Job Description

Title: Community Nutrition Supervisor (Nutritionist)

Company Name: Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED)

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor's degree in nutrition and food science from any reputed public/private university.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 1 to 2 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): NGO ( Health)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED), a national NGO working in Cox`s Bazar district, is inviting applications from suitable candidates for its Programme title, `Integrated Nutrition Interventions for Malnutrition Treatment and Prevention in FDMN`s Camps and Host Communities in Cox`s Bazar`. The Programme is jointly funded by UNICEF and WFP. SHED is looking for qualified candidates for the post of: Community Nutrition Supervisor (Nutritionist)
∎ Department- Health and Nutrition
∎ No of Position(s): 01 (One)
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∎ Responsible for leading community-based nutrition activities, including screening and referral of wasting cases, follow-up home visits, closely working with the lead mother in rolling out MtMSG activities, coordination and liaison at camp level, supportive supervision and reporting, and conflict management at camp level. This position will also support the Integrated Nutrition Facility, which includes the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP), Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme (TSFP), Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme (BSFP), IYCF, ECCD, and CMAMI, and other nutrition-sensitive activities as and when needed, and deputise the Nutrition Supervisor.
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∎ Report to: Nutrition Supervisor (Nutritionist)
∎ Supervise to: Community Nutrition Volunteers who will be assigned by your site.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Under the guidance of the Nutrition Supervisor, Deputy Program Manager and Program Manager (Nutritionist) the Community Nutrition Supervisor will be responsible for-
∎ Objective1: Ensure effective implementation and timely completion of outreach activities
∎ Mobilizing the Community Outreach teams to work with the target community to ensure that the project activities are delivered with maximum efficiency and professionalism
∎ Organizing the logistical arrangements for community level meetings with support from other project staff
∎ Ensuring that the targeted community (under five, adolescent girls and pregnant and lactating women) are linked to the nutrition Centre for services e.g., Counselling, diagnosis, treatment
∎ Facilitating effective screening, listing and mobilization of the targeted community towards achieving objective
∎ Facilitating effective screening at the community level among the targeted population
∎ Ensuring that volunteers are adequately trained and are regularly supporting screening and refer the SAM, MAM and at-risk children
∎ Establish, train, and support Mother to Mother Support Groups (MtMSGs) and adolescent girl support groups
∎ Engaging the community members and motivate them to bring positive changes with the minimum resources towards achieving objective
∎ 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 beyond project end
∎ Regularly meet with, inform, and sensitize the local authorities, community leaders and members to ensure good understanding of the nutrition program. Anticipate possible community concerns and work proactively to address them
∎ Strategize and implement methods to ensure complete coverage of eligible beneficiaries within the assigned nutrition site catchment area
∎ Support the distribution of IFA to adolescent girls in the community, following CMAM protocols
∎ Support surveys and assessments in the assigned nutrition site catchment area
∎ Objective2: Ensure quality of program components at outreach level
∎ Ensure high quality standards for measurement and other technical tasks carried out by Community Nutrition Volunteers, through assessment, training, and supportive supervision.
∎ Ensure that each member of the outreach team fully understands the outcomes that are expected from them; supporting team members to work to the highest quality of standard possible.
∎ Document internal and external monitoring findings, prepare action plan and share with Nutrition Supervisor, DPM and PM and execute that plan as per instruction
∎ Objective3: Ensure monitoring and timely reporting in place
∎ Ensure sound monitoring of program activities and monitoring team at field level and share with line manager(s)
∎ Collaborate with MEAL team to ensure timely compiling statistical data and draft appropriate reports on activities including producing monthly reports and end of program evaluation report
∎ Ensure documentations of lessons learnt and best practices within the implementation of the INI program.
∎ Maintain databases and creating high quality reports, presentations, and other documents as required
∎ Objective4: Ensure staff supportive supervision and development, performance appraisal, update any vacancy and ensure vacancy fill up as required
∎ Identify capacity gaps among component staffs/volunteers, prepare on the job capacity building and supportive supervision plan and provide initial and ongoing training to Community Nutrition Volunteers
∎ Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and provide guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions
∎ Monitor and review performance and, in particular, holding staff accountable for meeting quality standards of work, delivering any improvement goals which have been identified, giving corrective feedback where required and taking decisive action when poor performance is identified.
∎ Effectively manage leave of volunteers to meet HR compliance and run program efficiently and with quality
∎ Identify and update vacancy at outreach level to HR and line manager and Assist in the recruitment of Community Nutrition Volunteers
∎ Objective5: Collaborate within team, Coordination and External Representation
∎ Act as a focal point for community leaders and members. Collect feedback and complaints and report back following CFRM guideline
∎ Attend CiC and other field level meetings as requested by the line managers
∎ Liaise with other partners providing nutrition and health activities in the nutrition site catchment area for good coordination of outreach activities
∎ Refer to the Deputy/Programme Manager before making any verbal or written commitment
∎ Enable a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, and conduct regular meetings with program staffs to discuss and document lessons learned
∎ Objective6: Ensure organizational policies and donor compliances are in place
∎ Orient team members on the Complaint Feedback Mechanism (CFM) and functional CFM at camp level following SoP
∎ Be aware of, understand and comply with all of SHED's policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management, PSEA etc.
∎ Besides, Deputize Nutrition Supervisor. Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the line manager(s).

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 25 to 35 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ At least 1-2 years progressively responsible work experience in the area of community mobilization with a bias in CMAM, MIYCN and C-MAMI.
∎ For extra ordinary/promising candidates, experience can be flexible.
∎ Age Limit:
∎ Maximum 35 Years (on 06/06/2023), but for highly potential candidate (s) age can be flexible.
∎ Skills: ESSENTIAL
∎ Ability and willingness to travel to camps and stay at the field if required
∎ Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to sites
∎ Excellent spoken and written Local and English languages
∎ Good facilitation and mobilization skill.
∎ Good interpersonal and communication skills
∎ PREFERRED
∎ Experience in closely working with camp level is advantageous
∎ Previous experience working in CMAM is an asset
∎ Knowledge of local dialects (Cox's Bazar region/ Rohingya dialect is an asset.)

Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ As per organization/project provision

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 6 Jun 2023

Company Information:
∎ 31 May 2023
∎ Society for Health Extension and Development (SHED)
∎ Address : PC-180, Kayuk Khali Para, Fishery Road, Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
∎ Web : www.shedbd.org
∎ Business : SHED - the Society for Health Extension and Development is a renown organization of Bangladesh especially in Cox`s Bazar District was established as the successor to the ICDDR,B Teknaf Station following the closer of the former in September, 1989. The organization has flourished and stepped into one of the reputed Non-Government National Organizations in Bangladesh and engaged in transforming the lives of the community people towards positive changes in selected areas of the country. Currently SHED has been implementing fifteen more projects with Department of Women Affairs DWA of GoB, UN-WFP, UNICEF, HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL, Action Against Hunger, Solidarites International, CARE Bangladesh, USAID, Aroynak Foundation, GIZ in different upazilas of Chittagong and Cox`s Bazar District.

Category: NGO/Development

: Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.Candidates of Cox's Bazar district are highly encouraged to apply.Candidates from other agencies must submit their experience/clearance certificate/Job ID card/Offer letter/appointment letter (photocopy).Mention the name of the position on top of the envelope & must be mentioned camp experience in CV.Candidates are encouraged to apply quickly as this position will be onboard immediately.Running Bachelor,s Student aren't accepted.Attachments: Interested candidates must send their application with:Cover letter with a date.Update CV with two references including personal details.Two copies of recent passport size color photograph.Photocopy of all educational certificates including registration cardsPhotocopy of national ID card, Experience & Clearance Certificate (S).TIN CertificateSoftcopy must be submitted to:PDF copy of application, CV with 01 copy recent PP size photo, educational certificates, NID card, TIN certificate and other relevant documents to be sent (To) via email: hr@shedbd.org by 5 PM 6th June-2023.Position's name Application for the post of "Community Nutrition Supervisor-Nutritionist" must be mentioned in subject body email.No hard copy will be received.Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview.No TA/DA/DSA will be paid for interview.No application/soft copy will be accepted after the deadline.Any personal communication regarding the issue be treated as the candidate's disqualification.This position will be on board within short time, so candidates are encouraged to apply early.Published: 31st May-2023Deadline: 6th June-2023 by 5.00 PM.Females are highly encouraged to apply.Attention:If you think you, are a suitable candidate; Please go through the total circular very carefully again before submitting your application.