Action Against Hunger/Action Contre La Faim (AAH/ACF) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was created in France in 1979. AAH/ACF has been active in Afghanistan in the medical, nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation fields since 1995.  AAH/ACF improved access to health and nutrition services for the most vulnerable people, who live in remote areas without a local health system. In particular, the country team supported pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under five, who are at greater risk of malnutrition. Nutrition programs rely on an integrated approach, addressing both primary and underlying causes, in order to have a lasting impact on nutritional status.  The country team worked at community level, in villages and at provincial level, strengthening the public health system. It also worked at national level to ensure reliable information about the nutritional situation reached the wider humanitarian community. Covid-19 prevention was integrated into all interventions and additional response activities were implemented, such as the disinfection of health facilities and public places, cash assistance, psychosocial support and the distribution of hygiene kits to affected populations.

Goal

Nutrition rehabilitation among admitted cases through treatment of clinical complications of severe acute malnutrition and prevention of further deterioration of the nutrition situation through provision of therapeutic feeds, routine and specialized medicines, health and nutrition counseling, capacity building and technical support to the TFU and pediatric Unit in the management of complications associated with severe acute malnutrition.

Objective 1: Ensure the provision of high quality medical and nutritional care in the TFU

• Understanding and applying the TFU admission criteria
• Carry out the daily rounds in the TFU.
• Clinical examination of patients daily in order to determine any change in their clinical status
• Carry out any appropriate and available investigations that may adjust diagnosis
• Prescribe medications and therapeutic foods according to patients’ diagnosis, age and weight, and be aware of possible drug interactions.
• Ensure timely consultation and/or referral for complex medical cases which require higher medical support,
• Re-evaluate critical patients regularly during the day and night
• Carry out the admission visit, prioritize the emergency, take a comprehensive history, and clinical examination, medical and nutritional prescription

Objective 2: Supervise the TFU and provide on the job support to the nurses

• Ensure that the protocols are strictly followed and implemented;
• Provide technical training to the team and new staff upon arrival regarding management of severe malnutrition with complication;
• Ensure implementation of the activities linked to care practices;
• Collect the orders for the TFU, check them prior to transmit them to the Medical supervisor;
• Collect and cross check weekly statistics data and analyse
• Computerize the data in the absence of the data entry clerk;
• Draft weekly and monthly reports for the TFU programme;
• Participate in the definition of programme, follow up and evaluation.
• Being responsible for the material used
• Ensuring the follow up of medicine consumption during the inpatient phase, drawing up an order with the supervisor if needed
• In collaboration with the pharmacist, supporting management of consumable and medicines

Objective 3.  Recording and Reporting activities

• Write notes clearly and neatly on health card or admission chart
• Document clearly the admission and discharge diagnosis for each patient according to national statistical definitions to enable good analysis by the TFU team
• Write prescriptions clearly and neatly on health card or prescription chart
• Properly fill TFU multi-chart and tally sheet at the end of each day
• Ensure any investigations carried out are clearly marked on the health card or admission chart
• Report any incident to the TFU medical supervisor where medical care is felt to be below the accepted national and international standards.
• Participate in the weekly/ monthly data compilation and  reporting of TFU activities

Objective 4: Team management

• Draw up work schedules for the TFU nurses and assistants;
• Update the personnel register;
• Carry out regular assessment interviews with team members;
• Organise training for the project team;
• Organise monthly meetings with the team;
• In the event of problems, identify the issue and seek solutions or refer up to management superior;
• Handle any conflicts within the team;
• Verify the manner in which the team interacts with beneficiaries and assistants;
• Organize weekly meetings with the team;
• Follow absences, late coming and/ or leaves and report them to the medical supervisor

The employee may be requested to perform others tasks related to the position, as required by line managers.

Background/qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor`s degree in Nursing
• Must possess at least three (3) years' experience in implementing nutrition related activities (experience in TFU/SC, paediatric activities is an advantage)
• Ability to work in the intensive care settings and able to respond properly to life saving emergencies.
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Humanitarian spirit
• Excellent spoken and written local and English languages

Preferred

• Previous experience working in clinical setting is an asset
• Ability to prepare weekly and monthly program reports

Qualified and interested candidates should submit a cover letter and full CV with three Referees indicating the vacancy announcement to the address:

Human Resources Department AAH office

or can also be emailed to:

vacancies-hl@af-actionagainsthunger.org indicating the job tile and vacancy number of the position in the email subject line.

Eligible candidates are invited to apply by the earliest possible, until 29 Jul 2024. 

Do not submit academic certificates with the application. These will be requested if the candidate is selected. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the written test/interview.  

Action Against Hunger/Action Conter La Faim is an equal opportunity employer.  We strongly encourage women and people with disabilities to apply.  ACF/AAH has zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, and abuse (SEA).