Aga Khan. Health Services
Tanzania (AKHST] – an agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a
non-profit international organization that supports social development programs
In Tanzania. AKHST Is undergoing a major expansion to position the Institution
to become a Leading and Integrated tertiary and teaching health care system in Tanzania. AKHST
will also be implementing a new and exciting project: Improving Access to
Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) in Mwanza, Tanzania (IMPACT) – a four year
Global affairs Canada (GAC) initiative which Will contribute to the reduction
of maternal and newborn mortality by improving the availability and utilization
of quality MNH services for women and their families In underserved areas of
all seven districts of Mwanza
Gender Specialist
The Gender Specialist will lead on the planning and implementation of the
projects Gender Equality Strategy and ensure that gender issues are
appropriately mainstreamed throughout project implementation; The specialist
will provide technical support and guidance and lead the gender assessment to
ensure sufficient data on gender issues is gathered to inform the project
interventions and that collected data is gender disaggregated.
Key Responsibilities;
-Project planning and design. Based on the information collected, the
specialist will work with the project tear and community -stakeholders to
determine priorities, activities and acts as the lead person in drawing gender
an ensure that project intervention -packages, activities and processes as per
the project components are gender, sensitive and meet the needs of both women
and men.
-Project Implementation: Facilitate and take lead on gender equality assessment
in the project to develop gender
-strategy and Identify and develop innovative activities related to Gender
equality that contribute to social changes in the project area -to facilitate
gender capacity building and learning agenda
-Project Support and Monitoring:- Work hand in with the M&E to oversee the
monitoring of the implementation of project outputs related -to Gender and
participate in evaluating project’s gender equality performance and lead on
gender equality action planning.
-Reporting – Prepare project gender progress and analytical reports and
statistics, gender disaggregated, project briefs and ensure that -management
and stakeholders are up to date
Skills & Qualifications:
-Bachelors University degree on Gender and
Development Studies, Social Sciences or any related field. Master degree will
be an added advantage
-Minimum of three years in progressive working experience in gender related
projects or activities
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-Must have experience in conducting gender assessments and mainstreaming
particularly in the health sector
application instructions:
Interested candidates should send their CVs, Cover Letters and other relevant
documents
Human Resources Department,
P.O Box 2289,Dar es Salaam.
