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Objective 1
Community mobilization and beneficiary screening
Tasks & responsibilities
- Community sensitization on the program objectives and methods to stimulate & eventually promote the understanding and participation of the target population. Community sensitization starts at village- and Community-leader levels and eventually extends to the entire population.
- Elicit community involvement in case finding, referral, encouraging attendance and minimize defaulters. Follow-up issues related to low attendance rate and defaulters and the underlying problem and propose appropriate solution
- Support to the Community Nutrition Volunteers (CNVs) during screening (active case finding) and linking up the CNVs with the LHW program.
- Prepare activity plan for the screening exercise in consultation with the CNVs and OTP Supervisors.
- Seek and provide feedback on screening programme implementation schedule and activities plan as appropriate to enhance coverage and maximise impact
- Participate in the selection of the decentralized mass screening sites to ensure access and high coverage
- Organize and facilitate regular community screening sessions for CNVs with the guidance of OTP Supervisors.
- Provide technical support to CNVs on mobilization, active case finding, defaulter tracing and home follow up visits through follow up trainings and on job coaching and supportive supervision.
Objective 2
Supervise activities at Community Screening
Tasks & responsibilities
- Regularly supervise CNVs for patient follow-up to investigate the reasons for absence and ensure the nutritional messages delivered are in adherence with the messages prepared for the program
- Ensure on going Community mobilization activities including satisfactory active case finding, referral & follow-ups.
- Ensure quality of screening exercise and adherence to protocols through active supervision
- Compile the screening data
Objective 3
Network and coordinate with the relevant sectors
Tasks & responsibilities
- Establish good Relationship with the Taluka and UC authorities and Community leaders
- Establish a network with the other actors in the working area (I/NGOs)
- Establish a good understanding of the program within the Community
- Establish linked and meetings with the Community leaders and different group existing in the working area.
Skills
• Minimum Bachelor degree or relevant qualification
• Experience at least 2 years in management of Community nutrition programs/Social Mobilization.
• Local candidates will be preferred
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL • Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites
• Capacity to supervise and coach community volunteers
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt
PREFERRED • Experience of and commitment to utilizing participatory approaches is advantageous
• Experience in closely working with DOH at UC and at health facility level is advantageous.
Job Details
ACF International | Action Against Hunger
FOR A WORLD FREE FROM HUNGER FOR FOOD. AGAINST HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION. FOR CLEAN WATER. AGAINST KILLER DISEASES. FOR CHILDREN THAT GROW UP STRONG. AGAINST LIVES CUT SHORT. FOR CROPS THIS YEAR, AND NEXT. AGAINST DROUGHT AND DISASTER. FOR CHANGING MINDS. AGAINST IGNORANCE AND INDIFFERENCE. FOR FREEDOM FROM HUNGER. FOR EVERYONE. FOR GOOD. FOR ACTION. AGAINST HUNGER. WHAT WE DO For almost 40 years, across nearly 50 countries, we have led the global fight against hunger. We save the lives of children and work with their communities before and after the disaster strikes. We enable people to provide for themselves, see their children grow up strong, and build prosperous communities. We constantly search for more effective solutions, while sharing our knowledge and expertise with the world. We push for long-term change. We will never give up. Until the world is free from hunger.
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