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Job Summary

The Nutritional Counsellor main duties and responsibilities are:

Duties & Responsibilities

• Promote community-based nutrition and hygiene messages in areas of operation by spending time with communities (including in child-friendly and literacy-friendly ways).
• Undertake regular community meetings and promote the services on offer by the Clinic to local communities.
• Preventing absentees from the program and re-enrolling defaulters from OPD SAM program back to the program by conducting home visits.
• Identify barriers to access and inform the Project Coordinator.
• Coordinate activities of the project with health Shuras and community elders to ensure that key stakeholders are engaged in the project.
• Participate in the capacity building activities of the project and deliver training where appropriate.
• Lead on the organization and delivery of awareness-raising campaigns that focus on key health and nutrition messaging.
• Promote the importance of maternal and newborn health and nutrition including attachment, stimulation and wellbeing in situations of malnutrition and newborn health
• Meeting with Psychosocial Officers on a weekly basis to share information, identify trends and align messages
• Manage Community Health Workers (CHW) through setting monthly plans, on the job training, supervision, and review of activities under the CHW scope.
• Ensure the CHWs have appropriate kits and are equipped with knowledge in social behavioral communication strategies to make a difference in the health practices of the community.
• Provide gapful support whenever needed within the clinic.

Education:

• Obtained 12 grade, Nursing, Midwifery degree.

Experience:

• Minimum 2-3 years’ work experience, particularly in the field of health and Nutrition
• Experience, public outreach/ counselling, community mobilization, coordination with stakeholders.
• Strong Command on Pashto/Dari
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-ethnic team and take on diverse tasks.
• Working experience in the targeted province particularly in Roy-e Douab and Khuram Wa Sarbagh Districts and familiar with concerned community, geography and culture.

Interested and qualified national candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their motivation and updated CV to the following: 

https://jobs.af/jobs/nutritional-counsellor-khuram-wa-sarbagh-and-roye-douab-districts                                The closing date for accepting applications is 13 October 2024

Please clearly state the Vacancy Announcement number and title of the position you are applying for in the subject line. 

Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered and only short-listed candidates will be called for a written test & Interview.