Zonal AGYW Officer Opportunity at Tanzania Youth Alliance (TAYOA)

Organization Background

Tanzania Youth Alliance (TAYOA) is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to providing civic/human rights, entrepreneurship, and HIV/AIDS education for young people in Tanzania. It was registered in November 1997 under the Trustees Ordinance (CAP 373) and Act No. 24 of 2002 with registration number 1497. TAYOA operates with two boards: the Board of Trustees and the Youth Advisory Board.

Program Overview

The Ministry of Health, through Global Fund Cycle 7 (GFC7) Grant support, implements an essential TB/HIV Community-based Program (October 2025–December 2026) to sustain and expand community HIV and TB services. The GFC7 program collaborates with the Lead CSO, Christian Social Services Commission (CSSC), and four Sub-sub Recipients (SSRs): TAYOA, NACOPHA, MKUTA, and STEPS. The program focuses on delivering community-based TB/HIV services across 185 councils, prioritizing peer-led service delivery and integration with Local Government Authorities.

Program Goals

• Reduce new HIV infections by 85% (from 2010 baseline) by 2025.
• Reduce mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) to <4% at the end of breastfeeding by 2025.
• Reduce AIDS-related deaths by 80% from the 2010 baseline.
• Reduce HIV-related stigma to <5% by 2025.
• Reduce TB incidence and mortality through enhanced detection, treatment, and prevention.

Job Opportunity: Zonal AGYW Officer

TAYOA is seeking applications from highly qualified, well-experienced, competent, and motivated individuals for the position of Zonal AGYW Officer.

Job Details

• • Reports to: Zonal Coordinator/TAYOA AGYW Coordinator
  • Duty Station: Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, and Mwanza
  • Job Summary: The Zonal AGYW Officer will be responsible for ensuring quality implementation of behavioral, structural, and biomedical interventions targeting Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) within the councils of project implementation. She/he will work closely with Regional/Council Health Management Teams (R/CHMTs), local CSOs, health facilities, and other implementing partners to strengthen linkages and track AGYW service layering. She/he will be responsible for ensuring quality implementation of HIV combination prevention interventions targeting AGYW, including providing close oversight of sub-recipients (SRs)/CSOs implementing AGYW interventions in the regions.

Main Roles and Responsibilities

• Support the Zonal Coordinator in designing and rolling out biomedical, structural, and behavioral interventions targeting Adolescent Girls and Young Women.
• Facilitate community empowerment and capacity-building project activities through linkages and collaboration with partners at the grassroots level, including working with communities and providing skills to enable them to spearhead HIV and AIDS prevention initiatives based on the context.
• Support AGYW enrollment and retention in the project.
• Support linkages of GBV survivors to health facilities and other service delivery points for post-GBV and VAC services, including PEP, FP, STI services, basic psycho-social assessment and counseling, care and support, collection of forensic evidence, and referral to the police or legal systems and to other community services.
• Address gender roles and cultural norms, behavior change with multiple concurrent partners, and rights-based projecting.
• Build capacity of peer educators and community service providers to enable them to provide quality services to AGYW as required.
• Organize peer educators’ monthly meetings for updates sharing, data collection and review, and address challenges encountered during project implementation.
• Liaise with Council HIV and AIDS Coordinator (CHAC), TASAF/PSSN Coordinator, District AIDS Control Coordinator (DACC), community development officers, police gender desk, social welfare officers, and other government officials in the council and the region for effective coordination.
• Strengthen referral and linkages between health facilities and community service delivery points for comprehensive provision of AGYW services.
• Provide technical support and leadership to CSOs, community health workers, and peer educators engaged in the implementation of AGYW activities in the council.
• Organize and participate in peer-led sessions to assess effectiveness and completeness and provide support as required.
• Support peer educators to conduct parenting interventions and AGYW economic strengthening activities.
• Collaborate with the M&E officer for clarity of indicators, quality of M&E data collection tools, data quality, and reporting; and prepare reports and document best practices and success stories.
• Liaise with CHMT, especially DACC or DHMIS, for coordination of quarterly data entry into the national reporting database DHIS2.
• Supervise AGYW peer educators on their routine service delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field, sociology, social work, community development, or any other related discipline.
• Prior work experience in OVC, HIV, and AGYW-related programs.
• Demonstrate high value of integrity and strong values, including confidentiality.
• At least three years of experience in public health, healthcare management, or HIV and TB project management.
• Experience in managing or coordinating public health projects, including planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Experience in working directly with communities, engaging them in project activities, and building partnerships with local organizations.
• Ability to design, implement, and evaluate OVC and HIV-related programs tailored to the needs of AGYW.
• Proficiency in data analysis tools and software to track project outcomes and make data-driven decisions.
• Familiarity with providing counseling and emotional support to AGYW and their families.
• Knowledge of local and national policies related to HIV and AIDS, as well as laws and regulations affecting AGYW.
• Proficiency in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks to assess project effectiveness.
• Experience in working directly with communities, engaging them in project activities, and building partnerships with local organizations.
• Familiarity with relevant software and tools for data management, project tracking, and reporting.

Core Competencies and Skills

• Excellent data management and analytical skills.
• Ability to mentor and build capacity of partners.
• Strong problem-solving, planning, and communication skills.
• Ability to convey complex information to diverse audiences.

All interested candidates are required to submit their applications through the TAYOA ERP Recruitment Portal. Please follow the instructions provided on the portal to complete your application.

Application Portal

• Project Officers: https://tayoaerp.co.tz/recruitment/recruitment_portal/job_detail/4

Contact for Clarifications

• Name: Ms. Epifania Kway
• Department: Human Resources Department
• Organization: Tanzania Youth Alliance (TAYOA)
• Email: [email protected]

Application Deadline

All applications should be submitted before October 10, 2025, at 16:00 hrs. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.