Nutrition Officer ( Afghan National Only)
Lead nutrition initiatives and coordinate community training.
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Overview
Lead nutrition initiatives and coordinate community training.
You have:
- Completed tertiary education from recognized institute.
- 2+ years of relevant work experience working in a health care facility as clinician, midwife, nurse etc.
- Experience in emergency response, including rapid assessments and needs analysis.
- Experience in hygiene promotion in humanitarian contexts.
- Fluency in Pashto, Dari and English.
- Ability to relate and motivate community to participate in the trainings.
- Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources.
- Communication and reporting skills.
Job Description
General Duties .
- Coordinates meetings with BPHS , EPHS and other stakeholders - Work closely with the health manager 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 - Team management (Lead nutrition facilitators to the field) - On job training to staff at 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 request for all payment concerning program
Specific Duties:
- . Conducting Refreshers training plan to CVs and Volunteers and following up of referral system - Preparation of Food demonstration plan and ensure its conducted accordingly at community trough community volunteers - Participate in monthly meetings with key project staff - Prepare and share, weekly, and monthly report - Any other task given by line supervisor
Qualifications
Qualification and Requirements:
- Education: - Completed tertiary education from recognized institute. - Years of Experience: - 2+ years of relevant work experience working in a health care facility as clinician, midwife, nurse etc. - Experience in emergency response, including rapid assessments and needs analysis. - Experience in hygiene promotion in humanitarian contexts - Skills: - 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
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to coordinate a project with multiple stakeholders? | This assesses your coordination skills and ability to manage different interests. | Discuss the stakeholders involved, your approach to communication, and the outcomes achieved. |
| How do you handle community engagement to ensure participation in health programs? | The interviewer wants to understand your approach to motivating community involvement. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe an example of how you handled a challenging training session. What did you learn? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Have you ever had to report on or analyze health data? What was your process? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you prioritize tasks when managing multiple aspects of a health project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Source:
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