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Health and Nutrition Officer

Date Posted: Nov 03, 2024
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Job Detail

  • Location:
    faryab
  • Type:
    Full Time/Permanent
  • Shift:
    Rotating Days
  • Career Level:
    Top Managment
  • Positions:
    1
  • Vacancy number:
    JR37121Job Porpuse This is a full-time, grant-funded position in (Faryab) Provinces. The main responsibility of this position is to support the implementation of a Health and Nutrition project at community level as well as to assist in planning, organizing, implementing, and monitoring of the project in the targeting areas. He/she is mainly responsible to deliver the project activities into the field level as such as identifying priority needs, sensitize and mobilize the communities, establishing relationships with community leaders and local government authorities, ensure the proper selection of project beneficiaries, delivery of medicine assistance, conduct registration of complaints, ensure proper documentation, and conduct follow-ups with beneficiaries. Major responsibilities Coordinate mobile health and nutrition team (MHNTs) activities with relevant government directorates, BPHS (NGOs) Coordinate with the sub-health units in relation to seconded nutrition staff and the nutrition program Ensure quality programming by the MHNTs and appropriate infection control especially if there is a disease outbreak or COVID-19 outbreak. Support MHNTs in problem solving when specific health/nutrition need Conducting training need assessment, prepare and deliver trainings outlined on TNA for the mobile health and nutrition team staff, and CHW. (PSEA, IYCF, IMAM, IMCI etc.) Provide ongoing mentoring and field level support. Coordinate project training plan with BPHS and provincial public health directorate. Ensure proper pharmacy of MHNTs including consumption reports, no stockouts, rational use of drugs. Review and check HMIS data from MHNTs, analysis and submit to project coordinator and PPHD/MOPH on timely bases. Review and check SAM/MAM monthly statistical report and submit in MoPH nutrition online database. Follow up of referred cases by MHNTs with hospital to ensure that they have proper secondary medical care. Identify and report immediately any medical or administrative problems that may interfere in achieving program objectives to project manager or health coordinators. Organize community awareness raising campaigns on health seeking behavior issues in close collaboration with community elders, HFs and BPHS NGO staff. Meet regularly with beneficiary communities and leaders to ensure project effectiveness and community involvement in decision making on MHNTs services. Provide join supportive supervision on project sites on the job training to MHNTs staff and undertake regular supportive supervision of the project activities at field level. Stock management: Approve dispatch of orders (first in first out or oldest by use by date), donation of close to use by date and destruction of expired products Review and approve monthly consumption reporting and timely request of replacement Ensure rational use of medical supplies – through prescription monitoring of MHNT Reporting, analysis monitoring and evaluation Prepare monthly report and send to project manager. Review and forward pharmacy consumption and inventory reports to the pharmacy coordinator, project manager. Analyze the consumption of drugs and other pharmaceuticals and provide feedback project manager / health and nutrition manager/ pharmacy Coordinator and related health facilities pharmacists. Beneficiary reporting – including consultations, nutrition activities, training activities, community engagement and CHW reports to project manager Tracking of health indicators and community surveillance and report to health advisor if suspected outbreaks for investigation. Documentation of best practices for learning purposes and increase program visibility Management of team to ensure quality programming Other Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards Adhere to WV accountability standards To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan
  • Experience:
    Less Than 1 Year
  • Gender:
    Any
  • Salary:
    As per organization's salary scale Af
  • Degree:
    Diploma 14 Pass
  • Apply Before:
    Nov 09, 2024

Job Description

Job Porpuse

This is a full-time, grant-funded position in (Faryab) Provinces.  The main responsibility of this position is to support the implementation of a Health and Nutrition project at community level as well as to assist in planning, organizing, implementing, and monitoring of the project in the targeting areas. He/she is mainly responsible to deliver the project activities into the field level as such as identifying priority needs, sensitize and mobilize the communities, establishing relationships with community leaders and local government authorities, ensure the proper selection of project beneficiaries, delivery of medicine assistance, conduct registration of complaints, ensure proper documentation, and conduct follow-ups with beneficiaries.

 

Major responsibilities

    • Coordinate mobile health and nutrition team (MHNTs) activities with relevant government directorates, BPHS (NGOs)
    • Coordinate with the sub-health units in relation to seconded nutrition staff and the nutrition program
    • Ensure quality programming by the MHNTs and appropriate infection control especially if there is a disease outbreak or COVID-19 outbreak.
    • Support MHNTs in problem solving when specific health/nutrition need
    • Conducting training need assessment, prepare and deliver trainings outlined on TNA for the mobile health and nutrition team staff, and CHW. (PSEA, IYCF, IMAM, IMCI etc.)
    • Provide ongoing mentoring and field level support.
    • Coordinate project training plan with BPHS and provincial public health directorate.
    • Ensure proper pharmacy of MHNTs including consumption reports, no stockouts, rational use of drugs.
    • Review and check HMIS data from MHNTs, analysis and submit to project coordinator and PPHD/MOPH on timely bases.
    • Review and check SAM/MAM monthly statistical report and submit in MoPH nutrition online database.
    • Follow up of referred cases by MHNTs with hospital to ensure that they have proper secondary medical care.
    • Identify and report immediately any medical or administrative problems that may interfere in achieving program objectives to project manager or health coordinators.
    • Organize community awareness raising campaigns on health seeking behavior issues in close collaboration with community elders, HFs and BPHS NGO staff.
    • Meet regularly with beneficiary communities and leaders to ensure project effectiveness and community involvement in decision making on MHNTs services.
  • Provide join supportive supervision on project sites on the job training to MHNTs staff and undertake regular supportive supervision of the project activities at field level.

Stock management:

  • Approve dispatch of orders (first in first out or oldest by use by date), donation of close to use by date and destruction of expired products
  • Review and approve monthly consumption reporting and timely request of replacement
  • Ensure rational use of medical supplies – through prescription monitoring of MHNT

 

Reporting, analysis monitoring and evaluation

  • Prepare monthly report and send to project manager.
  • Review and forward pharmacy consumption and inventory reports to the pharmacy coordinator, project manager.
  • Analyze the consumption of drugs and other pharmaceuticals and provide feedback project manager / health and nutrition manager/ pharmacy Coordinator and related health facilities pharmacists.
  • Beneficiary reporting – including consultations, nutrition activities, training activities, community engagement and CHW reports to project manager
  • Tracking of health indicators and community surveillance and report to health advisor if suspected outbreaks for investigation.
  • Documentation of best practices for learning purposes and increase program visibility
  • Management of team to ensure quality programming

Other

  • Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards
  • Adhere to WV accountability standards
  • To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan
 

Job Requirements

Required Professional Experience

At least 2 years of Relevant experiences in managing health programs

Experience in Pharmacy management, Clinical Medical, or Nursing, staff management and training

 

Required Education,training, license, registration, and certification

Should hold MD qualification or senior nursing/midwifery qualification with project management experience.

 

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

Budget management

Able to analyze medical/surveillance data

Public health training an advantage

Humanitarian context knowledge and experience.

Experience in developing action plans, preparing curriculum and training/orientation materials

Experience in documentation and reporting

Experience working with community leaders (Community Based Structures)

Experience in adult learning methodology and monitoring of training activities

Ability to work with minimal supervision.

Ability to work as part of a field team.

Very good communication with communities and local authorities.

Excellent presentation and communication skills.

Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in specific local cultural context

Able to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural context, stressful environments and with limited resources

Cross cultural sensitivity, flexible views, emotional maturity, and physical stamina.

Demonstrable experience in child protection, child rights, PSEA, AAP

Interpersonal, management and conflict resolution skills.

Results oriented and good team-player

Good computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), internet use and Lotus Notes.

 

Skills Required

Submission Guideline:

The application closing date is 09-Nov-2024. Qualified applicants can apply for the position by filling in the online application form in WV Career portal. applicants can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

Applicants can login to WV online application system by copying and pasting the following link into their browser.

Note: Female qualified cancdidates are highly encouraged to apply.

          Only shortlisted candiates will be contacted.

 

Submission Guidline 

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