Community Health and Nutrition Promoter only Parwan resident

Job Summary:

To support the Integrated Nutrition / Health and MHCP response to reduce excess child morbidity and mortality for the promotion of pre-defined good practices and behavior change in high risky provinces of Afghanistan under RRT program. 

Skills Required:

Requires travel to provinces:

Skills Description:

• Previous experiences working in health/ nutrition and MHCP activities at community level
• Excellent communication with communities
• Good training & demonstration skills
• Having a high flexibility

·        Good planning, organizing and reporting kills.

• Ability to manage working environment according to local culture
• Fluent in local languages (Dari & Pashto), Knowledge of English language is a plus.
• Knowledge of intervention area is a plus
• Develops and promotes effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.

Continuously seeks to learn, share knowledge and innovate

Duties & Responsibilities:

Objective 1: Implementation community based health and nutrition promotion

·        Establish community –based health and nutrition promotion committees (male & female) in the catchment areas of RRT services.

·        Conduct project inception meeting with local community elders in RRT catchment areas. 

·        Plan, organize and realize daily and monthly orientation sessions, according to the methodology defined, regarding health/nutrition and MHCP relevant messaged to the health and nutrition promotion committees.

·        Organize regular community sensitization sessions in RRT catchment area.

·        Record the necessary information in the relevant reporting tools. 

Objective2: Performing health and nutrition education and counselling sessions:

·        Prepared all the material for the health and promotion education sessions

·        Conduct regular health/ nutrition and MHPSS education sessions to all clients who are visiting RRT services.

·        Provide education and counselling sessions on health/nutrition and MHPSS to clients.

·        Promote behavior changes of clients on health/nutrition and MHPSS in RRT catchment areas.

·        Use pictorial IEC materials during education and counselling sessions.

·        Distribute program relevant IEC to BNFs in RRT catchment areas.

·        Record all information in the designed/validated reporting tools.

Objective 3: Represent AAH at community level

·        Present the professional image of the organization related program to relevant communities.

·        Respect for the principals and values of the organization in the framework of the partnership.

·        Respect AAH charter/ policies and procedures.

·        Develop contacts and explain to stakeholders and populations the activities and the objectives of the programs.

·        Represent the organization with the beneficiaries with the agreement of the hierarchical supervisor.

·        Inform local authorities about all aspects of the programs

·        Involve and inform the communities in the implementation of the program

·        Work in collaboration with the stakeholders. 

Objective 4: Perform screening and GMP to under 5 children & PLWs in the community

·        Perform screening & Growth monitoring promotion to all U5 children at community level (Active Screening in the community)

·        Detect and refer malnourished cases to RRT site

·        Classification of all U5 children in categories of well-nourished and Acute Malnutrition (SAM & MAM).

·        Keep record of all screened BNFs in the relevant reporting tools.

Objective 5: Prepare all the material /Reporting and documentation

·        Before leaving the office ensure all the material is ready and active (relevant equipment’s, registers, nutritional supplies, medicines…).

·        Keep all items in the field very well, after the field visit, clean, and prepare the using in coming day.

·        Update all reporting tools on daily basis.

·        Keep and maintain a good filing system for all documents

·        Prepare the reports (Daily, Weekly and monthly) according to the standard reporting tools.

·        Reporting challenges – way of forwards / successes to line manager.

·        Assist line supervisor on performing other duties assigned by the organization. 

Job Location:

Qualifications:

Graduate from recognized institute (Public health, Nursing, midwifery).

At least 2 years’ experience in the field of health and nutrition.

Or

3 years experiences in the field of health and nutrition at community level.

Experience in behavioral change promotion is preferred.

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