 years of professional experience in as covered here community contact or gender equality.
• Advice on training content and as covered here facilitation methods This as for this vacancy well covers supporting the integration of in the advertised role gender transformative and for on this listing this vacancy inclusive approaches into school and for this vacancy in the advertised role for this vacancy youth club activities under Work Package 1.
• Plan International is based in on this listing the advertised role on a culture of in the advertised role for this vacancy inclusivity and on this listing we strive to on this listing as covered here create for this vacancy a workplace environment on for this vacancy this listing that ensures every team in for this vacancy every office in as covered here every country is rich in diverse people thoughts.
• The intervention is planned on this listing around two outputs with for this vacancy on this listing a total of as covered here for this vacancy four for this vacancy interlinked work packages as as covered here covered here that jointly contribute to in the advertised role building the reproductive empowerment of as covered here young people particularly young women via improved access to information services enabling environments.
• Bachelor's degree in in in the advertised role the advertised role gender for this vacancy studies social sciences on in the advertised role this listing public health or development studies.

Key skills

• Talent Acquisition
• Community Engagement And Gender Officer

How to apply

Apply via the Plan International careers portal for in the advertised role this Community Engagement and Gender Officer.

Apply on the Plan International site

Common questions

What role is open?

Plan International is recruiting a Community Engagement and Gender Officer.

Where is the job based?

The post is based in Tanga, Tanzania.

When does it close?

The closing date is Oct 31, 2026.

How do I apply?

Submit your application directly on the employer's official portal: Apply on the Plan International site