Nutrition Officer

Médecins du Monde - France (MdM-F) is an international humanitarian organization whose mission is to provide medical care for the most vulnerable populations, the world over, including Afghanistan. It seeks to stimulate voluntary commitment from doctors, other health care providers, and from those whose expertise in other fields is needed for its activities, to enlist all competent support required for the achievement of its projects, and to seek at all times to encourage close working relationships with populations in its care.

Scope of Work:

The Nutrition Officer will be responsible for the Management of the project Nutrition component in Farah province.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Nutrition Officer will be responsible for carrying out the following nutrition activities, but not limited to:

• Overall responsible for the implementation of nutrition sector activities in MdM HFs aligned with the Project plan and IMAM guidelines of MoPH at the provincial level.
• Preparing a plan of the MdM project nutrition activities.
• Track and review the progress of nutrition activities according to the project plan and predefined targets.
• Coordinate nutrition activities at the provincial and regional level with all relevant nutrition stakeholders.
• Providing technical support for the smooth implementation of nutrition interventions/activities at the health facilities level, including TFU.
• Participation in different meetings at the provincial/regional level, which are related to nutrition activities.
• Provision and participation in capacity building program for/with the project nutrition staff.
• Nutrition staff orientation regards their duties and responsibilities.
• Proper management of stock, supply chain, quantification, and monthly consumption reporting of the nutrition commodities at the provincial level. 
• Proper supply of medical and non-medical items to the nutrition sites. Also, a suitable follow-up to the proper use of supplied items.
• Submitting a timely nutrition supply request to the pharmacy team.
• Rationalization of the target facilities for nutrition services.
• Conducting regular supportive supervision and follow-up of findings strictly.
• Joint monitoring and supervision with PPHD, country office team, and other stakeholders to follow findings and remove all gaps in the project's activities.
• Collecting, analyzing, and reporting of the project nutrition activities, nutrition data regularly, and maintaining the national nutrition database recommended by the nutrition cluster.
• Providing regular feedback on collected data and regular tracking of the progress.
• Preparing ad hoc, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and end-of-project reports and sharing with the provincial office.
• Contributing to the compilation of data/information for the Field Level Agreement (FLA) of WFP and UNICEF.
• Any other task assigned by senior management staff or the line manager.

SAFEGUARDING POLICY FOR STAFF:

• Respect and follow MdM Safeguarding policy and never neglect, abuse, harm, or exploit children, young people, and adults at risk.
• Report any actual or suspected harm to the children and vulnerable adults caused by staff and the program.

• Graduated from a recognized medical university (MD)
• At least 3 years’ experience in the nutrition sector at field level.
• Fluent in English and local languages (Dari and Pashto).
• Familiar with MS Office, the internet, and data entry.
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills
• Preference will be given to candidates who are local residents of Farah

The interested candidates should submit their applications with the updated CV, motivation letter, including references details to the following email – recruitment.afghanistan@medecinsdumonde.net – no later than the closing date.

The reference Nutrition Officer must be stated in the application subject to be valid. If you do not clearly state the position for which you are applying & attach the required diploma & other supporting documents, your application may not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Please note that MDM-F does not reimburse transportation cost if applicants are asked for interview or a test.

MDM-F does not charge fee at any stage of its recruitment process. All applications are free for all candidates, and no one should require any payment or compensation during the recruitment process.