The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances childrenโs rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And itโs girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support childrenโs rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for โ and respond to โ crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and are now active in more than 80 countries.
ROLE PURPOSE
The position holder shall be in charge of technical quality implementation and delivery of the health and Nutrition services in the assigned location.
She/he will mainly be responsible for the day to day implementation, health education, MIYCF-E, IYCF-E and SBCC, MAM and SAM screening and treatment for TSFP, OTP and SC as per the guideline of RHB and WHO mobile health and Nutrition teams. In addition, the position holder is also expected to provide supervision, technical assistance and capacity building to health extension workers and Health workers in health facilities. She/he will be responsible for the daily implementation of mobile health and Nutrition services package as per the standard, supporting health facilities assigned as integrated mobile health & Nutrition modality and daily dispensary and drug supply management. He will also be responsible for day to day documentation, people provided for all services accordingly and compile weekly and monthly reports and share with PLAN CO and Field office; and zone and woreda health offices.
Accountabilities and MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
Planning and Implementation of the Health and nutrition activities (30%)
- Develop detail action plan and Ensure effective implementation of overall health and nutrition component in line with the existing donor approved project document in collaboration with other the project staff and other stakeholders.
- Provide close follow up in H&N activity planning and implementation
- Strong working relationship with zone and woreda health offices and kebele level structures
- Strengthening of linkages and coordination mechanisms between community, woreda and zone health offices.
- Develop integration frame work of H&N team at each implementation area
- To ensure proper health and nutrition and medical management is provided to the beneficiaries.
- To ensure Planโs & national protocols are respected and followed in the treatment centers.
- To ensure proper implementation of nutrition/health education sessions.
- To participate in technical staff recruitment, training and supervision
- To evaluate the impact of programs through regular field visits, data collection and reports
- To oversee other field activities such as community mobilization, nutrition and health education sessions and community screening by CDFโs (community nutrition workers and volunteers).
- To monitor program activities to ensure that treatment centers achieve acceptable performance indicators (such as cure rate, defaulter, death, non-response rates) and IYCF implementation based on SPHERE standards.
- Follow & check field activities are accomplished regarding to suitable protocols.
- Request adequate food and non-food items for each distribution sites.
- Create smooth relationship among field staff and recognize team work progress.
Technical Support and Capacity Building (30%)
- Jointly develop monthly, weekly work plan with other H&N staffs
- On job technical support to HW, HEW on all health/nutrition activity and documentation
- Provides support for health and nutrition trainings, workshops, and meetings conducted at zonal/woreda/Kebele level
- Assess the capacity gap in assigned catchment Health facilities and fill the gaps
- Conduct training need assessment to identify relevant community members (woreda HO, CSW, HAD, HEW, HWs) knowledge gap and design appropriate training accordingly
- Strengthening of early referrals mechanism at health facilities and community level
- Implement and facilitate awareness-raising sessions at centres and community levels, based on a guidebook; particularly on child development, mothering practices, mother and child interactions and breastfeeding practices
Monitoring and Supervision (20%)
- To participate in identifying MoH personnel, partner LNGOโs or INGOโs for collaboration in nutrition activities and/or technical training for management of acute malnutrition and integrating IYCF with other project activities.
- To organize and carry out health and nutrition trainings for partners, especially MoH personnel where possible (e.g. technical workshops, training on SAM guidelines, IYCF and CBN guidelines, etc).
- To follow up and provide ongoing technical support to the activities of the trained partners
- To participate in the evaluation of these activities, and to propose recommendations for developing future capacity building strategies for Plan
- Maintain up-to-date data related to nutrition and other activities and deliver to ER coordinator
- Facilitate/Conduct joint, supportive supervision with H&N and CO level health and nutrition thematic specialist on the activities.
- Facilitates and encourages regular review meeting and review schedules at all woreda levels and help the different institutions have it institutionalized commitment;
- Together with other health and nutrition team sets project quality standards and action steps and monitor the performance accordingly;