Job Description:

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Provide Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF), Growth Monitoring Promotion and maternal nutrition Counselling of all mothers with a special focus on Pregnant and lactating mothers/women.

Raise Nutrition education to pregnant and lactating mothers of children receiving nutrition services

Facilitate Focus group discussion between group of mothers of well-nourished children and malnourished children

Promote hygiene best practices through community engagement and community leader’s mobilization.

Manage and Conduct food demonstration sessions in community

Screen children 6 to 59 month and PLWs for malnutrition.

Provide specific counselling to the mothers of SAM and MAM children regarding proper complementary feeding in different stages of life

Counselling to pregnant and lactating women for getting additional food.

Promote and distribute Iron Folic Acid (IFA) and micronutrient for mothers during lactation and pregnancy.

Responsible for conduction all other nutrition activities such as Growth monitoring of all U2 year children and screening of children under five and PLWs for acute malnutrition using MUAC or weight\height scale for children.

Register and report all activities including the supplies distributed, the number of beneficiaries, the SAM and MAM cases, the date and location of services, and report those on monthly bases,

Perform other tasks -within area of expertise- as requested by the supervisor

Job Requirements:

Health Institute diploma with experience in related field and should be female

At least 2 years’ clinical experience in primary health care services

Fluent in Speaking and writing of national languages.

Experience working with health information systems

Previous work with Mobile Health team

Submission Guideline:

Dear prospective candidates,

We invite individuals with the necessary qualifications and experience to submit their applications, accompanied by a cover letter, to hadaaf.hr@gmail.com. The deadline for submissions is February 03,2025.

Contact Numbers: +93791707508

Kindly note that applications received after the closing date will not be accepted or considered. Only shortlisted candidates whose applications align with the specified criteria will be taken into consideration.

Note: Applicants are required to mention the Vacancy Number and District in the subject line of the email.

Submission Email:

hadaaf.hr@gmail.com