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| Country | Afghanistan | Province | Helmand, |
| Categories | Health Care, | Type | Full Time |
| Post Date | 2024-12-26 | Close Date | 2024-12-31 |
| Vacancy No | 56779 | Gender | Male |
| No Of Jobs | 1 | Contract Duration | 31-Dec-2025 (Extendable) |
| Education | Completed Medical education (MD, or Public Health, or Nurse, or Midwife, or Nutrition) from recognized institute. | Experience | 2 to 3 years of relevant work experience working in nutrition supervisory and a healthcare |
| Organization | Opportunities for you | Salary | As Per IRC Afghanistan Salary Scale (Band 9A) |
About Company
About IRC (International Rescue Committee): The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home. The IRC opened the country program in Afghanistan in 1988. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery and development activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, health, and power. The IRC works in 10 provinces throughout Afghanistan, among which some of the most security volatile, and employs over 1000 staff. Compliance with Policies: Compliance with the IRC WAY (our standards for professional conduct) is a responsibility shared by all involved in delivering on the IRC’s mission. We must abide by the IRC Way and Safeguarding Policies all the time. The IRC has zero tolerance approach to the IRC Code of Conduct including safeguarding violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.
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 duties as assigned by the supervisor
Job Requirement
Education:
- Completed Medical education (MD, or Public Health, or Nurse, or Midwife, or Nutrition) from recognized institute.
- Certificate of IMAM and MIYCN trainings.
Years of Experience:
- 2 to 3 years of relevant work experience working in nutrition supervisory and a healthcare
- Experience in community engagement
- Experience in emergency response, including rapid assessments and needs analysis.
- Experience in hygiene promotion in humanitarian contexts
Skills:
- 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
Submission Guideline
For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:
(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)
(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)
All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:
https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/56779?c=rescue
applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process.
Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque.