2022-09-18

Health & Nutrition Supervisor – Marka District, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

Marka, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Posted on September 18, 2022

GREDO

Health & Nutrition Supervisor – Marka District, Lower Shabelle, Somalia

Vacancy Announcement

Health & Nutrition Supervisor (1 Position)

Organization: Gargaar Relief and Development Organization (GREDO)

Position Title: Health & Nutrition Supervisor

Location/Duty Station: Marka District, Lower Shabelle

Announcing Date: 17/09/2022

Closing Date: 23/09/2022

SUPERVISOR/ Title: Health & Nutrition Officer or his designee

Project Duration: 6 months Contract with possibility of extension to availability of funds and satisfactory job performance.

Commitment to Diversity: GREDO is an equal opportunities employer.

Submission Email: recruitment@gredosom.org

Organizational Background

GREDO is an indigenous local NGO. Non-profit non-partial, non- political and voluntary organization based in Baidoa. To reach the most affected grass-root communities in Bay and Bakool regions and lower Shebelle effectively and efficiently, the necessity of local partnership in relief program appeared. Responding to the partnership need, a group of Somali intellectuals and well-wishers initiated in December 1992 a local non-governmental organization called Gargaar Relief and Development Organization (GREDO) the organization has implemented during these period different projects including relief and emergency programs and later improved into rehabilitation and developmental programs.

Job Purpose

To ensure that every beneficiary receives an adequate medical examination, the required routine and prescribed medication and referral for additional treatment, as appropriate and according to the protocols
To assist the Nutrition Project Manager in supporting staff supervisor and follow of beneficiary ,referrals

Activities

To strictly follow guidelines
To ensure that each beneficiary receives a routine medical examination
To ensure that each beneficiary receives the routine medication
To ensure that any beneficiary requiring further medical assistance is referred to the nearest medical centre in accordance with protocols
To record all symptoms of beneficiaries and medication given and complete the child’s card at every visit
To keep an up to date record of all medication used and be responsible for stock management and reporting (distribution monitoring, use of non expired drugs, stock ordering etc).
To ensure that local customs relating to privacy are adhered to
To handle the beneficiaries in a sensitive and reassuring manner

To ensure that the sites are left in a clean manner
To ensure that all equipment is in good working order and cleaned after the distribution, ready for the next distribution
To report any problems or broken equipment to the Nutrition Project Manager immediately
To prepare any necessary reports as requested by the Nutrition Project Manager
To attend training as requested
To attend team meetings on a regular basis
To ensure that mothers respect basic hygiene principles
To ensure that waste (medical and non medical) is appropriately disposed of
To be responsible for ensuring water availability for hands / body and clothes washing
To respect secure storage for medication and food and proper record keeping
To ensure caretakers receive basic health education in feeding, hygiene and health
To supervise two nutrition workers and one Community Mobiliser in the area
To undertake other tasks as requested by the Nutrition Manager

Skills and Qualifications

Essential

Qualified nurse/Certified nurse
Nutrition programme, primary health care or community health experience
Proven capacity in management and teamwork
Excellent communication skills and a willingness to be respectful, kind, sensitive and empathies with all beneficiaries and their careers
Demonstrable ability to write reports
Prepared to live and work in an uncertain security environment
Ability and willingness to frequently travel and stay at the field
Previous experience of work with humanitarian agencies
Fluency in written and spoken English

Desirable

Experience of Health work and the design and implementation of programs, including monitoring and evaluation

Core Values and Critical Competences.

Respect Integrity Transparency & Accountability

Commitment Excellence Diversity

Initiating Action Facilitating Change Team Mobilization

Stress Tolerance Collaboration Coaching and Mentoring

Adaptability Negotiation Conflict Management

Child Protection & Safeguarding

The responsibilities of the post will require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and GREDO as an organization has a dignity of protecting and safeguarding children by giving awareness, protection reporting and taking actions.

How to apply

All applicants should drop a letter of application and updated CV (including 3 referees) to recruitment@gredosom.org and indicate the position applied for in the subject. The deadline for application deadline is 23/09/2022

Local candidates are encouraged to apply

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

GREDO is an equal opportunities employer.

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