Nutrition Site Supervisor

Job Description

Title: Nutrition Site Supervisor

Company Name: Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline
∎ Masters in Nutrition/Public Health will be given preferred

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Technical
∎ Provide day to day oversight of all activities at the assigned nutrition site.
∎ Coordinate staff, check patient flow, look for bottlenecks and find solutions.
∎ Assist with on-the-job training of nutrition staff and volunteers, following national and international guidelines.
∎ Staff Management
∎ Supervise staff and volunteers working at the nutrition site including monitoring attendance and reporting any problems to the Program Manager (PM) Nutrition.
∎ Assign work to each staff and volunteer, and follow up to make sure they understand the job.
∎ With the support of the PM, facilitate regular staff meetings at nutrition site.
∎ Quality Management and beneficiary accountability.
∎ Provide daily oversight and supervision to ensure the site is functioning efficiently and according to quality standards.
∎ Ensure proper documentation is completed to record and monitor measurements, food rations, medications, and other items given to nutrition program beneficiaries.
∎ Report any suspected or identified fraud cases at the nutrition site to the Program Manager
∎ Oversee the collection of beneficiary feedback at the nutrition site.
∎ Coordinate with Health Educator, Nutrition, Growth Monitor and Promotor, IYCF Counselor to request home visits and to track results.
∎ Pay special attention to beneficiaries who are at risk of defaulting or non responding.
∎ Reporting
∎ Collect, review and submit required daily and weekly nutrition program reports.
∎ External Representation
∎ Liaise with representatives of the Ministry of Health and other partners providing nutrition and health activities in the same location.
∎ Attend camp level meetings as required
∎ Attend trainings and workshops as requested
∎ Logistics
∎ Prepare weekly stock requests with distribution staff, nutrition nurse and assistants.
∎ Ensure sufficient buffer stocks of food rations, supplies, medicines and other distribution items are available at the nutrition site, especially during the rainy season when transportation is limited.
∎ Ensure the stock is properly stored at the nutrition site.
∎ Monitor expiry dates to ensure stocks are utilized prior to their expiry.
∎ Check regular stock reports prepared by the storekeeper.
∎ Required Skills and Qualifications
∎ Special Note
∎ Carry out any additional assignment per her/his position entrusted with the GK Management from time to time and mutually agreed upon.
∎ Management may, at any point in time, modify this job description as it is deemed necessary in Gonoshasthaya Kendra’s interests in consultation with the incumbent
∎ Due to the emergency response nature of GK's work, hours of work may vary, and employees should be flexible in approaching hours of work in emergency conditions.
∎ The employee must respect the timetable, terms, and conditions of Gonoshasthaya Kendra and should always be available to respond to an emergency.

Additional Requirements:
∎ 1-year work experience with a Nutrition Sector, NGO in the Rohingya response will preferred
∎ Prior experience as a supervisor or team leader
∎ Written and spoken Bangla
∎ Working knowledge of English (oral & written)
∎ Ability to communicate in the Rohingya language (spoken Chittagong dialect)
∎ Training in SAM, MAM, IYCF or nursing

Salary: Tk. 70000 (Monthly)

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 2 Mar 2022

Company Information:
∎ 23 Feb 2022
∎ Gonoshasthaya Kendra, Cox's Bazar
∎ Address : 40/ A, Mukti Jodda Shoroni, Saimon Road, Baharchara, Cox's Bazar.
∎ Web : www.gkcox.org

Category: NGO/Development

: Only shortlisted applicants will be called upon for interviews. Initial engagement will be for 9 months (subjects to the extension of the project and funding availability. The selected candidates need to be joined 1st April 2022.