Nutrition Field Intern

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation http://www.snv.org/ is a Dutch-based international development organisation that provides market-based solutions for the poor through local institutions and organisations in 24 developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Working in Agriculture, Energy, and Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, we have built a long-term, local presence in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors works with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

With over 50 years of working to support Tanzanian communities, we have a long track record of achieving scale and sustainability that makes a lasting difference in the lives of people in poverty. SNV in Tanzania’s diverse portfolio covers climate-smart agriculture, landscape conservation, renewable energy, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

Empowering Smallholder Farmers for Food Security and Climate Resilience (NOURISH Tanzania) is a five-year project that aims to achieve resilient food security and improve nutrition for SHF households in key regions of Tanzania.

The project focuses on two areas, both of which experience food insecurity and malnutrition, but which are distinctly different: the central-northern zone (Singida, Dodoma, Manyara) which suffer from acute food insecurity and Southern Highlands (Songwe, Rukwa) which faces chronic malnutrition.

The project has reached its mid-term stage with a strong foundation laid through improving smallholder farmer households’ knowledge of climate-smart agriculture and nutrition practices, while also strengthening engagement with critical stakeholders. Moving forward, the project aims to deepen adoption by consolidating access to essential services, strengthening linkages, and addressing key systemic barriers that have been identified.

Through this placement, the project will enhance its field presence and community engagement, strengthen linkages and service delivery, and broaden outreach

The NOURISH Project is recruiting a nutrition intern to support nutrition activities across project districts and clusters in the Rukwa and Songwe Regions. The Nutrition Intern will support the implementation of nutrition-focused activities under the NOURISH Project at the community level, working closely with community health workers, farmers, local leaders, extension officers, and other stakeholders in the target areas.

The role is field-based and focuses on strengthening nutrition outcomes through Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC), promoting dietary diversity, improving gender household dynamics and supporting integrated agriculture-nutrition interventions.

The intern will provide technical assistance to community health workers, monitor field activities, collect data and document results to support effective programme implementation. In addition, the Nutrition Intern will provide on-the-job guidance and mentorship to agriculture interns to ensure strong integration of nutrition within agriculture interventions.

The role will also support quality assurance of community-level nutrition interventions by strengthening the effectiveness of CHW-led household visits, group dialogue sessions, community mobilisation activities, and behaviour adoption monitoring

Key Responsibilities

Project implementation:

• Support planning and implementation of community-based nutrition activities, including SBCC sessions, cooking, demonstrations, gender dialogue sessions and nutrition education.
• Facilitate and support delivery of nutrition SBCC interventions targeting households, farmer groups, and nutrition groups.
• Promote improved dietary practices, infant and young child feeding (IYCF), workload sharing and food budgeting at the community level.
• Integrate nutrition and gender messaging into agriculture activities, ensuring alignment with nutrition-sensitive agriculture approaches.
• Work closely with Community Health Workers to strengthen delivery of nutrition education sessions and behaviour change activities.
• Conduct regular supportive supervision and coaching visits with government staff to CHWs and other community facilitators to improve quality of counselling, facilitation skills, and use of SBC tools.
• Support capacity building and provide ongoing technical guidance to agriculture interns to strengthen nutrition integration in their work.
• Collaborate with agriculture teams to promote production and consumption of nutrient-dense foods through kitchen gardens.

Monitoring, learning and reporting:

• Collect nutrition-related field data using approved tools and support verification of data quality.
• Accurately enter data into project systems and maintain updated nutrition tracking records.
• Support basic data analysis of implementation and behaviour adoption data to identify trends, implementation gaps, and opportunities for programme improvement.
• Assist in preparation of activity updates, case studies, and success stories.
• Document lessons learned, challenges, and best practices from nutrition interventions.
• Identify implementation challenges and propose practical, context-specific solutions.

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in general nutrition, Public Health, community development, or a related field from a recognised learning institution
• Demonstrated understanding of Nutrition SBCC approaches and community-based nutrition programming
• Basic knowledge or experience in nutrition-sensitive agriculture and linkages between food systems and nutrition outcomes.
• Understanding of gender, social inclusion and household decision-making dynamics affecting nutrition outcomes.
• One to two years of relevant working experience in the agriculture and/or nutrition sector
• Experience working directly with rural communities, CHWs or farmer groups is an added advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for community engagement and training
• Skills in data collection, data entry, basic data analysis, and report preparation
• Experience using digital data collection platforms such as Kobo Collect or similar systems is an advantage.
• Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili.
• Computer literacy, especially in Microsoft Word, Excel and other basic digital data entry and processing tools is essential.
• Willingness and ability to work extensively in the field, including in remote rural communities

Location: Sumbawanga (with frequent field travel)

Duration: 1 year (possibility of renewal)

Remuneration: Based strictly on SNV Tanzania internship rates.

WORKING AT SNV

SNV offers a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit from, and contribute to, an internal global network of Agri Food team.

HOW TO APPLY

The vacancy is for internal and external candidates and it will active up to 20th June 2026. All applications should be through Smart Recruiters on the following link https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/SNV .