Mar 13, Deloitte Consulting – District Nutrition Governance Officer Jobs in Tanzania

Main purpose of the job

The District Nutrition Governance Officers will work closely with LGAs on a regular basis. This includes participating in planning cycles and budgeting sessions regarding local nutrition interventions and facilitating coordination between Multi-sectoral Nutritional Steering Committees.

This position reports technically to the Regional Nutrition Governance Coordinator and administratively to the Regional Program Manager (RPM).

Job Description

Ensure regular follow-up with the multi-sectoral nutrition committees at council and ward levels to strengthen and sustain multi-sectoral coordination for nutrition;

Provide technical assistance in the budgeting, planning, implementation, and monitoring of the National Multi-sectoral Nutritional Action Plan (NMNAP) II at district and ward levels, including procurement of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive commodities;

Collaborate with DMOs, DPLOs, DEDs to design a monitoring approach for budget implementation and proper allocation of nutrition interventions in PLANREP;

Conduct mentorship and coaching on the Multi-Sectoral Nutritional Information System (MNIS) to District Nutritional Officers (DNuOs) and District Health Officers (DHOs);

Review nutrition workforce requirements and advocate for gaps to be reflected in Comprehensive Council Health Plans (CCHPs) and vacancies to be filled;

Support PO-RALG to conduct onsite mentorship and coaching to track implementation of planned nutrition interventions;

Facilitate quarterly nutrition multi-sectoral scorecard meetings and conduct bottleneck analysis to evaluate community nutrition status and track indicators;

Provide technical assistance to implement the Tanzania Resource Mobilization Strategy (RMS) and increase per capital expenditure for nutrition;

Conduct private sector mapping and increase private sector engagement and participation for nutrition within the councils;

Provide monthly updates and contribute to the development of lessons learned, quarterly reports and assessments, abstracts and research;

Follow-up on the use of gender transformative approaches across all interventions;

Perform any other related duties as assigned from time to time.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in nutrition or related, relevant field;

A minimum of one year of experience working on the implementation and coordination of community initiatives preferably in nutrition interventions;

Experience working with a range of government, civil society counterparts, donors, and multilateral partners;

Previous participation in local government, NGOs in local events and initiatives;

Experience in data collection and analysis;

Good writing and communication skills in English and Kiswahili;

Excellent knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook;

Knowledge of Tanzania’s supply chain, nutrition services, and healthcare services is preferable;

Knowledge of the regions of the intervention.

How to Apply

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