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Job Description

• Overall implementation, supervision and leadership for a BHC covering multiple sites and catchment areas.
• Direct involvement in Prevention and treatment of malnourished children and PLW in the assigned locations.
• Ensure all staff in the BHC are following the national guidelines and organizational protocols.
• Supervision and coordination of the community component of IMAM and IYCF in the assigned catchment areas.
• Liaison with community leaders in the assigned areas to facilitate good working relations and community acceptance and participation in the project.
• Any other activities not listed in the JD but requested by Line manager and Health & Nutrition Project Manager.

Supervisory responsibilities:

• Provide daily oversight and supervision of all activities at the assigned BHC  locations using monitoring check lists.
• Coordinate staff check patient flow and organize the team and the site efficiently and according to quality standards.
• Oversee the implementation of the, OPD SAM and MAM services and IYCF services and community components of IMAM and YCF at the assigned BHC  locations, following national guidelines and protocols.
• Assist with supervision and on-the-job training of nutrition and HHP staff and community workers involved in the nutrition program.
• Establish a work plan for Basic Health Center activities and provide daily oversight and supervision.
• Establish a work plan for the Community Health and Nutrition Volunteers (CHNVs) ensuring coverage of the BHC site catchment areas.
• Coordinate and liaise with the CHNVs covering the BHC  catchment area to ensure community mobilization, screening, education is carried out according to the work plan, and defaulters and non-responders are followed up.
• Ensure adherence to the organization’s values and professional behaviour of all nutrition staff and take the lead in resolving problems if needed.

Technical responsibilities (involvement as needed):

• Examine admitted children and provide appropriate nutritional and medical treatment following national protocols
• Examine admitted children for complications, and provide appropriate nutritional and medical treatment or referral according to IMNCI guidelines
• Review complicated SAM/MAM cases and children under 6 months and take the final decision on referral to the hospital or IPD SAM
• Ensure appropriate education and counselling is given to the beneficiaries and care takers
• Discharge children U5 and PLW according to specified discharge criteria as per national guideline

Quality management:

• Ensure accurate record keeping of all activities at the BHC  site or in the communities
• Collect, review, and submit required daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
• Carry out required quality checks according to provided checklists
• Ensure the functionality of feedback mechanism and AAP
• Clinical supportive supervision and conducting on the Job training to BHC  staff and CHNVs

External representation:

• Act as the nutrition focal point for community leaders and beneficiaries in the assigned BHC  catchment areas.
• Liaise with Government and other partners providing nutrition services in the same location
• Attend district level nutrition related meetings if required
• In collaboration with the Health &Nutrition Managers and other BHC Staff operating in the same district ensure ministries- Departments in the filed /relevant partners are updated with project plans and progress
• In collaboration with the Heath & Nutrition Manager and other BHC staff operating in the same district ensure staff of referral facilities are informed of all aspects of the program including referral criteria
• Assist in mapping of villages and communities that have poor access to nutrition services
• In collaboration with the Nutrition Manager establish referral pathways to health facilities, Paediatric inpatient facility and IPD SAM services
• Provide feedback to the Health & Nutrition PM and Health & Nutrition Technical Manager on community specific challenges and barriers

Logistics

• Prepare regular stock requests to ensure sufficient stock (medicine, medical supplies, food products and non-medical supplies) is available at each assigned BHC  location
• Ensure safe storage of all medicine’s medical supplies and equipment’s, food products and equipment
• Monitor expiration dates to ensure stocks are used prior to their expiration date
• Conduct weekly stock checks and keep accurate records of stock movements of medical and nutritional supplies
• Report any suspected or identified fraud cases at the health and nutrition site to the Project Manager

Skills Required

• Good Control and supervisory skills.

Submission Guideline:

nterested applicants should apply and forward their applications through the online JOB APPLICATION FORM which could be found under the submission email. The link should be copied, pasted and opened in a new page.

Note: Please indicate the position tittle and vacancy number in your application letter. Applications received after the closing date or without the exact position title and vacancy number will not be given consideration. After submitting the online application, if some applicants do not immediately receive an automatic email from Medair, they shouldn't worry about their submission. When you open the link. please use the dropdown menu and choose the tittle of the position.

Note: 

Medair will provide the following benefits for the selected candidate:

• Competitive salary 
• Employment benefits such as (medical, transportation, economic hardship, food, Mahram and accommodation for non-residents)
• Annual leave, sick leave, maternity leave, and other types of leave as per Medair policy

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