Program Officer at COUNSENUTH Tanzania

COUNSENUTH

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The Centre for Counseling, Nutrition, and Health Care (COUNSENUTH) Jobs 2024

Program Officer

Program Officer at COUNSENUTH Tanzania October 2024

Job type: Full-time
THE CENTRE FOR COUNSELLING, NUTRITION AND HEALTH CARE, (COUNSENUTH)
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
The
Centre for Counseling, Nutrition, and Health Care (COUNSENUTH) is a
leading non-profit, nongovernmental organization working in the area of
public health, gender and nutrition in Tanzania. The mission of
COUNSENUTH is to improve quality of life of vulnerable groups especially
children, women and adolescents through cost-effective, innovative
evidence-based actions that are locally appropriate, with multisectoral
advocacy and action for better health, gender equality and human rights,
good governance and accountability; through active engagement of
citizens, policy makers, and Government authorities at all levels.

COUNSENUTH invites suitable qualified Tanzanian citizens to fill the following position:

Post Title: Program Officer– Nutrition (1 position)
Duty Station: Chemba DC, Dodoma region
This Position reports to Senior Advisor – Programs and Research
Position Summary
The
Program Officer will be responsible for overseeing the implementation
of nutrition and the gender component of the community program in Chemba
DC, Dodoma Region. The applicant should be capable of working with the
local government, community and also people of different nationalities
and cultural backgrounds. 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.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Work
  with Senior Advisor – Program and Research, and other team members in
  coordinating and facilitating implementation of program activities.
• Work
  closely with the Regional and Local Government Authority, including the
  Council Multisectoral Nutrition committee and the District Nutrition
  Officers in planning and implementing nutrition activities in the
  district.
• Provide technical support to the District Nutrition
  Officers, the District nutrition technical teams and other stakeholders
  implementing the program.
• Work with council multi-sectoral nutrition steering committees to support nutrition interventions in the respective Councils.
• Assist in capacity building of program lower-level implementers including community health workers
• Follow up closely the implementation of activities under the program as scheduled in the plan of action.
• Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings.
• Prepare and timely submission of activity, monthly, quarterly and annual program reports as per requirements
• Ensuring project deadlines are met
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by supervisor/COUNSENUTH.

Required Qualifications and Experience
The applicant must:

• Hold a Bachelor degree in Nutrition
• Have at least 4 years working experience in nutrition or related project/program.
• Have experience in community engagement/mobilization and capacity building process.
• Have experience of working with Government institutions, civil society organizations and community partners.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Mode of application:
This is Full-time Job, Interested applicants should send their application letter via email addressed to:

E-mail: info@counsenuth.or.tz;
together with up to date curriculum vitae (with three professional
references) and copies of academic certificates not later than 06th October 2024.
Please indicate the position title on the subject line of your email.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.