Job Description

Title: Nutrition and Health Project Sr. Officer - Site

Company Name: Action Contre la Faim (ACF)

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master degree in Nutrition/ Health Science/ Public Health or Relevant along with direct working experience for implementing Nutrition Program.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ CONTRACT DURATION: 31st December, 2021
∎ START DATE: As Soon As Possible
∎ LOCATION: Leda, Teknaf.
∎ CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed Term
∎ Nutrition and Health Project Sr.Officer - Site is responsible for overall supervision of the implementation of Nutrition Program activities of outreach as well as OTP/TSFP/BSFP in the official camp/new makeshift settlements of Ukhiya/Teknaf areas of Cox`s Bazar. Additionally will ensure the activities of IYCF/CMAMI corner for managing the regular counselling and identification of breastfeeding difficulties.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Objective 1: To ensure the smooth and proper running of different curative components of the Nutrition Program through providing systematic and regular Supervision, Monitoring and Follow-up.
∎ Tasks:
∎ Ensure the quality of Supplementary feeding Program (TSFP/BSFP) for U5 children, PLW
∎ Ensure the quality of Outpatient Therapeutic Feeding Program (OTP), counseling at breastfeeding corner for the breast-feeding mother
∎ Ensure the quality and quantity for the therapeutic treatment of SAM children and Supplementary feeding Program (SFP) for PLW according to Action Against Hunger treatment protocol.
∎ Ensure the quality of anthropometric measurement and record keeping for OTP,TSFP, TSFP and others nutrition program beneficiaries (SAM children and MAM pregnant and lactating mother)
∎ Ensure appropriate referral and follow up mechanism is in place for malnourished children screening at community, GMP, SC, OTP, TSFC,BSFP, M2Mt group for IYCF, BFC and any other nutrition interventions under their care.
∎ Ensure the implementation and follow up of standard protocols in the nutrition center.
∎ Objective 2: To ensure the smooth and proper running of different preventive activities of the Nutrition Program through providing systematic and regular Supervision, Monitoring and Follow-up.
∎ Tasks:
∎ Ensure the quality Growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) and referral mechanism in the component for all the children in catchment area
∎ Ensure the proper implementation of community mobilization and awareness raising session to strengthening community
∎ Ensure the quality screening, detection and promotion activities in the camp
∎ Ensure proper distribution and quality monitoring of MNP/Sprinkle consumption for U5 children and adolescents girls in the camp
∎ Ensure NUT-MH integrated home visiting and follow up of vulnerable beneficiaries such as absenteeism, defaulter, non-responder, refusal, relapse at HH level
∎ Ensure 1000 days household mapping is done properly
∎ Ensure action oriented sessions with household power brokers (husbands/fathers and mothers-in-laws) using the steps: observe, think, try and act
∎ Objective 3: Quality Control & to Manage and Control of Supplies, usage and stock of Food, Non-food items and Medications in the Centre.
∎ Tasks:
∎ Ensure appropriate referral and follow up mechanism is in place for malnourished children screening at Makeshift community
∎ Ensure the implementation and follow up of standard protocols in the nutrition centre.
∎ Control and follow up of adequate supplies, distribution and consumption of food in the nutrition centre
∎ Medications consumption and ensure adequate stock levels are maintained.
∎ Preparation of monthly needs order form food and non-food items and submission to the nutritionist.
∎ Ensure adequate hygiene and sanitation within the nutrition centers.
∎ Ensure that health education is carried out daily within the nutrition centre.
∎ Ensure adequate supply of water to the nutrition centre.
∎ Check the appropriate use of nutrition equipment and materials in the nutrition centre and identify the need for reparation or replacement of them if they are out of order.
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∎ Objective 4: Capacity Building and Management of staff, Volunteer in the Nutrition centre
∎ Tasks:
∎ Formal and on the job training of the nutrition staff, volunteer working in the nutrition centre in consultation with DPM/ PM.
∎ Briefing, orientation of nutrition program activities to other ACF or partners members
∎ Active participation in community mobilization and awareness raising activities among the camp population.
∎ Check, control and ensure the attendance of nutrition staff, volunteers and respecting working hours by all.
∎ Prepare leave plan for staff and organize activities accordingly with staff available
∎ Ensure HR rules and regulations; especially the leave request, working hour, professional communication etc. are well respected by all staffs and communicated with program in timely manner.
∎ Provide always on the job training for the staff of EMOP for enhance their skill and knowledge.
∎ Objective 5: Data Compilation, Analysis and Report.
∎ Tasks:
∎ Collection and compilation of the daily, weekly and monthly statistics reports
∎ Collection, compilation and analyzing the stock reports (consumption, stock balance and request new supplies medications, food and nonfood items for SFP, OTP, SC, sprinkles and RUTF distribution).
∎ Report any kind of problem to the DPM and Program Manager
∎ Weekly submission of Data base report to Data entry officer of SAM/MAM/PLWs.
∎ Submit the monthly APR narrative report to DPM and statistical report to data entry officer
∎ Submit the monthly statistical report along with APR quantitative and narrative and contextual report to DPM
∎ Objective 6: Coordination and Collaborations
∎ Tasks:
∎ Collaboration and coordination with other ACF programs: Mental Health, WASH and Food Security
∎ Supervise the activity of project officer for out- reach program for Makeshift
∎ Ensure a good coordination and working relationship is maintained with the OPD and IP of Health Partners
∎ Attend the monthly coordination meeting with CIC, GoB, UN & INGO, National & Local NGO
∎ Representation of Nutrition program at field level during camp coordination meetings, preparation of meeting minutes and submission to DPM.
∎ Objective-7: IYCF Counselling and other IYCF related services for the caregivers of 0-23 months children in the OTP.
∎ Tasks:
∎ Ensure the regular enrollment of caregivers for 0-23months children in IYCF corner.
∎ Maintain rapid and full assessment of IYCF
∎ Observe the mother's/caregiver's attachment, position and bonding during the breastfeeding.
∎ Encouragement of breastfeeding and initiate supplementary Suckling technique (SST) for appropriate infants and advised caregiver/ PLWs to attend the health education session at breast feeding corner.
∎ Clinical assessment of breastfeeding difficulties of mothers.
∎ Ensure the need based counselling session and Follow up the change of improvements.
∎ Ensure of the registration of all the beneficiaries (registration book ID number, IYCF card with ID number and other related documents)
∎ Objective-8 : Proactively support ACFs commitments to Gender Equality, Child Protection and Disability Sensitivity.
∎ 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 gender equity principles in all policies and activities;
∎ Encourage the participation of all genders in meeting and on committees;
∎ Help build an inclusive office environment where people do not feel disadvantaged or judged according to their gender or limited due to manageable disability.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Good Organization skill and ability to work in a team.
∎ Good Communication and skill and ability to coordinate with multi sectorial Partners/Stakeholders.
∎ Ability for Coordination & Negotiation with Partners working for camp population.
∎ Ability to Manage staff according to local culture.
∎ Good computer skill : Word, Excel, Power Point.
∎ Good skill in English both in Written and Spoken.
∎ Understand and speak the local languages is a plus.

Salary: Tk. 71000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus: 02 basic salary per year.
∎ Provident Fund: 7.5% of Basic Salary.
∎ End of Contract Benefits: As per organization policy.
∎ Medical coverage: 80% hospitalization coverage medical expenses (Max limit BDT 120,000 per year).
∎ Group Life insurance and Group Personal Accidental Insurance.
∎ Maternity Benefit: 3 (three) basic salary.
∎ Birth Allowance, Marriage Allowance, etc.
∎ 18 days of paid annual leave per year.
∎ 10 days of paid casual leave per year.
∎ Upto 01 month of paid sick leave per year.
∎ Upto 26 calendar week's maternity leave.
∎ Paternity Leave, Marriage Leave, etc.
∎ Free and unlimited access to the certifying e-learning platform (online base) Cross knowledge.
∎ Participation to external training upon eligibility of the request.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 4 Jul 2021

Company Information:
∎ 27 Jun 2021
∎ Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
∎ Address : Orin Tower, House # 23, Road # 113/A, Gulshan - 2, Dhaka 1212
∎ Web : www.actioncontrelafaim.org
∎ Business : Action Contre la Faim | Action Against Hunger is a humanitarian non-Governmental, non-political, neutral and non-profit international organization (INGO) that was established in France in 1979 to deliver aid in countries throughout the world. The aim of Action Against Hunger is to save lives by combating Hunger and Disasters that threaten the Lives of vulnerable Children, Women & Men. Since 2007, Action Against Hunger has been providing assistance to vulnerable populations in Bangladesh in the arena of Nutrition & Health, Mental Health & Care Practices (MHCP), Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL & DRR), and Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WaSH).

Category: NGO/Development

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