Community Nutrition Mobilizer

Job Description

Title: Community Nutrition Mobilizer

Company Name: Concern Worldwide

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Food Science from any reputed university.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 1 to 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Type of Contract: Fixed Term Contract up to 31 December 2023 (Anticipated Funding)
∎ Salary: Grade 2.9
∎ Job Purpose: S/he will be responsible for all community mobilization related activities involving the community outreach teams charged with the bulk of the preventive nutrition interventions at the community level, as well as MAMI and IYCE. She / He will supervise and support the outreach volunteer team to work closely with the target community including caregivers of children under five, adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women, and spouses, religious and local leaders among others groups in the settlement in Cox`s Bazar. He/she will be responsible for ensuring that home visits, tracking of defaulters, relapses, non-response, nutrition counselling and nutrition messaging among other community level activities are conducted with utmost quality as prescribed in the project design. In a single word, she / he will be responsible for all type of community outreach activities and work as a bridge between integrated nutrition facility and community outreach. S/He will be responsible to perform other activities requested by his/her supervisor based on project need.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Mobilizing the Community Outreach teams to work with the target community to ensure that the Nutrition in Emergency Response Project activity is delivered with maximum efficiency and professionalism.
∎ Ensuring that the targeted community (under five, adolescent girls and pregnant and lactating women) are linked to the nutrition support Centre for services eg. Counselling, diagnosis, treatment.
∎ Leading the implementation of effective CMAM approach specially the community outreach activities including-screening, identification, referral, follow up, listing of all the household in targeted area including the pregnant and lactating women, under five children and adolescent girls, mother to mother support group activities and mobilization of the community.
∎ Ensure the successful implementation of Infant and young child feeding practices (IYCF) and MAMI activities in the center and community level along with ECCD roll out with guidance from Nutrition Site Supervisor.
∎ Ensuring that volunteers are adequately trained and are regularly supporting screening and refer the SAM, MAM and at-risk children.
∎ Ensuring that the nutrition mobilization plan is developed jointly with the team and delivered timely and effectively to ensure improvement in the nutrition status of the project participants
∎ Ensure optimal community participation in the project by supporting the CRM including providing regular feedback to the community.
∎ Building rapport with the beneficiaries; to encourage them to seek help for their problems by opening up safe and comfortable space where they can express themselves and share their constraints.
∎ Liaising with other stakeholders operating in the sector within the same target area and identify competent local resources for referrals whenever necessary.
∎ Enable a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, actively sharing information and knowledge to enable the team to ensure effective learning and sharing across the team
∎ Orient team members on the Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM) within Concern's programming
∎ Be aware of, understand and comply with all of Concern's policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management etc.).
∎ Reporting and documentation of performed project activities.
∎ Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Country Director or the line manager.
∎ Accountability:
∎ In line with Concern's commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):
∎ Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
∎ Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Around 1-2 years' progressive experience to work in the field of Community nutrition (For highly technical candidates, experience is considerable).
∎ Technical knowledge on Community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) programming.
∎ Sound knowledge on IYCF/E, MAMI, ECCD and Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) activities
∎ Having good knowledge on Rohingya refugee programmes will add value.
∎ Good fluency in Bengali and English. Satisfactory knowledge on local / Chittagong dialect is preferable.
∎ Proficient knowledge of standard computer software.
∎ Key competencies:
∎ Pro- active with an ability to think analytically, identifying opportunities and mechanisms to broaden programming.
∎ Results oriented.
∎ Excellent planning and organisational skills.
∎ Ability to problem solve and good decision making skills.
∎ Strong team player and experience to lead team of front line service implementers.
∎ Ability to work in challenging environments and strict deadline.
∎ Essential competencies:
∎ Fluency in Bengali and English (satisfactory). Knowledge on local / Chittagonian dialect with add extra value.
∎ Good reporting and excellent communication skills
∎ Ability to work in team, respect team decisions and support multi-cultural team members.
∎ Strong leadership qualities and willingness to exercise initiative and work independently.
∎ Must have a 'hands on', practical mentality, be self-driven and very self-motivated.
∎ Must be well organized.
∎ Very high attention to detail.
∎ Cultural and political sensitivity.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 24 Dec 2022

Company Information:
∎ 21 Dec 2022
∎ Concern Worldwide
∎ Business : Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world`s poorest countries. With its head quarter in Ireland, Concern has been working in Bangladesh since 1972.

Category: NGO/Development