Community Nutrition Promotion Assistant (Nationals Only)
Qualifications of Community Nutrition Promotion Assistant (Nationals Only):
- Location: Kunduz
- Vacancy No: 58673
- Salary: N/A
- Organization: IRC International Rescue Committee
- Deadline: Varies
Brief details about Community Nutrition Promotion Assistant (Nationals Only):
About
Information about the organization that has offered the job:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world’s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you’re a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
General Duties
- 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.
- On-the-job training for staff at the community-based nutrition program (CBNP)
- Conduct regular visits to the communities and support the community volunteers for nutrition promotion.
- Schedule regular site visits for monitoring and supervision to ensure the quality of services, accurate data collection, and tracking of community Nutrition activities.
- Submit weekly updates to the nutrition officer
Specific Duties:
- Establish mother-to-mother support groups at the project target locations, communities, and conduct training for them on Family MUAC and Mother MUAC.
- Conduct cooking/ food demonstration sessions for mothers and caregivers at the community level.
- Support the mothers and volunteers in screening children under five to monitor and ensure early detection of malnutrition cases.
- Support the mothers and volunteers to appropriately refer children under five detected as malnourished to the nearest health facilities.
- Prepare and submit the nutrition reports for community activities and inpatient referrals as guided by the nutrition officer.
- Any other job-relevant duties assigned by the line manager
Minimum Qualifications:
- Qualified Nurse, community health, with experience in health promotion and conducting pieces of training sessions
- 1 to 2 years’ Experience in community mobilization and coordination to increase community participation.
- Self-motivated, possessing persuasion skills, ability to maintain relationships, and ability to work on own initiative.
- Enthusiasm to travel to locations within a region, and to other regions for training sessions.
- 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
Standard of Professional Conduct: The IRC and the IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – our Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equality.