Field interns at SNV Tanzania

Job overview

Position: Field Interns
Organization: SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
Location: Songwe and Rukwa regions, Tanzania
Contract type: Internship
Duration: 1 year, with possibility of renewal
Number of interns: 3
Remuneration: Based strictly on SNV Tanzania internship rates
Application deadline: 20 June 2026
Application link: https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/SNV

Company description

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

SNV works in agriculture, energy, and water, sanitation and hygiene. The organisation has built a long-term local presence in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Its 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 incomes and gain access to basic services. This empowers communities to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

With more than 50 years of experience supporting Tanzanian communities, SNV has a strong track record of achieving scale and sustainability that creates lasting impact for people living in poverty. SNV Tanzania’s diverse portfolio covers climate-smart agriculture, landscape conservation, renewable energy, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

About the NOURISH Tanzania project

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

The project focuses on two areas that both experience food insecurity and malnutrition, but in different ways:

• The central-northern zone, covering Singida, Dodoma, and Manyara, which faces acute food insecurity.
• The Southern Highlands, covering Songwe and Rukwa, which faces chronic malnutrition.

The project has reached its mid-term stage and has laid a strong foundation by improving smallholder farmer households’ knowledge of climate-smart agriculture and nutrition practices. It has also strengthened engagement with critical stakeholders.

Going 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 internship placement, the project will enhance its field presence and community engagement, strengthen linkages and service delivery, and broaden outreach.

Job description

The Field Intern will support the implementation of NOURISH Project activities at community level. The intern will work closely with farmers, local leaders, extension officers, and other stakeholders in the target areas.

This is a field-based role involving support for community mobilisation, delivery of agriculture and nutrition-related activities, monitoring field progress, and documenting results. The role contributes to the effective implementation of project interventions.

The successful candidate will have one to two years of relevant experience in the agriculture and nutrition sector, with practical exposure to community engagement and field activity support.

The intern should be comfortable working with rural communities through mobilisation and training. They should also be able to support accurate data collection, data entry, data analysis, reporting, and effective coordination of field activities while actively learning.

Duties and responsibilities

Project implementation

The Field Intern will be responsible for the following:

• Support the organisation and day-to-day implementation of agriculture and nutrition activities in assigned communities, especially training and follow-up.
• Mobilise farmers, community groups, and local stakeholders to participate in project activities, meetings, demonstrations, and training sessions.
• Support community-level planning, identification, establishment, and technical follow-up of demonstration plots, farmer learning activities, and other field-based interventions.
• Promote good agricultural practices, horticulture activities, and nutrition-sensitive approaches at community level.
• Mobilise, coordinate, and support access to finance interventions, including the development of Village Savings and Lending Associations and linkages to finance.
• Assist in collecting market information and stakeholder information to identify market opportunities and facilitate linkages for input and output markets.
• Promote market systems strengthening and linkages between smallholder farmers and critical service providers for inputs, finance, training, information, and markets.
• Work closely with community leaders, extension staff, and project team members to strengthen local participation and coordination.
• Provide logistical and administrative support for field visits, meetings, and community engagement activities.

Monitoring, learning, and reporting

The Field Intern will also support monitoring, learning, and reporting by performing the following duties:

• Collect field data using approved tools and support verification of information from project sites and beneficiaries.
• Accurately and timely enter data into project databases, tracking tools, or spreadsheets to track progress and maintain or update project records.
• Support basic data cleaning, analysis, and preparation of summaries for internal reporting and learning.
• Assist in preparing field reports, activity updates, beneficiary records, and other routine documentation.
• Participate in community feedback sessions and document key observations, lessons, and success stories from the field.
• Observe and analyse trends, issues, and relationships for learning purposes and to support programme improvement.
• Continuously identify risks and challenges in value chain activities and propose practical solutions.

Qualifications

Applicants should meet the following requirements:

• Diploma or bachelor’s degree in general agriculture, crop science, horticulture, nutrition, community development, or a related agricultural field from a recognised learning institution.
• One to two years of relevant working experience in the agriculture and/or nutrition sector.
• Previous experience as an intern or volunteer in relevant sectors will also be considered.
• Experience working directly with communities, farmer groups, or rural households.
• Strong community engagement skills.
• Practical understanding of field activity implementation, farmer mobilisation, and basic extension support.
• Skills in data collection, data entry, basic data analysis, and report preparation.
• Understanding of agriculture, horticulture, and nutrition-sensitive community approaches is an added 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.
• Willingness and ability to work extensively in the field, including in remote rural communities.
• Basic knowledge of climate-smart, regenerative, or sustainable agricultural practices is an added advantage.

Required attributes

The ideal candidate should demonstrate the following attributes:

• Strong willingness to learn and work in rural communities with people of diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Proactive attitude and commitment to creating lasting impact.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Working at SNV

SNV offers a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing staff skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment.

SNV staff benefit from and contribute to an internal global network of Agri Food teams.