Requisition ID: req58673 Job Title: Community Nutrition Promotion Assistant (Nationals Only) Sector: Health Employment Category: Regular Employment Type: Full-Time Open to Expatriates: No Location: Kunduz, Afghanistan Work Arrangement: Job Description General Duties + Work closely with the nutrition officer to identify and develop nutrition for health to ensure continued awareness of the nutrition guidelines adopted by the health facilities and IRC/MOPH. + On-the-job training for staff at the community-based nutrition program (CBNP) + Conduct regular visits to the communities and support the community volunteers for nutrition promotion. + Schedule regular site visits for monitoring and supervision to ensure the quality of services, accurate data collection, and tracking of community Nutrition activities. + Submit weekly updates to the nutrition officer Specific Duties: + Establish mother-to-mother support groups at the project target locations, communities, and conduct training for them on Family MUAC and Mother MUAC. + Conduct cooking/ food demonstration sessions for mothers and caregivers at the community level. + Support the mothers and volunteers in screening children under five to monitor and ensure early detection of malnutrition cases. + Support the mothers and volunteers to appropriately refer children under five detected as malnourished to the nearest health facilities. + Prepare and submit the nutrition reports for community activities and inpatient referrals as guided by the nutrition officer. + Any other job-relevant duties assigned by the line manager Qualifications + Qualified Nurse, community health, with experience in health promotion and conducting pieces of training sessions + 1 to 2 years’ Experience in community mobilization and coordination to increase community participation. + Self-motivated, possessing persuasion skills, ability to maintain relationships, and ability to work on own initiative. + Enthusiasm to travel to locations within a region, and to other regions for training sessions. + Communication and reporting skills + Fluency in Pashto, Dari and English + Computer skills (including MS Word, Excel, Access, and Internet) an advantage + Ability to work closely, professionally, and constructively with all others regardless of nationality, ethnicity, gender, religion, race, tribe, or cultural background