Project Assistant (Nutrition)

Programme & Policy

Overview

Support the Project Officer in managing Nutrition program activities.

You have:

• Any Bachelor/Degree with health related background.
• At least 1 year thermatic experience in development or emergency programming especially in Nutrition programmes.
• Professional working experience with CSOs/NGOs/INGOs preferable
• Good knowledge and experience on Integrated Management of Malnutrition (IMAM).
• Proven team working ability.
• Willingness to work under stressful conditions.
• Good communication skills.
• Computer proficiency (or at least willingness to learn).
• Ability to live and travel in remote locations.
• Interest & willingness to learn from community.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.
• A commitment to children’s rights, children’s participation and non-discrimination.

The Organization We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday · All children learn from a quality basic education and that, · Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information: Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

TITLE: Project Assistant (Nutrition), Local Only

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Nutrition

LOCATION: Rakhine Area

GRADE: NAT- 5

NUMBER OF POSITION: 1

CONTRACT LENGTH: Fixed Term

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing thevetting process staff.

ROLE PURPOSE: Support the Project Officer and Project Coordinator for the overall management (resources planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation) of the IMAM component of Nutrition program implemented in Sittwe and Pauk Taw Townships.

In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Officer/ Project Coordinator

Staff reporting to this post: Community Facilitators

Budget Responsibilities : No financial approval

Role Dimensions: No regular contact

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Program Delivery:

• Supervise community based staffs & volunteers and monitor all the activities that related with Outpatient Therapeutic Program(OTP) and Targeted Supplementary Feeding Program (TSFP) in Pauktaw IDP camps.

• Conduct medical consultation to severe acute malnutrition children at OTP and triage to refer appropriate treatment program.

• Provide supportive supervison to filed staff at OTP/TSFP admission/follow up day with the purpose of delivering effective and systematic treatment according to National IMAM treatment protocol.

• Ensure Coordination with project related focals and partner organizations in management of IMAM program and Cash transfer.

• Responsible to complie all the documents, check and analyse all the data that related with OTP.

• Responsible for conducting the nutrition promotion activities, provision of hyginene kits, and supporting the beneficiaries in high risk referral in coordination with compliance teams and frameworks.

• Responsible to supervise all community based staffs & volunteers for Systematic Supplies Management of treatment supplies that used in OTP treatment program.

• Supervise and train community level nutrition volunteer and peer mothers/fathers through quality monitoring support.

• Ensure community mobilization, and facilitate community-based project activities through regular interaction with children and community members, including providing training, guidance and support.

• Take steps to ensure that the programme benefits the poorest and most disadvantaged children and facilitate in beneficiary selection in a participatory and transparent manner.

• Assist and facilitate capacity building workshops, awareness sessions, review meetings and training sessions for variety of stakeholders.

• Assist in producing resource materials, deliver training, make presentations and organise events/other activities to ensure that SCI develops and maintains sound monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment in nutrition programmes.

• In coordination with M&E staff, monitor and document the progress of project activities in geographic area/s of assignment.

• Assist baseline/endline surveys, barrier analysis and data entry.

• Assist in design of project activities in Nutrition programming in line with agreed work plan.

• Assist in procurement of materials, maintenance of project equipment and repair.

• Liaise with community/ village authorities, and departmental officials regarding the project activities as necessary.

• Assist supervisor in preparing work plan and budget estimation.

• Keep records of activities, and report regularly and as requested on programme progress.

• To assist supervisor in maintaining program documents and coordinating with all departments.

• Any other duties and tasks assigned by supervisor.

Child Safeguarding

• Take all necessary and appropriate steps to prevent abuse, exploitation, neglect, harm and modern slavery within their areas of responsibility, and in the way they conduct themselves, report and respond to all incidents and concerns whether online or in person, and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Procedure.

• Take all necessary and appropriate steps to prevent fraud, bribery, and corruption within their areas of responsibility, report and respond to all incidents and concerns and comply with the Counter-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption Policy and Procedure. All types of fraud, bribery, and corruption must be prevented, including where it benefits the organisation (SCI).

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same

• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters

• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions

• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

QUALIFICATIONS

Any Bachelor/Degree with health related background.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least 1 year thermatic experience in development or emergency programming especially in Nutrition programmes.

• Professional working experience with CSOs/NGOs/INGOs preferable

• Good knowledge and experience on Integrated Management of Malnutrition (IMAM).

• Proven team working ability

• Willingness to work under stressful conditions

• Good communication skills

• Computer proficiency (or at least willingness to learn)

• Ability to live and travel in remote locations.

• Interest & willingness to learn from community

• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

• A commitment to children’s rights, children’s participation and non-discrimination

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All staff has an obligation and a responsibility to:

• Ensure they fully understand the provisions of the Child Safeguarding Policy, the Code of Conduct and Local/Country Procedures.

• Conduct themselves in accordance with the rules of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in their personal and professional lives – which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse.

• Ensure the way they are carrying out their work is not putting children at risk (or further risk) – this means constantly scrutinizing their work through a child safeguarding lens and talking to children about possible design/implementation “flaws”.

• Promote the message of child safeguarding to colleagues in other organizations and government ministries, children in their own and beneficiary families, and community members in general.

• Be vigilant about observing possible child abuse/harm in their personal and professional lives.

All managers have the above responsibilities as well as ensuring

• Their staff are doing the above.

• That child safeguarding is integrated and given a “voice” in all management processes including recruitment, induction, performance management, team meetings, annual planning processes, field level monitoring, etc.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

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Added 5 months ago - Updated 5 months ago - Source: savethechildren.net