Growth Monitor and Promoter-BSFP
Job Description
Title: Growth Monitor and Promoter-BSFP
Company Name: Concern Worldwide
Vacancy: 05
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ At least Diploma /Equivalent degree (Bachelor’s degree will add extra value).
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure taking anthropometric measurements-weight, Height and other relevant indices and interpreting the measurement to inform the messaging and counseling to deliver to the caregivers.
∎ Plot the growth charts in the GMP Cards and discussing the growth and development of the child with the caregiver highlighting key concerns congratulating the caregivers as applicable.
∎ Discussing growth patterns with the caregivers and involving them in identifying problems and solutions related to the growth of their children.
∎ Encouraging caregivers of children under 5 years to attend GMP every month until the children are above 5 years.
∎ Contribute to demand creation for other health and nutrition services by encouraging caregivers on other health interventions including immunization and micronutrient supplementation that are key to optimal growth and development.
∎ Support refer of children with severe growth problems to other services for example Health Centres.
∎ Alongside the outreach teams, organize home visits follow-ups to particular children identified with faltering weight on subsequent visits to try and dig dipper into potential challenge to child feeding and care practice at home.
∎ Ensure that caregivers understand the information on their child progress as recorded in the charts and giving them an opportunity to raise particular concerns and questions they may have around child care.
∎ 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
∎ Support supervisor to prepare and compile weekly and monthly reports and other need based reports specially on GMP.
∎ Be aware of, understand and comply with all of Concern’s policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management etc.)
∎ Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Country Director or the line manager.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Around 1-2 years’ progressive experience in a similar/related activities. (For highly technical candidates, experience is considerable).
∎ Technical knowledge on Community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) and GMP.
∎ Having good knowledge on Rohingya refugee programmes will add value.
∎ Demonstrate ability to think and manage strategically, plan and meet deadlines.
∎ Good command and fluency in Bengali and Rohingya language/Chittagong dialect (will add value).
Salary: Tk. 23147 (Monthly)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly Hardship Allowance of BDT 10,000/-, Bonus , Group life and Hospitalisation Insurance coverages, OPD coverage, Mobile ceiling and other admissible benefits as per organisational policy.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 12 Mar 2022
Company Information:
∎ 10 Mar 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
: Please mark the position applied in the email subject line.Notice: Due to the urgent requirement to fill in the position, we will review applications on a rolling basis within the mentioned period. If you consider yourself suitable, please apply at your earliest
