TERMS OF REFERENCE

To Conduct an Assessment on Community Learning Needs and Capacity Strengthening Gaps for Civil Society and Community Groups in the Anglophone and Lusophone African regions

About The Assignment

EANNASO is planning to conduct an assessment of community learning needs and capacity – strengthening gaps that Civil Society and Community groups have. The purpose of this needs assessment is to understand the learning priorities and capacity gaps/technical support needs of communities in the region. The results will help the Learning Hub to develop and deliver tailored learning programmes/sessions that address their respective needs as well as guide EANNASO to link respective communities to relevant Technical Support providers.

Objectives of the Assignment

• The needs assessment is forward-looking and will objectively identify community needs ranging from request development, grant-making and grant implementation, access TA and ensure TA skills transfer for sustainability.
• Additionally, the needs assessment will determine future priorities for TA providers, inform the definition and implementation of appropriate learning sessions for the Learning Hub

Identified needs should be strategically aligned to the Community Engagement Strategic Initiative (CE SI) outcome.

Scope of Work

The identified consultant is tasked to conduct an assessment to:

• Document communities’ learning needs in the Anglophone and Lusophone Africa region
• Document communities’ capacity-strengthening needs in the Anglophone and Lusophone Africa region

Experience and Qualifications

Interested consultants should submit their expression of interest (maximum two pages) on an understanding of the assignment, a CV including information about experience in similar assignments and a financial proposal presenting the cost of accomplishing the assignment.

Submit your application (indicating the title of the TOR in the subject line) to

eannaso@eannaso.org no later than 24:00 hours (East Africa Time) on Wednesday 7th February 2024.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE 

To Customize and Contextualize Tanzania’s Adolescents Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Report on SRHR Services and Commodities in Three SHARP Regions (Dodoma, Morogoro and Manyara).

Background and Introduction

The Eastern Africa National Networks of HIV/AIDS and Health Service Organizations (EANNASO) is a regional umbrella network bringing together civil society and community voices to inform policies and improve the programming of HIV, TB, Malaria and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) issues present in our communities. EANNASO strives to empower civil society and community groups to effectively contribute to national, regional and global HIV, TB and Malaria responses. Tanzania has a total population of 61.7 million as per the 2022 census with the youngest population being 18 years. Despite its dedicated effort to address the health challenges that the Tanzanians face, the significant increase of its people especially the young generation becomes a challenge for the realization of its mission. The country experiences challenges in adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) since Tanzania is among the ten countries with the highest frequency of adolescent pregnancy[1].By the age of 19, almost half of all girls are pregnant or have given birth to a child.[2] Moreover, it is estimated that 5% of people aged 15 years and older are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Tanzania

Despite the goodwill of the Government in the provision of sexual reproductive health (SRH) services, only about one-third of health facilities in Tanzania offer youth-friendly services [6] where adolescents get contraceptives, testing for HIV, and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The use of contraceptives is still low among adolescents as they continue to experience various barriers to accessing reproductive health information and care.  Furthermore, there is a lack of clear translation of policies into documented actions thus rendering services to be inadequate, hardly accessible, unfriendly, or unsatisfying to the adolescents; limited investments and low political prioritizations often cause this amongst other factors such as traditional knowledge, attitude, beliefs and practices. Religious and traditional faith also has influenced adolescents’ choices and decisions in matters regarding SRH.

It’s on this background that EANNASO through ‘The Solutions for Supporting Healthy Adolescents and Rights Protection’ (SHARP) project did research to assess the availability, accessibility, and affordability of SRH commodities for adolescents in Tanzania and came up with recommendations to improve the availability and accessibility of SRH commodities.

EANNASO is seeking a qualified individual consultant to support the Customization and contextualization of the Tanzania SRHR report following the Research carried out by EANNASO and Health Action International (HAI) in the three years of implementations (Morogoro, Dodoma and Manyara).

About the Assignment

EANNASO is planning to conduct a series of meetings with key stakeholders on SRHR including civil society organizations (CSOs), opinion leaders such as faith-based organizations and media people, Adolescent champions, policymakers and duty bearers. Thus, a successful consultant will assist in the customization of the existing report into a comprehendible version by contextualizing the report.

The results (material developed) will help EANNASO deliver evidence-based pieces of training and programmes /sessions that address the identified SRHR challenges and indicate potential areas for advocacy and improvement in the regions of implementation and at the national level.

Objectives of the Assignment

• Customization of the Report into a comprehendible version.
• Contextualization of the report to fit the local context and audience intended.

Scope of work

The identified consultant is tasked to conduct an assessment to:

• Customize the report into a comprehendible version.
• Contextualization of the report to fit the local context and audience intended.

Deliverables

• • A customized and contextualized report alongside its PowerPoint presentation.

Methodology

The assignment will preferably be conducted using a Mixed Method Approach combining both words, pictures and graphs to make it more appealing.

Reporting and Supervisory Arrangements

The Program Manager and Program Officer will be in charge.

Experience and Qualifications

To qualify as a consultant for this assignment, you should have;

• Advanced university degree (Masters) in Public Health, Social Work, Community Development, Project Management, or other relevant area.
• Must have Experience in working with Civil Societies and Community Groups in the Great Lake Region Countries.
• Experience in the field of Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), monitoring and evaluation and community
• Experience in Report writing with context consciousness.
• Ability to produce high-quality outputs on time while understanding and anticipating the evolving client needs.

Submission of expression of interest

Interested consultants should submit their expression of interest (maximum two pages) on understanding the assignment, a CV including information about experience in similar assignments and a financial proposal presenting the cost of accomplishing the assignment.

Submit your application (indicating the title of the TOR in the subject line) to

eannaso@eannaso.org  copying bwana@eannaso.org no later than  Wednesday 7th February 2024.

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[1] Loaiza E, Liang M. Adolescent pregnancy: a review of the evidence; 2013

[2] Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) [Tanzania Mainland], Ministry of Health (MoH) [Zanzibar], National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS), and ICF. Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS) 2015-16. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Rockville, Maryland, USA: MoHCDGEC, MoH, NBS, OCGS, and ICF; 2016.

Job Title: ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Intern
Reports to: Accounting & Grants Management Officer
Supervision of: Self
Interacts with: Entire Staff
Location: Arusha, Tanzania

Job Purpose

Under the supervision of the Head of ICT or Designated Technical Staff, the ICT Intern shall assist ICT staff to perform basic ICT support work. He/She shall be able to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, assist with the implementation of new technologies, and provide training and support to staff onsite as well as online using available systems. The ICT Intern will gain work experience that gives her/him a distinctive edge that is required to gain success in her/his career path.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Helps to ensure that ICT equipment is in good working condition and assists with maintenance and minor repairs;
2. Helps in defining the ICT implementation budgets of the organization and projects;
3. Assists in the installation of programs, in-house software, and related upgrades;
4. Respond to end-user (i.e., organization staff, partners, and intended communities/beneficiaries as appropriate) needs regarding network access;
5. Provide technical assistance to staff on hardware, software and systems related issues;
6. Setting up new computers, networks, and software for new employees including adding to Domain;
7. Provide support to Office 365 Applications
8. Follow established procedures and processes for computer maintenance including ticketing;
9. Provide support setting up video and audio equipment for meetings;
10. Provide support in designing event flyers, brochures etc.;
11. Provide basic training and support to staff on the use of computer systems and software;
12. Supporting the maintenance of existing computer systems, including troubleshooting problems with hardware and software.
13. Assisting with computer and network security by scanning for vulnerabilities and viruses;
14. Participate in the day-to-day ICT support for the Prime service business activity;
15. Support to update mailing list and maintain updated filing system both in hardcopies and soft copy systems;
16. Perform any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related ICT field.
• Knowledge of computer systems and software.
• Knowledge of networks and systems security.
• Familiarity with hardware and software installation.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

How to Apply

For any interested candidate with a passion for making a difference in the context of our work in bringing social impact, 

send your expression of interest (in the form of a cover letter addressed to the Executive Director, EANNASO along with copies of
relevant academic certificates) 

to eannaso@eannaso.org. The deadline for application is on Sunday 11th February 2024

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

EANNASO’s absolute priority is protecting children, vulnerable communities, and our staff. We have zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children and other people in the communities we serve, either committed by our staff or others connected to our work. You will be required to abide by and adhere to our Safeguarding, Child Protection and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Code of Conduct and Policies.

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Job Title: Programmes Intern
Reports to: Preparedness, Response & Resilience Programme (PRR) Coordinator
Supervision of: Self
Interacts with: Entire Staff
Location: Arusha, Tanzania

Job Purpose

Under the supervision of the PRR Coordinator or Designated Technical Staff, the Programmes Intern shall work with technical guidance from the Strategic Programme & Performance Management Specialist (Programme Manager). The Intern shall work across the existing and subsequent projects, and primarily be responsible for supporting the implementation of the planned activities aimed at ensuring the achievement of the projects’ set targets and outputs per corresponding indicators. The role also includes day-to-day quality and timely implementation, monitoring, and reporting of planned activities. The intern will support in mobilization of PRRP initiatives to ensure that appropriate and timely linkage and referrals are done between the target population, service providers and stakeholders. The Project Management Intern will gain work experience that gives her/him a distinctive edge that is required to gain success in her/his career path.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Helps in the consolidation and implementation of Projects’ workplans focused on HIV&AIDS, TB, Malaria, SRH, etc.
2. Assists in mobilizing intended/targeted activities’ participants, service providers and stakeholders to facilitate respective project implementation in the targeted areas.
3. Support the Project Officers in delivering training and onsite counselling to the targeted beneficiaries.
4. Support in the organization, and planning of review meetings with community-level workforce, stakeholders, and project teams to ensure timely and appropriate feedbacks are collected and documented.
5. Support the coordination of project activities, including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and taking minutes.
6. Support enrolment of project participants into the project database and mailing list.
7. Contribute to the preparation of project reports, presentations, and other communication materials.
8. Collaborate with organization team members to ensure the smooth implementation of projects.
9. Maintain accurate records and documentation of project activities and results.
10. Support in the documentation of the project’s best practices, policies, and interventions to enhance project outcomes.
11. Build and maintain good relationships with government officials, stakeholders, and community members through attending key meetings to strengthen good work relationships.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Project Planning & Management, Public Health, Sociology/Social Work, Community Development, Development Studies, or related Social Sciences field.
• Possess excellent communication skills with good English and Swahili speaking and writing proficiency.
• Substantial knowledge of programme concepts and patterns (e.g., principles of community-centred approach) related to HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, SRH, etc.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and data analysis.
• Knowledge of NGOs and ability to work independently & within teams.
• Good stakeholder engagement and coordination skills.
• Sound typing skills and a demonstrated ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrates diplomacy, flexibility, and resourcefulness.
• Strong critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills & Strong interpersonal skills.

How to Apply

For any interested candidate with a passion for making a difference in the context of our work in bringing social impact, 

send your expression of interest (in the form of a cover letter addressed to the Executive Director, EANNASO along with copies of
relevant academic certificates) 

to eannaso@eannaso.org. The deadline for application is on Sunday 11th February 2024

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy

EANNASO’s absolute priority is protecting children, vulnerable communities, and our staff. We have zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children and other people in the communities we serve, either committed by our staff or others connected to our work. You will be required to abide by and adhere to our Safeguarding, Child Protection and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) Code of Conduct and Policies.

To download the job description click here