National GBV Program Officer

Location: Dodoma, Tanzania, with frequent travel to implementation districts

Program: Tanzania Community-Based Social Norms Change and Gender-Based Violence Prevention Program

Reports to: Deputy Team Leader

Timeframe: 24 months

Openings: 3

Please Note: This position is contingent upon award and donor approval, with an anticipated start date of February 2027.

Overview

Global Communities is seeking three (3) National GBV Program Officers for the anticipated World Bank and Government of Tanzania Community-Based Social Norms Change and GBV Prevention Program, part of the Project for Advancing Gender Equality (PAMOJA). Over 24 months (February 2027 – February 2029), the program will design,adapt, pilot and scale the Bandebereho couples-based GBV prevention model across 15 councils on Tanzania Mainland, through government systems.

The National GBV Program Officers provide implementation oversight across districts (estimated 5 per person) and contribute significantly to the national-level technical work: curriculum adaptation, training of trainers, and development of the national community-based GBV prevention protocol.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee implementation quality across assigned districts through support visits to District GBV Program Officers and group facilitators, review of fidelity data and joint problem-solving with Kivulini.
• Contribute to the adapted curriculum and facilitators’ manual (English and Kiswahili) and support development of district-specific adaptation packages for each rollout wave.
• Co-design and deliver multi-tiered ToT, refresher and quality assurance training, and maintain the facilitator registry.
• Support MoCDGWSG to develop and validate the national protocol and scale-up plan, including the national validation workshop.
• Provide hands-on support to national and district government counterparts so they can manage the program independently.
• Work with the Formative Research and MEL teams to ensure findings and data inform adaptation, and consolidate lessons into briefs and quarterly reports.
  

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Gender Studies, Sociology or a related field.
• Experience implementing at least two similar projects in the last 10 years (GBV prevention, social norms change, large-scale gender programs or community-based interventions), including World Bank or donor-funded work.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum development or adaptation, application of adult learning principles or facilitating training of trainers.
• Proven Experience working and collaborating with government ministries, regional secretariats and Local Government Authorities in Tanzania including coordinating multisectoral stakeholders, providing technical assistance, influence decision-making processes and support government led initiatives.
• Familiarity with Bandebereho, Program P or similar couples-based models is an advantage.
• Fluency in Kiswahili and English, with strong writing skills.
  

Global Communities welcomes applications from all sections of society and is committed to equal opportunity.

Global Communities and its partners have a zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. Shortlisted candidates will undergo reference and background checks, including vetting under the Global Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and the successful candidate must comply with the Global Communities Safeguarding Policy and Standards of Conduct.