SENIOR REGIONAL NUTRITION OFFICER-IRINGA

TITLE; SENIOR REGIONAL NUTRITION OFFICERS (2 POSTS)

The center for counseling, Nutrition, and health care ( COUNSENUTH) is a Tanzania non- profit, non- governmental organization working to scale up nutrition work in Tanzania. The mission of COUNSENUTH is to improve quality of life for vulnerable groups through cost- effective, evidence- based, locally appropriate nutrition intervernance trough active engagement with citizens, police makers, and government authorities at all levels.

COUNSENUTH is inviting applications to fill Two positions of senior Regional Nutrition Officers, which will be based in Iringa and Mbeya regions. Applications should be capable of working wit people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds. The incumbent must have very good interpersonal skills, highly motivated creative, team player with high degree of integrity and must be fluent in both written and spoken Kiswahili and English.

Position Summary
These positions will report to the senior program manager for project implementation and will oversee the implementation of project activities in Iringa or Mbeya regions. The senior regional nutritional officers will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of project activities.

Qualifications and Experience
The applicant must:
• Hold a masters degree in Nutrition, public or any other relevant social science degree at level.
• Have at least 3 years working experience in neutrino or related project program.
• Have experience of working with Government institutions, civil society organization and community partners.
• Have a first degree in nutrition if the masters degree is not nutrition.
Responsibilities
• Work with senior program officer officer-SBCC team leader and other members in coordinating and facilitating the maternal and child nutrition program.
• Assist in capacity building of program regional/ district pertness.
• Participate in proving technical supportive supervision to the implementing partners under the program.
• Participate in preparing plan of action, implementation and evaluation of the program activities.
• Follow up closely the relevant partners and stakeholders in material and child nutrition activities.
• Provide technical support to the regional neutrino coordinators program officers
• Compile monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Any other work as assigned by the authority.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Interested applications should send their written applications, detailed curriculum vitae, photocopies of academic certificate and names and contacts details of three referees including address, telephone numbers and email addresses to the address below, quoting the position applied for and the region of preference on the application little.

For electronic application, quote the position title on the subject of e-mail. Your application submitted to the below not latter than 08th , may 2015. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The Executive Director,
The centre for counseling, Nutrition and Health care (COUNSENUTH).
44 Galu street, Ada Estate,
P.o. Box 8218, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;