Program Officer - HKI Tanzania

HKI Tanzania – Job Description

Program Officer

NATURE OF WORK:

The Program Officer will report directly to the Program Manager, and be an integral part of the development and implementation of the Program Team workplan and activities.  He/she is responsible for providing advocacy and technical support for the department in the areas of scaling up home gardening and increasing household dietary diversity. 

Position title:                Program Officer

Reports directly to:      Program Manager

Collaborate with:         Tanzania Food & Nutrition Center (TFNC), Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW), US Agency for International Development (USAID), World Vegetable Center, Farm Radio

Loctions: Kiteto, Babati, Zanzibar

MAJOR TASKS AND ACTIVITIES:

·         Work with the project unit team to ensure effective program implementation. 

·         Assist the program team inwriting donor reports and developing work plans.

·         Help plan, budget and run home garden trainings at the master trainer and at the beneficiary level. 

·         Make regular follow up to beneficiary households to support home garden activities.

·         Assist with data collection, analysis and dissemination of HKI-conducted surveys and assessments.

·         Plan and set up demonstration garden plots according to the project work plan.

·         Implement continuous field training and action learning for both seed and vegetable production including training on water management and participatory monitoring.

·         Conduct cooking shows and village sensitization activities to encourage growth and use of home garden varieties encouraged in the program.

·         Integrate vegetable and nutrition messaging at local health centers

·         Disseminate recipes through training events.

·         Coordinate with communication partners to integrate nutrition messaging into radio shows, village level forums, community field days and drama groups.

·         Represent the HKI Team in workshops and meetings.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

·         Degree in the field of nutrition or public health with at least 4-5years experience.

·         Knowledge and experience with training beneficiaries on planting and maintaininghome gardens to increase consumption of vegetables, including use of modern gardening techniques; water harvesting, and biofortificationan advantage.

·         Experience with seed preparation, agronomy, harvesting, nutrition education, marketing, and  food preservation.

·         Experience drafting professional documents, communications, reports and proposals is essential

·         Ability to work effectively with communities, government and NGO partners.

·         Excellent oral and written communication skills in both Kiswahili and English.

·         Ability to organize, run and manage funds for large workshops.

·         Willingness to travel for long periods of time outside of Dar es Salaam.

·         General PC proficiency and strong skills in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as the willingness and ability to learn MS Access and other software programs as necessary.

·         Able to work methodically, accurately and neatly.

·         A team player, friendly, supportive, adaptable and flexible.

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to hkitzrecruiting@hki.org  noting the specific job title in the subject line.  To be considered, your application must be received by March 3^rd 2017