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Description
Muslim Aid is a faith-based British international charity that provides help to people who are victims of natural disasters, conflict or suffering from poverty, hunger, disease and illiteracy. It was established in the United Kingdom in 1985 in response to the drought in the Horn of Africa. Muslim Aid's Sudan Country office (MASCO) was set up in 1991 in response to the strategic need and to enable the continuation of effective aid work in the country. Currently, Muslim Aid is implementing projects in Kassala, Central Darfur and Red Sea State in Sudan.
Gross Salary: 520 USD
Supervisor: Health and Nutrition Coordinator
No. of Post: 1
Duty Station: Kassala and Red Sea
Duration: Fixed Term
Closing Date: 23 August 2020
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Background:
About Muslim Aid
Muslim Aid is a faith-based British international charity that provides help to people who are victims of natural disasters, conflict or suffering from poverty, hunger, disease and illiteracy. It was established in the United Kingdom in 1985 in response to the drought in the Horn of Africa. Muslim Aid's Sudan Country office (MASCO) was set up in 1991 in response to the strategic need and to enable the continuation of effective aid work in the country. Currently, Muslim Aid is implementing projects in Kassala, Central Darfur and Red Sea State in Sudan
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Duties and responsibilities:
Job Purpose:
The Nutrition Officer will monitor and support implementation of nutrition activities. S/he will manage and train field-level nutrition staff, perform ongoing monitoring and support supervision, program planning, liaising with local government and Non-Governmental Organization partners, and staff capacity building. To coordinate the implementation of Community-based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM), Community Infant and Young Child Feeding practices (C-IYCF) and other nutrition program activities in various project locations.
Specific Functions and Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Health & Nutrition Coordinator to achieve program objectives and targets effectively and efficiently and assist in preparing project teams weekly and monthly workplan.
- Ensure that the nutrition projects are implemented according to national CMAM guidelines, and program objectives.
- Ensure that each nutrition center identifies at least 50 community nutrition volunteers and mother support groups for community mobilization and disseminate of IYCF key messages among the child caregivers.
- Working closely with the Social and Behavior Change Communication Officer and other project team help in the identification and recruitment of community mobilizers and/or project volunteers (mother group leaders) and monitor and provide support to community level activities such as mother group.
- Provides technical support and training where required to all team members, outreach team including health workers and community volunteers,
- Ensure home follow up of all absentees, defaulters, deaths and children “at risk” is carried out by the relevant outreach workers and post visit feedback is given to the nutrition workers.
- Conduct regular support supervisory visits to projects to ensure quality of nutrition projects and support identification and documentation of quality success stories.
- Manages the stock levels of nutrition supplies and all other materials and alert the logistics in a timely manner as more materials are required and ensure that nutrition supplies are delivered in a timely manner.
- Prepare and mange work-plan to ensure that all projects are well supported and internal and external reports delivered within agreed deadlines using Muslim Aid and donor formats, as required; including the cluster updates and monthly reports
- Follow up with Health and Nutrition Coordinator, Health and Nutrition Officer, Nutrition Assistants, locality supervisors, and Measurers to ensure that the CMAM database is accurately updated.
- Ensure that the activities implemented in close collaboration with the MOH and Participate in cluster meeting and any coordination/ review meeting with the resource acquisition team and support offices as needed
- Coordinate with UNICEF/WFP and supply chain to ensure that nutrition supplies are procured / delivered in timely manner and Coordinate with SMOH for acquisition on nutrition supplies by identifying and compiling needs
- Support preparation of distribution plans and preparation of post distribution reports
- Ensure that weekly and monthly updates are promptly submitted to the cluster, communication and M&E
- Identify staff capacity gaps and source for appropriate facilitators to train and mentors staff for performance
- Conduct regular support supervisory visits to projects to ensure quality of nutrition projects and support identification and documentation of quality success stories.
- Participate in rapid assessments to provide an overview of situation on the ground in order to estimate the immediate needs of the population within the area of operation and select the most appropriate intervention strategy
- Performs any other related tasks as required by the line manager
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Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
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Essential Requirements
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Skills & Knowledge
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- B. Sc. degree in Nutrition Public Health or other health related science field is required;
- Minimum of 2 years relevant working experience under nutrition prevention including CMAM;
- Experience in Community Based management of acute malnutrition and infant and young child feeding, preferably with INGOs.
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- Excellent community mobilization skills;
- Ability to work individually and within a team with limited supervision;
- A strong team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment;
- Ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively;
- Demonstrated experience in capacity building Training facilitation;
- Strength in interpersonal, communication and presentation skills;
- Ability to multi-task, ability to handle pressure well, ability to improvise, flexibility, adaptability to transition;
- Excellent analytical and report writing skills;
- Good Computer knowledge – Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook;
- Language requirements: Fluency in both Arabic and English is essential.
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Applying Instructions
- o apply for the above-mentioned position, please submit your CV and credentials to Sudanjob.net
- The closing date for submission of applications is August 23th , 2020.
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