Save the Children – Dodoma – Nutrition Project Officer- Dodoma TEAM/PROGRAM: Programme Implementation LOCATION: Dodoma GRADE: NIL POST TYPE: National Child Safeguarding: Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people ROLE PURPOSE: Save the Children seeks one Nutrition Project Officer for a USAID-funded Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Activity in Tanzania. The Nutrition Officer will be supporting the Nutrition Coordinator in planning, coordination, and technical implementation of innovative integrated nutrition and social behaviour change communication (SBCC) activities in the target districts. The Nutrition Officer will build capacity of relevant stakeholders at districts, health facilities and communities in nutrition throughout project implementation. The Nutrition Officer will also work closely with the MEAL and Livelihood coordinators to ensure progress is achieved towards nutrition targets. S/he will establish and maintain close and effective liaison with government partners at LGAs and communities to facilitate flow of information, reports and updates including staying abreast of current trends. SCOPE OF ROLE: Save the Children has been operational in Tanzania since 1986 providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered in support of Government of Tanzania priorities and policies both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, Health & nutrition and emergency response. In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined programmes of SCUK, SCUS, SC Sweden to create a single operation in Tanzania. We currently have an operational presence in Morogoro, Dodoma, Singida, Rukwa, Iringa, Shinyanga, Zanzibar, Songwe, Kigoma and Dar es Salaam and we work through partners in other parts of the country. Reports to: Nutrition Coordinator Staf… – Permanente – Horário completo