Assistant Project Officer-Community Mobilization, Nutrition & Health
Job Description
Title: Assistant Project Officer-Community Mobilization, Nutrition & Health
Company Name: Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
Vacancy: 10
Job Location: Cox's Bazar
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Nutrition
∎ Degree ( BA/Pass Course) is required
∎ Bachelor (Honors) or equivalent degree in Nutrition/ health science/ social science or any relevant subject preferable
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 1 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Objective 1:
∎ Implement screening activities for under 5 children at the community level
∎ As assisted by CNVs, ensure all the under 05 children are screened through MUAC at household level and children at risk of malnutrition (<125 mm) has been referred to the growth monitoring point at for full screening.
∎ Ensuring the quality of the screening activity by regular monitoring and feedback to the community nutrition volunteers.
∎ Objective 2: Referral of under 5 children to growth monitoring point
∎ Ensure that all under five children referred by CNV from makeshift community or spontaneously presenting at nutrition center are undergoing anthropometric measurement (height, weight, MUAC, checking bilateral edema and W/H percentage).
∎ Ensure an effective referral system between community and nutrition center as well as admission of the confirmed cases.
∎ Objective 3: Follow up of malnourished cases detected in the community level at makeshift camp
∎ Crosscheck all the information of the referred acutely malnourished children and ensure their admission into appropriate nutrition centers (SC, OTP, and SF/ BSFP).
∎ Follow up and ensure home visit through (CNV) for the absent malnourished cases for admission, which did not arrive to the nutrition center.
∎ Objective 4: Follow up the Children ,Pregnant and lactating at household level
∎ Random follow up to see the consumption of the home ration (RUTF/ Dry nutrition food and high-energy biscuit) by the children, pregnant and lactating mother.
∎ Ensure regular household follow up by the community Nutrition volunteers.
∎ Ensure that all the target group beneficiaries received home ration and weekend/ holiday dry ration
∎ Ensure the follow up for the discharged children from OTP and pregnant and lactating mother to supplementary food program
∎ Objective 5: Reporting and statistic of the center
∎ Keep a tally of all the under 05 children, pregnant and lactating mother screened and the number of acute malnourished referred to the nutrition center.
∎ Crosscheck the number of referral cases from GM point to the nutrition center for admission.
∎ Preparation of daily, weekly and monthly statistical report and submit to the project officer.
∎ Organize monthly progress review meeting with Community Nutrition Volunteers.
∎ Objective 6: Arrangement and conduct of awareness sessions on nutrition related issues at block level
∎ Arrange and conduct male forum for the male members of the makeshift settlement.
∎ Arrange and conduct action-oriented session for the people of the makeshift settlement.
∎ Formation of mother support group composed of adolescent girls, pregnant, lactating mothers /volunteer women at each block level.
∎ Ensure basic nutrition, hygiene, IYCF practices among support group through provide counselling/ training to these groups. Also, need to provide message on the importance and appropriate method of breastfeeding and complementary feeding.
∎ Conduct IYCF rapid assessment on all the mothers and refer from community on needs.
∎ Objective 7: Communication, collaboration and coordination
∎ Keep a regular contact with elite people of the community, block leaders, majhis, and staff members of other stakeholder organization.
∎ Keep a good relationship with colleagues of MHCP, WaSH and other departments.
∎ Objective 8: Proactively support ACFs commitments to gender equality, child protection and disability sensitivity
∎ Read and ensure a full understanding of ACFs Gender Minimum Standards & Child Protection Policies, asking questions and/or for support when necessary;
∎ Implement all work related activities with a gender, disability and child protection lens, taking into account the different needs, concerns and ideas of our staff and beneficiaries;
∎ Ensure the incorporation of gender equity principles in all policies and activities;
∎ Encourage the participation of all genders in meeting and on committees;
∎ Help build an inclusive office environment where people do not feel disadvantaged or judged according to their gender or limited due to manageable disability.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
∎ Strong leadership and organizational skills are necessary
∎ Excellent interpersonal/Public relationship skill
∎ Good knowledge on the local culture
∎ Excellent skill in Bangla (listening, reading, writing and speaking)
∎ Must be able to understand and speak Chittagonian language
∎ Basic level of English speaking and writing
∎ Sense of confidentiality
∎ Strong flexibility is required in terms of mobility and working hours
∎ Ability to work under pressure, set and manage priorities, work in a team
∎ At least 1 year working experience in health and nutrition related project will be preferred
Salary: Tk. 36574 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 1 month Gross salary every year;
∎ Provident Fund: 7.5% of Basic Salary;
∎ Performance Bonus: from 30 % to 80% of monthly Gross salary per year depending on performance;
∎ End of Contract Benefit;
∎ Medical coverage: 80% hospitalization coverage medical expenses (max limit BDT 120,000 per year);
∎ 18 days of paid annual leaves per year.
∎ 10 days of paid casual leaves per year.
∎ 14 days of paid sick leaves per year.
∎ Free and unlimited access to the certifying e-learning platform Cross knowledge ©.
∎ Participation to external training costs upon eligibility of the request.
Application Deadline: July 31, 2019
Company Information:
∎ Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
∎ Address : Orin Tower, House # 23, Road # 113/A, Gulshan - 2, Dhaka 1212
∎ Web : www.actioncontrelafaim.org
∎ Business : Action Contre la Faim | Action Against Hunger is a humanitarian non-Governmental, non-political, neutral and non-profit international organization (INGO) that was established in France in 1979 to deliver aid in countries throughout the world. The aim of Action Against Hunger is to save lives by combating Hunger and Disasters that threaten the Lives of vulnerable Children, Women & Men. Since 2007, Action Against Hunger has been providing assistance to vulnerable populations in Bangladesh in the arena of Nutrition & Health, Mental Health & Care Practices (MHCP), Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL & DRR), and Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH).
Category: NGO/Development
