Disclaimer: The position is advertised for emergency roster pool generation only. shortlisted candidates will be kept in the pool and will be contacted for the role in case of any emergency project. Management will update the list every three months.

Relevant Experience:  Bachelor degree or Diploma in Nutrition/Nursing/Dispensary/LHV/Midwife/CMW with 1-2 Year working experience in NGO / INGO in relevant position and program (i.e., CMAM & IYCF)

Job Description:

Mission 1: Ensure effective management of clinical and other ailments at Outpatient Therapeutic Program:

The Nutrition Assistant is responsible for:

• Plan and organize OTP/CMAM activities at designated sites in liaison with Nutrition officer.
• Work closely with DOH Health staffs to ensure all aspects of the program understood and appropriate referrals take place to and from the CMAM outreach and well integrated into the Primary Health Care and CMAMI approach.
• Assess, enroll the SAM children following the admission criteria and follow up enroll children as per schedule.
• Ensure all criteria are ensured and implemented by health facility staff (MO/FMO/LHV) and outreach staff such as CHWs/LHWs, including; admission, discharge and transfer to and from the community or other source.
• Ensure correct clinical diagnosis at the time anthropometric assessment and ensure that the SAM patient receives appropriate treatment and enrollment based OTP admission criteria.
• Timely identification of complications, non-responder, and referrals to the NSC and strong follow up until discharge for re-admission in OTP.
• Ensure adequate availability of all medical and Therapeutic food supplies and ensure stock is pre-positioned as planned by discussing with Nutrition Officer and logistics.
• Follow-up and provide feedback to the nutrition supervisor /officer on the amount and quality of the treatment supplies if it does not comply with specified quality standards.
• Regular and strong coordination with PHC/CMAMI, NSC and Outreach staff on referral and integrated case management package.

Mission 2: Supervise medicine and therapeutic supplies administration in OTP activities:

The Nutrition Assistant is responsible for:

• Follow and respect the current protocols especially therapeutic supplies (RUTF) and drug administration i.e. for de-worming, malaria, EPI schedule and MNP, IFA / Vitamin A supplements targeting children and PLW with proper documentation.
• Participate in the follow-up of stock request and consumption.
• Ensure proper documentation and reporting of the stock distributed through OTP/Outreach activities.
• Compile the statistical data in conjunction with MEAL department (admission, default, cured, absent, death) and draft a report on activities with timely submission to the program.

Mission 3: Network and coordinate with the relevant sectors:

The Nutrition Assistant is responsible to:

• Establish good relationship with the relevant stakeholders (Medical officer, Female Medical Officer, LHV, EPI and community)
• Respond and coordinate properly with Nutrition Officer representing ACF.
• Establish a network with the other actors in the working area (I/NGO)
• Establish a good understanding of the program within the community
• Establish good coordination with caregivers coming to the OTP for services.
• Inform ACF Nutrition Officer and Project Manager any Technical problems encountered related OTP/CMAMI Program.

Mission 4: Additional Tasks:

The Nutrition Assistant is responsible for:

• This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive and the employee will perform other related tasks as required and responsible for reporting and communication of progress and achievement of the specific assigned task.

Mission 5: Ensure compliance with ACFs gender equality, child protection sensitivity and safeguarding policies

• Read and ensure a full understanding of ACFs Gender, Child Protection and other safeguarding policies  
• Implement all work related activities with a gender, inclusion and child protection lens
• Help build an inclusive office environment where people do not feel disadvantaged or judged according to their gender or limited due to manageable disability

Specific skills needed to perform the function

• Bachelor degree or Diploma in Nutrition/Nursing/Dispensary/LHV/Midwife/CMW with 1-2 Year working experience in NGO / INGO in relevant position and program (i.e., CMAM & IYCF)
• Ability and willingness to autonomously travel to duty site/ health facility and villages when required.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to work/distribution sites
• Excellent spoken and written local language /Urdu and English language skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in closely working with DOH and Tehsil/District HQ Hospitals and at health facility level is advantageous
• Previous experience working in clinical setting/CMAM is an asset
• Ability to prepare weekly and monthly program reports
• Candidates will be preferred who belong to ACF-intervention areas/UCs district

External relationships

• Project Implementing Partner
• Government Departments (Department of Health and Deputy Commissioner, Social Welfare Department, DDMA)

This Job Description may evolve according to the needs of the mission and in view of the ever changing scope of your designation.

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