Nutrition Promoters

TITLE: Nutrition Promoters (12)

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Nutrition

 

LOCATION:

Tirangore PHCU (2)

Moti PHCU (2)

Lowoi PHCC (2)

Kudo PHCC (2)

Hiliu PHCC (2)

Hiyala PHCC (2)

Imurok PHCU (2)

Khormush PHCU (2)

Loronyo PHCC (2)

Nyong PHCC (2)

Torit State Hospital (2)

Murahatiha PHCU (2)

GRADE: 6

CONTRACT LENGTH: 11 months

 

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3:  the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

 

ROLE PURPOSE:

The nutrition promoters will work at the PHCC/Us or outreach sites and ensure there is screening and referral of malnourished children. They shall be key in working together with Community Nutrition Volunteers to ensure that key messaging on IYCF/IMSAM are passed to the community and harmful practices avoided.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Nutrition Officer

Staff reporting to this post: None

Budget Responsibilities: N/A

Role Dimensions

About: For 100 years, Save the Children has been making a difference in children's lives in more than 120 countries. We are the world's largest independent child rights organisation, underpinned by a vision of a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

 

Save the Children is an organization for talented people with different backgrounds and perspectives. We are proud that our people are representative of the children we work with and we thrive on our diversity. We are an equal opportunity organisation dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. Our culture is embedded in these values, along with a strong commitment to our Child Safeguarding Protocol, ensuring that all representatives of Save the Children demonstrate the highest standards of behaviour towards children both in their private and professional lives. In South Sudan, we implement programmes in Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Food Security and Livelihoods, Health and Nutrition. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.

 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

  • To screen children for malnutrition through taking weight, height, MUAC.
  • Enrolling the children who are moderately malnourished in OTP and TSFP program
  • Recording the beneficiaries’ anthropometric measurement in the register.
  • She/he distributes the therapeutic foods to the beneficiaries U5 children and PLWs.
  • Educates the child caregivers on the food preparation procedure especially the CSB ++
  • Compile the nutrition center report together with CMAM Nurse
  • Participate in general MUAC screening assessment in the camp for both U5 and PLWs.
  • Educate mothers on the importance of giving the therapeutic food to the malnourished child only and in the right quantities per day.
  • Ensures that the admission cards are available in the nutrition centers by liaising with supervisor to print more before you run short of the supply in the Center.
  • Ensures that the admission register book for U5 TSFP, PLWs TSFP and OTP are up to date.
  • She/he participates in community mobilization to sensitize to the community on the distribution days and any upcoming program activities.
  • Notifies the nutrition supervisor on the status of the anthropometric tools as soon as they detect any measurement discrepancy especially the weighing scales and height boards.
  • Work together with supervisor in compiling nutrition mass screening data.
  • Any other task assigned to them by the nutrition overall supervisor.

General

  • Demonstrate compliance and leadership with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

 

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

  • holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
  • Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

  • sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
  • widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
  • Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

  • builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
  • values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
  • Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

  • develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
  • Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

  • honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

 

QUALIFICATIONS 

  • Diploma holder nurse, with at least one year field experience in managing malnutrition activities in emergency, malnutrition case detection and treatment and EPI/ PHC.
  • Experience in data collection and basic data analysis.
  • Ability to write clear and concise reports
  • Experience in Microsoft applications, i.e Excel, word processing etc
  • Ability to work well under pressure and work to deadlines
  • Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
  • Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
  • Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children.
  • South Sudanese Nationals ONLY

Desirable

  • Language skills in Arabic
  • Experience or understanding of working in Torit
  • Experience working for Save the Children and working across organisational structures

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

  • Problem solving and decision-making skills
  • Ability to prioritize tasks
  • Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure
  • Strong interpersonal skills, ethical sensitivity and ability to empathise with children, youth and their carers

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Job Description

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Job description

24 Jan 2023

2 Jun 2023 - 00:30 EAT

Worldwide

Business Support

Permanent

Full-time

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