Nutrition Assistant (Afghan Nationals Only)

Work Arrangement:

Job Description

General Duties

- Coordinates meetings with BPHS, EPHS and other stakeholders - Work closely with the nutrition officer to identify and develop nutrition for health to ensure continued awareness of the nutrition guidelines adopted by the health facilities and IRC/MOPH. - Work with project staff, to identify the community volunteers on nutrition training on district level - Liaising /meetings with community elders and DoPH staff. - Keep good coordination & leadership with BPHS and EPHS staff and other stakeholders to ensure safe and meaningful access to related health facilities - On job training to staff at the community base nutrition program (CBNP) - Supervision from field team in the districts - Preparation of supportive supervision plan from the nutrition trainings - Preparation of payments and PR requests for all payments concerning the program

Specific Duties:

- Participate in screening at the triage of children under the age of five to monitor and ensure early detection of malnutrition cases - Engage Maharam of under-five clients on nutrition and health services - Organizing community meeting in coordination with Community health Assistant on nutrition messaging - Participating in community outreach services for adequate nutrition. - Will be supporting the admissions of severe malnutrition cases following properly laid down standards. Support referral and payment for referral for SAM clients with complications to inpatient services. - To counsel and advise follow-ups/parents/guardians on proper care and nutrition at home. - To carry out home visits as a follow up on discharged patients to ensure adherence of the clients on the nutrition programs. - Support the EPI department through carrying out routine growth monitoring activities and ensuring that all malnourished children have child health cards - Prepare and submit the nutrition reports for community activities and inpatient referrals as guided by the nutrition officer. - Participate in monthly meetings with key project staff, field staff meetings, sub-national nutrition cluster meetings, nutrition provincial committees, and other related meetings. - Close coordination with stakeholders; PPHD, BPHS, EPHS, and other. - Imparting knowledge and skills to staff. - Adhering to Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics. - Perform any other job relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

- Completed Medical education (MD, or Public Health, or Nurse, or Midwife, or Nutrition) from recognized institute. - Certificate of IMAM and MIYCN trainings. - 1 to 2 years of relevant work experience working in nutrition supervisory and a health care - Experience in community engagement - Experience in emergency response, including rapid assessments and needs analysis. - Experience in hygiene promotion in humanitarian contexts - Ability to supervise the field staff in implementation of nutrition interventions. - Profound cross-cultural awareness and sound knowledge - Extremely flexible with teamwork - Ability to relate and motivate community to participate in the trainings - Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources - Technical Competency - Communication and reporting skills - Fluency in Pashto, Dari and English - Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) an advantage - Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background