Community Volunteer (Nationals Only)
Qualifications of Community Volunteer (Nationals Only):
- Location: Kunduz
- Vacancy No: 58671
- Salary: N/A
- Organization: IRC International Rescue Committee
- Deadline: Varies
Brief details about Community Volunteer (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.
- Measure MUAC for under-five children and the mother who is under 6 months old.
- Provide nutrition education and targeted messaging around diet diversity informed by a barrier analysis that will identify barriers and drivers of poor dietary diversity and food insecurity
- Conduct cooking demonstrations through Mother-to-Mother (M2M)/peer-to-peer support groups at the community level.
- Promote referrals and access to life-saving nutrition services
- Creating a mother-supportive group in the community leaves
- Preparing and sharing weekly activities report with the Nutrition Promotion Assistant
- Any other job-relevant duties assigned by the line supervisor
Minimum Qualifications:
- Secondary school, 12th grade is preferred
- Demonstrated experience in promoting effective training and learning in remote areas.
- 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.
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.