2 Employment Vacancies Kibondo, Kigoma at HelpAge International – Tanzania | Deadline: 6th July, 2018

2 Employment Vacancies Kibondo, Kigoma at HelpAge International – Tanzania | Deadline: 6th July, 2018

2 Job Vacancies Kibondo, Kigoma at HelpAge International – Tanzania | Deadline: 6 July, 2018

Background

HelpAge International is a global network of not-for-profit organisations with a vision of a world where older people fulfil their potential to lead active, dignified, healthy and secure lives. With over 70 affiliates and 300 partners across more than 50 countries the HelpAge network brings together hundreds of organisations worldwide.

Pursuant to political unrest in Burundi, Tanzania has been welcoming a number of refugees in Kigoma region who include People with Special Needs (PSNs) and People with Disability (PWD) and other vulnerable groups including Older Persons. With funding from UNHCR, HelpAge International Tanzania intends to implement a project that seeks to improve access to specialised care, protection and humanitarian assistance to persons with specific needs (PSN) who include older men and women; disabled women, men, and children, those living with chronic medical conditions, single women living on their own and minorities such as Albinos, through the provision of and access to appropriate community rehabilitation programmes, protection and the promotion of community and home-based care to homebound and frail PSNs, older men and women; disabled women, men, and children, those living with chronic medical conditions, single women living on their own and minorities such as Albinos, through the provision of and access to appropriate community rehabilitation programmes, protection and the promotion of community and home-based care to homebound and frail PSNs.

Job Title: Social worker (1 Position)

Department: Programme

Location: Kibondo Field Office

Reporting to: Protection Programme Officer

Deadline: 06th July,2018 at 16:30hrs TZ time.

Responsible For: Protection coordinator, CBR Coordinator, finance, Physiotherapist, Social workers, Data Clerks and M & E officers

Location: Nduta and Mtendeli refugee camps

The job Purpose

This post will be based in HelpAge International Tanzania – Kibondo field office

To Identify and support case management for Persons with Specific Needs (PSN) and older men, women and their immediate family members and ensure their engagement in the project activities to improve their protection and well-being in the camp through routine home visits, care and support.

HelpAge is seeking a social worker with GBV skills to conduct all steps of the case management process for an assigned number of GBV survivors and women and girls with specific needs at risk of GBV. Case Worker may be Centre based or work as part of a mobile outreach team. Strong awareness of and experience in working with issues around gender, discrimination and the rights of vulnerable women, men and girls with disabilities will added value as essential for this post.

  

Job Title: Community Based Protection Officer (1 position)

Department: Programme

Location: Kibondo Field Office

Reporting to: Protection Coordinator

Deadline: 7 July, 2018

Responsible For:

Protection Programme Officers, CBR Coordinator, finance, Physiotherapist, Social workers, Data Clerks and M & E officers

Location: Nduta and Mtendeli refugee camps.

The community Based Protection officer will be responsibility for managing and ensuring the effective implementation and evaluation of programme activities procedures in consistent with standard practices and HelpAge International policy, procedures and principles.

Purpose of the Job:

Community Based Protection officer will be responsible for managing, reporting all issues affected PSNs. It is intended that the role will implement a range of projects in collaboration with multiple stakeholders and maintain effective relationships with relevant communities to provide advice in resolve issues and provide feedback and enhance engagement with communities