Nutrition Supervisor - Health Care

2024-07-21
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Job Information:
Job Title: Nutrition Supervisor
Vacancy No: JACK-HER-2024-0085
City: Kunduz
Job Location: Kunduz
No of Jobs: 1
Contract Duration: Project Base
Related Office: Health Care
Post Start and Close Date: 2024-07-21 - 2024-07-31
Employment Type: Full Time
Gender: Male
Job Purpose:
The Nutrition Supervisor will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the nutrition-related aspects of the "Provision of Health and Nutrition Services in Underserved Communities of Kunduz Province" project. This role involves supervising nutrition programs, ensuring the quality of services, and providing guidance to field staff.
Job Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for the overall nutrition (IMAM) activities in Kunduz Province.
  • Responsible for designing and establishing an effective and supportive supervision system within the project.
  • Visit the IPD, OPD SAM sites, GM, and MIYCN program on a regular basis and find out the deviations from the set targets and standards, identify weak areas, and find reasonable and proper solutions
  • Ensure adherence to national and international nutrition guidelines and standards.
  • Oversee the collection of nutrition data and indicators.
  • Analyze data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
  • Prepares timely nutrition project reports, provides feedback, prepares action plans, and follow up
  • Responsible for organizing nutrition initial and refresher training for existing HF staff/ CHWs and CHSs that will be conducted based on the work plan.
  • Promotes support to HPs through CHS and community health Shuras regarding the nutrition program.
  • Compiles reports generated by IPD/OPD SAM sites, GM, IYCF, and MNT and prepares summary reports in the nutrition database.
  • Ensure the health facilities have functional and proper IPD/OPD SAM sites.
  • Ensure that all supplies and food commodities are available in each health facility
  • Ensure to establish an effective mechanism to prevent from shortage of food commodities in the HFs
  • Ensure safe, clean, and proper storage of all supplies and other food commodities within the warehouse.
  • Engage with local communities to raise awareness about nutrition and health issues.
  • Supervising the consumption of nutritional supplements at the HF level.
  • Prepare regular reports on nutrition program performance.
  • Maintain accurate records of program activities and outcomes.
  • Any other task assigned by his/her supervisor.

 
Job Requirements:
  • Bachelors in Curative Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, or Public Health
  • At least 3-4 years of Proven experience in nutrition program supervision and implementation.
  • Knowledge of national and international nutrition guidelines and standards.
  • Strong leadership and team management skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
  • Familiarity with Afghan nutrition programs and community engagement is a plus.
  • Fluency in English (both written and spoken); knowledge of local languages is an advantage.
Other information:
Just for Afghan Capacity and Knowledge (JACK) is an independent, non-governmental, non-Profit, non-Political and non-Sectarian Organization working in Afghanistan since 2001 in the areas of health, nutrition, education, development and emergency with an aim at improving livelihoods and alleviating poverty. And JACK had the experiences of working in various provinces and zones of Afghanistan. JACK registered under the Ministry of Economy with registration number, 316. The organization works in Collaboration with other line Ministries, NGOs, INGOs, and donor communities. The mandate of JACK is to improve lives of the people we touch through our programs. We strive to have a community that is empowered, participates in its development and can use the resources available to them to get what they want.  We work to assist communities in their efforts that lead them to self- help and in essence self- reliance that comes with economic and social independence. Our service is without fear, favor or prejudice to race, nationality, religion, political affiliations region or language. We help where it is needed within our resource and ability.
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