Online Volunteer, Research on Women’s Land Rights and Economic Empowerment in Tanzania

UN Women is seeking an online volunteer to conduct research, document good practices, and develop knowledge products on women’s land rights, tenure security, and economic empowerment in Tanzania, with a focus on Singida, Dodoma, and Zanzibar.

Responsibilities

• Develop an inception report and determine parameters and research tools
• Identify and gather sources from project documents and stakeholders
• Conduct research on women’s land rights, tenure security, and economic empowerment
• Develop a report on research findings
• Develop a policy brief based on the findings
• Collect data from Women’s Economic Empowerment and JP RWEE focal points, programme implementing partners, land and agricultural officers, gender champions, and traditional and influential leaders
• Document good practices, success stories, lessons learned, and community-driven approaches that improve women’s access to land and productive resources

Requirements

• Research and knowledge management
• Knowledge product development
• Report and policy brief writing
• Stakeholder engagement and data collection
• Understanding of women’s land rights, tenure security, gender equality, and women’s economic empowerment
• Ability to work with United Nations and programme implementing partners

Application Instructions

• This is a UN Volunteers online volunteering assignment with UN Women Tanzania.