Biography
Mr. Julius Mbilinyi works with the Institute of Social Work, Tanzania as Assistant Lecturer since 2020 and he also serves as ISW community engagement programme coordinator. Before joining the Institute, he had worked for over 17 years with various NGOs such as Youth Action Volunteers - YAV (now SIKIKA), the Vice President’s Office (VPO) and the then Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) in different capacities. Some of the positions he has served include: Program Officer (Youth Health Governance) with YAV; Community Development Officer with VPO; and Senior Community Development Officer, the Assistant Director (Monitoring and Coordination of NGOs) and the Director (Gender Development) with MoHCDGEC. In terms of research and academic life, Mr. Mbilinyi holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) and Masters of Arts in Sociology from the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Currently, he is a PHD candidate in Sociology at the University of Dar es Salaam. His major research areas include: social policy; children and young people’s rights, care and protection; gender and women’s empowerment; CSOs Governance and Accountability as well as disabilities, social security and inclusion. Mr. Julius has conducted various community and consultancy services in his career. Some of the work undertaken include: the chairperson to the Board of the Centre against Gender Based Violence (CA-GBV) between 2014 to 2017; and member of national panel of judges for National CSOs Awards and a member of national team of experts for development of National CSOs Sustainability Index under the Foundation for Civil Society between 2009 and 2013. Recently, Mr. Julius Mbilinyi has finalized two consultant assignments as a lead consultant. The first is on market assessment and development of business plan for early childhood care and education short courses commissioned by the Don Bosco Technical Training College/CBS in Dodoma city, Tanzania; and the second assignment was on the content development for women connekt portal under the Tanzania Gender Networking Programme (TGNP). Currently, Mr. Julius is a chairperson of the Board of Urafiki Secondary School and a member of the Board at the Centre Against Gender Based Violence (CA-GBV).
