Nafasi ya kazi :- Tanzania Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion Lead (Fixed-Term) at One Acre Fund September 2025

About the Role

You will incorporate gender-responsive, youth-inclusive and socially inclusive approaches to the One Acre Fund Tanzania (OAFTz) program, ensuring that they address the needs and challenges of women, youth and marginalized groups. You will ensure that the social dimensions in access, awareness and equity are addressed across all activity components and at all levels throughout implementation. You will develop and implement the gender and youth strategies that ensure the inclusion of women, youth and marginalised groups in the OATz program. You will be a part of Product Innovation and will report directly to Tanzania Impact Lead. This role is based in Iringa, Tanzania and is onsite.

Responsibilities

• Strategy Development: Lead the creation of gender, youth, and social inclusion strategies based on data analysis.
• Technical Support & Integration: Provide ongoing technical guidance to embed Gender, Youth and Social Inclusion (GYSI) principles across all program activities and teams.
• Capacity Building: Strengthen the ability of field teams to apply inclusive approaches in their farmer engagement.
• Program Design & Innovation: Ensure our products and services offerings and extension materials are attractive and accessible to women, youth, and marginalized groups.
• Documentation & Learning: Identify and document best practices in GYSI for organizational learning and wider sharing.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• 5+ years of experience in a similar field.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science and related field.
• Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sheets, Slides.
• Fluency in Swahili and English.
• Experience in mainstreaming gender, youth and social inclusion strategies and projects, including planning, guiding, and implementing projects.
• Ability to develop training materials and capacity building.
• Experience in program implementation.

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Iringa, Tanzania

Benefits

Health insurance, paid time off

Contract Duration

2 Years

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Tanzania.

Application Deadline

03 September 2025. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here ([email protected]), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

How to Apply:

Job type Full-time Job, To submit your application, please follow the link provided below.

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