Job Type : Full Time
Industry : Media & Communication
Education Level : Senior level
Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST), a Non-Governmental
Organization, is a social enterprise and a leading provider of family planning,
sexual and reproductive health care and allied services. MST is a partner of
the Government of Tanzania and a member of the Marie Stopes International (MSI)
Global Partnership, which operates in over 37 countries worldwide. MST is
committed to its employees, clients, children and vulnerable adults’
protection, and has zero tolerance to any sort of harassment. MST promotes a
speaking up culture whereby employees work transparently and are empowered to
report any existence or potential existence of harassment at workplaces.
MST’s mission is that all women and men in Tanzania will
have “Children by Choice, Not Chance”.
We are looking for an active and qualified individual for
role: Women are more encouraged to apply
Role Purpose:
Reporting to Country Director, the purpose of this role is
to provide strategic support to the implementation of Marie Stopes Tanzania’s
(MST) 2030 Strategy by leading the advocacy, external relations, and
partnerships portfolio of MST in collaboration with relevant partners for the
highest attainable impact of MST work in Tanzania. The Head of Advocacy and External
Communication is also responsible to ensure that communication to external and
internal stakeholders of MST are of highest quality. The role is a leading role
in the organization and with matrix responsibilities to the executive team
whilst role modelling participation, inclusion and transparency and inspire
employees to assume responsibility and accountability.
Among the Key
Responsibilities:
Advocacy:
Develop and implement a comprehensive advocacy strategy for
MST that will articulate key issues, plans and time bound expected outcomes.
Contribute to national dialogue on maternal morbidity and
mortality reduction strategies and advocate for change in policies and practice
in line with program goals. Support and work effectively in coalitions,
networks, and social movements to achieve broader impact.
Corporate
Communication & Representation:
Proactively analyses the actors who have the potential to
contribute to the achievement of the MST program goals within the broader
context including government, private sector, donors and foundations,
international and local civil society, academic institutions. Establish and
actively sustain productive relationships with relevant actors (inside and
outside the country).
Strengthen MST’s relationship with high level government
officials and govt. departments.
Promote MST to position the organization as a leader in
Sexual and Reproductive Health issues and a service provider of choice.
Strategic Support:
Work closely with Country Director and Executive Team
Members and provide strategic and operations support in developing, monitoring,
and implementing annual business plan and long-term strategic plan.
Actively updates MST of the changing environment for
operation, risks, and design mitigating measures to improve MST’s resilience to
better its mission.
Perform any other duties as assigned by the Country
Director.
8-10 years’ experience in leading
partnerships/advocacy/External communications portfolio, preferably in social
development, health management/reproductive health or social business.
Good understanding of Sexual and Reproductive Health
situation especially Family Planning and CPAC.
Experience of commissioning and working with external
agencies for research, advocacy and communication including designing,
developing terms of reference, selecting external agencies, overseeing
implementation, analysis, report writing and development of communication
materials.
Experience in managing digital and social media campaigns.
Master’s Degree –Social Sciences / Public Health/Public
Relations and Media.
Excellent computer skills including in graphic design
packages.
Excellent writing and presentation skills in English and
Kiswahili.
Team player and willing to travel 35-40% of worktime.
Director of Human Resources and Administration
Marie Stopes Tanzania
Plot 421 & 422 Mwenge | Kijitonyama area
P.O. Box 7072, Dar es Salaam | Tanzania.
Telephone: +255 22 2774991-4, +255 22 2702030-2
E-mail: jobs@mst.or.tz
Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST) is part of Marie Stopes
International, a global partnership of sexual and reproductive healthcare
organisations established in 1989.
We are Tanzania’s largest specialists in contraception,
post-abortion care and sexual reproductive health services. We work to improve
access to contraception for people across Tanzania, especially those who are
living in rural remote areas, to adolescents and young people and to those who
are marginalised. We also provide maternity and general health services and
have a call centre available to refer you for services and answer your sexual
and reproductive health questions.
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