Growth Monitoring Promotor

Job Description

Title: Growth Monitoring Promotor

Company Name: Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)

Vacancy: 03

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor’s or equivalent degree from any discipline.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 1 to 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO) started its journey in 1988 with a noble vision to stand in solidarity with the poor and marginalized. Being a peoples` centered organization, ESDO envisioned for a society which will be free from inequality and injustice, a society where no child will cry from hunger and no life will be ruined by poverty. About three decades of relentless efforts to make this happen, ESDO has embraced new grounds and opened up new horizons to help the disadvantaged and vulnerable people bring meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. During this long span, ESDO has adapted to the changing situation and provided the most time-bound services, especially for the poor and disadvantaged. A community-focused and people-centered approach has been adopted by ESDO, while consideration was given to the national policy and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as its guiding principle. ESDO is one of the most dynamic organizations expanding its development interventions across 331 Upazilas under 51 districts of Bangladesh, covering over 10 million poor and vulnerable people.
∎ As a Growth Monitoring Promotor, you will be responsible for facilitating growth monitoring and promotion activities both at the site and at the community level. Includes maintaining a database for all the children enrolled in the program and tracking their development and milestone on a monthly basis. Required equally ensuring that there is appropriate referral for all children to other sections within the nutrition sites including the OTP/TSFP/BSFP and the IYCF Corners for further support. Also, you will strive to engage with the caregivers identifying child care while working together to identify possible solutions to these problems.
∎ As partnership with UNICEF & WFP, ESDO will implement the Integrated Nutrition Interventions for Malnutrition Treatment and Prevention Project at Rohingya Camp’s Cox’s Bazar district. ESDO is inviting applications from interested qualified candidates for the position.
∎ The project duration is total 08 months started from May 2023.

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 the key congratulating by 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 refers of children with severe growth problems to other services for example Health Centers.
∎ 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 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 ESDO’s policies and procedures
∎ Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the line manager.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 45 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Work at FDMN Camp level
∎ Around 1-2 years’ progressive experience in a similar/related activity. (For highly technical candidates, experience is considerable)
∎ Technical knowledge on Community management of acute malnutrition (CMAIV) 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 over Rohingya language/Chittagong dialect (Local Dialect)

Salary: Tk. 40000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ According to the project allocation

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 20 Apr 2023

Company Information:
∎ 16 Apr 2023
∎ Eco-Social Development Organization (ESDO)
∎ Address : Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100 Bangladesh
∎ Web : www.esdo.net.bd

Category: NGO/Development

: Interested candidates are requested to submit their resume with cover letter along with a recent passport-size photo, photocopies of all academic and experience certificates, an NID card or citizenship certificate, and two references. Applications should reach within 20/04/2023 by post or Currier or hand to hand delivery to or online: Address: Senior APC (HR), ESDO, Collegepara (Gobindanagar), Thakurgaon-5100, Bangladesh.