The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) invites applications from senior African academics and researchers based at universities, training, and policy institutions in Africa to assemble and lead collaborative research projects intended to inform policy and practice on conflict and peacebuilding on the continent. The APN will support the working group in undertaking original policy-relevant research that focuses on the design, implementation, and impact of peacebuilding mechanisms and processes in conflict-affected African countries and sub-regions. Support is available for research, convening of scholar-practitioner meetings and analysis of issues. Applicants must be scholars or practitioners based in Africa and the lead investigator must be of the rank of a full professor and based in an African university (and hold a PhD). Read more and apply: African Peacebuilding Network: Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowships – Social Science...

The social, cultural, economic, and environmental dimensions of food systems and transformation at the national level WWF’s Russell E. Train Education for Nature (EFN) Program invites applications from aspiring and experienced researchers, practitioners, and leaders to pursue graduate-level studies (master’s degree and PhD) geared towards research that cultivates a better understanding of the place-based nature of food systems and transformation. There is substantial evidence at the global scale of the urgent need for food system transformation, but less attention has been paid to how transformations toward more healthy and sustainable food systems might play out at the national level. The aim of the Food Systems Fellowship is to support outstanding master’s or doctoral students to develop evidence-based, innovative, and interdisciplinary research on food systems at the national level to catalyze the process of generating an improved understanding of the country-specific nature of food...

To strengthen local capacity in Asia, Africa, and Latin America and Caribbean, WWF’s Russell E. Train Education for Nature Program (EFN) seeks to support current and aspiring faculty members to pursue their PhD in-country, regionally, or globally. The objective of this competitive fellowship is to advance the development of a critical mass of outstanding and well-trained experts, natural and social scientists, and practitioners who will continue to increase the learning, research, and engagement in conservation science and leadership. The fellowship is open to nationals of eligible countries within WWF-US priority areas who are already enrolled/are interested in enrolling in a PhD program. Eligible countries include: Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Dem. Republic of Congo, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Paraguay,...

The African Development Bank Group and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) are jointly implementing a strategic partnership program, the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), aimed at mobilizing $25 billion to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation actions across Africa. Eligibility Criteria Age – The entrepreneur must be between the ages of 18 to 35. Citizenship of founder – The founder must be of African nationality or the founder must be playing an active role in the operations of the enterprise. Geography and legal registration of the company – The business must be legally registered in Africa. Profitability – The business must have generated profits for the last two years. Impact/ Climate adaptation – The business must demonstrate a direct impact on climate adaptation and resilience. Gender Only female-owned enterprises are eligible – 51% of shareholding should be female. Industry – Must be within the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies. Read m...

The Goethe-Institut Tanzania is thrilled to announce an open call for project proposals that push the boundaries of immersive art. We are seeking innovative and imaginative ideas that create transformative and multisensory experiences, blurring the lines between art, audience, and environment. ELIGIBILITY: Open to contemporary cultural practitioners based in Tanzania. All disciplines are welcome. Participation is open to regional or international participants as long as at least one project partner is based in Tanzania. Production funds can be supplemented by sponsors, which should be shared with the Goethe-Institut Tanzania’s programs team. Read more and apply: Open Call - Goethe-Institut Tanzania Apply by 30 November 2023

SI is seeking a Data Analyst/Survey Consultant (local) to support the Team Lead in conducting the Afya Endelevu and HR evaluation. This is a consulting position with an estimated period of performance of October 2023 – April 2024. The estimated level of effort (LOE) for the Specialist will be 47 days with expected travel of up to 4 weeks in Tanzania. The Specialist will report directly to the evaluation Team Leader.    The Data Analyst/Survey Consultant shall be an English and Kiswahili speaker with strong data analysis and survey management experience. She/he will support the TL in survey management and data analysis at all stages of the evaluation including survey programming and analysis of all the indicators. The Data Analyst/Survey Consultant will support TL in managing the data collection firm on survey management. The Analyst will work under the guidance of the TL and Senior Assessment and Evaluation Specialist in Tanzania and SI’s Project Director in Washington DC. Rad mor...

SI is seeking a Senior Technical Advisor, Human Resources for Health (HRH) to support T-MELA with the Performance Evaluation of USAID/Tanzania HRH Activities. This is a consulting position with an estimated period of performance of October 2023 – April 2024. The estimated level of effort (LOE) for the Specialist will be 47 days with expected travel of up to 4 weeks in Tanzania. The Senior Technical Advisor, HRH will report directly to the evaluation Team Leader.  The Senior Technical Advisor, HRH shall be an English speaker evaluation expert with a Profound knowledge of HRH challenges and strategies, both globally and in the Tanzanian context. Familiarity with USAID’s health initiatives and an understanding of Tanzania's health sector and HRH. She/he will lead the evaluation team through all stages of the evaluation, including developing the evaluation Design, managing data collection, analysis and preliminary report writing, draft Evaluation Report, Final Evaluation Report, and ot...

Reports to: Director of Program Operations Location: Stone Town, Zanzibar Start date: Immediate opening Who we are D-tree has been pioneering digital health since 2004 and leverages digital technology to create solutions that transform health systems for the better, making people’s care more personalized, more accessible, and more coordinated. We work with governments from ideation to implementation, combining a deep understanding of local contexts with global expertise to build human-centered, government-aligned digital health programs that are designed to scale and integrate into health systems — ultimately leading to sustainable, long term improvements in health outcomes for all. We partner with technology organizations, academia, medical hospitals, and like-minded organizations internationally and locally, private and public. Since 2011, D-tree has partnered with the Zanzibar Ministry of Health to implement an innovative digital health program, Jamii ni Afya (“Community is healt...

Duty Station: Kasulu, Tanzania, United Republic of Classification: Professional Staff, Grade P4 Type of Appointment: Fixed term, one year with possibility of extension Estimated Start Date: As soon as possible Closing Date: 22 October 2023 Applications are welcome from first- and second-tier candidates, particularly qualified female candidates as well as applications from the non-represented member countries of IOM. For all IOM vacancies, applications from qualified and eligible first-tier candidates are considered before those of qualified and eligible second-tier candidates in the selection process. Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Mission (CoM) and technical supervision of the Regional Health Assessment Programme Coordinator (RHAPC) and in coordination with the Regional Migration Health Specialist for your region the successful candidate will be responsible for the development, implementation and management of the Health Assessment and other health programmes. Read m...

The Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Specialist will provide technical leadership and support to guide effective integration and achievement of girls’ empowerment, gender equality and social inclusion results across Right To Play (RTP)’s programming, in alignment with RTP’s strategic plan and organizational commitments. The GESI Specialist will provide technical guidance on GESI standards and approaches; lead GESI related staff professional development and learning through coaching, mentorship and fostering forums for technical exchange; contribute to GESI strategy development, resource mobilization, advocacy, research and learning at a global level.  The GESI Specialist will champion RTP’s Gender Equality Policy including supporting development of policy related monitoring and accountability. The GESI Specialist reports to the Global Technical Lead, Health and Gender Equality and works closely with a diverse team of program specialists within the Global Program Develop...

The Education Specialist reports to the Global Technical Lead, Education and will support the development of education programming, policy, advocacy and research initiatives at the global level. You will lead on the development of the Education in Emergencies (EiE) technical area supporting learning outcomes, while working closely with a diverse team of program specialists within the Program Development and Quality team to ensure quality of programming.  You will develop and deepen education programmatic thinking and design including resources and technical guidance; provide continuous support to the country teams implementing education programming to enhance program effectiveness; and build capacity in education programming and approaches. You will provide direct support to country level Education Specialists implementing education programs in development contexts and contexts of protracted crisis.  Up to 25% of time travelling to Right To Play (RTP) program countries is expe...

The Child Protection & Psychosocial Support (PSS) Specialist will provide technical leadership and support to guide the effective integration and achievement of child protection and psychosocial wellbeing outcomes across Right To Play’s (RTP’s) programs. You will provide technical guidance on child protection and PSS standards and approaches. This position will also be responsible for providing skills building, resource development, coaching and mentorship support, including facilitating a PSS community of practice and encouraging learning and best practice in child protection and PSS amongst teams. You will guide the development of new project models to address the protection and psychosocial support needs of children in diverse contexts.  Reporting to the Global Director, Program Development, you will work closely with a diverse team of program specialists within the Global Program Development (GPD) and Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) teams. You will work in partner...

Organization: Right To Play International Department/Division: People and Culture Work Location: One of Right To Play offices (Burundi, Canada, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Mozambique, Pakistan, the Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda or United Kingdom) Work Arrangement: A combination of in-office and remote-working, typically working 40% in the office. Authorized to work in: One of the countries listed above (eligible to work legally without visa or work permit sponsorship) Target Hiring Range: Local salary scale applies (Grade 8). Hiring range and benefits will be shared with applicants as part of the recruitment process. Target Start Date: Immediate Contract Duration: Full-time, long-term engagement Application Closing Date: Open until position is filled ROLE SUMMARY: Reporting to Right To Play’s Director, People and Culture (DPC), the Global Safeguarding Specialist (GSS) will build upon the organization's existing safeguarding work to pro...

The UN Global Climate Action Awards are spearheaded by UN Climate Change to shine a light on the enormous groundswell of activities underway across the globe that are moving the world toward a highly resilient, low-carbon future. The UN Global Climate Action Awards recognize innovative and transformative solutions that address both climate change and wider economic, social and environmental challenges. The projects that have received the UN Global Climate Action Award represent some of the most practical, scalable, and replicable examples of what people, businesses, governments, and industries are doing to tackle climate change. For 2023, the Awards seek to highlight the innovative climate action that young people around the world are undertaking to ensure their communities are more sustainable, resilient, and equitable places to live. Two youth awards will be selected: A youth award for energy transition, and A youth award for nature and eco-system based climate action. Winners wil...

As a Plan International Country Director, you will be the leader tasked with unlocking that potential in country. This is a truly influential position that comes with full accountability for Plan International’s operations and results in country. You will have the unique opportunity to drive programmes and influencing work, set overall direction for the country office, lead and grow the team, and ensure accountability to communities and donors for meeting demanding targets and maintaining alignment with the global strategy. You will be deeply comfortable with leading transformative change and your talents as a leader and communicator will inspire Plan employees and volunteers while engaging partners, government, local communities and our other stakeholders. You will bring a focused approach to key responsibilities such as risk management, income growth, the disbursement of project funds and the oversight of projects. Location: Tanzania Type of Role: 5 year contract. We are willing to ...

Location: Rufiji - Tanzania Contract Period: Full time (1 year renewable contract)  The purpose of the role is to ensure the efficient and effective financial management of Transform Trade work in Tanzania and for providing logistical and administrative support. The FAO will provide finance and administrative support for the implementation of Transform Trade-FCDO Funded project titled ‘People, Prosperity and Planet Project’ in Kisarawe and Rufiji district of Tanzania. The People, Prosperity, Planet Project is a three-year (April 2022- March 2025) project to be implemented by Transform Trade in partnership with Tanzania Gender and Sustainable Energy Network (TANGSEN) in Kisarawe and Rufiji district of Tanzania. The project aims to improve Natural Resource Management (NRM) and livelihoods for 2200 ((1300 women: 800 men; 100 people with disabilities) vulnerable people through climate resilient practices & market led approaches along 4 value chain (VC’s)’. The four...

Job title: Investigation Specialist Place of work: Tanzania Start date: January 2024 or shortly thereafter Employment rate: 100% Contract duration: Until March 2025 Reporting: Head of Programmes, ICAR About the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) The International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) is a specialist centre of the Basel Institute on Governance that works with countries around the world to strengthen their capacities to recover stolen assets. Particular emphasis is placed on hands-on mentoring to assist practitioners from law enforcement and prosecutorial authorities to conduct financial investigations, develop suitable strategies for the prosecution of corruption offences, and to identify, restrain and confiscate proceeds of crime. ICAR also supports legislative and institutional reform processes, develops and delivers tailor-made training, and works with other international organisations to advance innovation and global policy dialogue on asset recovery. About o...

About Vi Agroforestry Vi Agroforestry is a Swedish development organisation fighting poverty and climate change together. The organisation supports smallholder farmer families to lift themselves out of poverty through sustainable agriculture land management (SALM) based on agroforestry. What started as a tree planting initiative in 1983, is today an expert organisation implementing development projects through local partnerships with member-based farmer organisations. The aim is to reduce poverty, hunger, deforestation, harmful gendered norms, and contribute to increased mitigation, resilience and adaptation to climate change, increased biodiversity and sustainable food systems. Current projects and programmes target smallholder farmer families – especially women, youth and children – in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The head office in Stockholm, Sweden focuses on fundraising, advocacy, and programme monitoring and evaluation. The regional office in Nairobi, Kenya coordinates operations,...

The Country Director is responsible for the program from a programmatic and operational perspective. S/he will lead a Consortium implementing a three-year Southern Tanzania-Northern Mozambique cross-border program to develop sustainable, community-centered responses to mitigate local drivers of instability, radicalization, and recruitment along the borderlands communities. S/he also leads in donor engagement and relationships, fundraising, and strategic planning. S/he contributes to vital organisational initiatives and policy and assures suitability for field-level program implementation. The position oversees three critical areas of leadership and management: (1). Thought leadership, reputation, and external relationship; (2). Oversight for program implementation; and (3). Leadership for staffing, operations, and employee development. The position will be based preferably in Maputo, Mozambique and priority will be given to candidates with legal rights to work in Mozambique. Applicatio...

The Opportunity In this important role as the Head of the Global Climate Hub you will be responsible for ensuring that Plan International is positioned as the go-to organization for girls and Climate. You will lead on both advocacy and programming on Climate, as well as be accountable for the execution of the climate roadmap and key milestones agreed as part of the Global strategy. You will significantly support resource mobilization in partnership with partner National and Country Offices. And will be responsible for managing a Business Development Manager and Climate Network Coordinator as well as support and guide the Global Environmental Policy Specialist and Resilience & Climate Change Specialist. Type of role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions. Salary: We will be happy to disclose the salary and applicable benefits to applicants as part of this process, however, please kindly note that the salary and employment b...