Health & Nutrition Officer/Supervisor

Organization for Community Coordination and Development (OCCD) established and registered with Ministry of Economy in 2013, is a non-profit, non-governmental, non-political and independent organization. OCCD works in partnership with Government, development and implementing partners in Health, Education, Agriculture and Livestock, Research and Development

Job Descriptions:

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• To coordinate Health and nutrition activities implementation (RMNCH, EPI, CBNP & IMAM) in target areas
• To asses and evaluate that health and nutrition activities are implemented in accordance to plan and national standards in coordination with provincial and national partners.
• To provide capacity building to RMNCH and Nutrition midwives in preparing monthly Health and nutrition reports and respecting submission deadlines.
• To provide regular technical support to HFs staff and train them in the implementation of project activities
• To develop action plans to ensure an effective monitoring of health and nutrition status in targeted health facilities.
• To apply national nutrition treatment guidelines and policies at the health facility level.
• To ensure the existence of growth monitoring tools, IMAM (Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition) supervision, and sufficient drug supply for HFs.
• To ensure malnutrition preventive activities are based on the BPHS and MoPH guidelines.
• To conduct/support nutrition screening and monitoring of under-5 children and PLW (Pregnant and Lactating Women) at community level.
• To make sure food processing skills and knowledge are disseminated to target beneficiaries, through awareness sessions and cooking demonstrations.
• To ensure the existence of IEC (Information Education Communication) material for awareness sessions at HF and community level.
• To ensure basic RMNCH, EPI, and nutrition services at the HFs level and Community mobilization
• To ensure all complicated cases are referred to higher-level health facilities as per the referral system with a great follow-up to strengthen the referral system.
• To ensure effective communication and coordination with DoPH, and other stakeholders
• To ensure that the program is implemented smoothly, the field-level nutrition programs are monitored and evaluated against the MoU between Concern and UNICEF.
• Provide daily oversight and supervision of all activities at the HFs locations using monitoring check lists.
• To perform any other task assigned by the line manager.
• To support M&E team during field assessments as and when necessary.

• Graduate from recognized medical faculty (Public Health) with a certified diploma
• Medical Doctor

• Supervision or Team Leader Experience in the field level of Nutrition project implementation
• Working with a national or international organization

Interested candidates should submit their resumes along with the cover letter to recruitment-af@occd.org.af

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