Social Worker Job Vacancy at HelpAge

HAT envisions a society of equal opportunities where older people and persons with disabilities are empowered, protected, healthy, and able to live with dignity. HAT works in partnership with Older People’s Forums, Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), government institutions, UN agencies, humanitarian and development partners across Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.

HelpAge Tanzania is seeking to recruit qualified, competent, and motivated candidate to fill the following position: Social Worker

Duty Station: Kigoma Region – Kibondo Field Office (Nduta and Nyarugusu Refugee Camps and Host Communities)

Job Purpose:

The Social Worker will support the identification, case management, and protection of Persons with Specific Needs (PSNs), including older women and men, persons with disabilities, and their immediate family members, in refugee camps and host communities. The role focuses on improving protection outcomes, dignity, and wellbeing through routine home visits, psychosocial support, referrals, and community-based protection (CBP) mechanisms that strengthen family, peer, and community support systems.

The position requires strong experience in GBV case management. The Social Worker will conduct all steps of the GBV case management process for assigned survivors and individuals at risk, in line with survivor-centered principles, inter-agency GBV standards, and national referral pathways, while embedding GBV prevention and response within wider CBP structures and community accountability systems. The role may be Centre-based or implemented through mobile outreach.

Personal Specifications

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Social Work, Community Development, Sociology, Community Psychology, or a related field.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in social work, protection, GBV response, or health programming.
• Demonstrated experience in GBV case management.
• Strong understanding of protection principles, human rights, and humanitarian standards, including community-based protection approaches.
• Ability to prepare clear and accurate reports.
• Basic computer skills, including MS Word and Excel
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and with diverse communities.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Desirable

• Experience working with refugee or displacement-affected populations.
• Ability to speak Kirundi and/or French

How to Apply

Interested candidates should click the following link to review the full Job Description: Job Description (Social Worker)
Applications should include:

• A CV of not more than 2 pages
• A cover letter stating how you meet the key competencies
• Salary expectations must be included in the cover letter

Send applications to: helpage@helpagetan.org and copy syone.simon@helpagetan.org
Application Deadline: 13th February 2026

NB:

HelpAge Tanzania is an equal opportunity employer.
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
No certificates need to be sent.