Nutrition Technical Officer

Application Deadline: Jan 09, 2014

Position Description:

From The Guardian January 2, 2014

World Education Inc. (WEI/Bantwana) is an International Non-Governmental Organization currently implementing Pamoja Tuwalee, a five-year Most Vulnerable Children (MVC) Program, which is funded by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), with the overall goal of improving effective and sustainable care, protection and support for MVC including those infected and affected by HIV and AIDS. Pamoja Tuwalee is an initiative designed to support the Government of Tanzania in implementing the MVC Coordinated Care Program in Tanzania, with WEI/Bantwana as the implementing partner in the Northern Zone (Tanga, Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Manyara).

World Education, Inc. now invites applications from suitably, qualified and experienced persons to fill the following positions:

Reports to:Deputy Chtef of Party

Job Location:Arusha

Overall Responsibilities:

The Nutrition Technical Officer, based in Arusha, will provide overall strategic and technical direction for program nutrition initiatives and will be responsible for developing, managing and evaluating innovative, cross-cutting nutrition interventions in the Northern Zone. The Nutrition Technical Officer will provide leadership, oversight, and technical expertise in the development and implementation of PamojaTuwalee nutrition strategy targeting Local Government Authorities (LGAs) and community in the Northern Zone. The Nutrition Technical Officer will ensure that the WEI/Bantwana staff and partners have the information, skills and tools to adequately implement the nutrition activities. The Nutrition Technical Officer will work collaboratively with other Senior Technical Officers to ensure integrated multi-Sectoral approach wherever appropriate.

Specific Responsibilities:

Design and develop simplified nutrition materials and simple guides to support village level most vulnerable children committees (MVCCs), health facilities, district and regional nutrition teams.

Provide guidance and support to WEI/Bantwana staff, implementing partners and local government authorities staff at regional, district, ward and village level to ensure they have the knowledge, skills and tool to roll out nutritioQ activities under Pamoja Tuwalee program in Northern Zone.

Support local Implementing Partners to ensure they have the knowledge, skills and tools to roll out nutrition activities and address nutrition needs among MVC households.

Take the lead and support District Nutrition Officers and the team to design and develop nutrition materials that will promote model behaviors and attitudes among communities, in coordination with partner organizations that address malnutrition issues among MVCs.

Collaborates with the other nutrition Implementing Partners, including public institutions and other partners to identify interventions and activities necessary for improved planning, implementation and monitoring of childhood nutrition of the most vulnerable children and their households.

Minimum Education and Experience:

A graduate from an accredited university with a Bachelor's degree in Home Economics and Human Nutrition or its equivalent. Masters degree in Home Economics and Human Nutrition will be an added advantage.

A minimum of 3 years of proven experience in nutrition field while progressively responsible professional work experience in social development- preferably in child development and nutrition at community level with in depth understanding and knowledge of the Child Development and Nutrition sector.

Experience working with an NGO or an international agency is required.

Application Instructions:

Qualifying candidates should submit their applications by email to include (certificate copies are not required at this stage): 1) Application letter, 2) Curriculum Vitae, 3) Contact addresses including telephone numbers, email address and 4) Names and full address of three (3) referees.

Chief of Party,

World Education Inc.

P.O. Box. 6234,

Arusha - Tanzania

jobs@worlded.co.tz