**Work Arrangement:**

**Job Description**

***General Duties***

\- Coordinates meetings with BPHS, EPHS and other stakeholders
\- Work closely with the nutrition officer to identify and develop nutrition for health to ensure continued awareness of the nutrition guidelines adopted by the health facilities and IRC/MOPH.
\- Work with project staff, to identify the community volunteers on nutrition training on district level
\- Liaising /meetings with community elders and DoPH staff.
\- Keep good coordination & leadership with BPHS and EPHS staff and other stakeholders to ensure safe and meaningful access to related health facilities
\- On job training to staff at the community base nutrition program (CBNP)
\- Supervision from field team in the districts
\- Preparation of supportive supervision plan from the nutrition trainings
\- Preparation of payments and PR requests for all payments concerning the program

***Specific Duties:***

\- Participate in screening at the triage of children under the age of five to monitor and ensure early detection of malnutrition cases
\- Engage Maharam of under-five clients on nutrition and health services
\- Organizing community meeting in coordination with Community health Assistant on nutrition messaging
\- Participating in community outreach services for adequate nutrition.
\- Will be supporting the admissions of severe malnutrition cases following properly laid down standards. Support referral and payment for referral for SAM clients with complications to inpatient services.
\- To counsel and advise follow-ups/parents/guardians on proper care and nutrition at home.
\- To carry out home visits as a follow up on discharged patients to ensure adherence of the clients on the nutrition programs.
\- Support the EPI department through carrying out routine growth monitoring activities and ensuring that all malnourished children have child health cards
\- Prepare and submit the nutrition reports for community activities and inpatient referrals as guided by the nutrition officer.
\- Participate in monthly meetings with key project staff, field staff meetings, sub-national nutrition cluster meetings, nutrition provincial committees, and other related meetings.
\- Close coordination with stakeholders; PPHD, BPHS, EPHS, and other.
\- Imparting knowledge and skills to staff.
\- Adhering to Professional Code of Conduct and Ethics.
\- Perform any other job relevant duties as assigned by the supervisor

**Qualifications**

\- Completed Medical education (MD, or Public Health, or Nurse, or Midwife, or Nutrition) from recognized institute.
\- Certificate of IMAM and MIYCN trainings.
\- 1 to 2 years of relevant work experience working in nutrition supervisory and a health care
\- Experience in community engagement
\- Experience in emergency response, including rapid assessments and needs analysis.
\- Experience in hygiene promotion in humanitarian contexts
\- Ability to supervise the field staff in implementation of nutrition interventions.
\- Profound cross-cultural awareness and sound knowledge
\- Extremely flexible with teamwork
\- Ability to relate and motivate community to participate in the trainings
\- Creativity and the ability to work with limited resources
\- Technical Competency
\- Communication and reporting skills
\- Fluency in Pashto, Dari and English
\- Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and internet) an advantage
\- Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background