Nutrition Assistant

Under the direct supervision of district lead,

H/She is responsible for planning of nutrition activities including weekly/monthly plans, stock management, Children and Pregnant/Lactating women screening and enrolled in the appropriate program as per the CMAM national Guidelines.

Job Description:

1.Ensure effective management of clinical and other ailments at community and facility level

• Plan and organize OTP/CMAM activities at designated health and nutrition sites.
• Work closely with DoH Health staffs to ensure all aspects of the program understood and appropriate referrals take place to and from the CMAM outreach and well-integrated into the Primary Health Care.
• Work closely with the health facility staff (MO/FMO/LHV), and LHWs to ensure all children are screen correctly at health facility/community facilitation and within targeted area.
• Ensure all criteria are respected and understood by the team and community groups, including; admission, discharge and transfer to and from the community or other source.
• Ensure correct clinical diagnosis at the time anthropometric assessment so that the SAM patient receives appropriate treatment and enrollment-based OTP admission criteria.
• Timely identification of complications, non-responder, and referrals to the NSC and strong follow up until discharge for re-admission in OTP.
• Ensure adequate availability of all medical and Therapeutic food supplies and ensure stock is pre-positioned as planned by discussing with Nutrition Officer and logistics.
• Follow-up and provide feedback to the health facility Incharge and nutrition coordinator on the amount and quality of the treatment supplies if it does not comply with specified quality standards.
• Regular and strong coordination with PHC/CMAM, NSC and Outreach staff on referral and integrated case management package.
• Through liaison with the community groups, provide effective follow up of all cases: particularly tracing of children who are absent from the program, sick children, long stay children, children not gaining weight, and children with social problems etc.
• Provide key Health and Nutrition education messages to beneficiaries based the protocol and guidelines
• Respond to inquiries regarding the technical aspects of the program admission and discharge whenever necessary at the CMAM sites.
• Provide success stories / case studies in the intervention with coordination of Health facility in charge, Nutrition coordinator.
• Comply with National CMAM Guideline (including Simplified Protocols) strictly for SAM case management.

 2.Supervise medicine administration in OTP activities

• Follow and respect the current protocols specially SAM case management or administration i.e. for de-worming, EPI schedule and MNP, IFA / Vitamin A supplements targeting children and PLW with proper documentation.
•  Ensure that all the nutrition activities linked to health and nutrition education in the protocols
•  Follow the treatment of the beneficiaries through home visits with support of community groups.
• Participate in the follow-up of stock request and consumption.
• Achieve ideal MUAC and weight gain for enrolled patients as early as possible.
•   Ensure proper documentation and reporting of the stock distributed through OTP/Outreach activities.
• Compile the statistical data with MEAL, NIS or Data Officer (admission, default, cured, absent, death) and draft a report on activities with timely submission to the program.

 3.Network and coordinate with the relevant sectors

•  Establish good relationship with the relevant stakeholders (DOH/and community)
• Respond and coordinate properly with Nutrition Coordinator.
• Establish a network with the other actors in the working area (I/NGO)
• Establish a good understanding of the program within the community
•  Establish link and meetings with the community leaders and different group existing in the working area.
•  Establish good coordination with caregivers coming to the OTP for service

Declaration:

• Our organization has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.
• It also adheres to strict child-safeguarding principles. 
• All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 
• Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. 
• Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

• "Qualified female candidates and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply."