Concern Worldwide

Summary

Vacancy: 1
Location: Cox’s Bazar (Ukhia)
Salary: Tk. 35904 (Monthly)
Experience: At least 6 years
Published: 7 Aug 2024

Requirements

Education

BSC Degree in Nursing.

Experience

At least 6 years
The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
NGO

Additional Requirements

Minimum 6 months experience in community nutrition programme will add value.
Technical knowledge on Community management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) will preferable.
Good knowledge on Rohingya refugee programmes will add value.
Good fluency in Bengali and desirable English fluency. Satisfactory knowledge on Rohingya Dialect might get preference.
Pro- active with an ability to think analytically, identifying opportunities and mechanisms to broaden programming.
Results oriented.
Excellent planning and organisational skills.
Ability to problem solving and good decision making skills.
Strong team player.
Ability to work in challenging environments and strict deadline.

Responsibilities & Context

Job Purpose:

She will be responsible for overseeing all medical assessment and treatment of severe and moderately malnourished children and pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) within Out-patient therapeutic feeding programs (OTP) and the targeted supplementary feeding (TSFP) programs Cox Bazaar following the standard protocol. S/He will identify at risk children and provide appropriate treatment and referral. S/he will also support the CMAM-I medical assessment for infants under six month of age. In addition to this, S / he will provide counselling and nutritional education to caregivers to ensure children receive proper treatment for severe acute malnutrition both at the site as well as at home through tracking their progress in liaison with the outreach teams. The registration, admission and distribution for SAM and MAM children will also lead by this staff position. Along with these, S / He will be responsible to perform other activities requested by his/her supervisor based on project need.

Main duties & responsibilities:

Conduct clinical assessment to all children receiving treatment at the OTP and TSFP Centers.
Support CMAM-I medical assessment for infants under 6 month of age.
Provide consultations to assess children’s overall health and nutrition status, referring children for additional health and nutrition services if appropriate.
Verify anthropometric measurements and classification of children under the age of five and PLWs within OTP/TSFP services and Identify children responding poorly to treatment and recommending home visits.
Complete the registration and admission process for OTP and TSFP beneficiaries and lead the distribution of therapeutic and supplementary food.
Provide systematic treatment (antibiotics, deworming tablets and micronutrient supplements) to malnourished children & PLWs and ensure measles vaccination who are eligible in accordance to the approved treatment protocols.
Ensure follow up to at-risk, relapse, non-response beneficiaries through home visits in liaison with the outreach teams.
Identify and refer, if needed, PLW beneficiaries within the nutrition sites/ to IYCF Corner, ANC, PNC, Delivery, EPI and psychosocial support.
Ensure that services are delivered with maximum efficiency and professionalism and that beneficiaries are treated with respect at all times.
Support effective coordination, particularly ensuring strong linkages with BSFP& IYCF activities.
Enable a friendly collaborative working culture within the team, actively sharing information and knowledge to enable the team to ensure effective learning and sharing across the team.
Support Nutrition site Supervisor to prepare and compile monthly and weekly report and capturing the best practices.
Be aware of, understand and comply with all of Concern’s policies and procedures (P4, finance, logistics, HR, security management etc.
Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Country Director or the line manager.

Accountability:

In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):
Actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

Type of Contract: Short term contract up to 31 December 2024

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Compensation & Other Benefits

Standard benefits as per organizational policy:

Festival allowance (02), Baisakhi allowance, Provident Fund, Gratuity, Group Life and Hospitalisation Insurance coverages, OPD coverage, Mobile ceiling and other admissible benefits as per organisational policy.

Employment Status

Contractual

Job Location

Cox’s Bazar (Ukhia)

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