Medair is an international humanitarian organization established in 1988. Medair has been operating in Afghanistan since 1996 with programs mainly in the Health, Water & Sanitation, and Livelihoods sectors with significant reconstruction activities in remote areas. Current projects are Water & Sanitation, Food Security, & Disaster Risk Reduction
Medair Afghanistan has been operating since 1996 and currently works in three provinces: Daykundi, Uruzgan, and Kandahar. The country's main office is in Kabul, with multiple field offices. Medair implements WASH, Food Security, Health and Nutrition programming.
Overall Purpose To be a member of a mobile Health and Nutrition team (MHNT) and provide integrated Health and Nutrition services to targeted communities. The Health Assistant (HA) is responsible for screening children under 5 years and Pregnant and Lactating Women (PLW) using MUAC tape, following National IMAM, IMIYCN, MNCI and IYCF guidelines. Activities include nutrition screening at waiting areas, triage of children U5 and PLWs and ensuring COVID-19 mitigation measures are followed in waiting areas. The HA assistant will help ensure organised and timely patient flow through the mobile clinic, support the MHNT to set up mobile site each day and support nursing staff in providing health, hygiene and IYCF messages to pregnant and lactating women and Caregivers in the waiting area. Project Overview Medair is implementing an integrated IMAM, PHC (IMNCI, ANC, PNC & FP) and IYCF project in Kandahar Province. Medair’s Health and Nutrition project in Kandahar Province is designed to increase access to quality of life saving PHC and nutrition services for underserved communities, through integrated mobile health and nutrition teams (MHNT). This includes treatment of most common coexisting childhood illness, RH (ANC, PNC & FP) and treatment of malnutrition and other causes of morbidity and mortality, management of acute malnutrition in children under 5 years and pregnant and lactating women, increasing access to routine immunisations through referrals to the nearby health facility, treatment of communicable disease for children U5 and PSS. The project promotes improved Maternal Infant and Child Nutrition (MIYCN) practices and health and hygiene behaviours linked to unnecessary deaths amongst vulnerable populations. The project also aims to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and reduce the impact of COVID-19 on health and nutrition outcomes of women and children. RESPONSIBILITIES To work as part of a mobile health and nutrition team covering multiple sites To provide triage of children under 5 and nutrition screening for children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women following national guidelines and procedures To ensure accurate record keeping of all activities, following the provided data collection templates To ensure patient flow and mobile clinic set up, including safe storage and handling of the HN stock Any other activities not listed in the JD but requested by line manager MAIN ACTIVITIES Technical Screen children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women for acute malnutrition, according to IMAM guidelines and following adapted COVID-19 protocols Triage of children U5 and PLWs and ensuring COVID-19 mitigation measures are followed in waiting areas. Organise the waiting area, and patient flow through the mobile clinic. Support the MHNT to set up mobile site each day according to the site plan Support nursing staff in providing health, hygiene and IYCF messages to pregnant and lactating women and Caregivers in the waiting area, in accordance with agreed messages Support the nurses in record keeping and distribution of nutrition supplies to beneficiaries Quality Management Ensure adherence to the provided protocols and guidelines Ensure accurate record keeping of screening, triage, filling in forms, cards, registration books and tally sheets as required Compile reports as required Ensure anthropometric equipment is handled carefully and regularly checked for accuracy To collect the weekly and monthly reports from NEWs and support nutrition nurses to conduct on the job training to NEWs as per agreed schedule. Logistics Set up nutrition site according to site plan, including clinical stations, handwashing facilities and waste management Ensure safe storage and handling of all food products, medicines and medical material and equipment Assist in distributing nutrition supplies to the beneficiaries if required, and keep accurate records of stock movements according to the organization’s protocols Assist the MHNT staff in preparing stock requests and daily organisation and loading of mobile equipment and supplies
PERSON REQUIREMENTS Educational Background Essential: High school graduate Desirable: Medical background (Nurse or Midwife /Pharmacy/Laboratory certificate) Relevant Experience At least 1-year relevant post graduate experience Nutrition training or experience IMAM & IYCF training Language Skills Fluent written and spoken Pashtu Desirable: Basic understating of English language Motivation Ability to work in a team and coordinate tasks and responsibilities Ability to organize people in an orderly way and prioritize tasks Good listening and counselling skills, patient care, and kind attitude Highly motivated to provide high quality services to beneficiaries of poor communities in a challenging setting Good problem-solving skills with a solution-oriented attitude Flexible and willing to perform other tasks as required Respectful and kind with other staff, beneficiaries, and communities Willingness to travel, work and live in a rural setting, and to behave in a manner appropriate to a conservative culture Willingness to learn and develop further Transparent in dealing with beneficiaries and Medair staff Honest and dependable, with strong anti-fraud principles and high level of integrity.
Interested applicants should forward their CV and applications via this link: https://form.123formbuilder.com/5821821/form (copy & paste and open with a new page) by not later than 27-October-2022, late applications will not be considered after 5pm. For technical questions only, please message jobs-khr@medair.org Note: PLEASE indicate the position vacancy number & position tittle both in your CV or in your Cover Letter. “Medair is committed to safeguarding the protection of beneficiaries, volunteers, staff and partners, and particularly children. Therefore, we do not employ staff whose background we understand to be unsuitable for working with children. Medair staffs are required to give the utmost respect to, and comply with, Medair’s accountability policies and best practices”
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