Nutrition Officer (for Afghan national only)
Coordinate and implement nutrition programs effectively
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Overview
Coordinate and implement nutrition programs effectively
You have:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- 2 years of relevant work experience working in a healthcare facility as MD, 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 work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background.
Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities:
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 bachelor’s degree relevant field
Years of Experience
- 2 years of relevant work experience working in a health care facility as MD or 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 adapt your communication style to accommodate a diverse audience? | The interviewer wants to assess your ability to work with diverse populations. | Provide a specific example highlighting how you adjusted your approach. |
| How do you ensure that community members are motivated to participate in health programs? | This question assesses your community engagement strategies. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe your experience in training volunteers. What techniques did you find most effective? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What do you consider the most significant challenge in implementing health initiatives in a community? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you handle conflicts within a team when working on a project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Source:
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