KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: @ Coordinate and facilitate implementation of activities and prepare weekly movement plan to OTP sites @ Facilitate training and work closely with MOH staffs at Health posts, Health center and hospital and district level. @ Ensure children discharged from SC/TFU are transferred to nearby OTP to continue their therapeutic treatment @ Adherence to medical and nutritional treatment protocols and procedures for children and infants in OTP and SC/TFU @ Provide onsite training to HEW and nurses on the Management of SAM (-/+) @ Ensure Job aids are available in Health posts (HEW quick reference, Look up table, report format, tally sheet, Plump nut and drug stock control balance form) @ Receive weekly reports from HEW at weekly basis, cross check the completeness and accuracy, and submit to Woreda Senior CMAM officer @ Mentoring and assist HEW in decision of patients who are at severe risks and need to be transferred to nearby hospital @ Assist HEWs in identifying patients who need to be transferred SC, patients with failure-to respond to treatment and patients who need to be discharged. @ In charge of SC quality program implementation and monthly OTP/SC activity. @ Conduct regular checklist based supportive supervision on targeted health facilities. @ Facilitate joint monitoring visits /joint supportive supervisions/ in integration with woreda health office. @ Generates’ and share supervision reports and feedbacks for project coordinator, woreda health office and health facilities. @ Follow and ensures, action taken by all responsible parties on gaps identified during supervision, @ Supports and liaise with the woreda health office staffs and provide on the job training/coaching and capacity building where required. @ Working with the IYCF Officer, to ensure SC beneficiaries are referred to IYCF services when required. @ Coordinates the link of acute malnutrition cases with CBN/CHD/TSFP/PSNP and facilitates regular registration of beneficiaries and submits on monthly bases. @ Supports referral linkage of malnourished children of in between CMAM programs (OTP, SC and TSFP). @ Ensure adequate availability of all medical and food supplies for each distribution, input in to creation and maintenance of a monthly distribution plan and ensure stock is pre-positioned as planned with Nutrition project coordinator and logistics team. @ Undertake individual evaluations with the team and improve gaps. @ Creates and maintain smooth relationship with local health and other authorities and try to link SC program with the existing health service structure. @ Makes sure that health professional from the health facilities to participate on the daily routine work for sustainability and smooth phase out strategy. @ Provides technical support and training where required to all team members, outreach team including health extension workers, HDAs and community volunteers. @ Works and liaise with any local health workers to integrate the SC program from the start. @ Plan and organise SC/OTP/SFP at designated distribution sites in liaison with project coordinator. @ Organizes monthly report of SC/OTP/SFP/Community mobilization and report on time to the project coordinator and provide updates when needed. @ Provides a monthly over view of drug items, SFP materials and wet ration stocks supplied to beneficiaries. @ Manages the stock levels of therapeutic products, drugs and all other materials and alert the logistics in a timely manner, as more materials are required. @ Collect, analyse and share data’s required for monitoring quality of SC programs based on SPHERE standards (average weight gain, average length of stay). @ Provides technical report on emergency health and nutrition for strengthening surveillance and public health emergency management. @ Participates in responses to public emergencies (disaster, outbreaks). @ Reports updates on humanitarian situations on implementation areas. @ Reports any problems in a timely manner to the project coordinator. @ Control and facilitate vehicle movement within the project area in the field. @ Upholds the image and values of SC at all times. @ Performs other related tasks as required. |
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
@ Diploma/ Bachelor degree in Nursing, Public Health or other related fields
@ Minimum four years working experience with NGOs out of which two years in OTP/TFU/TSFP settings.
@ Knowledge, training and experience in management of MAM and SAM with/without medical complication
@ Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation and monitoring.
@ Demonstrated skills in peer group training, Training of Trainers and development of training materials.
@ Strong computer (Microsoft skills), and interpersonal skills.
@ Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment.
@ Good command in written and spoken English and Local language (Mandatory).
@ Good human relation skills.
@ Respect of Save the Children rules by anyone visiting the program;
@ Willingness to work under pressure and extra hours
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