IR/INT/EXT/VN/010.18
February 02, 2018
Post Title: TSFP Assistant
Duty Station: Somali Regional State, Dekasuftu
Reported to: TSFP Nurse
Required: One
Salary: As per the organization scale
Duration: Four Months
Introduction
Islamic Relief is an international relief and development charity founded in 1984 with its headquarters in Birmingham, UK. As well as responding to disasters and emergencies, Islamic Relief promotes sustainable economic and social development by working with local communities - regardless of race, religion or gender. The office officially started operation in Ethiopia in 2004. Islamic Relief Ethiopia (IRE) is operational in the Somali Regional State with a base office in Hargelle, Elkere, Bare and Dekasuftu, Afar Regional State; Ewa & Gulina, Oromia Regional State; Chiro & Meayso and an additional operational office in Addis Ababa. For more information please visit our website: http://www.islamic-relief.org/work-with-us.
Objective:
Plan, organize and manage all of the activities related to the community mobilization, including serving as the contact person to the community and village leaders.
Task & Responsibilities
· Support HEWs in the community sensitization on the program objectives and methods to stimulate & eventually promote the understanding and participation of the target population. Community sensitization starts at village- and community-leader levels and eventually extends to the entire population.
· In close coordination with HEWs and HDAs, elicit community involvement in case finding, referral, encouraging attendance and minimize defaulters. Follow-up issues related to low attendance rate and defaulters and the underlying problem and propose appropriate solution
· Support to the HEWs and HDAs during screening (early case finding)
· Prepare activity plan for the screening exercise in consultation with the SFP Nurse
· Seek and provide feedback on screening programme implementation schedule and activities plan as appropriate to enhance coverage and maximise impact
· Participate in the selection of the decentralized mass screening sites to ensure access and high coverage
· Organize and facilitate regular community screening sessions for HEWs and HDAs with the guidance of SFP Nurse
· Provide technical support to HEWs on mobilization, active case finding, defaulter tracing and home follow up visits through follow up trainings and on job coaching and supportive supervision
· Consult with the SFP Nurse as necessary and liaise closely with other relevant partners (community leaders etc) regarding progress nutrition activities
· Ensure quality of screening exercise and adherence to protocol through active supervision
· Compile the screening data
Additional responsibilities
Qualification and Skills Required
Essential:
· Ability and willingness to frequently travel to villages and stay at the field
· Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to screening sites
· Previous experience on voluntary work is advantageous
· Experience and commitment to utilizing participatory approaches is advantageous
· Experience in closely working with Woreda Health Office at health post level is advantageous
· Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt
Desirable:
· Trained on anthropometric measurement
· Previous experience of anthropometric measurement skills
· knowledge of local language (Somali) and culture of the local community
· Familiarity of the area is highly desirable