Action Against Hunger Nutrition Officer Jobs in Uganda

Action Against Hunger Nutrition Officer Jobs in Uganda

Description

The Nutrition Officer is responsible for supporting health workers, village health teams and communities to ensure early identification, referral and management of malnutrition in beneficiary communities.

S/he will support all community activities at the field level which include nutrition screening, active case finding, referral and follow up by VHTs; care group activities in liaison with the Health Assistant community mobilization and sensitization. Other key deliverables include supporting capacity building activities for community structures (VHTs and Lead mothers)

Key Duties & Responsibilities

Technical Support

Support health workers at selected health facilities and during established outreaches to manage and refer severe acute malnutrition among children under five and pregnant and lactating mothers according to the Ministry of Health Uganda IMAM guidelines.

Ensure that health facilities and VHTs are supported with equipment, reporting tools and other logistical needs necessary for screening, management and referral of malnutrition among the targeted beneficiaries

Ensure complete and effective referrals for identified malnourished children under 5 and pregnant and lactating women

Assist in the development and dissemination of IEC materials on IMAM and IYCF

Conduct sensitization sessions on nutrition and health education with key essential nutrition actions, infant and young child feeding and prevention of hygiene related diseases in refugee settlements and host communities

Oversee that the linkages between community based health structures for early case identification, referral and management of acute malnutrition and common childhood illnesses are strengthened.

Ensure functionality of the IYCF corners within health facilities.

Community Support:

Strengthen the linkages between community based health structures for early case identification, referral and management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition.

Liaise with the Health Assistants to ensure that VHTs are selected in all project locations following the recommended MOH guidelines

Liaise with the district local government and other partners to ensure to organize and conduct VHT monthly and quarterly meetings

Ensure the implementation of mother care groups approach in the areas of implementation by supporting the Nutrition Assistant and community Based Facilitators in the identification of care groups, selection of house hold support groups and behavior change promotion among the communities.

Ensure that management of MAM component is part of the integrated health out reaches

Organize a capacity development action plan for VHTs

Monitor VHT knowledge gap for all VHTs and build their capacities regarding the needs assessed

Facilitate beneficiary identification of children 24-59 months in the targeted settlements

Support active case finding, referral and follow up for acute malnutrition and common childhood illnesses at health facility and community level

Supervise VHTs during distribution, and carry out on job support and supervision for VHTs on IYCF

Assist in the development and dissemination of relevant IEC materials on nutrition activities such as IYCF, ENA

Develop concept notes for the drama groups and community dialogues for community sensitization

Strengthen the link between referrals and follow up of beneficiaries from community to health facilities

Capacity Building

Facilitate capacity building activities (mentorship, CMEs, trainings) targeting health workers, village health teams and district health teams to provide effective management of malnutrition

Assist in mentoring and coaching of health workers on treatment and management of acute malnutrition in accordance with IMAM guidelines and protocol.

Assist the mentorship of health workers and support teams on implementation of IYCF corners

Organize a refresher training for VHTs on nutrition and health

Train and support mentorships for VHTs

Participate in development of IECs materials on nutrition sensitization

Assist in regular on-job mentorship and support of VHTs and health Assistants

Train and support lead mothers on comprehensive nutrition package

Conduct on-job mentoring of lead mothers

Ensure that the care groups are equipped with the necessary tools that they need for the implementation of activities such as meetings, modular trainings and conducting

food demonstrations.

Assessment and reporting

Participate in beneficiary identification and rapid nutrition assessment and nutrition surveillance

Support the compilation of nutrition updates and reports at all levels

Oversee the collection, handling, analysis and reporting of data related to nutrition screening, client follow up and NFIs in accordance the MOH guidelines and HMIS tools

Prepare quality weekly and monthly reports in standard reporting format, project progress, success stories and lessons learned during project implementation.

Participate in all project review assessments, surveys and studies including Monthly & Quarterly donor reports, Action Against Hunger internal reports (Project Activity Reports (APRs), SITREP) and activity reports (cooking demonstrations, meetings, community dialogues and drama shows and any other activity)

Participate in the periodic Weight for Height nutrition screening to assess for GAM level in the community

Ensure regular collection of household nutrition data, compilation and reporting

Ensure regular and timely monthly reporting among the VHTs on the project activities in the catchment area.

Ensure the timely and effective reporting of information from the mother care groups

Staff Management & Supervision]

Ensure that staff under your supervision are effectively engaged in their tasks and perform their duties according to Action Against Hunger expectations

Organize and facilitate regular meetings with VHTs, assess their performance and provide regular feedback on the matters discussed

Identify and propose training needs of VHTs in accordance to the program requirements

Conduct on the job mentorship and supervision for the VHTs

Ensure that staff under your supervison develop quarterly activity workplans and adhere to them

Identify training needs of staff under your supervision and suggest an appropriate training plan

Coordination & Representation

Mobilize communities and community leaders to participate in Action Against Hunger project community activities and organize regular community meetings to address areas for program improvement

Participate in internal and external meetings according to the DPM guidance

Actively participate in events organized in the refugee and host community settings

Attend interagency meetings and field visits as required by the DPM

Other duties as assigned from time to time

Reporting responsibilities

Monthly reports quarterly, and final donor reports as required by the grant.

Monthly technical reports, APR Monitoring reports

Weekly reports

Learning documents and case studies

Requirements

Bachelor degree in Nutrition or related field from a recognized institute

3 years’ experience in implementing a project on IMAM with emphasis on Community Based Supplementary Programs and Maternal Child Health Program.

Extensive knowledge and experience in implementation of community nutrition and health programs with demonstrated leadership for IYCF, SFP and MCHN program.

Strong communication skills (written and oral) in English

Knowledge of word processor, spreadsheet and software use like ENA, SPSS plus other programs advantageous

Demonstrated experience and/or personal commitment to promoting gender equality within the work

Demonstrated leadership skills

Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions independently

Extremely flexible with the ability to cope with stressful situations

Excellent reporting skills with good oral and written communication skills

Knowledge of the local language is an added advantage

Diplomatic and culturally sensitive

Fluency in written and spoken English

Fluency in the local language is an added advantage

Ability to ride a motorcycle and possession of a valid riding permit is a must

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Action Against Hunger Nutrition Officer Jobs in Uganda

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