We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

•            No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

•            All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

•            Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

 Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

SCOPE OF ROLE: 
Reports to: Medical Doctor – ERT
Staff reporting to this post: None 
Direct: None
Budget Responsibilities: None
ROLE PURPOSE: As part of our CO humanitarian strategy for 2024, Save the Children CO wants to improve the efficient deployment of high-quality staff to support the delivery of our Humanitarian Responses directly and in collaboration with SCI partners. This role will be rapidly deployed by the CO to support the response team in quickly developing and implementing a humanitarian-response within Afghanistan.

Key Accountabilities:
•    Treating children suffering from severe and moderate acute malnutrition.
•    Following and adhering to the MoPH protocols on drug administration i.e. antibiotics, antimalarial, anthelminthic.
•    Completing treatment cards and ration cards for children with severe and moderate acute malnutrition
•    Registering cases of malnutrition and promoting their treatment
•    Regular Reporting according to National Nutrition Guidelines
•    Assist the medical doctor as requested 
•    Participate in preparation of team weekly report as requested. Assisting in emergency response to disease outbreaks, as needed
•    Ensure systems in place to strictly maintain patient confidentiality
•    Ensure patients records and clinic registers are completed according to both SC and MoPH requirements. 
•    Ensure use of established reporting formats for data collection, analysis and report on daily & weekly activities to the clinical lead as required 
•    Decent and active participation in Nutrition Related trainings.
•    Performing additional tasks (related to the health centre services) is requested by the relevant manager.
Non-deployment activities
•    Together with the Team Lead develop Standards Operations Procedures (SOPs) for required nursing activities and community outreach activities related to, nutrition, primary health care services, immunization and management of acute watery diarrhoea. 
•    Become familiar with the overall content and function of module, primary health care and different aspects of emergency response. 
•    undergo programme specific training and to contribute to a training programme for the team. 
•    Contribute to e-prep activities as directed byte clinical lead, contribute to preparedness plans. 
•    To support country teams to prepare for emergencies. 
•    Contribute to the creation of effective project plans for the deployment & return phases
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
•    Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
•    Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
•    Ambition:
•    Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
•    Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
•    Collaboration:
•    Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
•    Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
•    Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
•    develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
•    willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
•    honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
 

QUALIFICATIONS  
•    Graduated from nursing or midwifery institute
•    Received IMAM Initial Training 
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential: 
•    Graduated from nursing or midwifery institute
•    Have one year experience in Nutrition 
Desirable:
•    Strong interpersonal and team skills, with the ability to work in a multi-cultural environment. 
•    Ability to work alongside others under stressful conditions in conflict-prone situations 
•    Effective self-organizational, time management and prioritization skills.

Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities 
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

Applicants can login to the online application system by copying and pasting the following link intro their web browser. Returning users will need to enter their username and password, first time users will need to create a user account.

It is recommended that you save your username and password for future job applications through the online system.

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Save the Children International provides an equal employment opportunity and does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.