Community Nutrition Supervisor-Health,Nutrition & Surveillance

Job Description

Title: Community Nutrition Supervisor-Health,Nutrition & Surveillance

Company Name: Action Contre la Faim (ACF)

Vacancy: 10

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: Tk. 57551 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Bachelor/Honors

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Food Science from any reputed university

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age At least 18 years

• Minimum 2 years of work experience in supervising and technical position in nutrition Program at Refugee Camps.

• Working experience with ACF / Refugee camp will be benefit.

• Strong understanding and field level experience of Refugee camps and recommended implementation guideline.

• Proven experience in team management, supervision, reporting, etc)

Objective 1: Supervise and mobilize outreach activities to deliver a high-quality, comprehensive maternal, child, and adolescent nutrition service package through Integrated Nutrition Facilities in the camp and active community engagement activities

• Mobilize the Community Outreach teams to engage the target community, ensuring that early detection and referral are well functional.

• Lead the implementation of effective Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) activities, including screening, identification, referral, and follow-up of acutely malnourished children.

• Develop and implement a community nutrition mobilization plan, ensuring that it is delivered in a timely and effective manner to improve the nutritional status of project participants.

• Oversee the quarterly listing of all households in the targeted area, including pregnant and lactating women, children under five, and adolescent girls.

• Liaise with stakeholders in the sector to identify local resources for referrals, ensuring collaboration and complementarity of services.

• Ensure the effective implementation of cooking demonstrations, adolescent sessions, and stakeholder sensitization meetings at the community level.

• Ensure the timely and effective execution of mass screening, Vitamin A supplementation, and IFA supplementation activities.

Objective 2:Capacity Building and Training of Volunteers to ensure high-quality and timely service delivery at integrated nutrition facility.

• Ensure that volunteers are adequately trained on screening, identifying, and referring children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), and at-risk children.

• Monitor and support volunteers in conducting home visits, screening, referrals, and follow-up services to ensure that the community is being effectively reached.

• Ensure that community nutrition volunteers’ work plans are developed in collaboration with the team and implemented regularly to meet program goals.

• Facilitate the development and implementation of mother-to-mother support groups and community dialogue sessions, promoting Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices.

• Provide regular feedback to the community to ensure optimal participation and involvement in the program, including promoting community-based nutrition education.

Objective 3: Stakeholder Collaboration and Community Engagement

• Build rapport with community members, creating a safe and open space for beneficiaries to seek help and express their concerns.

• Coordinate with other stakeholders operating within the same target area, ensuring the alignment of services and effective referrals.

• Liaise with health partners for effective referral of malnourished children to Primary Health Centers (PHC) and stabilization centers when necessary.

• Facilitate community dialogue and engagement sessions to ensure community-driven participation in nutrition services.

• Actively contribute to fostering a collaborative, knowledge-sharing environment within the team, ensuring continuous improvement in service delivery.

Objective 4:Proactively support ACFs commitments to gender equality, child protection and disability sensitivity report.

• 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 PSEA and gender equity principles in all policies and activities;

• Help build an inclusive office environment where people do not feel disadvantaged or judged according to their gender or limited due to manageable disability.

PAID LEAVES:

• 18 days of paid leave

• 10 days of paid casual leave

• Up to 01 month of paid sick leave per year

• Up to 26 calendar week`s maternity leave

• Paternity leave, Marriage leave etc.