EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER POSITION

Marie Stopes Tanzania (MST) is a marketing-focused; results-oriented social enterprise, which uses modern management and marketing techniques to provide family planning, reproductive and sexual healthcare and allied services.

MST is a member of the Marie Stopes International (MSI) Global Partnership, which operates in over 45 countries worldwide. MST's goal is to improve quality of life in Tanzania by dramatically improving access to and use of family planning and other reproductive health services.

External Relations Officer

Job purpose
The External Relations Officer plays a support function role to the
ExternalsTeam and its other team members. This means that the post holder will be exposed to a broad range of functions and duties with opportunities to develop experience in many areas of external relations work. Core responsibilities include the effective design and maintenance of management and coordination tools; coordination support to the national sexual reproductive advocacy coalition and providing additional capacity in advising the External Relations Team on successful youth engagement strategies for both youth service delivery and advocacy activities.
The External Relations Officer reports to and works closely with the External Relations Lead who may also be assigned the post holder additional tasks as required of the team.

Key Responsibility

Supporting the External Relations lead and manage a new coalition of partner organisations advocating for improved access to sexual reproductive health including a focus on access for young people.
Designing and maintaining coordination tools including event calendars, contracts databases and stock counting and help to ensure that all teams participate in regular updating.
Supporting youth Mobilization officer to establish and support clubs for sexual and reproductive health care in universities and other learning and training institutions for young people across Tanzania.
Supporting the youth mobilization officer to ensure that new communication materials for young people are of high quality and attractive to young people.

Minimum requirements

Degree in Mass communication/ or related field;
3 years' experience of advocacy/policy-related work, preferably with a national or international non-governmental organization;
Knowledge of international and national policy on health, particularly Sexual Reproductive Health/Family Planning, a strong advantage; .
Knowledge of key policy-makers in the health sector an advantage;
Experience of organizing meetings and events;
Skills and experience in translation and interpretation from
Kiswahili to English and vice versa either written or spoken.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

If you feel that you are able to meet the requirements and you are motivated enough to be part of the team, please send your applications including a cover letter detailing your suitability and why you are interested in this post to the address below. Please indicate the work station of your interest.

Director of Human Resources and Administration'
Marie Stopes Tanzania
P. O. Box 7072, Dar Es Salaam.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.