Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre is a semi-autonomous government institution under the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, established by Tanzania Food and Nutrition Act Number 24 of 1973 and amended by Act 3 of 1995. The Centre has a Governing Board whose members are drawn from Ministries / sectors and institutions which are stakeholders in the fight against malnutrition.
The Chief Executive of the Centre is the Managing Director who is answerable to the Governing Board. The Chief Executive is assisted by five heads of Directorates namely: Finance, Personnel and Administration; Nutrition Policy and Planning; Community Health and Nutrition; Nutrition Education and Training; and Food Science and Nutrition. The current organization of the directorates reflects the conceptual approach in tackling the causes of malnutrition.
Vision
TFNC is recognized for generating and coordinating initiatives that enable Tanzania to become a well-nourished nation. It is known in particular for excelling at building alliances for community-based actions, providing policy guidelines that are timely, practical and evidence based, and developing capacity for nutrition research and action.
TFNC assesses its own effectiveness by monitoring nutrition trends, nutrition expenditures and the quality of relationships and information exchanges with all nutrition stakeholders.
Mission
To provide expert guidance to actors at various levels through research, advocacy, education and training, for the provision of quality nutrition services to the Tanzania community in the prevention and control of all forms of malnutrition.
Scope of Work
Nutrition relevant actions are taken in the context of the conceptual framework for analysis of causes of malnutrition whereby the latter is viewed as a manifestation of other problems associated with the existing socio-cultural, political and economic environments in the society. The approach is systematic from the immediate (direct) causes through underlying to basic causes and it is put into action by a cyclic process of triple A: Assessment - Analysis - Action.
Nutrition relevant actions also take into consideration the current social and economic changes and adjustments involving local sectoral reforms; MKUKUTA (The National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty), the Millennium Development Goals, the goals of the National Vision 2025 and the aspects of globalization.
Description:
Phone: +255 222 116 713
Area: Dar Es Salaam
Application Deadline: 14/05/2011
Position Description:
From : Daily News May 4, 2011
Reporting: Managing Director
Terms of Engagement: 3 years rotational, renewable once
Qualifications
• Holder of a post graduate Degree preferably PhD in Food Science / Food Technology/Microbiology /Biochemistry
• He /she should have research work experience of not less than 8 years in Food Science or Nutrition of which 5 should be in senior managerial positions and at least 5 publications
• Training in management is essential
Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Responsible to the Managing Director on matters concerning Food Science and Nutrition
• To undertake research relating to food processing, preservation and development
• General administration and supervision of staffs under his/her directorate
• Any other duties assigned by the Managing Director
Application Instructions:
Submit hand written application letters, CV, photocopies of relevant certificates, two current colored passport size photograph, two referees by post to:
Managing Director
Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre
P.O BOX 977
Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
Employed applicants should channel their applications letters to their respective employers
All applicants should be below 45 years
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